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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, 501 to 550 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
501	Malila-tTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	788	about 125	about 6.29 km²	4.30% a year	Rural
502	SilanoPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	784	about 142	about 5.53 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
503	BuenavistaSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	783	about 103	about 7.59 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
504	San MiguelPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	783	about 105	about 7.45 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
505	PacuhanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	781	about 247	about 3.16 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
506	El ParaisoLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	779	about 121	about 6.45 km²	−1.74% a year	Rural
507	Bagong SilangGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	778	about 14	about 54.21 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
508	TapalanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	778	about 164	about 4.73 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
509	PianPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	776	about 312	about 2.49 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
510	De Venta PerlaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	774	about 216	about 3.58 km²	−7.53% a year	Rural
511	SayawSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	774	about 54	about 14.22 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
512	LabakidPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	771	about 259	about 2.98 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
513	Santo NiñoGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	766	about 100	about 7.69 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
514	MinlasagSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	764	about 151	about 5.07 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
515	BalacbaanTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	762	about 141	about 5.42 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
516	BalatakanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	761	about 306	about 2.49 km²	5.28% a year	Rural
517	MawalLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	759	about 159	about 4.76 km²	7.02% a year	Rural
518	HilltopDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	758	about 140	about 5.42 km²	−4.14% a year	Rural
519	LapayanbajaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	753	about 151	about 4.99 km²	−2.56% a year	Rural
520	SegabePiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	750	about 170	about 4.41 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
521	BitoonJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	749	about 170	about 4.41 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
522	DataganGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	745	about 243	about 3.07 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
523	SarawaganGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	744	about 134	about 5.54 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
524	El ParaisoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	743	about 113	about 6.57 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
525	LimbongaGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	743	about 97	about 7.65 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
526	LingatonganManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	734	about 195	about 3.77 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
527	ParaisoKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	733	about 17	about 43.02 km²	−5.15% a year	Rural
528	SebacaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	731	about 205	about 3.56 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
529	TanayanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	728	about 180	about 4.05 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
530	TinglanMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	725	about 107	about 6.79 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
531	NangcaanRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	722	about 131	about 5.50 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
532	West PoblacionRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	717	about 1,481	about 0.484 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
533	DanaoSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	713	about 139	about 5.13 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
534	La EsperanzaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	712	about 251	about 2.84 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
535	MapGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	712	about 70	about 10.13 km²	−3.94% a year	Rural
536	TinaytayanPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	711	about 191	about 3.73 km²	3.06% a year	Rural
537	MacleodesPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	708	about 131	about 5.40 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
538	NeboSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	707	about 112	about 6.31 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
539	BethlehemPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	703	about 159	about 4.41 km²	−3.02% a year	Rural
540	TugopKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	698	about 110	about 6.32 km²	−5.28% a year	Rural
541	GuisapongGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	695	about 118	about 5.87 km²	3.51% a year	Rural
542	DanganonSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	694	about 244	about 2.84 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
543	AlvendaMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	693	about 65	about 10.59 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
544	BituganSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	692	about 165	about 4.19 km²	4.85% a year	Rural
545	MantivoSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	691	about 21	about 32.54 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
546	LoyuranKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	690	about 228	about 3.02 km²	−4.99% a year	Rural
547	SelinogDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	690	about 840	about 0.821 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
548	OyanSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	687	about 81	about 8.48 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
549	BanbananPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	684	about 265	about 2.58 km²	−8.81% a year	Rural
550	La UnionLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	682	about 119	about 5.71 km²	−0.04% 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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