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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, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	BoalanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	11,849	about 1,461	about 8.11 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
52	SumagdangIsabela City, Basilan	11,574	about 2,879	about 4.02 km²	3.32% a year	Urban
53	PunayPanglima Estino, Sulu	11,449	about 3,578	about 3.20 km²	4.90% a year	Urban
54	CuliananZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	11,339	about 1,708	about 6.64 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
55	TurnoDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	11,223	about 3,656	about 3.07 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
56	MaasinZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	11,221	about 2,488	about 4.51 km²	4.70% a year	Urban
57	VitaliZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	11,118	about 98	about 113.75 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
58	GubanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	10,976	about 122	about 89.70 km²	5.26% a year	Urban
59	BuenavistaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	10,810	about 2,305	about 4.69 km²	3.90% a year	Urban
60	SanitoIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	10,570	about 1,119	about 9.45 km²	1.98% a year	Urban
61	NapolanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	10,497	about 2,380	about 4.41 km²	3.67% a year	Urban
62	CanelarZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	10,467	about 9,782	about 1.07 km²	−0.10% a year	Urban
63	Veteran's VillageIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	10,459	about 1,518	about 6.89 km²	2.33% a year	Urban
64	CawitZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	10,355	about 3,055	about 3.39 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
65	DicayasDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	10,297	about 1,171	about 8.79 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
66	PitogoKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	10,152	about 859	about 11.82 km²	4.79% a year	Urban
67	San RafaelIsabela City, Basilan	9,994	about 36,342	about 0.275 km²	5.75% a year	Urban
68	TabukIsabela City, Basilan	9,948	about 20,682	about 0.481 km²	8.76% a year	Urban
69	Parian KayawanLugus, Sulu	9,935	about 2,635	about 3.77 km²	16.89% a year	Urban
70	MinaogDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	9,797	about 3,299	about 2.97 km²	0.99% a year	Urban
71	TaluksangayZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	9,455	about 6,180	about 1.53 km²	0.05% a year	Urban
72	TuburanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	9,123	about 10,182	about 0.896 km²	−1.05% a year	Urban
73	PoblacionTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	9,052	about 949	about 9.54 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
74	PoblacionSiasi, Sulu	8,997	about 3,514	about 2.56 km²	10.55% a year	Urban
75	PoblacionPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	8,906	about 1,643	about 5.42 km²	1.51% a year	Urban
76	Santa FilomenaDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	8,904	about 3,438	about 2.59 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
77	Rio HondoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,892	about 24,632	about 0.361 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
78	CabaluayZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,868	about 734	about 12.08 km²	0.05% a year	Urban
79	SolarOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	8,849	about 3,314	about 2.67 km²	−1.09% a year	Urban
80	Chinese PierJolo, Sulu	8,733	about 102,021	about 0.0856 km²	3.01% a year	Urban
81	KawitPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,638	about 9,268	about 0.932 km²	−2.28% a year	Urban
82	BanalePagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,586	about 1,573	about 5.46 km²	−0.38% a year	Urban
83	BunguiaoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,585	about 131	about 65.38 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
84	BuenavistaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,508	about 488	about 17.43 km²	1.02% a year	Urban
85	Takut-takutJolo, Sulu	8,500	about 172,764	about 0.0492 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
86	SicayabDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	8,394	about 1,805	about 4.65 km²	−1.47% a year	Urban
87	MalagutayZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,341	about 2,034	about 4.10 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
88	BolongZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,041	about 434	about 18.51 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
89	Santo NiñoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,027	about 18,243	about 0.44 km²	−1.67% a year	Urban
90	PoblacionBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	8,026	about 4,694	about 1.71 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
91	PoblacionMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	7,940	about 7,284	about 1.09 km²	1.95% a year	Urban
92	San PedroPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,936	about 23,976	about 0.331 km²	−0.52% a year	Urban
93	Santa IsabelDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	7,877	about 7,033	about 1.12 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
94	La PazZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,864	about 129	about 60.94 km²	−2.46% a year	Urban
95	Capual IslandOmar, Sulu	7,839	about 311	about 25.18 km²	1.73% a year	Urban
96	Santo NiñoTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	7,838	about 9,051	about 0.866 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
97	GulayonDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	7,833	about 1,183	about 6.62 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
98	LimpapaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,753	about 508	about 15.25 km²	6.09% a year	Urban
99	CuloMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	7,726	about 2,252	about 3.43 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
100	PoblacionMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	7,707	about 1,986	about 3.88 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban

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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