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The municipality is recorded to have deposit of gold, copper and chromite. However, except for copper, there is no record of any gold or chromites exploration claim with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. To date, there are six lode claims of copper in Canibongan lodged with the DENR office. The claim area is [...]

Boundaries It is bounded on the south by the mountain ranges of Sergio Osmeña,  Siayan and Sindangan, by the municipality of Katipunan on the east, the municipality of Manukan on the west, and the Sulu Sea on the north and northwest.   

The province of Zamboanga del Norte is  divided into three (3) Congressional Districts and composed of 25 municipalities and two cities. The municipality of Pres. Manuel A. Roxas belongs to the Second District and has Thirty One  (31) Barangays.  

Brief History The municipality of President Manuel  A. Roxas was separated from its mother town – Katipunan and created into district and separate municipal by virtue of Presidential Proclamation  No.177 of then President Diosdado Macapagal. It was originally composed of 14 barangays and bounded on the west and east by Dohinob Daku and Piao Rivers. [...]