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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]

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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, 651 to 700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
651	Lower BaluranImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,019	about 415	about 4.86 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
652	TiguhaLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,019	about 236	about 8.55 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
653	New LitubanSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,018	about 647	about 3.12 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
654	TumangasParang, Sulu	2,018	about 909	about 2.22 km²	4.76% a year	Rural
655	Datu PanasBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,015	about 1,252	about 1.61 km²	−2.58% a year	Rural
656	KayawanPata, Sulu	2,015	about 476	about 4.23 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
657	DapaonSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,013	about 3,707	about 0.543 km²	7.94% a year	Rural
658	PanabuanIndanan, Sulu	2,010	about 1,340	about 1.50 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
659	TigpalayTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,010	about 76	about 26.62 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
660	TuburanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,010	about 698	about 2.88 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
661	GuimbaunLuuk, Sulu	2,009	about 403	about 4.98 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
662	KaangayanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,009	about 188	about 10.67 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
663	Kulay-kulayOld Panamao, Sulu	2,008	about 5,837	about 0.344 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
664	LagagSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,008	about 229	about 8.76 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
665	LicupIndanan, Sulu	2,008	about 607	about 3.31 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
666	SiburiSiasi, Sulu	2,008	about 584	about 3.44 km²	18.83% a year	Rural
667	Upper PatibulanOld Panamao, Sulu	2,007	about 1,715	about 1.17 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
668	PangdanTapul, Sulu	2,006	about 1,133	about 1.77 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
669	Upper BinuangTalipao, Sulu	2,006	about 538	about 3.73 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
670	GuiwanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,005	about 175	about 11.45 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
671	Laum BuwahanParang, Sulu	2,005	about 1,159	about 1.73 km²	9.39% a year	Rural
672	AguinaldoNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,003	about 708	about 2.83 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
673	KarawanIndanan, Sulu	2,003	about 1,022	about 1.96 km²	7.42% a year	Rural
674	PanitikanPangutaran, Sulu	2,001	about 297	about 6.73 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
675	BogabonganLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	2,000	about 336	about 5.96 km²	−2.75% a year	Rural
676	LingahLuuk, Sulu	2,000	about 738	about 2.71 km²	8.36% a year	Rural
677	BagaNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,998	about 475	about 4.21 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
678	KilalabanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,997	about 84	about 23.64 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
679	DaanglungsodKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,996	about 1,636	about 1.22 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
680	San AntonioPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,995	about 983	about 2.03 km²	7.53% a year	Rural
681	Datu TumanggongTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,993	about 66	about 30.13 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
682	Poblacion AMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,993	about 914	about 2.18 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
683	BalangaoDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,990	about 155	about 12.84 km²	−2.40% a year	Rural
684	MadalagJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	1,990	about 542	about 3.67 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
685	MarsoloNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,988	about 180	about 11.06 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
686	CayamcamTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,986	about 142	about 13.97 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
687	BuloronMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,984	about 357	about 5.56 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
688	Bato UgisMaimbung, Sulu	1,983	about 2,964	about 0.669 km²	11.70% a year	Rural
689	BinoniSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,983	about 195	about 10.17 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
690	CogonanLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,979	about 88	about 22.43 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
691	LabradorBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,979	about 230	about 8.59 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
692	TigbanuangTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,973	about 168	about 11.71 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
693	BiayonSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	1,969	about 149	about 13.24 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
694	BangalawTongkil, Sulu	1,960	about 302	about 6.49 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
695	TabiawanIsabela City, Basilan	1,960	about 277	about 7.07 km²	−2.28% a year	Rural
696	KauswaganBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,958	about 248	about 7.88 km²	3.19% a year	Rural
697	AnonganSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,954	about 27	about 73.46 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
698	Bud BungaTalipao, Sulu	1,951	about 1,154	about 1.69 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
699	KauswaganDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,951	about 1,653	about 1.18 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
700	CulabayTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	1,948	about 301	about 6.48 km²	0.19% 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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