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 Isabela City is only 30 minutes away via sea jet boats from [[Zamboanga City, Philippines|Zamboanga City]].
-Isabela is located in the Northern part of Basilan Island, North 63 degrees, 45 minutes Latitude and South 121 degrees, 58 minutes Longitude.  It is approximately 17 nautical miles south of Zamboanga City.  Its political boundaries are; the town of Lamitan bounded on the east; on the west by the town of Lantawan; on the south by the towns of Sumisip and Maluso; and on the north by the Basilan Strait, which separates the Island from Zamboanga Peninsula.
+Isabela is located in the Northern part of Basilan Island, North 63 degrees, 45 minutes Latitude and South 121 degrees, 58 minutes Longitude.
+Distance between Zamboanga and Isabela City is 27.16 km. This distance is equal to 16.88 miles, and 14.66 nautical miles.
+Its political boundaries are; the town of Lamitan bounded on the east; on the west by the town of Lantawan; on the south by the towns of Sumisip and Maluso; and on the north by the Basilan Strait, which separates the Island from Zamboanga Peninsula.
 Land Area. The city of Isabela has a total land area of 22,373 hectares, part of which is distributed to the islands of Malamawi, Lampinigan and Balatanay.  The city consist 45 barangays with 18 urban barangays and 27 rural barangays.
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 ==History of Isabela City, Philippines==
 By virtue of Republic Act No. 9023 Isabela was granted Cityhood.