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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, 551 to 600 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
551	LitapanJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	787	about 277	about 2.84 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
552	BuenasuerteTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	786	about 64	about 12.30 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
553	TuluanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	785	about 197	about 3.98 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
554	CalingayanDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	782	about 145	about 5.39 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
555	Kahayagan WestAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	780	about 225	about 3.47 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
556	MontelaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	779	about 198	about 3.94 km²	−3.35% a year	Rural
557	RizalSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	779	about 164	about 4.74 km²	−9.93% a year	Rural
558	LiguacPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	778	about 220	about 3.54 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
559	CalubeSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	777	about 206	about 3.77 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
560	LumbiaTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	776	about 210	about 3.69 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
561	SebugueyLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	773	about 261	about 2.96 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
562	DansalLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	771	about 144	about 5.36 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
563	GasaLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	769	about 44	about 17.59 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
564	SongayanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	769	about 136	about 5.65 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
565	San JuanAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	764	about 170	about 4.50 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
566	DipalusanRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	763	about 512	about 1.49 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
567	PiniglibanoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	762	about 214	about 3.56 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
568	Upper LaperianRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	762	about 245	about 3.11 km²	3.66% a year	Rural
569	GuinimananMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	760	about 253	about 3.00 km²	−3.87% a year	Rural
570	CapisanTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	758	about 368	about 2.06 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
571	KauswaganAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	757	about 338	about 2.24 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
572	LeonardoJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	756	about 151	about 5.01 km²	−4.10% a year	Rural
573	MatalangLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	756	about 17	about 45.30 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
574	TulanganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	754	about 244	about 3.09 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
575	BalonaiMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	752	about 113	about 6.67 km²	−9.01% a year	Rural
576	SingclotGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	749	about 138	about 5.41 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
577	BaloboanDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	746	about 301	about 2.48 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
578	GuintanananDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	746	about 79	about 9.47 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
579	NangkaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	746	about 280	about 2.66 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
580	San VicenteTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	744	about 189	about 3.94 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
581	BarubuhanSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	743	about 145	about 5.11 km²	−5.53% a year	Rural
582	Luy-aTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	742	about 165	about 4.50 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
583	DampalanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	738	about 17	about 42.86 km²	−6.39% a year	Rural
584	Bag-ong ValenciaDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	736	about 145	about 5.09 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
585	ConaconBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	735	about 136	about 5.42 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
586	DanluganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	734	about 62	about 11.92 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
587	BucayanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	732	about 118	about 6.21 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
588	DumalianSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	731	about 68	about 10.82 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
589	OcapanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	731	about 55	about 13.37 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
590	Upper DumalinaoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	731	about 256	about 2.85 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
591	SilangitMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	728	about 123	about 5.92 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
592	New OroquietaTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	727	about 288	about 2.52 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
593	GuinabotMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	726	about 27	about 26.51 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
594	Sapang PinolesLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	725	about 31	about 23.12 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
595	PelocobanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	720	about 162	about 4.45 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
596	Santo RosarioRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	720	about 259	about 2.78 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
597	Bagong GutlangMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	719	about 137	about 5.26 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
598	MaluboMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	719	about 51	about 14.23 km²	−3.58% a year	Rural
599	Bag-ong KauswaganTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	717	about 115	about 6.22 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
600	GusomKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	717	about 215	about 3.34 km²	−2.18% 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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