Molave

Molave , officially the Municipality of Molave , is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur , Philippines . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 52,006 people. [3] The name "Molave" refers to the hard, strong and resilient tree that abounds in the place during the 1950s. It was created through the efforts of Congressman Juan Alano, as a daughter municipality of Aurora by Republic Act No. 286 on June 16, 1948. [4] Molave is located in the eastern part of the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It has a total land area of 21,685 hectares. Molave was designated as the new capital of the province of Zamboanga when it was created on June 16, 1948. [4] Molave served as its capital until Zamboanga's division into Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur . Molave came under the Zamboanga del Sur with the town of Pagadian as its capital. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molave,_Zamboanga_del_Sur