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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, 101 to 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
101	PoblacionKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	7,696	about 520	about 14.81 km²	1.57% a year	Urban
102	Camino NuevoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,544	about 10,236	about 0.737 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
103	CarbonIsabela City, Basilan	7,501	about 153,395	about 0.0489 km²	13.88% a year	Urban
104	Don AndresIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	7,468	about 2,171	about 3.44 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
105	PoblacionTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	7,450	about 6,208	about 1.20 km²	−5.22% a year	Urban
106	BuanzaIndanan, Sulu	7,169	about 1,922	about 3.73 km²	5.03% a year	Urban
107	DumagocPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,153	about 23,149	about 0.309 km²	−4.11% a year	Urban
108	DungonTongkil, Sulu	7,106	about 1,746	about 4.07 km²	2.65% a year	Urban
109	Santa BarbaraZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,090	about 2,258	about 3.14 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
110	TampalanIsabela City, Basilan	7,055	about 97,850	about 0.0721 km²	7.71% a year	Urban
111	DikiIsabela City, Basilan	6,869	about 14,105	about 0.487 km²	2.52% a year	Urban
112	MarikiZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,780	about 5,339	about 1.27 km²	1.74% a year	Urban
113	PoblacionAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	6,759	about 3,654	about 1.85 km²	−0.50% a year	Urban
114	DaoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,745	about 1,602	about 4.21 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
115	San JosePagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,382	about 10,179	about 0.627 km²	−5.25% a year	Urban
116	LibertadTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	6,282	about 751	about 8.37 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
117	TigtabonZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,266	about 3,481	about 1.80 km²	3.79% a year	Urban
118	PoblacionLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	6,264	about 656	about 9.55 km²	2.03% a year	Urban
119	SimbahanPangutaran, Sulu	6,260	about 639	about 9.79 km²	2.55% a year	Urban
120	LanoteIsabela City, Basilan	6,256	about 819	about 7.64 km²	2.10% a year	Urban
121	PangKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	6,239	about 585	about 10.66 km²	1.77% a year	Urban
122	BilaanTalipao, Sulu	6,183	about 2,876	about 2.15 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
123	AguadaIsabela City, Basilan	6,153	about 19,050	about 0.323 km²	2.94% a year	Urban
124	KarungdongKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	6,050	about 911	about 6.64 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
125	TalabaanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,050	about 738	about 8.20 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
126	MagdaupIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,998	about 1,027	about 5.84 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
127	PasobolongZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,997	about 1,966	about 3.05 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
128	PoblacionPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,984	about 1,562	about 3.83 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
129	EstacaDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	5,982	about 7,506	about 0.797 km²	−6.18% a year	Urban
130	LicomoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,956	about 89	about 66.67 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
131	PoblacionLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	5,953	about 345	about 17.24 km²	3.01% a year	Urban
132	MiputakDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	5,902	about 5,730	about 1.03 km²	−6.08% a year	Urban
133	PoblacionTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	5,859	about 1,476	about 3.97 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
134	Alu Layag-LayagParang, Sulu	5,743	about 2,044	about 2.81 km²	5.54% a year	Urban
135	PoblacionGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	5,657	about 940	about 6.02 km²	0.84% a year	Urban
136	PoblacionDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,643	about 837	about 6.74 km²	1.74% a year	Urban
137	LenienzaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,623	about 2,114	about 2.66 km²	2.60% a year	Urban
138	MangusuZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,615	about 368	about 15.26 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
139	TiayonIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,613	about 664	about 8.45 km²	3.02% a year	Urban
140	TimbanganIndanan, Sulu	5,600	about 2,090	about 2.68 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
141	PoblacionSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	5,580	about 6,863	about 0.813 km²	−0.52% a year	Urban
142	BulatokPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,534	about 1,962	about 2.82 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
143	TawayIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,507	about 741	about 7.43 km²	1.72% a year	Urban
144	BaybayLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	5,497	about 1,942	about 2.83 km²	1.18% a year	Urban
145	SaimbangonPata, Sulu	5,496	about 729	about 7.54 km²	4.93% a year	Urban
146	TagbakIndanan, Sulu	5,436	about 1,874	about 2.90 km²	4.65% a year	Urban
147	LumbanganZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,377	about 1,091	about 4.93 km²	4.58% a year	Urban
148	PoblacionImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,329	about 2,019	about 2.64 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
149	HambilanPandami, Sulu	5,219	about 1,933	about 2.70 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
150	MatatalMaimbung, Sulu	5,218	about 1,391	about 3.75 km²	19.54% a year	Urban

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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