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Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula

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 Peninsula

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, at a glance

Barangays: 2,314^[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: 5,089,934^[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: 229 urban^[4]; 2,085 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bus-bus^[5]; Jolo, Sulu; 39,070 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: Matatal^{[5, 7]}; Maimbung, Sulu; 19.54% 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: 792 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.

2,314 barangays, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	TamilJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	2,358	about 411	about 5.74 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
502	Mungit-mungitTalipao, Sulu	2,344	about 609	about 3.85 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
503	LungkiabanTalipao, Sulu	2,341	about 897	about 2.61 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
504	GabunonTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,338	about 534	about 4.38 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
505	San JoseSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	2,338	about 131	about 17.89 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
506	DaungdongPata, Sulu	2,335	about 727	about 3.21 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
507	San JoseMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,331	about 378	about 6.17 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
508	Poblacion AltoSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	2,329	about 582	about 4.00 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
509	NazarethKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,326	about 855	about 2.72 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
510	MakiangSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,323	about 972	about 2.39 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
511	CogonDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,319	about 233	about 9.96 km²	3.84% a year	Rural
512	LibanTalipao, Sulu	2,318	about 753	about 3.08 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
513	MamadBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	2,315	about 215	about 10.77 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
514	ParanglumbaSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,315	about 135	about 17.12 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
515	DalihTalipao, Sulu	2,310	about 1,805	about 1.28 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
516	ImeldaGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	2,310	about 197	about 11.71 km²	10.72% a year	Rural
517	KawitanPangutaran, Sulu	2,306	about 162	about 14.22 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
518	Tong-tongSiasi, Sulu	2,300	about 1,027	about 2.24 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
519	AlindahawTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,294	about 1,141	about 2.01 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
520	Lower LandingDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,294	about 529	about 4.34 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
521	DalaonMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,287	about 375	about 6.10 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
522	Parian DakulaPandami, Sulu	2,284	about 535	about 4.27 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
523	Santa ClaraNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,280	about 728	about 3.13 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
524	TimalangIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,276	about 265	about 8.60 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
525	BagsakParang, Sulu	2,274	about 790	about 2.88 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
526	CaliranMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,274	about 373	about 6.10 km²	−5.09% a year	Rural
527	MilitarTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,271	about 528	about 4.30 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
528	OwaonDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,270	about 524	about 4.33 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
529	SalvadorGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	2,270	about 1,201	about 1.89 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
530	MahalaTalipao, Sulu	2,267	about 558	about 4.06 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
531	Kan IslamIndanan, Sulu	2,264	about 2,177	about 1.04 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
532	LantianLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,262	about 445	about 5.08 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
533	TimuddasPata, Sulu	2,260	about 1,037	about 2.18 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
534	BangasHadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu	2,244	about 4,315	about 0.52 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
535	Ramon MagsaysaySalug, Zamboanga del Norte	2,243	about 601	about 3.73 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
536	TapodocLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,242	about 2,727	about 0.822 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
537	DitaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,240	about 182	about 12.34 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
538	Poblacion NorthPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,240	about 716	about 3.13 km²	6.79% a year	Rural
539	MalubalRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,232	about 156	about 14.30 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
540	SangkapPata, Sulu	2,232	about 572	about 3.90 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
541	PoblacionSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,222	about 4,591	about 0.484 km²	−4.88% a year	Urban
542	Kapatagan GrandeIsabela City, Basilan	2,217	about 281	about 7.88 km²	9.10% a year	Rural
543	TiisTalipao, Sulu	2,215	about 499	about 4.44 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
544	BagsakTalipao, Sulu	2,214	about 736	about 3.01 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
545	SingkoSiasi, Sulu	2,207	about 1,174	about 1.88 km²	22.87% a year	Rural
546	Tandu PatongMaimbung, Sulu	2,202	about 3,904	about 0.564 km²	9.73% a year	Rural
547	Naga-nagaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,201	about 2,001	about 1.10 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
548	Tubig ParangIndanan, Sulu	2,200	about 1,063	about 2.07 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
549	JingganPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,198	about 1,052	about 2.09 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
550	DuggoSiasi, Sulu	2,196	about 520	about 4.22 km²	0.78% 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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