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Barangays in Zamboanga Sibugay

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 Sibugay, at a glance

Barangays: 389^[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: 661,498^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 356 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Sanito^[5]; Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; 10,570 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: Shiolan^[6]; Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay; about 49.01 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: Tiayon^{[5, 7]}; Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; 3.02% 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: 153 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion, −5.22% a year.

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389 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Sibugay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	MarsoloNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,988	about 180	about 11.06 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
102	CayamcamTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,986	about 142	about 13.97 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
103	LabradorBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,979	about 230	about 8.59 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
104	TigbanuangTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,973	about 168	about 11.71 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
105	KauswaganDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,951	about 1,653	about 1.18 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
106	SimbolKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,941	about 744	about 2.61 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
107	TambananOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,923	about 331	about 5.81 km²	−5.59% a year	Rural
108	BangcoTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,917	about 203	about 9.45 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
109	KipitTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,911	about 63	about 30.39 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
110	GuintolanImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,905	about 242	about 7.87 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
111	ColoranSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,898	about 246	about 7.70 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
112	Upper SulitanNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,891	about 430	about 4.40 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
113	SurabayRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,885	about 4,333	about 0.435 km²	3.01% a year	Rural
114	MalungonTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,863	about 165	about 11.28 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
115	Santa BarbaraImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,858	about 376	about 4.94 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
116	PoblacionKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,843	about 7,143	about 0.258 km²	2.39% a year	Urban
117	BalunoNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,835	about 698	about 2.63 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
118	LaparayTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,805	about 479	about 3.77 km²	−11.79% a year	Rural
119	SilohSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,801	about 361	about 4.99 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
120	La VictoriaImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,795	about 376	about 4.78 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
121	Santo RosarioRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,791	about 66	about 27.24 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
122	MabiniRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,781	about 1,300	about 1.37 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
123	Timbang-timbangAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,767	about 640	about 2.76 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
124	DansulaoMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,758	about 302	about 5.83 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
125	ParukSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,746	about 319	about 5.48 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
126	SanghananKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,735	about 92	about 18.85 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
127	TambananNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,731	about 160	about 10.82 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
128	KatipunanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,722	about 161	about 10.70 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
129	GuilawaMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,715	about 454	about 3.78 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
130	Bolo BatallionKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,714	about 322	about 5.32 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
131	Santa CruzKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,707	about 1,434	about 1.19 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
132	CaparanIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,703	about 633	about 2.69 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
133	KulambuganRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,703	about 1,521	about 1.12 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
134	MiranganSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,689	about 282	about 6.00 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
135	LobocTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,686	about 130	about 12.92 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
136	BankerKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,682	about 105	about 16.05 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
137	CandiisMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,677	about 452	about 3.71 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
138	VillacorteOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,670	about 438	about 3.81 km²	−5.74% a year	Rural
139	LutimanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,647	about 205	about 8.02 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
140	GangoRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,639	about 387	about 4.23 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
141	Lower Ipil HeightsIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,625	about 4,254	about 0.382 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
142	SilinganRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,612	about 202	about 7.99 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
143	BacalanIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,611	about 280	about 5.75 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
144	Looc-labuanTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,609	about 164	about 9.82 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
145	Santo NiñoTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,609	about 136	about 11.79 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
146	Little BaguioImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,606	about 451	about 3.56 km²	−0.89% a year	Urban
147	VillagonzaloOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,603	about 763	about 2.10 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
148	San AntonioRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,597	about 253	about 6.31 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
149	ConcepcionAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,586	about 173	about 9.19 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
150	SuclemaIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,582	about 369	about 4.29 km²	5.39% 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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