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Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte

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 Norte

Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 691^[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: 1,067,067^[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: 42 urban^[4]; 649 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Galas^[5]; Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte; 19,582 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: Guban^{[5, 7]}; Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte; 5.26% 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: 307 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.

691 barangays, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	MalintuboanLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	3,133	about 458	about 6.84 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
52	TabonJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	3,103	about 418	about 7.42 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
53	Benigno Aquino Jr.Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,097	about 105	about 29.56 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
54	PoblacionSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	3,071	about 2,309	about 1.33 km²	−6.76% a year	Rural
55	Gil SanchezLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	3,067	about 2,978	about 1.03 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
56	CaracolSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	3,065	about 390	about 7.85 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
57	Poblacion NorthPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,028	about 789	about 3.84 km²	−1.15% a year	Urban
58	TabayoSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	3,013	about 53	about 56.61 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
59	PiaoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,935	about 1,169	about 2.51 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
60	Datu TangkilanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,923	about 1,146	about 2.55 km²	−3.73% a year	Rural
61	SitogKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,917	about 131	about 22.28 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
62	IlayaDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,887	about 343	about 8.41 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
63	BatayanKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	2,886	about 155	about 18.62 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
64	CalatunanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,880	about 873	about 3.30 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
65	FatimaLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	2,857	about 655	about 4.36 km²	−7.08% a year	Urban
66	SiparokJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	2,854	about 301	about 9.47 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
67	MarasSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,850	about 251	about 11.36 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
68	San AntonioKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,823	about 1,613	about 1.75 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
69	PisawakSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,822	about 282	about 10.02 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
70	PoblacionSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	2,814	about 2,269	about 1.24 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
71	LibaySibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	2,806	about 763	about 3.68 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
72	BagoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,796	about 289	about 9.67 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
73	Don Ricardo MaciasSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,796	about 316	about 8.85 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
74	SilawePolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,745	about 484	about 5.67 km²	7.94% a year	Urban
75	Barangay UnoKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,744	about 2,095	about 1.31 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
76	LugdunganDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,705	about 248	about 10.91 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
77	BinuanganSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,678	about 435	about 6.16 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
78	PoblacionGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	2,672	about 135	about 19.73 km²	4.52% a year	Rural
79	LopocLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,668	about 1,093	about 2.44 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
80	MotibotSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,652	about 474	about 5.59 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
81	RizonLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	2,645	about 922	about 2.87 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
82	Suhaile ArabiSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,641	about 1,942	about 1.36 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
83	Cawa-cawaDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,628	about 10,186	about 0.258 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
84	Sirawai ProperSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	2,627	about 1,740	about 1.51 km²	7.55% a year	Rural
85	San VicenteDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,626	about 1,103	about 2.38 km²	−0.13% a year	Urban
86	Barangay DosKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,569	about 3,179	about 0.808 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
87	ImeldaLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,561	about 2,957	about 0.866 km²	−3.50% a year	Urban
88	LawisSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,556	about 17,507	about 0.146 km²	−2.86% a year	Rural
89	LabakidSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,544	about 460	about 5.53 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
90	NonoyanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	2,543	about 418	about 6.08 km²	6.64% a year	Rural
91	PatawagLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,534	about 215	about 11.77 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
92	LarayanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,520	about 951	about 2.65 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
93	San AntonioManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,513	about 811	about 3.10 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
94	DawoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,499	about 2,293	about 1.09 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
95	TalingaLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	2,482	about 583	about 4.26 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
96	Maria CristinaDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,469	about 182	about 13.54 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
97	SinamanDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,457	about 596	about 4.12 km²	5.29% a year	Rural
98	Upper InumanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,456	about 706	about 3.48 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
99	DionganSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,445	about 181	about 13.53 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
100	BarcelonaDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,427	about 250	about 9.71 km²	2.09% 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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