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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, 501 to 550 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
501	Canipay SurMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	914	about 222	about 4.12 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
502	San VicenteMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	914	about 239	about 3.83 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
503	MateTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	907	about 139	about 6.54 km²	−3.69% a year	Rural
504	La VictoriaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	906	about 570	about 1.59 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
505	DongosDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	902	about 72	about 12.45 km²	−2.68% a year	Rural
506	LibayoyTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	895	about 142	about 6.30 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
507	SaguaMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	892	about 210	about 4.24 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
508	TuboranMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	891	about 163	about 5.47 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
509	West MigpulaoDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	891	about 112	about 7.94 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
510	DangananLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	889	about 302	about 2.94 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
511	LimamawanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	880	about 239	about 3.68 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
512	Campo VRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	879	about 288	about 3.05 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
513	Upper NiloTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	879	about 82	about 10.71 km²	−3.32% a year	Rural
514	LangilanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	878	about 164	about 5.37 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
515	LimamawanMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	878	about 218	about 4.02 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
516	LantawanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	872	about 194	about 4.49 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
517	Pulang BatoBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	872	about 34	about 25.44 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
518	SalagmanokKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	871	about 134	about 6.50 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
519	San AgustinDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	871	about 243	about 3.59 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
520	WaterfallAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	861	about 217	about 3.97 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
521	La FortunaDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	858	about 135	about 6.34 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
522	SinonokDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	857	about 98	about 8.77 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
523	ParaisoMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	855	about 36	about 24.08 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
524	BagaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	851	about 141	about 6.02 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
525	PicturanSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	845	about 71	about 11.87 km²	−6.03% a year	Rural
526	Alang-alangAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	840	about 757	about 1.11 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
527	PangapuyanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	837	about 4,405	about 0.19 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
528	CanianganRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	835	about 184	about 4.55 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
529	DumalinaoMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	832	about 201	about 4.13 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
530	LinokmadalumLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	830	about 120	about 6.89 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
531	MansanasJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	830	about 158	about 5.26 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
532	New CarmenSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	830	about 78	about 10.70 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
533	GumaMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	828	about 355	about 2.33 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
534	SonggoySan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	826	about 193	about 4.27 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
535	LinoguayanVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	822	about 150	about 5.47 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
536	PangiKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	821	about 355	about 2.31 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
537	PalpalanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	818	about 317	about 2.58 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
538	Bagong MaslogAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	816	about 378	about 2.16 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
539	Matin-aoBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	815	about 67	about 12.12 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
540	MotosawaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	813	about 175	about 4.64 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
541	Upper SibulDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	808	about 335	about 2.41 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
542	La SuertePagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	804	about 55	about 14.50 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
543	FatimaSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	803	about 231	about 3.47 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
544	SenoteDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	803	about 115	about 6.97 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
545	MaculayVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	800	about 262	about 3.05 km²	−4.84% a year	Rural
546	New KatipunanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	795	about 98	about 8.09 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
547	MahayahayKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	794	about 130	about 6.11 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
548	DagohoyGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	789	about 276	about 2.86 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
549	PaoSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	789	about 177	about 4.45 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
550	CamaligDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	787	about 191	about 4.12 km²	2.85% 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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