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<font size=5>La Paz, [[Zamboanga_City%2C_Philippines|Zamboanga City]], '''[[Philippines]]'''</font><br>
<font size=5>La Paz, [[Zamboanga_City%2C_Philippines|Zamboanga City]], '''[[Philippines]]'''</font><br>
1,740 hectares in Land area.
1,740 hectares in Land area.
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La Paz was once a forested area. Now pretty much logged-over, the barangay is now more revered as a vacation place. A place where you can build your vacation home on top or on the side a hill overlooking a fantastic view of the sea.
La Paz was once a forested area. Now pretty much logged-over, the barangay is now more revered as a vacation place. A place where you can build your vacation home on top or on the side a hill overlooking a fantastic view of the sea.
|valign=top|<font color=green>'''Because of incorrect reports from the Comelec, Dilg, NSCB, and the president's office, google managed to also incorrectly report that La Paz is within the province of Zamboanga del Sur!'''</font><br>
|valign=top|<font color=green>'''Because of incorrect reports from the Comelec, Dilg, NSCB, and the president's office, google managed to also incorrectly report that La Paz is within the province of Zamboanga del Sur!'''</font><br>
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[[Category:Barangays of the Philippines]]
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<tr><td align="center">[[File:La Paz Serenity Falls.jpg|300px]]La Paz Serenity Falls</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center">[[File:La Paz Serenity Falls.jpg|300px]]La Paz Serenity Falls</td></tr>
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==Location of La Paz, Zamboanga City==
==Location of La Paz, Zamboanga City==
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The cool climate in the interior makes it an ideal place for vegetable growing. Some game fowl enthusiasts find the place ideal for cock breeding.
The cool climate in the interior makes it an ideal place for vegetable growing. Some game fowl enthusiasts find the place ideal for cock breeding.
:article from: LGU Zamboaganga City
:article from: LGU Zamboaganga City
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==History of La Paz, Zamboanga City==
==History of La Paz, Zamboanga City==
Barangay La Paz was once known as "Cadalagan" which may have been coined from the Tagalog word "dalag", a species of the freshwater fish caught in large numbers in the creeks and ponds in the area and the Cebuano word "dalagan" meaning “running” which refers to escaping prisoners from the San Ramon Penal Colony that normally pass through the Barangay in their futile dash to freedom.
Barangay La Paz was once known as "Cadalagan" which may have been coined from the Tagalog word "dalag", a species of the freshwater fish caught in large numbers in the creeks and ponds in the area and the Cebuano word "dalagan" meaning “running” which refers to escaping prisoners from the San Ramon Penal Colony that normally pass through the Barangay in their futile dash to freedom.