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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, 601 to 650 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
601	CulaguanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	574	about 16	about 35.08 km²	5.29% a year	Rural
602	DelapaSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	571	about 182	about 3.14 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
603	SandayongTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	570	about 148	about 3.85 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
604	DinulanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	569	about 10	about 59.49 km²	12.21% a year	Rural
605	TininggaanTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	561	about 78	about 7.22 km²	3.66% a year	Rural
606	SebodPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	556	about 177	about 3.14 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
607	TuburanSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	555	about 95	about 5.87 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
608	Pulang LupaSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	552	about 194	about 2.84 km²	12.64% a year	Rural
609	BalubohanRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	550	about 166	about 3.32 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
610	MotongSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	543	about 65	about 8.41 km²	3.90% a year	Rural
611	Datu SaililaSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	542	about 272	about 1.99 km²	−6.14% a year	Rural
612	LoperoJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	541	about 126	about 4.28 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
613	ImmaculadaLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	534	about 70	about 7.62 km²	−8.71% a year	Rural
614	PanabangLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	533	about 128	about 4.18 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
615	UbayPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	532	about 116	about 4.58 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
616	TotongonMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	531	about 102	about 5.20 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
617	LupasangManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	530	about 125	about 4.25 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
618	Santo NiñoKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	528	about 222	about 2.38 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
619	TagaytaySiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	526	about 408	about 1.29 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
620	Pisa ItomSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	525	about 69	about 7.66 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
621	PedaganSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	524	about 123	about 4.27 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
622	MalilaLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	523	about 149	about 3.51 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
623	MercedesLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	522	about 76	about 6.91 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
624	San AntonioSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	522	about 54	about 9.69 km²	−3.52% a year	Rural
625	TalabigaSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	522	about 161	about 3.24 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
626	RizalinaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	518	about 106	about 4.87 km²	−1.89% a year	Rural
627	BalonkanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	516	about 58	about 8.94 km²	5.67% a year	Rural
628	CanaanLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	516	about 253	about 2.04 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
629	PugosSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	516	about 473	about 1.09 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
630	Santo NiñoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	506	about 202	about 2.51 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
631	New DapitanGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	503	about 202	about 2.49 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
632	San RoqueRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	503	about 167	about 3.02 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
633	Pisa PutiSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	498	about 182	about 2.73 km²	7.74% a year	Rural
634	BacongGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	497	about 44	about 11.21 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
635	MalianGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	495	about 56	about 8.77 km²	4.20% a year	Rural
636	SibulocSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	492	about 270	about 1.82 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
637	TubacMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	492	about 94	about 5.23 km²	5.93% a year	Rural
638	MitimosRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	491	about 153	about 3.21 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
639	DanaoSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	487	about 64	about 7.65 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
640	San IsidroLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	483	about 41	about 11.70 km²	−4.80% a year	Rural
641	SinipaySibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	479	about 1,274	about 0.376 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
642	BayanihanGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	470	about 41	about 11.43 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
643	MahayahaySergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	467	about 32	about 14.53 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
644	MabunaoRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	466	about 305	about 1.53 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
645	SikitanPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	462	about 50	about 9.25 km²	−2.80% a year	Rural
646	TilubogTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	461	about 106	about 4.35 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
647	Santa CruzLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	457	about 149	about 3.06 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
648	LambagoanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	454	about 60	about 7.60 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
649	New BethlehemLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	453	about 156	about 2.91 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
650	LiwanagSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	441	about 126	about 3.49 km²	2.06% 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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