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{{Short description|Capital of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines}}
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Dipolog Central, Rizal Avenue (Dipolog, Zamboanga Del Norte; 10-17-2023).jpg
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Dipolog Cathedral (P. Ramon, Dipolog, Zamboanga Del Norte; 10-17-2023).jpg
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* ''[[Orchid]] City of the Philippines''
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| established_date                = 1834<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dipologcity.gov.ph/history/|title=History|publisher=City Government of Dipolog|access-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329142512/http://dipologcity.gov.ph/history/|archive-date=March 29, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dipologcity.gov.ph/main.jsp?url=history|title=Dipolog City {{!}} Dipolog City History|publisher=Old Website of City Government of Dipolog|access-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518161516/http://dipologcity.gov.ph/main.jsp?url=history|archive-date=May 18, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| established_date1               = March 4, 1904<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/zamboangadelnorte/index.php?id1=2&id2=1 |title=Local Government Unit |access-date=2007-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930081821/http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/zamboangadelnorte/index.php?id1=2&id2=1 |archive-date=2007-09-30 | quote = March 4, 1904- during the time of Isidro Patangan, the President Municipal Dipolog was converted into a barrio of Dapitan by the American Officer, who was the Provincial Secretary of the Provincial Mora.}}</ref>
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'''Dipolog''' ({{IPA|tl|diˈpɔʔlɔg|}}), officially the '''City of Dipolog''',{{efn|{{langx|ceb|Dakbayan sa Dipolog}}; [[Subanen languages|Subanen]]: ''Gembagel G'benwa Dipuleg/Bagbenwa Dipuleg''; {{langx|fil|Lungsod ng Dipolog}}}} is a  [[Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification|component city]] and capital of the [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of [[Zamboanga del Norte]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 136,528 people making it the most populous in the province.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}

Geographically, the city is surrounded by rolling hills to the southeast and the [[Sulu Sea]] to the north. Dipolog is known for its wild orchids and its sardine industry which stems from the rich fishing area off its shores. It is known as the "Gateway to Western Mindanao" through the [[SRNH|Western Nautical Highway]]<ref name="SRNH">{{cite web|title=The Philippine Nautical Highway|url=http://www.gov.ph/forum/thread.asp?rootID=78558&catID=5 |publisher=Government of the Philippines|access-date=October 14, 2007 |url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080118125803/http://www.gov.ph/forum/thread.asp?rootID=78558&catID=5 |archive-date = January 18, 2008}}</ref>
and has also been called the "Bottled Sardines Capital of the Philippines."<ref name="Bottled Sardines">{{cite news |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|title=Bottled Sardines Capital of the Philippines |url=http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view_article.php?article_id=35532 |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer Publications |access-date=October 14, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220230336/http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view_article.php?article_id=35532 |archive-date=February 20, 2009 }}</ref>

Dipolog can be reached by plane via [[Dipolog Airport]] or by ferry at the [[Port of Dipolog|Galas Port]] in Barangay Galas or at nearby [[Port of Dapitan|Pulauan Port]]<ref name="Pulauan Dapitan">{{cite web|title=Pulauan Dapitan|url=http://www.news.davaoseo.org/destinations/pulauan-dapitan/|access-date=November 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112111356/http://www.news.davaoseo.org/destinations/pulauan-dapitan/|archive-date=November 12, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> in [[Dapitan]]. The development of the Port of Dipolog, a [[roll-on/roll-off]] facility at Barangay Galas, will allow for the eventual transfer of the service to Dipolog while retaining inter-island operations at Pulauan, which is a base port.

A popular city attraction is the [[foreshore]] [[Dipolog Boulevard]] which, though still in its second phase of construction, has become a popular haven for exercise and leisure. It is also the site for various celebrations and festivals in the city. In the third phase of the project, the length of the boulevard will be extended to reach the seaport in Barangay Galas.

==History==

===Spanish regime===
The town appeared in the 1734 [[Murillo Velarde map]] as '''''Diporog'''''.

Earliest recorded political history of Dipolog started in 1834 with the re-organization of Spanish Provincial Government of Misamis. At that time, ''Tulwanan's'' political territory was still part of the Municipality of Dapitan with Don Domingo Ruiz, a native, as its ''capitán'' or town executive.
Sometime that year, a Spanish Recollect missionary arrived in Tulwanan looking for its [[barrio]] executive or local chieftain. Upon meeting a native, the missionary asked; '''"¿Dónde está el capitán?"''' or ''"Where is the captain?"''. The native understanding only the word "capitán" pointed to the west and said in Subanen '''Di-pag''', meaning ''across the river''. Guided by his servant, a Tagalog boy named Antonio Subido, the missionary proceeded down river and upon reaching the Boholano settlement, named the place "Dipag".{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

Technically, Dipag and Tulwanan were two different settlements at that time with the former composed of Boholano natives and the latter mostly of Subanen ancestry. When the friar returned to Dapitan, he identified the location of the larger Boholano settlement as Dipag but was not officially written. Frequent conversations by the Spaniards pronounced it in Spanish accent ''Dipolog'' which was eventually adopted by the natives. The final political survey surprisingly added the letter 'L' written on it after officially becoming a barrio of Dapitan. From that time Tulwanan's political identity ceased to exist.
By the 12th century the Subanen settlers had colonized most of what is now [[Zamboanga Peninsula]] region. It was customary for tribes to establish their settlements at the mouth of large river systems due to the abundant food supply. However, due to frequent raids from seafaring Chinese [[pirate]]s,{{dubious|date=October 2025}} they decided to move their settlements inland.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

In the 14th century, '''Tulwanan''' was established 6 kilometers inland, adjoining the river near the present day ''barangay'' center of ''Lugdungan''.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

In the 15th century, settlers from neighboring [[Negros Island|Negros]] and [[Bohol]] islands established coastline settlements in Mindanao but suffered the same raids by Chinese pirates,{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} prompting them to also move their settlements away from the coastline. They established another settlement in what is now called Sianib, a ''barangay'' of present-day [[Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte|Polanco]] town, some twenty kilometers from the coast at Barrio Gulayon(Barangay Gulayon).{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

It was only in 1563 that the first recorded Visayan settlement of some 800 families from Bohol, led by the chieftain Datu Pagbuaya, landed in [[Mindanao]] and established a coastal settlement in what is now called [[Dapitan]]. This settlement was strong enough to repel the Chinese pirates of the Sulu Sea. As a result, Dapitan Bay was scene of many bloody conflicts between Pagbuaya's men and Chinese pirates.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

===Mindanao's first Christian settlement===
In 1565, Don [[Miguel López de Legazpi]] who was accompanied by famed navigator Fr. [[Andrés de Urdaneta]], an Augustinian friar, visited the Boholano chieftain Datu Pagbuaya on the invitation of [[Datu Sikatuna]]. There they found the place of Datu Pagbuaya to be a thriving settlement. In his chronicle, Fr. Urdaneta named the place Daquepitan. [[Peter Kaerius]] (Pieter van den Keere) identified the location as ''Dapito'' in his cartographic map of 1598. It was later identified as "Dapite" in [[Robert Dudley (explorer)|Robert Dudley]]'s map of 1646. Other names ascribed to the location include "Dapyto" in Sanson's map of 1652 and "Dapitan" which can be found in [[Herman Moll|Moll]]'s map of the East Indies, 1729 and in Murillo Velarde's map of 1734. After [[Miguel López de Legazpi|Legazpi]]'s visit, the [[Christianization]] of Mindanao was officially initiated by the Augustinian friars who arrived with him.

In 1581, members of The [[Society of Jesus]] came to the Philippines for the purpose of evangelization. When the country was divided among four [[Religious order#Christian tradition|religious orders]] in 1598, the Jesuits were given the Diocese of Cebu which covered the Visayas and Mindanao. Thus Dapitan came to be under the jurisdiction of the courageous men of St. Ignatius and it was Father Pascual de Acuña S.J. who started the Jesuit mission there.

In 1609, the squadron of Juan Juarez Gallinato S.J. defeated the Manguindanau Muslims in a ferocious battle near Dapitan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dipolog.us/history.htm|title=THE DIOCESE: RETROSPECTION - INTROSPECTION|publisher=Old Website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog|access-date=May 20, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404221351/http://www.dipolog.us/history.htm|archive-date=April 4, 2007|url-status=dead }}</ref>

Also in 1609, a permanent Dapitan mission was founded and thereafter headed by a Jesuit missionary, Father Pedro Gutierrez, marking Dapitan as the Center of Evangelization in Mindanao.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dipolog.us/ |title=HOME|publisher=Old Website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog|access-date=May 20, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404221438/http://www.dipolog.us/ |archive-date=April 4, 2007|url-status=dead }}</ref> Mission stations were subsequently established later by the Jesuits in Zamboanga, [[Iligan]], [[History of Basilan|Basilan]] and [[Butuan]]. Outside of these areas, however, the whole of Mindanao remained untouched by the Spanish Cross.

[[File:STA. CRUZ - (Punta Corro).JPG|thumb|upright|left|The Santa Cruz Marker (Punta Corro) is the spot where migrating Boholanos from the Visayas landed and established settlement.]]
By the 18th century, with the [[Armada Española#The roots of the Spanish Navy (15th century)|Spanish Naval Fleet]] anchored at Dapitan Bay, much of the piracy&mdash;now conducted mainly by [[Moro people|moro]] bandits&mdash;was under control within the [[Sulu Sea]]. Settlement in coastal areas resumed with new settlers from Negros and Bohol eventually settling in Isab, and Nipaan. The largest settlement, however, was made at the mouth of the Dipolog river by the Boholanos who were not associated with Pagbuaya.

From Ruiz, civil administration changed hands in stable succession, with Martino Belarmino, who was popular by the name Maglinte. Francisco Magallanes, Victorio Gobune; another man whose name history record had as Toribio had his chance, followed by Venancio Narvaez, Francisco Orbita, Bautista Narvaez, Martencio Yebes and Sabino Bengua.

By 1889, administrative designations reverted to ''Capitanes'', and those appointed were Martin Fernandez, Tomas Narvacan, Eustaquio Cajocon, Simplicio Lacaya, Basilio Tabiliran, Maximiano Ruiz and Bruno Ordinaria in 1898.

By February 1894, the Catholic Chapel constructed by the Jesuits was renovated for the first time, on an altar designed by Dr. [[José Rizal]] to which now stands the [[Dipolog Cathedral|Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral]].

By 1896, the friars established Dipolog as a regular parish and installed Father Esteban Yepes its first administrator in 1897.

===American regime===
After the transfer of Spanish [[sovereignty]] to the United States in 1897, the U.S. occupation forces renamed the ''Capitan'' to Presidente Local, with administrative support from a Vice Presidente Local, a Delegado de Justicia and a Delegado de Policia.
Martin Fernandez was appointed Presidente Local in the year 1900, followed by Diosdado Mercado, Gaudencio Zorilla and Isidro Patangan as Presidente Municipal between 1901 and March 1904.

By 1900, Dipolog was a thriving commercial community with new settlers arriving from the island of [[Cebu]], outgrowing its principal town of Dapitan which exclusively remained part of Pagbuaya's clan.

By 1910, John Helper, who was previously appointed Secretary of Zamboanga Province, visited Dipolog for two days and conversed with its [[principalía]] and members of the ''Centro Catolico de Dipolog''. He was asked later of the possibility of converting the [[barrio|community]] to an independent Municipality.

By 1912, Gov. [[John J. Pershing]] of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu decreed the separation of Dipolog from Dapitan and reorganize as a municipality again.

By July 1, 1913, Gov. John J. Pershing declared Dipolog as a Municipality. General Pershing also appointed '''Pascual Tan Martinez''', who was appointed the Municipal President of Dapitan since 1910, as its first Municipal Mayor.

The first public school teachers of Dipolog, during this time, came also from Bohol, particularly [[Maribojoc, Bohol|Maribojoc]] and other towns. Most were only elementary graduates. But they were well-educated by the American soldier-teachers in Bohol. One of them was a certain Felisa Ruaya who taught at the American-established schools in Dipolog. She lived first near the beach in Punta Corro. Then she married an Adriatico, a native of Polanco. Because the inhabitants converted to Christianity, it cannot be determined whether or not the residents were of Subanen heritage. Felisa Ruaya was the mother of former Zamboanga del Norte vice governor Concordio Ruaya Adriatico.

===Japanese regime and World War II===
[[File:Dipolog_field_1945.jpg|thumb|upright|Aerial view of Dipolog Field in 1945.]]
Governor [[Matias Ranillo Sr.|Matias Castillon Ranillo Sr.]] noticed that the waters at Punta Coro wharf were choppy for ships to anchor.  Governor Ranillo was determined to provide an alternative access to southern Zamboanga peninsula.  Governor Ranillo's jurisdiction was then the entire Zamboanga peninsula prior to its division between del Norte and del Sur.  During Governor Ranillo's term, aviation was a young technology but he made sure that an airfield was established in Dipolog.

He was elected Governor in 1937 and re-elected in 1940 but his term was cut short when Philippine President [[Manuel L. Quezon]] urged him to run as the lone Assemblyman of Zamboanga peninsula.  President Quezon fondly called him "El Gallo Escondido de Malacanang".  In November 1941, he was elected as Assemblyman but one week before his scheduled departure for Manila, World War II broke out. On October 30, 1944, upon the request of the guerrillas, he mobilized the able-bodied men of Dipolog and Home guards who cheerfully volunteered to clear the airfield of grass and shrubs.

In 1942, when the Japanese invaded the Philippines, [[Zamboanga (province)|Zamboanga]] acting Governor Felipe B. Azcuna moved the capital from [[Zamboanga City]] to Dipolog. On March 8, 1945, on Dipolog airfield, the first American invasion of Zamboanga peninsula took place. The successful landing at Dipolog airfield established a base for the subsequent recapture of Japanese-held San Roque airfield near [[Zamboanga City]], followed by Sanga Sanga in [[Sulu]], and from there to Borneo and the East Indies. After the defeat of the American-Filipino forces in [[Corregidor]], most of the province went under Japanese control. This designation lasted until June 16, 1948, when the capital was transferred from Dipolog to [[Molave, Zamboanga del Sur]] through Republic Act No. 286 signed by President [[Elpidio Quirino]].

===Philippine Republic and Cityhood===
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[[File:Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Capitol.jpg|right|thumb|The Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Capitol in Dipolog in 2021]]
Certain portions of Dipolog were organized into separate municipalities of [[Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte|Polanco]] and [[Piñan|New Piñan]], by virtue of ''[[Executive order (Philippines)|Executive Order]] No. 467'' signed by [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Elpidio Quirino]] on August 22, 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1951/08/22/executive-order-no-467-s-1951/ |title=Executive Order No. 467, s. 1951 |date=August 22, 1951 |website=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)]] |publisher=[[Government of the Philippines]] |access-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref>

On June 6, 1952, Zamboanga province is separated into two provinces of [[Zamboanga del Norte]] and [[Zamboanga del Sur]] through ''[[Republic Act]] (RA) No. 711''. Dipolog became the capital of Zamboanga del Norte upon creation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Republic Act No. 711 |url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno711.html |work=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library |access-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref>

On June 21, 1969, through the effort of former congressman Alberto Q. Ubay, President [[Ferdinand Marcos]] signed into law ''RA No. 5520'', making Dipolog a chartered city effective January 1, 1970.<ref name="RA5520">{{cite web |website=The LawPhil Project |title=Republic Act No. 5520 |url=https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1969/ra_5520_1969.html|publisher=Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. |access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> The date is both significant and historic as that coincided with the Apollo 11 launching which carried the first men to the moon on June 21, 1969.
Mayor Felicisimo Herrera was made the last Municipal Mayor (1963–1970) and the first City Mayor of Dipolog (1970–1978). On March 8, 1982, the [[Dipolog City Council|Sangguniang Panlungsod]] adopted the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOBPnJSHipc Dipolog City March] composed by Mrs. Antonina O. Romano as the city's official song.

===Martial law era===
{{Main|Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|Zorro Aguilar|Jacobo Amatong}}
Dipolog was the site of at least one major assassination during the Marcos Martial law era - the gunning down of Human Rights lawyers [[Jacobo Amatong]] and [[Zorro Aguilar]] by two soldiers of [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|the Marcos government]], who were never caught.<ref name="BantayogZorroAguilar">{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2015 |title=HEROES AND MARTYRS: AGUILAR, Zorro C. |url=http://www.bantayog.org/aguilar-zorro-c/ |access-date=February 22, 2021 |website=Bantayog ng mga Bayani |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="LaViña2015">{{Cite news |last=La Viña |first=Tony |date=September 22, 2015 |title=Lesser known, just as heroic |language=en |work=Manila Standard |url=https://manilastandard.net/opinion/columns/eagle-eyes-by-tony-la-vina/187545/lesser-known-just-as-heroic.html |url-status=live |access-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208073735/https://manilastandard.net/opinion/columns/eagle-eyes-by-tony-la-vina/187545/lesser-known-just-as-heroic.html |archive-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="JudgesUnderTheGun">{{Cite news |title=Judges under the gun |url=https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/jan/1268550.htm |url-status=live |access-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208074358/https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/jan/1268550.htm |archive-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref> Both lawyers have since been honored by having their names included in at least [[List of streets in Zamboanga del Norte#Dipolog|two streets in the city]], inscribed on the wall of remembrance at the Philippines’ [[Bantayog ng mga Bayani]], which honors the heroes and martyrs who fought against [[Ferdinand Marcos]] and his [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|martial law regime]].<ref name="BantayogZorroAguilar" />

==Geography==
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Dipolog is known to be the "Gateway to Western Mindanao" as it is situated in the Northwestern part of the Province of [[Zamboanga del Norte]]. It is bounded on the north by [[Dapitan]], on the east by the Municipalities of [[Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte|Polanco]] and [[Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte|Piñan]], on the south by the Municipality of [[Sergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte|Sergio Osmeña Sr.]] and on the west by the Municipality of [[Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte|Katipunan]].

Its land area in 1914 covered an approximate land area of 248,587 hectares under Act No. 302 of the Philippine Islands. It was substantially reduced in 1951 to the current 13,628 hectares, after two [[barrio]]s of Dipolog were converted into Municipalities of [[Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte|Polanco]], and [[Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte|Piñan]] under Executive Order of the President No. 467, dated August 22, 1951.

===Barangays===
Dipolog is politically subdivided into 21 [[barangay]]s. Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s  while some have [[sitios]].

{{anchor|Barangays of Dipolog}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! colspan="6" |Barangays of Dipolog
|-
! colspan="3"|Administration
! colspan="3"|Population
|- style="background:#efefcc;"
<!--! style="text-align:center;"| Seal-->
!  style="text-align:center;"| Barangay
! style="text-align:center;"| Class
! style="text-align:center;"| [[Barangay Captain]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bod.ncr.dilg.gov.ph/officials/view1list.php?t=view1&z_BARANGAY=LIKE&x_BARANGAY=&z_CITY==&x_CITY=9&z_POSITION==&x_POSITION=1&psearch=&btnsubmit=Search+(*)&psearchtype==|title=Baranggay Officials Database|website=bod.ncr.dilg.gov.ph|access-date=June 1, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213504/http://bod.ncr.dilg.gov.ph/officials/view1list.php?t=view1&z_BARANGAY=LIKE&x_BARANGAY=&z_CITY==&x_CITY=9&z_POSITION==&x_POSITION=1&psearch=&btnsubmit=Search+(*)&psearchtype==|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"| 2020{{PH census|2020|09}}
! style="text-align:center;"| 2015{{PH census|2015|09}}
! 5 year change
|- style=
| Barra
| Urban (''[[Poblacion]]'')
| Moman P. Apura
| {{change|invert=on|3331|3466}}
|- style=
| Biasong 
| Urban (''Poblacion'')
| Jose Moreno B. Narvaez
| {{change|invert=on|3128|3496}}
|- style=
| Central
| Urban (''Poblacion'')
| Rosanna R. Diaz
| {{change|invert=on|1735|2,029}}
|- style=
| Cogon
| Rural
| Paquito L. Paño
| {{change|invert=on|1982|1,665}}
|- style=
| Dicayas
| Urban
| Danilo C. Jebone
| {{change|invert=on|9974|9,618}}
|- style=
| Diwan
| Rural
| Rosebeth B. Turno
| {{change|invert=on|3549|3,747}}
|- style=
| Estaka (Estaca){{efn|The official website of the City of Dipolog spells the barangay's name as "Estaka", while the [[Philippine Statistics Authority]] spells the name as "Estaca."}}
| Urban (''Poblacion'')
| Irvin A. Banga
| {{change|invert=on|7806|7,590}}
|- style=
| Galas
| Urban
| Angelito G. Nob
| {{change|invert=on|19508|17,540}}
|- style=
| Gulayon
| Urban
| Mary Jane V. Cuenca
| {{change|invert=on|7896|7,359}}
|- style=
| Lugdungan
| Rural
| Paterno L. Laclac, Jr.
| {{change|invert=on|2533|2,269}}
|- style=
| Minaog
| Urban
| Jonathan L. Pelegrino
| {{change|invert=on|9402|7,904}}
|- style=
| Miputak
| Urban (''Poblacion'')
| Raymund G. Yu
| {{change|invert=on|7667|7,997}}
|- style=
| Olingan
| Urban
| Francisca L. Maquiling
| {{change|invert=on|15258|13,250}}
|- style=
| Punta
| Rural
| Joel L. Recentes
| {{change|invert=on|3134|2,923}}
|- style=
| San Jose
| Rural
| Alinohenes T. Landiza
| {{change|invert=on|1009|1,068}}
|- style=
| Sangkol
| Rural
| Rogelio D. Regañon
| {{change|invert=on|2073|2,092}}
|- style=
| Santa Filomena
| Urban
| Marlon B. Mejares
| {{change|invert=on|8475|8,762}}
|- style=
| Santa Isabel
| Urban
| Harry A. Robles
| {{change|invert=on|7777|7,665}}
|- style=
| Sicayab
| Urban
| Joe Chris L. Empal
| {{change|invert=on|8927|7,979}}
|- style=
| Sinaman
| Rural
| Nora S. Dalmacio
| {{change|invert=on|1982|2,033}}
|- style=
| Turno
| Urban
| Ramonito G. Barbaso, Jr.
| {{change|invert=on|10995|10,307}}
|- style=
!  colspan="3" |City of Dipolog
! {{change|invert=on|138141|130759|bgcolour=#EBECF0|bold=on}}
|- style=
!class="unsortable" colspan="6"|''Source:'' [https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/barangays/097202000 Philippine Statistics Authority – Philippine Standard Geographic Code – City of Dipolog – Barangays]
|}

===Climate===
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| width       = auto
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| metric first = Y
| Jan record high C = 35.7
| Feb record high C = 35.2
| Mar record high C = 35.6
| Apr record high C = 36.7
| May record high C = 37.5
| Jun record high C = 37.2
| Jul record high C = 36.7
| Aug record high C = 36.8
| Sep record high C = 37.0
| Oct record high C = 36.2
| Nov record high C = 36.2
| Dec record high C = 35.6
|year record high C = 37.2
| Jan high C = 30.3
| Feb high C = 30.7
| Mar high C = 31.6
| Apr high C = 32.6
| May high C = 32.6
| Jun high C = 32.0
| Jul high C = 31.8
| Aug high C = 32.0
| Sep high C = 32.0
| Oct high C = 31.8
| Nov high C = 31.3
| Dec high C = 30.9
|year high C = 31.6
| Jan mean C = 26.7
| Feb mean C = 26.8
| Mar mean C = 27.4
| Apr mean C = 28.1
| May mean C = 28.1
| Jun mean C = 27.6
| Jul mean C = 27.0
| Aug mean C = 27.6
| Sep mean C = 27.5
| Oct mean C = 27.4
| Nov mean C = 27.2
| Dec mean C = 27.0
|year mean C = 27.4
| Jan low C = 23.0
| Feb low C = 23.0
| Mar low C = 23.2
| Apr low C = 23.7
| May low C = 23.6
| Jun low C = 23.2
| Jul low C = 22.1
| Aug low C = 23.1
| Sep low C = 23.0
| Oct low C = 23.1
| Nov low C = 23.1
| Dec low C = 23.2
|year low C = 23.1
| Jan record low C = 18.4
| Feb record low C = 18.0
| Mar record low C = 17.0
| Apr record low C = 17.3
| May record low C = 19.0
| Jun record low C = 18.5
| Jul record low C = 18.5
| Aug record low C = 18.0
| Sep record low C = 18.6
| Oct record low C = 18.5
| Nov record low C = 19.0
| Dec record low C = 17.4
|year record low C = 17.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 170.1
| Feb rain mm = 135.8
| Mar rain mm = 103.9
| Apr rain mm = 103.5
| May rain mm = 169.2
| Jun rain mm = 251.9
| Jul rain mm = 225.5
| Aug rain mm = 194.9
| Sep rain mm = 182.4
| Oct rain mm = 301.2
| Nov rain mm = 365.5
| Dec rain mm = 280.3
|year rain mm = 2484.2
| unit rain days = 1.0 mm
| Jan rain days = 15
| Feb rain days = 10
| Mar rain days = 9
| Apr rain days = 7
| May rain days = 11
| Jun rain days = 16
| Jul rain days = 15
| Aug rain days = 13
| Sep rain days = 14
| Oct rain days = 17
| Nov rain days = 18
| Dec rain days = 17
|year rain days = 162
| Jan humidity = 87
| Feb humidity = 85
| Mar humidity = 83
| Apr humidity = 82
| May humidity = 84
| Jun humidity = 85
| Jul humidity = 86
| Aug humidity = 85
| Sep humidity = 85
| Oct humidity = 86
| Nov humidity = 86
| Dec humidity = 86
|year humidity = 85
| source 1 = [[Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration|PAGASA]]<ref name=PAGASAnormals>
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| archive-date = October 13, 2018
| url = https://data.gov.ph/?q=dataset/climatological-normal-values/resource/c5ebaa69-586b-4faf-9828-ba30eb6d8a52
| title = Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte Climatological Normal Values
| publisher = Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
| access-date = October 13, 2018}}</ref><ref name=PAGASAextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181013043007/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20EXTREMES%20%28as%20of%202023%29/Dipolog.pdf
| archive-date = October 13, 2018
| url = https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20EXTREMES%20%28as%20of%202023%29/Dipolog.pdf
| title = Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte Climatological Extremes
| publisher = Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
| access-date = October 13, 2018}}</ref>
}}

Dipolog has a [[tropical rainforest climate]], according to the Köppen Climate classification with ample rain distributed quite evenly throughout the year and warm to hot temperatures. The city experiences a wetter period from June to December, with June, October and November being especially wet.

==Demographics==
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According to the 2020 census, Dipolog has a population of 138,141 inhabitants.

===Language===
Dipolog is predominantly a [[Cebuano language#Mindanao|Cebuano-speaking]] city, particularly a standard variant commonly used in Northern Mindanao. The language is locally known as simply ''Bisaya'' or ''Binisaya'', and is spoken by more than 90% of the total city population.

===Religion===
Most inhabitants are [[Roman Catholics]], having been the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog]] since its inception in 1967. Like many western Mindanao cities and towns, there is a significant portion of [[Muslims]] in the city. Other religious groups represented include the [[Iglesia Filipina Independiente]] (Aglipayans), the [[United Church of Christ in the Philippines]] (Protestants), [[Iglesia ni Cristo]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (Mormons), [[Jehovah's Witness]], [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] (Adventists), and some local [[Baptists|Baptists churches]] among others.

==Economy==
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The city is now one of the major options for local investors from [[Cebu]], [[Dumaguete]], [[Cagayan de Oro]] and [[Davao City|Davao]] and for foreign nationalities from [[India]] and [[China]] investing in retail, tourism, services, manufacturing, trade, and wholesale. It is also abundant with natural resources in terms of agriculture with fishpond areas and fishing grounds; fish production with approximately 56 fish species being produced, as well as livestock production such as carabao, cattle, horse, goat and pig.

Potential investment areas range from agri-based processing such as [[activated carbon|activated charcoal]], desiccated coconut, broiler contract growing, livestock raising, cattle fattening; construction, furniture, marble, low-cost housing projects, feed mill; food processing or packaging such as meat and fish processing, mango processing and packaging.

===Industry===
Dipolog is best known for its bottled sardines production. Apart from sardines, industries in Dipolog include DN Yubros Steel Corporation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnsteel.com/dn-affiliates/|title=DN AFFILIATES - DN Steel|website=DN Steel|access-date=July 27, 2018}}</ref> a member of DN Steel Group of Companies through DN Joint Ventures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dngroup.com.ph/dn-joint-ventures/|title=DN Joint Ventures - DN Group|website=DN Group of Companies|access-date=July 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dnjventure.com/dn-affiliates/|title=DN Affiliates - Joint Ventures|website=DN Joint Venture|access-date=July 27, 2018}}</ref>

==Government==
[[File:Dipolog Zamboanga del Norte.png|thumb|right|Old seal of the city, [[National Historical Commission of the Philippines|NHCP]] version]]
{{main|Mayor of Dipolog|Dipolog City Council}}

Dipolog's seat of government, the City Hall, is located on Rizal Avenue in Barangay Central. The local government structure is composed of one mayor, one vice mayor and ten councilors all elected through popular vote. Two ''[[ex officio member]]s'' are added to the [[Sangguniang Panlungsod|City Council]] with one representing Dipolog's 21 [[Barangay captain|Barangay Captains]] being the [[League of Barangays in the Philippines|Association of Barangay Captains (ABC)]] President, and one representing Dipolog's 21 Barangay Youth Council Presidents being the [[Sangguniang Kabataan|Sangunniang Kabataan (SK) Federation]] President. Each official, with the exemption of the ABC and SK Presidents, is elected publicly to a 3-year term and can be re-elected up to 3 terms in succession. The day-to-day administration of the city is handled by the city administrator.

;Official seal of the city of Dipolog
The official seal of Dipolog is the symbol of the city's identity when it became a city after Republic Act No. 5520, signed on June 21, 1969, was enacted on January 1, 1970.

The city's emblem stands for the following physical attributes and character:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/SymbolsOfTheStateRepublicOfThePhilippines/page/n127 | title=Symbols of the State Republic of the Philippines | year=1975 }}</ref>

*'''Stars''' - The current number of barangays comprising the city.
*'''Major agricultural products''' in the city: ''fish'' (upper central corner), ''rice/corn crop'' (lower left corner), and ''coconut tree'' (lower right corner).
*The '''[[space rocket]]''' - a symbol as the signing of the city charter coincided with the Apollo 11 launching
*Year '''1970''' - The year Dipolog was inaugurated in to a city.

== Culture ==

Dipolog shared much of its cultural history with the ancient town of [[Dapitan]] to which it once belonged. It traces its beginnings long before the Spanish [[conquistador]]es set foot on the island of Mindanao. Dipolog was previously known as '''Tulwanan''', in native language, literally meaning a ''settlement by the river''. Its earliest settlers all belonged to the ''Subanen Tribe'' called ''Subanon'' or river people with established religion founded in [[animism]]. These descended from the [[Austronesian peoples|Austronesian]] peoples who roamed [[Mindanao]] and Southeast Asia via [[land bridge]]s as early as 30,000 years ago<ref name="healthalert">{{cite web |title=A Brief History of the Philippines from a Filipino Perspective |url=http://www.tribo.org/history/history3.html |publisher=Health Action Information Network |access-date=April 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518035713/http://www.tribo.org/history/history3.html |archive-date=May 18, 2007 }}</ref> Later migrations of other tribes were made by water and took place over several thousand years.

== Tourism ==
===Attractions===
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*'''Linabo Peak''' - The 3003 Steps to Linabo Peak offers a panoramic view of the twin cities of Dipolog and Dapitan. It is also the venue for the annual “''Katkat Sakripisyo''” of Catholic devotees who perform their penitential rites during the Lenten Season.
*'''Cogon Eco-Tourism Park''' - The Cogon Eco-Tourism Park<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rpnradio.com/cogon-eco-tourism-park-panindotan/|access-date=October 17, 2020|title=Cogon Eco-Tourism Park, Panindotan|publisher=[[DXKD|RPN DXKD Dipolog]]|date=September 13, 2020}}</ref> is a 344-hectare reforestation area situated in Barangay Cogon established in 1958. Mature trees are growing wild in the area; species such as Mahogany, Teak, Yemane, Lumbayao, Molave, Acacia, Narra, Mayapis, Lauan, Narig, Tianong, Duguan, Lumbayao, Rattan and Nato. It is also one of the favorite camping sites of different mountaineering groups. Presently, under development in the area are the construction of Information Center, Subanen Valley, Picnic cottages, well landscaped ground at the entrance, parking area, aviary, and different cages for animals. Adjacent to Barangay Cogon is Barangay Diwan, part of the eco-tourism complex housing the Organization of International Spiritual and Cultural Advancement or OISCA Forest Park,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dipologcity.com/OISCAPark.htm|access-date=October 6, 2020|title=OISCA PARK|publisher=Old Website of the City Government of Dipolog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127121407if_/http://dipologcity.com/OISCAPark.htm|archive-date=November 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> a joint project of the OISCA of Japan, locally managed by Hiroshi Ikeda, and the City Government of Dipolog. It also houses the Dipolog OISCA Children's Forest Park. The most prominent feature of the park is the Sungkilaw Falls.
*'''[[Casa Bernedo]]''' - a century-old house owned by the Filipino-Spanish Bernedo family, for tourists. On July 1, 2012, Casa Bernedo is developed as Dipolog's Center for Culture and the Arts in time for Dipolog's 100th Centennial Anniversary on July 1, 2013, and currently houses the Dipolog Tourism Office. The ground floor serves as a venue for visual arts and photography exhibits.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-culture/mother-daughter-tandem-depicts-essence-women-exhibit|date=April 14, 2019|first=Maria Victoria Tenido|last=Te|title=Mother-daughter tandem depicts 'essence' of women in art exhibit|publisher=[[Rappler]]|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>
*'''ONAY Museum''' - This is where the collection of nameplates, medals, pictures and other memorabilia of [[Alexander B. Yano|General Alexander Yano]], the [[Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines|38th Chief-of-Staff]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]], and the first [[Mindanao]]-born general, is located. The name "''ONAY''" came from his last name in reverse.
*'''Santa Cruz''' - The tall cross stands at Punta Corro, the spot where migrating Boholanos landed and to establish a settlement. The cross was erected by the settlers on [[Roodmas]], May 3, 1905, in thanksgiving for their safe journey. [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] was once said at the spot before the Spaniards established a chapel 1.5 kilometers inland along the town's center street (now Rizal Avenue). The town [[Dipolog Cathedral|cathedral]] was later built in 1894 to replace the old church. Dr. [[José Rizal]] designed the high altar from a sketch requested by his former professor and former ''[[curé]]'' of Dipolog, Fr. José Villaclara.
*'''Dipolog City Hall''' - Completed on July 1, 1913, under the administration of General [[John J. Pershing]] as [[Department of Mindanao and Sulu|Governor of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu]]. The original design of the town wall was the exact replica of the town hall of [[Maribojoc, Bohol]], which was designed by the Americans. The original hall was exactly the same size that of Maribojoc's down to the size of the jail. But today the hall was expanded and its original design can not be seen anymore. It is located near the [[Dipolog Cathedral|Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral]] and the Plaza Magsaysay. The hall building was constructed under the administration of Mayor Fermin D. Kagatan. The corner street houses the Monument of Three Prominent Dipolognons<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dipologcity.com/DipologPatriot.htm|access-date=October 6, 2020|title=THREE PATRIOTS OF THE CITY OF DIPOLOG|publisher=Old Website of the City Government of Dipolog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127080413if_/http://dipologcity.com/DipologPatriot.htm|archive-date=November 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> namely:
**'''Pascual Tan Martinez''', the first appointed [[Mayor of Dipolog]] in 1913–1918;
**'''Rev. Fr. Nicasio Yebes Patangan''', the first Filipino Diocesan Priest of Mindanao; and
**'''Eugenio Redulla Margate''', a farmer for 25 years who introduced the Margate System of Planting Rice.
*'''P'gsalabuk Circle''' - Located at Estaka-Turno road junction is the "Fountain of Blessings". P'gsalabuk is a [[Subanon language|Subanen (Lumad)]] term which means "togetherness". The statues represent the tri-people of Mindanao: the [[Subanon people|Subanen]], [[Muslims]], and [[Christians]], which symbolize the diverse cultures prevailing in Dipolog. The bowl raised to heavens is a gesture of thanksgiving and offering to God Almighty for the generous outpouring of graces and blessings, bountiful harvests and sustained peace and prosperity.
*'''[[Dipolog Boulevard]]''' - known as the Foreshore Development and Wellness Center, it is an esplanade in Dipolog. It is a future-proof esplanade which involves the development of 1.6 kilometers stretch of foreshore area spanning from Santa Cruz of Barangay Central to Purok Bularan of Barangay Miputak, and will soon reach the future '''Dipolog City Port Area''' (formerly Galas Feeder Port) in Barangay Galas. Equipped with adequate facilities like basketball courts and playground park, the city's boulevard serves as a tourist destination for every young and old to enjoy. It is also the site of the annual "Pagsalabuk Festival", motor company trade shows, and sporting events like marathons, triathlons, and dragon boat racing as part of the '''DIPOLOG SPORTS CITY 2020''' vision. Extension is currently underway to extend the boulevard for another kilometer reaching the seaport of Galas making it a total of 2.6 kilometers. When completed, it is expected to contribute in the expansion of commercial activities and protection of coastal areas of the city against large sea waves during typhoon periods.
**'''Boulevard Commercial Complex''' - a two-building structure which is a host to prospective locators who wish to do business in the area, augmenting the presently existing restaurants, bars, and several food and beverage peddlers.
**'''Explore Dipolog Landmark''' - features the slogan of the same line. It is now open and it is near the Dipolog Watchtower.

===Festivals===
* ''Sinulog sa Dipolog'' Festival, every 3rd Saturday of January featuring pageantry and street dancing for the Santo Niño,
* ''Katkat Sakripisyo'' at Linabo Peak every Lenten Season
* ''P'gsalabuk Festival''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dipologcity.gov.ph/main.jsp?url=pgsalabuk|title=Dipolog P'gsalabuk Festival|publisher=Old website of City Government of Dipolog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416230252/http://dipologcity.gov.ph/main.jsp?url=pgsalabuk|archive-date=April 16, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> in May with harvest rituals of the Tri-people of Mindanao (Subanens, Muslims & Christians) -- a celebration of unity amidst diversity,
** Feast of St. Vincent Ferrer on 3rd Saturday of May,
* ''Adlaw sa Dipolog'' (Dipolog's Founding Anniversary) marked July 1 to 6 with sports, cultural, and beauty pageants highlighted with Mutya sa Dipolog,
* ''Dahunog sa Dipolog'' on October 7 which is the Feast of the Lady of the Holy Rosary
* ''Pasko sa Dipolog'' (PASADI) showcases nightly shows by Dipolog's respective 21 barangays in the month of December.
* ''Dipolog Film Festival'' is an annual competition which exhibits short films made and shot by Dipolognons.

== Transportation ==
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[[Motorized tricycle (Philippines)|Tricycles]] (locally called ''motorcab''), ''sikads'' (bicycle-powered tricycles), and ''habal-habals'' are the primary modes of transportation within the city.

===By Land===
Dipolog has its own bus terminal in Barangay Miputak. It provides daily trip to any places in [[Zamboanga del Norte]], [[Zamboanga del Sur]], [[Zamboanga Sibugay]], and cities like [[Zamboanga City]], [[Cubao, Quezon City]], [[Bacolod]], and [[Cebu City]], [[General Santos City]].

===By Water===
{{main|Port of Dipolog}}
Dipolog relies on the nearby Port of Pulauan in [[Dapitan]], especially for trips bound to [[Dumaguete]], [[Cebu City]], and [[Manila]].

The city can now reach [[Oslob, Cebu|Municipality of Oslob, Cebu]] through [[Lite Shipping Corporation]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sino-Cruz|first=Irene R.|date=November 18, 2019|url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/270860/lite-shippings-newest-vessel-to-serve-pioneering-oslob-dipolog-city-route|title=Lite Shipping's newest vessel to serve pioneering Oslob-Dipolog City route|work=[[Cebu Daily News]]|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref> via Pulauan Port, while dredging is undergoing in Galas Port (officially Dipolog City Port) in Barangay Galas by the City Government of Dipolog.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1798462|title=Lite Ferries launches new vessel|work=[[SunStar Cebu]]|access-date=March 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/270715/lite-ferries-set-to-launch-brand-new-rina-class-ship-lite-ferry-five|title=Lite Ferries set to launch brand-new, RINA class ship "LITE FERRY FIVE"|work=[[Cebu Daily News]]|access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref>
The city also has daily direct trips to Cebu from Dipolog through the Cebu-based Medallion Transport Inc. Docking port is at the Dipolog City Port in Barangay Galas.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Ports covered in PPA Statistics|url=http://www.ppa.com.ph/sites/default/files/List%20of%20Ports%20covered%20in%20PPA%20Statistics.pdf|website=[[Philippine Ports Authority]]|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> Dipolog to [[Cebu City]],<ref>{{cite web|date=April 25, 2016|title=Medallion Transport "Has Arrived"|url=https://psssonline.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/medallion-transport-has-arrived/|website=Philippine Ship Spotters' Society|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref> which Medallion had plied since March 2015, has trips everyday except Saturday at 7:00pm. While [[Cebu City]] to Dipolog has everyday trips at 8:30pm using M/V Lady of Joy and M/V Lady of Good Voyage. Meanwhile, Dipolog to Dumaguete, which they had plied since 2018, has trips every day at 11:00am and Dumaguete to Dipolog has everyday trips at 5:00pm using M/V Lady of Perpetual Help.

===By Air===
{{main|Dipolog Airport}}
Dipolog Airport  ([[IATA]]: DPL, [[ICAO]]: RPMG) is the city's domestic airport located in Barangay Minaog. Daily itinerary trips from and to Manila, and from Cebu through [[Philippine Airlines]] and [[Cebu Pacific]].

==Healthcare==
{{main|List of hospitals in the Philippines#Zamboanga del Norte}}
Dipolog has four major hospitals, namely the [[Corazon C. Aquino Hospital]] in Biasong, Ospital ng Kabataan ng Dipolog in Estaka, Zamboanga del Norte Service Cooperative Hospital in Turno, and the [[Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center]] in Sicayab.

ACE (Allied Care Experts) Medical Center Dipolog in Olingan has recently opened in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acemcdipolog.org/|title=ACE Dipolog City|website=ACE Medical Center Dipolog|access-date=August 30, 2020}}</ref>

==Education==
{{main|List of schools in Dipolog}}
[[File:ABCollege GP Building.jpg|thumb|right|Andres Bonifacio College]]
The City of Dipolog has one state university and three private colleges specialized in Engineering and Information Technology, Health Services, Business and Administration, Primary and Secondary Education, and Arts and Social Sciences.

;Jose Rizal Memorial State University - Dipolog Campus
The '''Jose Rizal Memorial State University - Dipolog (JRMSU Dipolog)''', originally formed as the Zamboanga del Norte School of Arts and Trade (ZNSAT) in 1961, is one of the five campuses under the [[Jose Rizal Memorial State University|Jose Rizal Memorial State University System]] in Zamboanga del Norte.

;Colleges
*'''[[Saint Vincent's College|Saint Vincent's College, Inc.]] (SVC)''' is known as one of the oldest schools in Dipolog, founded in 1917 by the Jesuits who came to Dipolog.
*'''[[Andres Bonifacio College]] (ABCollege)''' is a private, non-sectarian college founded in 1940 by the late Amando B. Amatong. In 2020, it achieved a 100% passing rate of its nursing graduates in the Nursing Licensure Examinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcollege.edu.ph/frontpage/abcollege-school-of-nursing-strikes-another-100/|title=ABCollege School of Nursing strikes another 100%|publisher=Andres Bonifacio College|access-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108125819/http://www.abcollege.edu.ph/frontpage/abcollege-school-of-nursing-strikes-another-100/|archive-date=January 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The institution has also produced many topnotchers and rankers in multiple board exams, including in the [[Philippine Bar Examination]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/894113/athalia-briones-liong-from-honors-biology-grad-to-top-10-bar-passer|title=Athalia Briones Liong – from honors biology grad to top 10 bar passer|first=Joselle R.|last=Badilla|date=May 3, 2017|publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|access-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503185950/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/894113/athalia-briones-liong-from-honors-biology-grad-to-top-10-bar-passer|archive-date=May 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesummitexpress.com/2017/05/top-10-passers-november-2016-bar-exam-topnotchers.html|title=Top 10 Passers: USC grad Karen Mae Calam tops 2016 Bar Exam|publisher=The Summit Express|access-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223114308/http://www.thesummitexpress.com/2017/05/top-10-passers-november-2016-bar-exam-topnotchers.html|archive-date=December 23, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcollege.edu.ph/frontpage/abcolleges-athalia-b-liong-earns-top-3-in-2016-bar-exams/|title=ABCollege's Athalia B. Liong Earns Top 3 in 2016 Bar Exams|publisher=Andres Bonifacio College|access-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912073110/http://www.abcollege.edu.ph/frontpage/abcolleges-athalia-b-liong-earns-top-3-in-2016-bar-exams/|archive-date=September 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''[[DMC-College Foundation|Dipolog Medical Center College Foundation (DMC)]]''' is a private, sectarian paramedical institution supervised by the [[De La Salle Supervised Schools|De La Salle Supervised Schools System]].
*Other notable colleges and technical schools are '''Dipolog City Institute of Technology (DCIT)''' in Barangay Minaog, '''Dipolog Computer Systems, Inc. (DCSI)''' in Barangay Turno, '''Dipolog School of Fisheries (DSF)''' in Barangay Olingan, and '''Livelihood Skills Development and Enhancement Center (LSDEC)''' in Barangay Galas. '''[[STI College|STI College Dipolog]]''' in Barangay Miputak, opened in 2001, ceased operations in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manilastandard.net/mobile/article/335288|title=Low enrollment forces STI to close 12 schools|first=Jenniffer B.|last= Austria|date=September 27, 2020|website=Manila Standard|access-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref>

;Philippine Science High School
The '''[[Philippine Science High School Zamboanga Peninsula Region Campus]] (PSHS-ZRC)''' is the 16th campus of the [[Philippine Science High School System]]. The campus is located at Barangay Cogon in Dipolog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pshs.edu.ph/11-feature/298-pshs-zamboanga-peninsula-region-campus-completes-the-16-pshs-campuses-in-the-country |title=PSHS Zamboanga Peninsula Region Campus completes the 16 PSHS campuses in the country |publisher=OED of the Philippine Science High School |access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref>

==Media==
===AM Stations===
*[[DXDR-AM|DXDR RMN Dipolog 981]] ([[Radio Mindanao Network]])
*[[DXKD|RPN DXKD Radyo Ronda 1053 Dipolog]] ([[Radio Philippines Network]])

===FM Stations===
*88.1 Jack FM Dipolog ([[Subic Broadcasting Corporation]])
*[[DXFL|88.9 First Love Radio]] (First Love Broadcasting Network)
*89.7 Radyo Kidlat Dipolog ([[Philippine Broadcasting Service]]/Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative)
*[[DXKW (Dipolog)|90.9 Magik FM Dipolog]] ([[Century Broadcasting Network]])
*91.7 Radyo Rapido ([[Kalayaan Broadcasting System]])
*[[DXAA|DXAA 92.5]] ([[Andres Bonifacio College Broadcasting System]])
*[[DXFB-FM|93.3 Star FM Dipolog]] ([[Bombo Radyo Philippines]])
*[[DXAQ-FM|95.9 Radyo Bisdak Dipolog]] ([[Times Broadcasting Network Corporation]])
*97.5 Juander Radyo Dipolog ([[Capitol Broadcasting Center]]/RSV Broadcasting Services)
*98.1 Infinite Radio Dipolog ([[St. Jude Thaddeus Institute of Technology]])
*[[DXBD|100.5 Radyo Natin Dipolog]] ([[Manila Broadcasting Company]]/[[Radyo Natin Network]])
*103.7 Energy FM Dipolog ([[Ultrasonic Broadcasting System]])
*106.1 FMR Babe Radio Dipolog ([[Philippine Collective Media Corporation]])
*107.7 Brigada News FM Dipolog ([[Brigada Mass Media Corporation]])

===TV Stations===
*[[D-4-XT-TV|GMA TV-4 Dipolog]]
*[[DXAV-TV|GTV Channel 26 Dipolog]]

===Cable Providers===
*Orient Cable TV
*Dipolog Cable TV Network
*[[Cignal TV]]
*[[G Sat]]

==Notable personalities==
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The following are the people who were either born in, lived in, and/or are current residents of the city of Dipolog.

;Politics and government
*[[Matias Ranillo Sr.|Matias Castillon Ranillo Sr.]] (b. 1898, d. 1947) - governor of the undivided [[Zamboanga (province)|Province of Zamboanga]] (1937–1940) and Lone District Congressman of the same province (1941–1946)
*[[Roseller Barinaga]] (b. 1936) - former Undersecretary for Mindanao of the [[National Anti-Poverty Commission (Philippines)|National Anti-Poverty Commission]] (2017 - 2018), former congressman of [[Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte#2nd District|2nd District of Zamboanga del Norte]] (1998 - 2007), former [[Mayor of Dipolog|City Mayor]] (1978 - 1986; 1988 - 1998) and Vice Mayor of Dipolog (1970 - 1978)
*[[Roberto Uy]] (b. 1951) - former [[Governor of Zamboanga del Norte]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rappler.com/nation/elections/zamboanga-del-norte-replaces-a-dynasty-with-another-dynasty|title=Zamboanga del Norte replaces a dynasty with another dynasty|date=May 15, 2013 |website=Rappler.com|language=en |access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2019/231056-roberto-uy-retains-governorship-zamboanga-del-norte |title=Uy retains governorship of Zamboanga del Norte |last=Rappler.com |website=Rappler |date=May 19, 2019 |language=en |access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> (2013–2022); City Mayor of Dipolog<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jalosjos dynasty suffers major losses in Zamboanga del Norte | work=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/zamboanga-norte-jalosjos-losses-uy-wins-may-2025/ |date=May 13, 2025 |access-date=May 18, 2025 | last1=Manaytay | first1=Antonio }}</ref> (1998-2007; 2025-present)
*[[Zorro Aguilar]] (b. 1942 - d. 1984) - lawyer, activist, newspaper editor, and [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|martial law]] victim.
*Amatong family
**[[Jacobo Amatong]] (b. 1936 - d. 1984) - lawyer, editor-publisher for Mindanao Observer, former city councilor of Dipolog (1971 - his death) and [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|martial law]] victim.
**[[Prospero Amatong]] (b. 1931 – d. 2009) - former mayor of [[Nabunturan]] (1980 - 1986); former governor of the provinces of [[Davao del Norte]] (1988 - 1998) and [[Davao de Oro|Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro)]] (3 months in 1998), and former congressman of [[Legislative districts of Davao de Oro#2nd District|2nd District of Compostela Valley]] (1998 - 2007)
**[[Juanita Amatong]] (b. 1935) - educator, banker, and former [[Secretary of Finance (Philippines)|secretary]] of the [[Department of Finance (Philippines)|Department of Finance]] (2003-2005)
**[[Isagani Amatong]] (b. 1940) - lawyer, Congressman of [[Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte#3rd District|3rd District of Zamboanga del Norte]] (2013–present), former governor of Zamboanga del Norte (1986 - 1995; 1998 - 2004), and former City Councilor of Dipolog (1984 - 1986)
*[[Margarito Teves|Margarito "Gary" Teves]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141031125404/http://pcij.org/blog/wp-docs/GBT_resume.pdf Gary B. Teves resume]</ref> (b. 1943) - former congressman of [[Negros Oriental]]'s 3rd District and former secretary of the [[Department of Finance (Philippines)|Department of Finance]] (2005-2010)
;Media
*[[Bobby Nalzaro]] (b. 1963 - d. 2022) - [[Cebu]]-based news anchor for [[GMA Cebu]], radio anchor for [[DYSS-AM|Super Radyo Cebu]], and newspaper columnist for [[SunStar Cebu]]
;Sports
*[[Jerry Barbaso]] (b. 1988) -  Filipino footballer who last played as a defender for [[Ceres–Negros F.C.]] in the [[Philippines Football League]], and [[Philippines national football team]]
*[[Eddie Laure]] (b. 1977) - Filipino former professional basketball player (1998 - 2016), and basketball coach (assistant coach for [[UST Growling Tigers|UST Tigresses]] in [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines|UAAP]] since 2016, and [[Biñan City Heroes]] in [[Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League|MPBL]] since 2018)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/eddie-laure-ust-tigresses-assistant-coach-pba-blackwater-mahindra|title=Eddie Laure finally steps away from PBA at 39, focuses on new role as coach|publisher=[[Sports Interactive Network Philippines]]|last=Terrado|first=Reuben|date=November 27, 2016|access-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref>
;Entertainment
*[[Chico Alicaya]] - [[Pinoy Big Brother: Connect]] contestant from Dipolog City but represented Cebu who fell short for Big Four.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pinoy Big Brother PBB Connect 2020: how to audition, schedule |url=https://www.thesummitexpress.com/2020/10/pbb-connect-2020-how-to-audition.html |publisher=The Summit Express |date=October 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='PBB Connect': Chico ends journey as housemate |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/07/21/pbb-connect-chico-ends-journey-as-housemate |access-date=March 14, 2023 |agency=ABS-CBN Corporation |publisher=ABS CBN News |date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Kobie Brown]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bardinas |first1=Mary Ann |title=PBB Connect Housemates Chico at Kobie, nalamang mag-pinsan pala sila sa kanilang paglabas sa outside world |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/fye/videos/pbb-connect-housemates-chico-at-kobie-nalamang-mag-pinsan-pala-sila-sa-kanilang-paglabas-sa-outside-world-303233 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |agency=ABS-CBN Corporation |publisher=ABS CBN Entertainment |date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> - a [[Filipino-British]] actor from Dipolog who competed at [[Pinoy Big Brother: Connect]] and won 3rd big placer representing [[Parañaque]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=People's Journal |title=The Squad Plus welcomes PBB Connect's Kodrea and Hairon |url=https://journalnews.com.ph/the-squad-plus-welcomes-pbb-connects-kodrea-and-hairon/ |agency=Philippines Journalists, Inc. |publisher=Journal Online |date=May 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Big Night: Kobie Brown hailed as 3rd Big Placer |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/pbbs9/videos/the-big-night-kobie-brown-hailed-as-3rd-big-placer-302823 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |agency=ABS-CBN Corporation |publisher=ABS CBN Entertainment |date=March 14, 2021}}</ref>
;Pageantry
*[[Marie Razel Eguia]] (b. 1988) - [[Miss Philippines Earth 2008]] contestant representing Dipolog and crowned Miss Philippines Air (1st Runner-Up) in the same competition

==Sister cities==
{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Philippines}}
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| 2018
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|  '''[[Yancheng District, Kaohsiung|Yancheng District]], [[Kaohsiung City]]'''
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1007401|title=Dipolog women's group inks sisterhood agreement with Kaoshiung, Taiwan|date=May 2, 2018|first= Emmanuel D.|last=Taghoy|work=[[Philippine Information Agency]]|access-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802193617/https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1007401|archive-date=August 2, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpw-taiwan.org.tw/?p=3090&lang=en|title=Yancheng District of Kaohsiung and Dipolog City of Philippines|website=International Federation of Business and Professional Women, Taiwan|date=September 25, 2018 |access-date=September 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802193527/http://www.bpw-taiwan.org.tw/?p=3090&lang=en|archive-date=August 2, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==References and notes==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.dipologcity.gov.ph}}
*[http://www.dipologcity.com/ old website for City of Dipolog]
* [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]

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| North     = ''[[Sulu Sea]]''
| Northeast = [[Dapitan]]
| East      = [[Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte|Polanco]]<br/>[[Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte|Piñan]]
| South     = [[Sergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte|Sergio Osmeña Sr.]]
| West      = [[Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte|Katipunan]]
| Northwest = ''[[Sulu Sea]]''
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