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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, 901 to 950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
901	MaubohTalipao, Sulu	1,644	about 613	about 2.68 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
902	GangoRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,639	about 387	about 4.23 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
903	GabuLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	1,637	about 147	about 11.16 km²	6.22% a year	Rural
904	GubaanAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,636	about 182	about 8.98 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
905	KanjarangPata, Sulu	1,633	about 465	about 3.51 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
906	KahayaganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,632	about 335	about 4.87 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
907	LumpunidMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,632	about 134	about 12.20 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
908	GulingGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	1,630	about 350	about 4.66 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
909	Campo IVRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	1,629	about 362	about 4.50 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
910	Kungtad WestSiasi, Sulu	1,629	about 1,006	about 1.62 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
911	DelusomLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	1,628	about 319	about 5.11 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
912	San JoseKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	1,626	about 152	about 10.72 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
913	Lower Ipil HeightsIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,625	about 4,254	about 0.382 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
914	Panglima MisuariIndanan, Sulu	1,625	about 991	about 1.64 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
915	TangkapaanTapul, Sulu	1,625	about 300	about 5.41 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
916	TandubuaySan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,624	about 608	about 2.67 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
917	TubodTalipao, Sulu	1,622	about 487	about 3.33 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
918	CanawanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,618	about 201	about 8.06 km²	4.74% a year	Rural
919	KayokLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,616	about 351	about 4.60 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
920	Legarda 2Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,616	about 287	about 5.63 km²	−2.42% a year	Rural
921	BotongKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	1,614	about 94	about 17.16 km²	6.12% a year	Rural
922	DinasanJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	1,614	about 105	about 15.35 km²	−4.67% a year	Rural
923	SimataMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	1,613	about 186	about 8.67 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
924	SilinganRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,612	about 202	about 7.99 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
925	BacalanIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,611	about 280	about 5.75 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
926	Isabela ProperIsabela City, Basilan	1,609	about 25,101	about 0.0641 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
927	Looc-labuanTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,609	about 164	about 9.82 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
928	Santo NiñoTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,609	about 136	about 11.79 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
929	Dao-anSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	1,607	about 287	about 5.60 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
930	East SisangatSiasi, Sulu	1,607	about 2,296	about 0.70 km²	5.10% a year	Rural
931	PisomponganMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,607	about 159	about 10.13 km²	5.63% a year	Rural
932	Little BaguioImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,606	about 451	about 3.56 km²	−0.89% a year	Urban
933	South SilumpakSiasi, Sulu	1,606	about 12,167	about 0.132 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
934	BaclayTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	1,605	about 242	about 6.64 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
935	VillagonzaloOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,603	about 763	about 2.10 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
936	Lower BinuangTalipao, Sulu	1,602	about 605	about 2.65 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
937	BakingLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	1,597	about 179	about 8.94 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
938	San AntonioRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,597	about 253	about 6.31 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
939	VenusSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	1,597	about 279	about 5.73 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
940	PoblacionLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,595	about 472	about 3.38 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
941	DataganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,594	about 124	about 12.86 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
942	TinggabulongDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	1,594	about 305	about 5.22 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
943	KatianIndanan, Sulu	1,593	about 1,844	about 0.864 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
944	Niog-SangahanTalipao, Sulu	1,593	about 335	about 4.75 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
945	Upper Bagong TudelaJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	1,589	about 552	about 2.88 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
946	FabianTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,587	about 414	about 3.83 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
947	ConcepcionAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,586	about 173	about 9.19 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
948	MaragangTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,586	about 195	about 8.13 km²	−3.12% a year	Rural
949	Boyugan EastKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	1,585	about 1,310	about 1.21 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
950	Wanni PiyanjihanParang, Sulu	1,585	about 1,569	about 1.01 km²	3.38% 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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