Governance
The city belongs to the 1st District of Zamboanga del Sur. The local Sangguniang Panglungsod (City Legislative Council) is administered by the Mayor, with the assistance of the Vice-Mayor. It has ten elected councilors and one representative each from the Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) and Association of Barangay Captains (ABC).
It is politically subdivided into 54 barangays of which 13 of these are classified as urban.
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Pagadian is also the seat of the Provincial Government of Zamboanga del Sur.
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