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Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur

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 Sur

Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 779^[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: 2,063,975^[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: 107 urban^[4]; 672 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Talon-talon^[5]; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; 38,108 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: Vitali^[6]; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; about 113.75 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: Talisayan^{[5, 7]}; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; 7.52% 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: 321 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Jose, −5.25% 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.

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

Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	Upper BayaoTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	1,061	about 389	about 2.73 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
452	LamareBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	1,058	about 280	about 3.78 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
453	LucobanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,052	about 405	about 2.60 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
454	PugwanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,052	about 346	about 3.04 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
455	TagulaloAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,051	about 199	about 5.29 km²	4.64% a year	Rural
456	TongaoPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,046	about 171	about 6.10 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
457	BagalupaLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,038	about 447	about 2.32 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
458	SumbatoDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	1,036	about 215	about 4.82 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
459	Kahayagan EastAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,032	about 263	about 3.92 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
460	AliciaMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	1,029	about 147	about 7.01 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
461	SalambuyanLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,021	about 240	about 4.25 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
462	PongapongSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,020	about 583	about 1.75 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
463	Lower Campo IslamLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,019	about 351	about 2.90 km²	−8.68% a year	Rural
464	MagsaysayRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	1,017	about 199	about 5.10 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
465	ReglaGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	1,013	about 198	about 5.11 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
466	TaguloTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	1,013	about 739	about 1.37 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
467	BulawanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	1,012	about 292	about 3.47 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
468	CabilinanAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,011	about 380	about 2.66 km²	−3.04% a year	Rural
469	DawaJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	1,009	about 278	about 3.63 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
470	KalilanganSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,009	about 229	about 4.40 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
471	DaplayanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,008	about 200	about 5.03 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
472	KinacapDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,003	about 306	about 3.28 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
473	Baya-bayaTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	999	about 318	about 3.14 km²	−4.66% a year	Rural
474	Alang-alangTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	996	about 223	about 4.46 km²	−4.48% a year	Rural
475	LacupayanTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	996	about 205	about 4.85 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
476	BolisongKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	993	about 214	about 4.65 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
477	MamaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	991	about 524	about 1.89 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
478	PingalayLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	983	about 368	about 2.67 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
479	Sagrada FamiliaTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	982	about 116	about 8.47 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
480	BualanKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	979	about 156	about 6.28 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
481	DalapangGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	979	about 110	about 8.87 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
482	ManikaanTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	979	about 301	about 3.25 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
483	InasaganAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	975	about 332	about 2.94 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
484	MahayahayAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	975	about 424	about 2.30 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
485	SaadDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	971	about 191	about 5.09 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
486	BinayanLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	965	about 48	about 20.21 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
487	BularongMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	959	about 194	about 4.95 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
488	BulanaySominot, Zamboanga del Sur	956	about 98	about 9.75 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
489	Datu TotocanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	955	about 141	about 6.75 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
490	TininghalangLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	949	about 102	about 9.27 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
491	Lower UsoganTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	948	about 295	about 3.21 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
492	Upper DimorokMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	946	about 214	about 4.42 km²	−2.91% a year	Rural
493	GolictopMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	945	about 162	about 5.84 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
494	San RoqueDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	939	about 377	about 2.49 km²	14.04% a year	Rural
495	TipangiDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	938	about 211	about 4.45 km²	4.24% a year	Rural
496	GrapDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	932	about 192	about 4.86 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
497	Eastern BobonganRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	925	about 257	about 3.60 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
498	ComboLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	924	about 745	about 1.24 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
499	SacbulanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	923	about 292	about 3.16 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
500	ManlayagTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	917	about 57	about 16.05 km²	0.10% 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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