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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, 601 to 650 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
601	MaguikayAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	717	about 247	about 2.90 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
602	Diana CountrysideTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	715	about 205	about 3.48 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
603	LibatoTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	713	about 161	about 4.42 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
604	Lower DimorokMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	712	about 181	about 3.93 km²	−3.75% a year	Rural
605	CalumaTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	711	about 217	about 3.28 km²	5.89% a year	Rural
606	MalatingRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	710	about 233	about 3.05 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
607	BubualSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	709	about 114	about 6.24 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
608	La PazAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	708	about 344	about 2.06 km²	−3.18% a year	Rural
609	Pag-asaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	708	about 2,392	about 0.296 km²	−6.40% a year	Rural
610	Bagong OslobAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	705	about 93	about 7.55 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
611	San IsidroSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	704	about 138	about 5.12 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
612	TipasanLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	699	about 159	about 4.40 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
613	Bambong DakuRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	697	about 127	about 5.50 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
614	GuinlinTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	695	about 62	about 11.30 km²	−3.03% a year	Rural
615	LumbayaoSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	695	about 114	about 6.09 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
616	AngelesTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	694	about 69	about 10.11 km²	−4.85% a year	Rural
617	MacasingDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	693	about 186	about 3.72 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
618	Barangay Zone IVZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	691	about 2,281	about 0.303 km²	−11.94% a year	Urban
619	GuitalosMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	687	about 116	about 5.94 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
620	BantalBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	686	about 67	about 10.22 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
621	DontulanMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	685	about 151	about 4.55 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
622	DataganGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	683	about 41	about 16.62 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
623	JosefinaMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	682	about 300	about 2.27 km²	−4.32% a year	Rural
624	LipawanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	676	about 115	about 5.87 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
625	BalintawakMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	672	about 232	about 2.90 km²	−5.05% a year	Rural
626	DimalinaoBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	668	about 31	about 21.83 km²	−4.29% a year	Rural
627	ManilanTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	668	about 91	about 7.35 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
628	Bag-ong OroquietaSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	661	about 291	about 2.27 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
629	LubidAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	661	about 115	about 5.74 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
630	San IsidroBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	658	about 174	about 3.78 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
631	Doña JosefinaTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	656	about 161	about 4.08 km²	−5.78% a year	Rural
632	LibertadSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	651	about 199	about 3.27 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
633	TimolanTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	650	about 297	about 2.19 km²	−3.44% a year	Rural
634	CalumanggiDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	646	about 108	about 5.96 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
635	DeporehanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	641	about 37	about 17.50 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
636	LibaBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	639	about 68	about 9.38 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
637	BalunoDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	637	about 126	about 5.06 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
638	Bambong DiutRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	636	about 226	about 2.82 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
639	Bag-ong SilaoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	634	about 189	about 3.36 km²	−2.78% a year	Rural
640	MarabananMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	634	about 149	about 4.25 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
641	San FernandoRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	626	about 162	about 3.86 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
642	LibertadTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	616	about 93	about 6.60 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
643	San IsidroDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	615	about 256	about 2.40 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
644	BemposaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	614	about 165	about 3.72 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
645	BalumbunanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	612	about 63	about 9.67 km²	−5.06% a year	Rural
646	MaralagLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	611	about 110	about 5.53 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
647	Pisa-anDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	603	about 66	about 9.14 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
648	ConcepcionSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	600	about 153	about 3.91 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
649	San JoseTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	600	about 155	about 3.87 km²	−1.54% a year	Rural
650	LacarayanTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	597	about 66	about 8.98 km²	1.16% 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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