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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, 751 to 800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
751	Santa BarbaraImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,858	about 376	about 4.94 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
752	Kong-Kong LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	1,853	about 4,240	about 0.437 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
753	Bagong OroquietaGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	1,851	about 558	about 3.32 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
754	SumpotDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	1,851	about 296	about 6.25 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
755	MabahayTalipao, Sulu	1,850	about 371	about 4.98 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
756	Upper GutalacGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,850	about 298	about 6.21 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
757	CaluanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,849	about 116	about 15.89 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
758	Kan AguePatikul, Sulu	1,849	about 1,651	about 1.12 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
759	SamakTalipao, Sulu	1,848	about 1,455	about 1.27 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
760	Santo TomasMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	1,848	about 695	about 2.66 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
761	CanunanGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	1,844	about 645	about 2.86 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
762	PaitLugus, Sulu	1,844	about 640	about 2.88 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
763	SigapodMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,844	about 138	about 13.32 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
764	PoblacionKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,843	about 7,143	about 0.258 km²	2.39% a year	Urban
765	DanaoTongkil, Sulu	1,836	about 445	about 4.13 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
766	BalunoNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,835	about 698	about 2.63 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
767	Legarda 1Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,828	about 479	about 3.82 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
768	La PiedadIsabela City, Basilan	1,827	about 9,227	about 0.198 km²	−5.29% a year	Rural
769	BalasLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	1,824	about 79	about 23.17 km²	−2.16% a year	Rural
770	PanubiganZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,824	about 349	about 5.22 km²	16.01% a year	Rural
771	San IsidroLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,824	about 413	about 4.42 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
772	Upper TalipaoTalipao, Sulu	1,823	about 102	about 17.96 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
773	KalasanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,822	about 304	about 6.00 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
774	LaperianTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	1,821	about 162	about 11.22 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
775	KahawaTalipao, Sulu	1,817	about 2,633	about 0.69 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
776	BalokSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,814	about 178	about 10.17 km²	5.31% a year	Rural
777	MilidanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,813	about 110	about 16.42 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
778	LourmahMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,812	about 654	about 2.77 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
779	TungawanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,812	about 606	about 2.99 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
780	Dionisio RiconallaSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,811	about 144	about 12.60 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
781	Tengah LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	1,809	about 15,595	about 0.116 km²	3.14% a year	Rural
782	DumalogdogSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,808	about 260	about 6.95 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
783	LaparayTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,805	about 479	about 3.77 km²	−11.79% a year	Rural
784	NasibacLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	1,802	about 25	about 71.06 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
785	SilohSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,801	about 361	about 4.99 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
786	KabungkolTalipao, Sulu	1,800	about 401	about 4.49 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
787	KiputPata, Sulu	1,800	about 314	about 5.73 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
788	Sapah MalaumIndanan, Sulu	1,800	about 837	about 2.15 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
789	Balong-balongPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,799	about 281	about 6.40 km²	6.66% a year	Rural
790	RiversideTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,799	about 7,527	about 0.239 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
791	LikbahPanglima Estino, Sulu	1,797	about 1,021	about 1.76 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
792	La VictoriaImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,795	about 376	about 4.78 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
793	Sugbay DosPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,793	about 377	about 4.76 km²	−4.46% a year	Rural
794	Santo RosarioRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,791	about 66	about 27.24 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
795	Alu-KabingaanTapul, Sulu	1,790	about 95	about 18.83 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
796	SibucaoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,787	about 331	about 5.40 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
797	Upper TiparakTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,787	about 295	about 6.05 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
798	RabaGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	1,784	about 199	about 8.98 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
799	TulakanTapul, Sulu	1,783	about 366	about 4.87 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
800	MabiniRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,781	about 1,300	about 1.37 km²	0.57% 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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