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Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur

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 del Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 779^[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: 2,063,975^[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: 107 urban^[4]; 672 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Talon-talon^[5]; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; 38,108 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: Vitali^[6]; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; about 113.75 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: Talisayan^{[5, 7]}; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; 7.52% 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: 321 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Jose, −5.25% 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.

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

Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	BunguiaoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,585	about 131	about 65.38 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
52	BuenavistaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,508	about 488	about 17.43 km²	1.02% a year	Urban
53	MalagutayZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,341	about 2,034	about 4.10 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
54	BolongZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,041	about 434	about 18.51 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
55	Santo NiñoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,027	about 18,243	about 0.44 km²	−1.67% a year	Urban
56	San PedroPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,936	about 23,976	about 0.331 km²	−0.52% a year	Urban
57	La PazZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,864	about 129	about 60.94 km²	−2.46% a year	Urban
58	Santo NiñoTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	7,838	about 9,051	about 0.866 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
59	LimpapaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,753	about 508	about 15.25 km²	6.09% a year	Urban
60	CuloMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	7,726	about 2,252	about 3.43 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
61	PoblacionMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	7,707	about 1,986	about 3.88 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban
62	PoblacionKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	7,696	about 520	about 14.81 km²	1.57% a year	Urban
63	Camino NuevoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,544	about 10,236	about 0.737 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
64	DumagocPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,153	about 23,149	about 0.309 km²	−4.11% a year	Urban
65	Santa BarbaraZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,090	about 2,258	about 3.14 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
66	MarikiZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,780	about 5,339	about 1.27 km²	1.74% a year	Urban
67	PoblacionAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	6,759	about 3,654	about 1.85 km²	−0.50% a year	Urban
68	DaoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,745	about 1,602	about 4.21 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
69	San JosePagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,382	about 10,179	about 0.627 km²	−5.25% a year	Urban
70	TigtabonZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,266	about 3,481	about 1.80 km²	3.79% a year	Urban
71	PoblacionLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	6,264	about 656	about 9.55 km²	2.03% a year	Urban
72	TalabaanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,050	about 738	about 8.20 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
73	PasobolongZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,997	about 1,966	about 3.05 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
74	LicomoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,956	about 89	about 66.67 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
75	PoblacionLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	5,953	about 345	about 17.24 km²	3.01% a year	Urban
76	PoblacionTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	5,859	about 1,476	about 3.97 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
77	PoblacionGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	5,657	about 940	about 6.02 km²	0.84% a year	Urban
78	LenienzaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,623	about 2,114	about 2.66 km²	2.60% a year	Urban
79	MangusuZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,615	about 368	about 15.26 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
80	BulatokPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,534	about 1,962	about 2.82 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
81	LumbanganZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,377	about 1,091	about 4.93 km²	4.58% a year	Urban
82	Santa LuciaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,117	about 12,761	about 0.401 km²	−3.20% a year	Urban
83	Barangay Zone IZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,962	about 27,264	about 0.182 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
84	PoblacionBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	4,861	about 1,310	about 3.71 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
85	PoblacionDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	4,808	about 564	about 8.52 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
86	LimaongZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,796	about 122	about 39.35 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
87	PamucutanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,756	about 326	about 14.60 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
88	SalaanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,691	about 240	about 19.55 km²	6.39% a year	Rural
89	MangaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,687	about 1,100	about 4.26 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
90	TubodLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	4,613	about 300	about 15.36 km²	4.79% a year	Rural
91	BombaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,593	about 3,506	about 1.31 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
92	LumbiaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,593	about 10,833	about 0.424 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
93	KahayaganBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	4,379	about 472	about 9.28 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
94	SibulaoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,315	about 98	about 43.87 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
95	KabatanVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	4,258	about 621	about 6.86 km²	−4.05% a year	Rural
96	Upper PulacanLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	4,240	about 472	about 8.98 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
97	San PedroDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	4,163	about 2,669	about 1.56 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
98	TagasilayZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,159	about 232	about 17.96 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
99	Santo NiñoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,133	about 16,208	about 0.255 km²	1.48% a year	Urban
100	DanluganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,074	about 655	about 6.22 km²	−2.03% 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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