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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, 1,251 to 1,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,251	TimbaboyMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,254	about 303	about 4.14 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
1,252	Upper LausTalipao, Sulu	1,254	about 713	about 1.76 km²	5.00% a year	Rural
1,253	Dona Ramona T. AlanoIsabela City, Basilan	1,253	about 8,032	about 0.156 km²	3.93% a year	Rural
1,254	AriosaMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	1,252	about 127	about 9.88 km²	8.07% a year	Rural
1,255	AnonangDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,251	about 434	about 2.88 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
1,256	BibilikDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,251	about 361	about 3.47 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,257	KatipunanGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	1,251	about 146	about 8.55 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,258	Bud SibaudPandami, Sulu	1,250	about 408	about 3.06 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,259	NianDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,250	about 69	about 18.04 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
1,260	PaliliMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,248	about 169	about 7.37 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
1,261	Kan UkolOld Panamao, Sulu	1,245	about 537	about 2.32 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
1,262	Bagong ArgaoMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	1,244	about 230	about 5.41 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
1,263	CalubeSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,244	about 369	about 3.37 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,264	LiasanPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,243	about 247	about 5.03 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
1,265	Santo NiñoTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,243	about 263	about 4.73 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
1,266	MabiniMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,242	about 248	about 5.01 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
1,267	LumbayaoTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,241	about 273	about 4.54 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,268	Lower SibatangPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,240	about 221	about 5.60 km²	6.36% a year	Rural
1,269	PayonganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,240	about 203	about 6.12 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
1,270	CamangaMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,239	about 199	about 6.23 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,271	LambuyoganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,237	about 156	about 7.95 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
1,272	TimbabauanTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,237	about 114	about 10.89 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
1,273	CalicanPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,236	about 88	about 13.99 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
1,274	TinuyopLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	1,235	about 89	about 13.85 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,275	BukidParang, Sulu	1,234	about 851	about 1.45 km²	8.15% a year	Rural
1,276	KamawiPata, Sulu	1,234	about 337	about 3.66 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
1,277	BaganipayTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,233	about 400	about 3.08 km²	−9.56% a year	Rural
1,278	Don JoseDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,233	about 1,028	about 1.20 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,279	ManlabayDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,233	about 209	about 5.89 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
1,280	SisangatSiasi, Sulu	1,233	about 2,076	about 0.594 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
1,281	ParadiseRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	1,232	about 505	about 2.44 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
1,282	KuttongTalipao, Sulu	1,231	about 102	about 12.12 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,283	KimosSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,230	about 480	about 2.56 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
1,284	TarucRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,230	about 154	about 7.97 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,285	DilawaPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,229	about 236	about 5.21 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
1,286	PalalianKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	1,229	about 58	about 21.23 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
1,287	CapasePres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,228	about 197	about 6.22 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
1,288	VillahermosaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,228	about 196	about 6.28 km²	−3.95% a year	Rural
1,289	PampangLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,227	about 379	about 3.24 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,290	BalakanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,226	about 215	about 5.69 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
1,291	PasingkalanRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	1,226	about 438	about 2.80 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
1,292	TibangaoSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,225	about 382	about 3.21 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,293	NiloTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,224	about 942	about 1.30 km²	−6.32% a year	Rural
1,294	DansullanPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,223	about 166	about 7.35 km²	−4.42% a year	Rural
1,295	TarakanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,223	about 197	about 6.22 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
1,296	SingatongKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,222	about 187	about 6.53 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,297	DapiwakDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,221	about 101	about 12.13 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
1,298	MarupayPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,221	about 148	about 8.23 km²	−4.88% a year	Rural
1,299	Bud-TaranIndanan, Sulu	1,220	about 200	about 6.09 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
1,300	Ignacio GarrataDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,219	about 195	about 6.25 km²	−2.42% 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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