Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Pronounced Pron. sam-bo-ANG-ga(Tagalog) zam-bo-ANG-ga(Tagalog) tham-bo-AN-ga(European Spanish) sam-bo-AN-ga(Latin American Spanish) [key·IPA]
Meaning & History
Spanish form of Sinama Samboangan meaning "mooring place", derived from samboang meaning "mooring pole" and the place marker suffix -an. This is the name of a peninsula in the Philippines, as well as three provinces and a city located on the peninsula.