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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, 1,051 to 1,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,051	Looc SapiOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,460	about 438	about 3.33 km²	6.09% a year	Rural
1,052	LunibVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	1,458	about 443	about 3.29 km²	−3.81% a year	Rural
1,053	KabuhiMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,457	about 343	about 4.25 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
1,054	Santa MariaLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	1,456	about 89	about 16.36 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
1,055	La Roche San MiguelSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,455	about 9,572	about 0.152 km²	−2.82% a year	Urban
1,056	PalintaKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,455	about 150	about 9.67 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
1,057	DepaseBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	1,453	about 177	about 8.23 km²	−8.20% a year	Rural
1,058	MatalangMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,453	about 179	about 8.13 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
1,059	San IsidroNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,453	about 233	about 6.24 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
1,060	BalideAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,452	about 415	about 3.50 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,061	Lower SampunayParang, Sulu	1,452	about 1,543	about 0.941 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
1,062	PangdanonPatikul, Sulu	1,450	about 1,229	about 1.18 km²	9.72% a year	Rural
1,063	Proper DimayaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,449	about 265	about 5.46 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
1,064	TigbangaganKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,449	about 382	about 3.79 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,065	PanganuranGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,448	about 84	about 17.30 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
1,066	Lower Paniki-anPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,446	about 202	about 7.16 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,067	DampalanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,442	about 227	about 6.36 km²	−2.70% a year	Rural
1,068	MilagrosaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,441	about 284	about 5.08 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
1,069	ManguilesMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,440	about 95	about 15.21 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
1,070	TikongParang, Sulu	1,440	about 986	about 1.46 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
1,071	SaldangParang, Sulu	1,437	about 893	about 1.61 km²	3.66% a year	Rural
1,072	San MiguelLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,437	about 561	about 2.56 km²	6.83% a year	Rural
1,073	SinuyakKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,435	about 430	about 3.34 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
1,074	Upper KamuntayanTalipao, Sulu	1,434	about 1,032	about 1.39 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
1,075	San JuanGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,430	about 270	about 5.29 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
1,076	TumantangisIndanan, Sulu	1,430	about 110	about 12.99 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
1,077	Dalangin MuslimTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,429	about 888	about 1.61 km²	5.72% a year	Rural
1,078	New DapitanTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,428	about 157	about 9.07 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
1,079	Old MirapaoDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,426	about 564	about 2.53 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
1,080	BonbonPatikul, Sulu	1,422	about 1,038	about 1.37 km²	−4.16% a year	Rural
1,081	Buli BawangParang, Sulu	1,422	about 394	about 3.61 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
1,082	DabiakKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,421	about 119	about 11.93 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
1,083	DiwanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,421	about 202	about 7.05 km²	4.33% a year	Rural
1,084	ManlinBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,421	about 263	about 5.40 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
1,085	SioranGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	1,419	about 67	about 21.15 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,086	Villa M. TejeroLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,416	about 389	about 3.64 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
1,087	BibilopMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,415	about 214	about 6.60 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,088	BellaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,413	about 256	about 5.52 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
1,089	PamintayanBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,413	about 591	about 2.39 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
1,090	BobuanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	1,411	about 222	about 6.35 km²	−3.61% a year	Rural
1,091	LocubanDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,410	about 516	about 2.73 km²	7.01% a year	Rural
1,092	PitaweGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,409	about 131	about 10.76 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,093	TonggasangPangutaran, Sulu	1,409	about 503	about 2.80 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
1,094	LabakidJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	1,407	about 125	about 11.24 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
1,095	TaungPatikul, Sulu	1,405	about 906	about 1.55 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,096	NapoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,404	about 486	about 2.89 km²	7.41% a year	Rural
1,097	SiowingSiasi, Sulu	1,403	about 1,483	about 0.946 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,098	TigbucayTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,403	about 127	about 11.08 km²	3.01% a year	Rural
1,099	SuguilonSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,402	about 263	about 5.33 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
1,100	SampunayParang, Sulu	1,399	about 1,599	about 0.875 km²	2.06% 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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