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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, 1,101 to 1,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,101	Santa CruzDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,399	about 3,292	about 0.425 km²	−1.05% a year	Urban
1,102	SituboTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,399	about 117	about 11.99 km²	−3.40% a year	Rural
1,103	LibertadDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,398	about 358	about 3.90 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
1,104	ParasanMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	1,398	about 392	about 3.57 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
1,105	LiguacSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,397	about 340	about 4.11 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
1,106	HawanTapul, Sulu	1,394	about 1,171	about 1.19 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
1,107	SiawangRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,394	about 56	about 24.68 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
1,108	BanbananDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,393	about 310	about 4.50 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
1,109	Tandiong MuslimAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,393	about 314	about 4.43 km²	5.46% a year	Rural
1,110	LimbayanPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,390	about 241	about 5.76 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
1,111	MantaSiasi, Sulu	1,390	about 428	about 3.25 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,112	SibulLugus, Sulu	1,388	about 1,119	about 1.24 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
1,113	FamaOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,387	about 396	about 3.50 km²	−5.59% a year	Rural
1,114	CulasianTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,385	about 93	about 14.94 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
1,115	MagangonPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,384	about 309	about 4.48 km²	4.22% a year	Urban
1,116	FarmingtonTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,382	about 189	about 7.31 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
1,117	SarukotSiasi, Sulu	1,382	about 468	about 2.95 km²	4.48% a year	Rural
1,118	Andres Micubo Jr.Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,381	about 276	about 5.01 km²	5.63% a year	Rural
1,119	SambulawanTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	1,381	about 133	about 10.37 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,120	San IsidroTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,378	about 75	about 18.27 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
1,121	TiniguibanLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	1,378	about 219	about 6.29 km²	5.16% a year	Rural
1,122	MolosTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,376	about 156	about 8.82 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,123	BalokSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,375	about 69	about 19.87 km²	−3.45% a year	Rural
1,124	NatanDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,375	about 523	about 2.63 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
1,125	BalabawanPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,374	about 214	about 6.42 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
1,126	BalasAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,374	about 129	about 10.67 km²	−6.15% a year	Rural
1,127	CumaronMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,373	about 155	about 8.85 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,128	NanginanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,372	about 131	about 10.49 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
1,129	Poblacion SouthPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,372	about 322	about 4.26 km²	−7.37% a year	Rural
1,130	SecadeKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	1,372	about 241	about 5.69 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,131	Tubig-SaminMaimbung, Sulu	1,372	about 1,732	about 0.792 km²	6.05% a year	Rural
1,132	KapamanokSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,371	about 225	about 6.08 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
1,133	MakiriIsabela City, Basilan	1,371	about 162	about 8.45 km²	21.48% a year	Rural
1,134	NipaanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,371	about 301	about 4.56 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,135	La LibertadGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,368	about 363	about 3.77 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
1,136	Villa Calixto SudiacalLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,367	about 1,379	about 0.991 km²	−8.40% a year	Rural
1,137	BurgosDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,365	about 265	about 5.16 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
1,138	Lower TimonanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,365	about 364	about 3.75 km²	−4.94% a year	Rural
1,139	CalvarioIsabela City, Basilan	1,364	about 127	about 10.72 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,140	BalanaganDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	1,363	about 285	about 4.79 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
1,141	CamangaTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,363	about 214	about 6.38 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,142	Old LabanganLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,363	about 374	about 3.64 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
1,143	PuokTapul, Sulu	1,360	about 439	about 3.10 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,144	GaloksoPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,358	about 530	about 2.56 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,145	FatimaKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	1,357	about 87	about 15.59 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
1,146	GandaanOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,357	about 322	about 4.22 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,147	CocobGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,356	about 131	about 10.37 km²	3.84% a year	Rural
1,148	NatoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,356	about 188	about 7.22 km²	−4.44% a year	Rural
1,149	Pandan-pandanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,355	about 254	about 5.33 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
1,150	PatutolPangutaran, Sulu	1,355	about 41	about 32.72 km²	2.15% 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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