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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, 801 to 850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
801	GumahanJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	1,779	about 2,687	about 0.662 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
802	Laum SuwahParang, Sulu	1,778	about 1,446	about 1.23 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
803	TukayParang, Sulu	1,778	about 999	about 1.78 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
804	Igat IslandMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,775	about 351	about 5.05 km²	−4.06% a year	Rural
805	AnonangAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,772	about 297	about 5.96 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
806	BitoonSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,772	about 327	about 5.42 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
807	TimpulIsabela City, Basilan	1,770	about 48,098	about 0.0368 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
808	PanunsulanIsabela City, Basilan	1,769	about 114	about 15.54 km²	6.06% a year	Rural
809	Timbang-timbangAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,767	about 640	about 2.76 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
810	MalimbayaIndanan, Sulu	1,762	about 520	about 3.39 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
811	CamangaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,761	about 568	about 3.10 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
812	AsinOld Panamao, Sulu	1,759	about 1,599	about 1.10 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
813	DansulaoMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,758	about 302	about 5.83 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
814	Kutah SairapParang, Sulu	1,758	about 2,965	about 0.593 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
815	Upper SinumaanTalipao, Sulu	1,755	about 1,450	about 1.21 km²	4.91% a year	Rural
816	Dulian (Upper Pasonanca)Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,754	about 191	about 9.18 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
817	San IsidroGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,752	about 358	about 4.90 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
818	Kahoy SinahParang, Sulu	1,750	about 1,667	about 1.05 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
819	KiutaanTalipao, Sulu	1,750	about 1,136	about 1.54 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
820	TabuanTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	1,748	about 355	about 4.93 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
821	BangalanIndanan, Sulu	1,746	about 574	about 3.04 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
822	ParukSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,746	about 319	about 5.48 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
823	PayuhanParang, Sulu	1,740	about 2,130	about 0.817 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
824	MacasingSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,737	about 95	about 18.33 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
825	TanumPatikul, Sulu	1,737	about 772	about 2.25 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
826	KamaunggiTapul, Sulu	1,736	about 571	about 3.04 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
827	SanghananKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,735	about 92	about 18.85 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
828	PiyahanParang, Sulu	1,733	about 2,208	about 0.785 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
829	PanagaanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,731	about 258	about 6.71 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
830	TambananNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,731	about 160	about 10.82 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
831	Boyugan WestKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	1,728	about 132	about 13.14 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
832	Luuk-tulayPata, Sulu	1,728	about 435	about 3.97 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
833	TinggahTalipao, Sulu	1,726	about 1,040	about 1.66 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
834	LabradorPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,725	about 371	about 4.65 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
835	BakkaanTongkil, Sulu	1,724	about 89	about 19.32 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
836	SinonocDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,724	about 270	about 6.39 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
837	KatipunanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,722	about 161	about 10.70 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
838	PangalalanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,722	about 212	about 8.13 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
839	GuitranDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,721	about 358	about 4.81 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
840	Pag-asinanHadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu	1,718	about 1,193	about 1.44 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
841	GawilKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	1,717	about 154	about 11.15 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
842	BandangTalipao, Sulu	1,715	about 903	about 1.90 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
843	GuilawaMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,715	about 454	about 3.78 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
844	LumbayaoTalipao, Sulu	1,715	about 730	about 2.35 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
845	Bolo BatallionKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,714	about 322	about 5.32 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
846	PaligueIndanan, Sulu	1,710	about 658	about 2.60 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
847	Lower TiparakTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,709	about 379	about 4.51 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
848	DomogokSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,708	about 69	about 24.67 km²	4.09% a year	Rural
849	Santa CruzKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,707	about 1,434	about 1.19 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
850	TalingaSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,705	about 283	about 6.03 km²	−0.77% 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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