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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, 551 to 600 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
551	FatimaSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	681	about 43	about 15.83 km²	−7.20% a year	Rural
552	PangologonPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	681	about 239	about 2.85 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
553	DaroDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	680	about 171	about 3.98 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
554	UnidosMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	675	about 54	about 12.57 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
555	PiñalanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	674	about 120	about 5.62 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
556	Upper MinangPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	674	about 507	about 1.33 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
557	MauswagonLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	668	about 247	about 2.70 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
558	LabiraySergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	667	about 85	about 7.84 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
559	KauswaganSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	665	about 90	about 7.40 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
560	MacuyonSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	664	about 1,292	about 0.514 km²	3.55% a year	Rural
561	San IsidroLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	664	about 154	about 4.31 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
562	AdantePiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	659	about 90	about 7.32 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
563	LuzvillaPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	659	about 169	about 3.89 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
564	San FranciscoSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	658	about 76	about 8.69 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
565	NapilanRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	657	about 411	about 1.60 km²	3.82% a year	Rural
566	San MiguelMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	657	about 212	about 3.10 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
567	TapanayanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	657	about 137	about 4.81 km²	10.03% a year	Rural
568	East PoblacionRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	651	about 1,271	about 0.512 km²	−3.61% a year	Rural
569	New LebangonPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	647	about 143	about 4.54 km²	5.48% a year	Rural
570	DilandMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	644	about 203	about 3.18 km²	10.42% a year	Rural
571	SingaranLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	644	about 163	about 3.96 km²	−6.07% a year	Rural
572	BalunoGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	641	about 34	about 18.85 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
573	LomogomGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	637	about 57	about 11.15 km²	4.18% a year	Rural
574	MiatanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	636	about 81	about 7.82 km²	−7.19% a year	Rural
575	SituboSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	636	about 179	about 3.56 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
576	DesinPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	635	about 93	about 6.81 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
577	Pula BatoSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	631	about 168	about 3.75 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
578	NewlandMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	627	about 105	about 5.95 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
579	San FranciscoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	624	about 106	about 5.88 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
580	TinaplanLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	624	about 89	about 7.01 km²	−4.47% a year	Rural
581	Upper NipaanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	624	about 111	about 5.63 km²	−5.41% a year	Rural
582	PiñaSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	620	about 335	about 1.85 km²	3.60% a year	Rural
583	TubodTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	619	about 100	about 6.17 km²	−2.33% a year	Rural
584	New TangubSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	618	about 205	about 3.01 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
585	Immaculada ConcepcionGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	617	about 9	about 67.52 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
586	CatuyanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	616	about 144	about 4.28 km²	11.52% a year	Rural
587	LitawanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	615	about 21	about 30.00 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
588	SipaonRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	613	about 98	about 6.25 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
589	San RoqueLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	610	about 200	about 3.05 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
590	MabuhayRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	607	about 133	about 4.58 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
591	LagundiSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	605	about 504	about 1.20 km²	5.60% a year	Rural
592	VillaricoPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	604	about 150	about 4.02 km²	4.94% a year	Rural
593	CabbunanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	603	about 29	about 20.54 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
594	AliguayDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	601	about 828	about 0.726 km²	−4.24% a year	Rural
595	GuimotanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	600	about 113	about 5.33 km²	5.76% a year	Rural
596	SinaadSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	600	about 52	about 11.47 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
597	CabongTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	594	about 139	about 4.28 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
598	DionumPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	591	about 100	about 5.92 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
599	FatimaSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	588	about 176	about 3.35 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
600	CalilicSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	580	about 95	about 6.08 km²	0.85% 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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