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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, 1,001 to 1,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,001	SituboPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,519	about 53	about 28.87 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
1,002	LapidianPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,518	about 265	about 5.72 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
1,003	BobonganLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	1,517	about 568	about 2.67 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
1,004	TaingtingParang, Sulu	1,517	about 2,451	about 0.619 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
1,005	BogayoKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	1,516	about 233	about 6.51 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
1,006	Lungan GitongParang, Sulu	1,516	about 1,601	about 0.947 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,007	KulambohTalipao, Sulu	1,515	about 439	about 3.45 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,008	PansulPatikul, Sulu	1,514	about 176	about 8.59 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,009	DampalanSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	1,511	about 279	about 5.42 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,010	LumadPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,511	about 330	about 4.58 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,011	TupilacRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,511	about 193	about 7.81 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,012	Niog-niogPata, Sulu	1,510	about 526	about 2.87 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
1,013	SugodTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	1,510	about 539	about 2.80 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,014	BacayawanDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	1,509	about 363	about 4.16 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
1,015	KamaligOld Panamao, Sulu	1,506	about 3,400	about 0.443 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,016	CapisanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,504	about 236	about 6.36 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,017	LamaoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,498	about 757	about 1.98 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
1,018	LantongMaimbung, Sulu	1,498	about 323	about 4.64 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
1,019	LipacanMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,498	about 417	about 3.59 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
1,020	PianonKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	1,498	about 104	about 14.35 km²	−5.34% a year	Rural
1,021	LinayManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,496	about 272	about 5.51 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,022	BatunganTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,495	about 45	about 33.33 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,023	LambayongIndanan, Sulu	1,495	about 1,359	about 1.10 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
1,024	MasaoTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,494	about 233	about 6.42 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,025	BanderaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,493	about 307	about 4.86 km²	−7.70% a year	Rural
1,026	Kan-DayokOld Panamao, Sulu	1,492	about 295	about 5.06 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,027	LimbatongMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,491	about 319	about 4.67 km²	−3.37% a year	Rural
1,028	CanibonganPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,490	about 119	about 12.52 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
1,029	San NicolasDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,490	about 188	about 7.91 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
1,030	GonosanMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	1,489	about 193	about 7.70 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
1,031	MiasKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,487	about 264	about 5.63 km²	−4.10% a year	Rural
1,032	TimpokPatikul, Sulu	1,487	about 83	about 17.95 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,033	PantadSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,482	about 295	about 5.03 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,034	TiniguanganDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	1,482	about 266	about 5.58 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
1,035	Sampoli BDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,479	about 468	about 3.16 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,036	LumbalVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	1,477	about 358	about 4.13 km²	3.45% a year	Rural
1,037	Taytay ManuboNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,476	about 7,455	about 0.198 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,038	MalagandisTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,474	about 89	about 16.61 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,039	CanoayanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	1,473	about 125	about 11.75 km²	−2.54% a year	Rural
1,040	Lower LausTalipao, Sulu	1,473	about 416	about 3.54 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
1,041	La PazAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,472	about 163	about 9.01 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
1,042	TipanNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,472	about 106	about 13.93 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
1,043	DelusomMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,470	about 368	about 3.99 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
1,044	SawangSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,468	about 436	about 3.37 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,045	Bui-osVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	1,467	about 207	about 7.10 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,046	Upper TungawanTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,466	about 88	about 16.58 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
1,047	DigonMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,464	about 375	about 3.90 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,048	LoayGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,463	about 225	about 6.49 km²	−7.06% a year	Rural
1,049	Canipay NorteMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,460	about 321	about 4.55 km²	7.03% a year	Rural
1,050	KapataganVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	1,460	about 305	about 4.79 km²	−3.80% 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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