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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, 751 to 779 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
751	TugayaLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	378	about 88	about 4.32 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
752	CebonegAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	373	about 136	about 2.75 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
753	Bagong PitogoAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	371	about 142	about 2.61 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
754	DakayakanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	368	about 31	about 11.96 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
755	Bagong SilangDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	367	about 82	about 4.50 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
756	Upper LodiongTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	367	about 240	about 1.53 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
757	SeniorSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	366	about 104	about 3.53 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
758	Bagong KauswaganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	358	about 140	about 2.55 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
759	EbarleJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	358	about 78	about 4.58 km²	−8.35% a year	Rural
760	KahayaganMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	356	about 297	about 1.20 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
761	Tubo-paitSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	354	about 131	about 2.71 km²	−4.87% a year	Rural
762	TagunDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	346	about 42	about 8.27 km²	−5.24% a year	Rural
763	Camp BlessingBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	345	about 92	about 3.76 km²	−6.67% a year	Rural
764	BacawanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	334	about 95	about 3.53 km²	−15.22% a year	Rural
765	San JuanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	329	about 111	about 2.97 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
766	TamurayanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	326	about 82	about 3.97 km²	−2.86% a year	Rural
767	LimamawanKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	323	about 31	about 10.36 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
768	MagtingGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	323	about 109	about 2.95 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
769	Banta-aoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	321	about 42	about 7.57 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
770	BakiAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	295	about 133	about 2.22 km²	−3.07% a year	Rural
771	Lower Bagong TudelaJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	291	about 109	about 2.66 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
772	Santo RosarioTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	271	about 53	about 5.07 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
773	Maya-mayaTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	266	about 51	about 5.24 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
774	NapoAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	255	about 88	about 2.89 km²	4.89% a year	Rural
775	Tagaytay HillJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	250	about 89	about 2.82 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
776	ButonSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	227	about 177	about 1.28 km²	−3.73% a year	Rural
777	BalimbinganTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	209	about 106	about 1.97 km²	−8.23% a year	Rural
778	SawaSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	205	about 41	about 5.06 km²	−16.09% a year	Rural
779	Bag-ong MisamisDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	162	about 39	about 4.17 km²	−8.90% 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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