Piñan
Before it was established as a formal settlement, this place has been a trading point between natives to the area and ambulant peddlers.In 1903, Captain Finley, a military governor in Zamboanga, established a tabuan in what is now known as Barangay Del Pilar.Another version states that Piñan got its name from the native word piña, a pineapple fruit that grows abundantly in this locality.467 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on August 22, 1951, the municipality of New Piñan, along with Polanco, was organized, separated from Dipolog in the old undivided Zamboanga province.[8] In 1963, the barrios of Dampalan, Labag, Princess La Maya, Marapong, and Sibulan were separated from Piñan to form the new independent municipality of Sergio Osmeña.