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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, 601 to 650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
601	DulopDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,106	about 127	about 16.53 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
602	BaligtangPandami, Sulu	2,104	about 666	about 3.16 km²	11.75% a year	Rural
603	UbayLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,104	about 189	about 11.16 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
604	Kehi NiogPangutaran, Sulu	2,100	about 295	about 7.13 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
605	Lihbug KabawPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,100	about 456	about 4.61 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
606	MagsaysayRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,100	about 455	about 4.62 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
607	LuukTongkil, Sulu	2,099	about 100	about 21.07 km²	6.02% a year	Rural
608	SeresKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,095	about 142	about 14.80 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
609	TipanGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	2,095	about 475	about 4.41 km²	4.15% a year	Rural
610	Punta FlechaPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	2,091	about 296	about 7.06 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
611	Lower LodiongTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,088	about 424	about 4.93 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
612	CurvadaTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,087	about 590	about 3.54 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
613	MamagonNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,084	about 160	about 13.01 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
614	Abong-abongTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	2,082	about 352	about 5.91 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
615	New TamboKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,082	about 1,073	about 1.94 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
616	MaruingLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,081	about 334	about 6.23 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
617	GubangPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,076	about 155	about 13.41 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
618	LundaySibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,076	about 48	about 42.90 km²	5.63% a year	Rural
619	San IsidroTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,075	about 173	about 11.98 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
620	SilangkanParang, Sulu	2,074	about 579	about 3.58 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
621	JatianSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,073	about 1,152	about 1.80 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
622	LangonTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,067	about 104	about 19.82 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
623	Upper Santo NiñoMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,067	about 432	about 4.79 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
624	BalucananSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,065	about 473	about 4.37 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
625	SangkolDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,065	about 290	about 7.11 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
626	TitikSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,065	about 61	about 33.78 km²	5.18% a year	Rural
627	White BeachPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,063	about 2,153	about 0.958 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
628	AchasolTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,062	about 226	about 9.11 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
629	SalindingSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,061	about 273	about 7.56 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
630	CaridadDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,057	about 571	about 3.60 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
631	KabubuSiasi, Sulu	2,055	about 767	about 2.68 km²	16.94% a year	Rural
632	LambanahTalipao, Sulu	2,055	about 1,352	about 1.52 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
633	LimonanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	2,055	about 504	about 4.08 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
634	MampallamTalipao, Sulu	2,054	about 1,426	about 1.44 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
635	GagguilPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,053	about 1,006	about 2.04 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
636	SandayongNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,052	about 126	about 16.30 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
637	TampakanTalipao, Sulu	2,052	about 754	about 2.72 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
638	ManaolSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,051	about 526	about 3.90 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
639	Tubig NonokPangutaran, Sulu	2,051	about 351	about 5.85 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
640	Jati-TunggalIndanan, Sulu	2,050	about 1,165	about 1.76 km²	6.28% a year	Rural
641	PantaoTalipao, Sulu	2,046	about 1,176	about 1.74 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
642	UmangayPatikul, Sulu	2,043	about 855	about 2.39 km²	7.54% a year	Rural
643	BalungisanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,041	about 313	about 6.53 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
644	KawayanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,040	about 243	about 8.38 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
645	Kadday MampallamPatikul, Sulu	2,038	about 1,067	about 1.91 km²	10.64% a year	Rural
646	DansalanLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,036	about 461	about 4.42 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
647	SawaMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,023	about 487	about 4.15 km²	−9.21% a year	Rural
648	LumbangIsabela City, Basilan	2,020	about 176	about 11.46 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
649	MabuhayMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,020	about 598	about 3.38 km²	4.36% a year	Urban
650	ManilLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	2,020	about 257	about 7.87 km²	0.59% 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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