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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, 1,151 to 1,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,151	Upper Campo IslamLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,355	about 811	about 1.67 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
1,152	Duhol TaraSiasi, Sulu	1,353	about 2,922	about 0.463 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
1,153	Upper Paniki-anPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,353	about 258	about 5.24 km²	−4.92% a year	Rural
1,154	New SagayRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,352	about 163	about 8.31 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
1,155	GaulanDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,351	about 209	about 6.46 km²	−2.77% a year	Rural
1,156	BaniganLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,350	about 496	about 2.72 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,157	MasidlakonDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,350	about 136	about 9.92 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
1,158	SwitchRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	1,349	about 622	about 2.17 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
1,159	BalianPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,348	about 108	about 12.52 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
1,160	LapirawanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,348	about 441	about 3.06 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
1,161	Campo UnoAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,347	about 262	about 5.15 km²	−2.70% a year	Rural
1,162	Kud-kudSiasi, Sulu	1,345	about 4,654	about 0.289 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
1,163	ZnacTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,344	about 134	about 10.06 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
1,164	BaguitanGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	1,343	about 155	about 8.69 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,165	DataganSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,343	about 172	about 7.81 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,166	DuelicMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,342	about 63	about 21.44 km²	5.39% a year	Rural
1,167	TulawasPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,342	about 306	about 4.39 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,168	CabaloranMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,341	about 73	about 18.28 km²	3.86% a year	Rural
1,169	KabbonPandami, Sulu	1,340	about 259	about 5.18 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,170	TaglibasTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,340	about 117	about 11.41 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,171	TaniapanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,340	about 260	about 5.16 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,172	Tubig GantangOld Panamao, Sulu	1,340	about 713	about 1.88 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,173	SeronganManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,335	about 214	about 6.24 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
1,174	BulawanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,334	about 51	about 26.25 km²	−4.28% a year	Rural
1,175	DalisayTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,334	about 80	about 16.70 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,176	LourdesPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,334	about 113	about 11.76 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,177	MecolongDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,334	about 230	about 5.81 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,178	BakudOld Panamao, Sulu	1,332	about 1,437	about 0.927 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
1,179	BalugoImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,330	about 556	about 2.39 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,180	KumalarangIsabela City, Basilan	1,329	about 182	about 7.29 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,181	LikudPata, Sulu	1,328	about 486	about 2.73 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,182	Joaquin MaciasSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,326	about 89	about 14.98 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
1,183	LuxGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,326	about 171	about 7.76 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
1,184	MabiniTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,326	about 258	about 5.13 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
1,185	PagatpatTapul, Sulu	1,326	about 666	about 1.99 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
1,186	Santa CruzLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,326	about 670	about 1.98 km²	6.00% a year	Rural
1,187	BurohTalipao, Sulu	1,325	about 545	about 2.43 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
1,188	CogonVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	1,322	about 303	about 4.37 km²	−4.10% a year	Rural
1,189	TingkanganLugus, Sulu	1,322	about 648	about 2.04 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
1,190	MarayaVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	1,319	about 368	about 3.58 km²	−1.92% a year	Rural
1,191	Upper TimonanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,317	about 278	about 4.74 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,192	DataganSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	1,314	about 297	about 4.42 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
1,193	MawalSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,314	about 532	about 2.47 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,194	DeborokPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,312	about 224	about 5.85 km²	6.78% a year	Rural
1,195	MaranganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,310	about 173	about 7.58 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
1,196	PeñarandaKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,310	about 28	about 46.21 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,197	Upper SicpaoSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	1,309	about 165	about 7.94 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
1,198	Kandang TukayIndanan, Sulu	1,308	about 540	about 2.42 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,199	TayunganOld Panamao, Sulu	1,308	about 191	about 6.86 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,200	GapasanRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	1,306	about 334	about 3.91 km²	2.30% 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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