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Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

Open Zamboanga del Norte

Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 691^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 1,067,067^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 42 urban^[4]; 649 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Galas^[5]; Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte; 19,582 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Linay^[6]; Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte; about 224.48 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Guban^{[5, 7]}; Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte; 5.26% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 307 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Estaca, −6.18% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

691 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	PiacanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	894	about 860	about 1.04 km²	4.20% a year	Rural
452	SanaoKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	891	about 140	about 6.37 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
453	SeroanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	890	about 72	about 12.28 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
454	BanganonGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	887	about 220	about 4.04 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
455	ConcepcionKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	884	about 72	about 12.34 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
456	TapicanLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	881	about 331	about 2.66 km²	9.39% a year	Rural
457	SiananGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	878	about 42	about 20.79 km²	3.78% a year	Rural
458	BongalaoSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	877	about 79	about 11.13 km²	5.77% a year	Rural
459	LetapanPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	876	about 221	about 3.96 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
460	New SalvacionLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	875	about 66	about 13.29 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
461	Santo NiñoSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	875	about 131	about 6.68 km²	−2.56% a year	Rural
462	BasaganKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	873	about 165	about 5.28 km²	−2.78% a year	Rural
463	BongonSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	870	about 899	about 0.968 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
464	SilucapLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	868	about 160	about 5.44 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
465	NasipangRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	865	about 140	about 6.17 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
466	SibatogPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	865	about 170	about 5.10 km²	6.32% a year	Rural
467	MarceloKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	864	about 84	about 10.27 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
468	OverviewLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	864	about 290	about 2.98 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
469	Tag-uloDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	863	about 403	about 2.14 km²	4.37% a year	Rural
470	OyanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	856	about 240	about 3.56 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
471	MaigangLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	854	about 232	about 3.68 km²	4.63% a year	Rural
472	TolonRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	854	about 637	about 1.34 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
473	CarangDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	849	about 259	about 3.28 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
474	CusipanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	849	about 282	about 3.01 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
475	DamasingRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	843	about 171	about 4.93 km²	4.92% a year	Rural
476	MarapongSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	840	about 251	about 3.34 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
477	GuimputlanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	838	about 409	about 2.05 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
478	SigamokJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	837	about 121	about 6.91 km²	−3.55% a year	Rural
479	LipakanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	836	about 133	about 6.28 km²	−6.63% a year	Rural
480	NangcaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	834	about 765	about 1.09 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
481	BulacanSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	832	about 114	about 7.27 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
482	DipolodSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	832	about 112	about 7.45 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
483	LibuconSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	831	about 65	about 12.70 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
484	RambonGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	829	about 76	about 10.88 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
485	Santo RosarioSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	826	about 127	about 6.52 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
486	New SiquijorMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	822	about 296	about 2.78 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
487	LingayonSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	820	about 136	about 6.03 km²	−6.50% a year	Rural
488	LimpapaSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	819	about 108	about 7.56 km²	11.82% a year	Rural
489	GubatPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	809	about 368	about 2.20 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
490	Princesa LamayaSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	809	about 75	about 10.85 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
491	IpilanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	805	about 145	about 5.54 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
492	BagumbayanSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	802	about 39	about 20.55 km²	−5.54% a year	Rural
493	BagtingDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	800	about 7,080	about 0.113 km²	−5.64% a year	Urban
494	BinirayKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	797	about 200	about 3.98 km²	11.04% a year	Rural
495	MesesManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	797	about 147	about 5.44 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
496	BanbananTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	796	about 102	about 7.77 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
497	MidatagLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	794	about 26	about 30.62 km²	4.42% a year	Rural
498	Tan-awanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	793	about 85	about 9.36 km²	14.80% a year	Rural
499	PatikKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	791	about 174	about 4.54 km²	−1.43% a year	Rural
500	PukaySalug, Zamboanga del Norte	789	about 118	about 6.67 km²	0.00% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Zamboanga Peninsula (OpenSTAT table 0091A6DTPH8). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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