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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, 1,351 to 1,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,351	South MapangRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	1,171	about 423	about 2.77 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,352	CanlucaniDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,169	about 1,093	about 1.07 km²	−3.29% a year	Rural
1,353	DitorayPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,168	about 608	about 1.92 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,354	San JoseBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,167	about 87	about 13.42 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
1,355	Pulo LaumOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,166	about 624	about 1.87 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,356	PiaoPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,165	about 869	about 1.34 km²	−2.93% a year	Rural
1,357	Lower Sang-anLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,163	about 483	about 2.41 km²	5.21% a year	Rural
1,358	New DapitanRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	1,162	about 259	about 4.48 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
1,359	DenomanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,159	about 247	about 4.69 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
1,360	BacahanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,157	about 304	about 3.80 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
1,361	LaihSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,152	about 116	about 9.94 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
1,362	Sibaud ProperPandami, Sulu	1,152	about 126	about 9.13 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,363	DiludDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,151	about 89	about 12.95 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
1,364	MolumLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,151	about 256	about 4.49 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,365	Liu-Bud PantaoTalipao, Sulu	1,150	about 575	about 2.00 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,366	San PedroPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,149	about 424	about 2.71 km²	−2.74% a year	Rural
1,367	Eastern PoblacionSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	1,148	about 279	about 4.12 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
1,368	GayconTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,148	about 240	about 4.78 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,369	KulasianPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,148	about 101	about 11.42 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
1,370	CulasianSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,146	about 302	about 3.80 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
1,371	MauswagonLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,146	about 199	about 5.75 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
1,372	CasaconRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,145	about 130	about 8.79 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
1,373	SalvadorDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,145	about 158	about 7.23 km²	−7.13% a year	Rural
1,374	AnastacioPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,144	about 353	about 3.24 km²	−12.47% a year	Rural
1,375	LubosanLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,144	about 114	about 10.05 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,376	CalulaRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,143	about 141	about 8.13 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,377	ImeldaSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,143	about 63	about 18.21 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
1,378	PanabutanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,142	about 395	about 2.89 km²	20.05% a year	Rural
1,379	CalucapSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,141	about 107	about 10.64 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
1,380	PislongSiasi, Sulu	1,141	about 541	about 2.11 km²	3.54% a year	Rural
1,381	KapalaranTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,136	about 293	about 3.88 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,382	LitayonAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,134	about 2,706	about 0.419 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
1,383	MagsaysaySibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,134	about 158	about 7.18 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
1,384	TinaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,132	about 290	about 3.91 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
1,385	TuluanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,132	about 147	about 7.68 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
1,386	KahayaganOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,131	about 292	about 3.87 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
1,387	NoboranLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,131	about 156	about 7.24 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
1,388	LiyangDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,130	about 825	about 1.37 km²	6.27% a year	Rural
1,389	BalukbahanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	1,128	about 227	about 4.96 km²	−7.22% a year	Rural
1,390	TomitomIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,128	about 169	about 6.67 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
1,391	LawaanTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,126	about 124	about 9.11 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
1,392	SuminalumKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	1,126	about 111	about 10.11 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,393	TimanLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,126	about 544	about 2.07 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
1,394	BaloyboanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,125	about 467	about 2.41 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
1,395	LimasTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,124	about 109	about 10.27 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
1,396	Barangay Zone IIIZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,123	about 2,016	about 0.557 km²	−0.49% a year	Urban
1,397	San VicenteGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,121	about 130	about 8.61 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
1,398	Sugbay UnoDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	1,120	about 176	about 6.37 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
1,399	TumapicMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,117	about 257	about 4.34 km²	−1.74% a year	Rural
1,400	PayagSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,114	about 272	about 4.10 km²	−1.57% 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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