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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, 701 to 750 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
701	Matun-ogBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	490	about 61	about 7.98 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
702	Cuatro-cuatroDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	487	about 39	about 12.50 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
703	SayogLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	485	about 116	about 4.17 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
704	Licuro-anMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	483	about 41	about 11.85 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
705	KauswaganRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	482	about 136	about 3.54 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
706	SunopDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	480	about 36	about 13.27 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
707	Ticala IslandSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	480	about 496	about 0.967 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
708	LumangoySominot, Zamboanga del Sur	477	about 109	about 4.37 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
709	BahaDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	476	about 147	about 3.23 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
710	ColojoPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	475	about 144	about 3.29 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
711	Bag-ong TabogonTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	471	about 149	about 3.16 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
712	PantadLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	470	about 132	about 3.55 km²	3.39% a year	Rural
713	LitanGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	465	about 136	about 3.41 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
714	KolotMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	459	about 376	about 1.22 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
715	LintumGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	459	about 93	about 4.95 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
716	Bag-ong BaroySominot, Zamboanga del Sur	456	about 70	about 6.49 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
717	TapianSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	454	about 89	about 5.08 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
718	MercedesDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	451	about 222	about 2.03 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
719	InroadAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	450	about 188	about 2.40 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
720	Bag-ong DalagueteMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	449	about 118	about 3.82 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
721	San MiguelSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	449	about 123	about 3.66 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
722	MabiniRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	447	about 113	about 3.97 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
723	SebukangJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	445	about 85	about 5.22 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
724	KondumSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	443	about 98	about 4.53 km²	−3.23% a year	Rural
725	San AntonioTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	443	about 87	about 5.07 km²	−4.85% a year	Rural
726	Upper LudiongDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	443	about 203	about 2.18 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
727	San JoseLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	442	about 31	about 14.25 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
728	Upper LiasonTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	442	about 183	about 2.41 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
729	TalabobLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	441	about 48	about 9.22 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
730	Upper DimayaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	441	about 168	about 2.63 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
731	DumaraLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	440	about 29	about 15.00 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
732	LantawanKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	433	about 62	about 6.94 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
733	EcuanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	429	about 138	about 3.11 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
734	AlegriaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	426	about 238	about 1.79 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
735	DimalinaoTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	425	about 112	about 3.78 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
736	PedaganMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	424	about 99	about 4.28 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
737	TabonLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	420	about 233	about 1.80 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
738	GumpinganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	417	about 104	about 4.02 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
739	MagahisDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	417	about 181	about 2.30 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
740	Lower LiasanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	414	about 170	about 2.43 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
741	WakatRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	410	about 125	about 3.29 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
742	PanaghiusaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	407	about 170	about 2.39 km²	−6.26% a year	Rural
743	MoradjiJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	404	about 162	about 2.50 km²	−6.93% a year	Rural
744	MalagaladDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	398	about 52	about 7.64 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
745	San VicenteDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	394	about 51	about 7.79 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
746	New TuburanTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	392	about 39	about 10.16 km²	−6.68% a year	Rural
747	San JuanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	390	about 124	about 3.14 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
748	Santo RosarioMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	389	about 103	about 3.77 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
749	DagumBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	386	about 70	about 5.52 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
750	BakingBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	380	about 238	about 1.60 km²	1.65% 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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