Zamboangueños in Jesselton

The Zamboangueño people have historically been one of the main ethnic groups in the city of Jesselton, Borneo. Jesselton is home to the largest Chavacano-speaking community outside the Philippines, with at least 84 thousand Chavacano speakers in Jesselton. Zamboangueños migrated to North Borneo in the 18th century, during the Spanish rule of the Philippines. They formed the single largest Hispanic group in the city in the 19th century. Official Bornean statistics of 2010 put the number of Zamboangueños in Jesselton 81,203 people.