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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, 851 to 900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
851	CaparanIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,703	about 633	about 2.69 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
852	KulambuganRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,703	about 1,521	about 1.12 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
853	Lumping Pigih DahoTalipao, Sulu	1,702	about 652	about 2.61 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
854	BuhanginanPatikul, Sulu	1,701	about 930	about 1.83 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
855	CabganTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,701	about 387	about 4.39 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
856	Cawit-cawitSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,700	about 49	about 34.42 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
857	MalinaoBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,698	about 355	about 4.78 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
858	MarsadaPanglima Estino, Sulu	1,698	about 751	about 2.26 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
859	DicoyongSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,695	about 272	about 6.24 km²	−6.78% a year	Rural
860	LawiganLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	1,693	about 212	about 7.98 km²	8.09% a year	Rural
861	CarpocLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,690	about 573	about 2.95 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
862	DanapaParang, Sulu	1,689	about 500	about 3.38 km²	8.50% a year	Rural
863	MiranganSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,689	about 282	about 6.00 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
864	Santa CruzLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,689	about 623	about 2.71 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
865	MangkallayLugus, Sulu	1,687	about 691	about 2.44 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
866	LobocTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,686	about 130	about 12.92 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
867	PanampalayPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,685	about 31	about 54.40 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
868	TinaplanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,683	about 46	about 36.21 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
869	Upper LandingDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,683	about 185	about 9.12 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
870	BankerKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,682	about 105	about 16.05 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
871	MaralagDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,681	about 379	about 4.44 km²	−3.26% a year	Rural
872	RomarateAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,681	about 899	about 1.87 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
873	BacongSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,680	about 321	about 5.23 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
874	CandiisMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,677	about 452	about 3.71 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
875	PoblacionDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,673	about 1,154	about 1.45 km²	−5.84% a year	Rural
876	KatipunanRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	1,671	about 392	about 4.26 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
877	VillacorteOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,670	about 438	about 3.81 km²	−5.74% a year	Rural
878	GatasKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	1,668	about 164	about 10.18 km²	−3.70% a year	Rural
879	LiangParang, Sulu	1,667	about 2,409	about 0.692 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
880	MabuhayTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	1,666	about 215	about 7.74 km²	−3.09% a year	Rural
881	MucasSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,666	about 910	about 1.83 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
882	CalolotTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,665	about 858	about 1.94 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
883	KandagaTalipao, Sulu	1,663	about 562	about 2.96 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
884	TulapokMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,662	about 141	about 11.75 km²	−5.04% a year	Rural
885	Kamih-PungudPanglima Estino, Sulu	1,660	about 1,038	about 1.60 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
886	Bag-ong BalambanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,659	about 444	about 3.74 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
887	SipawaSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,659	about 25	about 67.08 km²	26.52% a year	Rural
888	Santo NiñoSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,658	about 56	about 29.41 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
889	BaylimangoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,656	about 308	about 5.38 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
890	LatabonSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,654	about 162	about 10.20 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
891	MagsaysaySindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,652	about 6,743	about 0.245 km²	1.51% a year	Urban
892	BulangsiOld Panamao, Sulu	1,651	about 764	about 2.16 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
893	BulawanLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,650	about 426	about 3.87 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
894	DanagPatikul, Sulu	1,650	about 90	about 18.31 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
895	Poblacion BajoSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	1,648	about 597	about 2.76 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
896	Santo NiñoPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,648	about 246	about 6.69 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
897	LutimanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,647	about 205	about 8.02 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
898	BoniaoMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,646	about 236	about 6.98 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
899	Luuk LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	1,646	about 10,224	about 0.161 km²	3.22% a year	Rural
900	PangeSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,646	about 27	about 60.94 km²	3.75% 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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