The Atlas

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]

Open Zamboanga Peninsula

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, 1,551 to 1,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,551	DalapangGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	979	about 110	about 8.87 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,552	GupotManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	979	about 219	about 4.48 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
1,553	ManikaanTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	979	about 301	about 3.25 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
1,554	BacuyongPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	978	about 344	about 2.84 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
1,555	LipayJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	978	about 55	about 17.84 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
1,556	MuñozSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	977	about 109	about 9.00 km²	−3.10% a year	Rural
1,557	SaluyongManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	976	about 216	about 4.51 km²	−3.96% a year	Rural
1,558	InasaganAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	975	about 332	about 2.94 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
1,559	MahayahayAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	975	about 424	about 2.30 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
1,560	San FranciscoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	975	about 193	about 5.05 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,561	SuisayanManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	975	about 107	about 9.15 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
1,562	CaladesAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	973	about 156	about 6.23 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,563	SaadDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	971	about 191	about 5.09 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,564	Santo NiñoAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	970	about 232	about 4.19 km²	−2.48% a year	Rural
1,565	New SicayabPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	969	about 127	about 7.65 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
1,566	PiñamarPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	968	about 261	about 3.71 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
1,567	SasGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	968	about 32	about 29.86 km²	−2.26% a year	Rural
1,568	Alu BunahPangutaran, Sulu	965	about 163	about 5.91 km²	3.38% a year	Rural
1,569	BinayanLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	965	about 48	about 20.21 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
1,570	Looc-BarlakMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	964	about 179	about 5.39 km²	−18.80% a year	Rural
1,571	GonayenSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	963	about 142	about 6.76 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
1,572	Lapu-lapuPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	963	about 230	about 4.18 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
1,573	TeresitaPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	963	about 144	about 6.71 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
1,574	MiladPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	962	about 105	about 9.20 km²	−3.77% a year	Rural
1,575	BularongMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	959	about 194	about 4.95 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
1,576	DataganSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	959	about 135	about 7.09 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
1,577	S. CabralSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	958	about 163	about 5.88 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
1,578	Kutah ParangLugus, Sulu	957	about 517	about 1.85 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,579	BulanaySominot, Zamboanga del Sur	956	about 98	about 9.75 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,580	MateTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	956	about 179	about 5.33 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,581	AndalanPata, Sulu	955	about 377	about 2.53 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
1,582	Datu TotocanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	955	about 141	about 6.75 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
1,583	MolitonPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	954	about 155	about 6.17 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
1,584	VillahermosoPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	954	about 129	about 7.40 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
1,585	BaluboPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	952	about 68	about 13.90 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
1,586	ImeldaTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	952	about 131	about 7.29 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
1,587	South Musu LaudSiasi, Sulu	951	about 1,998	about 0.476 km²	6.27% a year	Rural
1,588	MaligayPatikul, Sulu	950	about 275	about 3.45 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
1,589	LanawanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	949	about 231	about 4.10 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
1,590	TininghalangLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	949	about 102	about 9.27 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,591	Lower UsoganTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	948	about 295	about 3.21 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,592	LumanpingJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	947	about 124	about 7.61 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
1,593	Upper DimorokMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	946	about 214	about 4.42 km²	−2.91% a year	Rural
1,594	GolictopMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	945	about 162	about 5.84 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
1,595	North MantaSiasi, Sulu	945	about 368	about 2.57 km²	5.73% a year	Rural
1,596	ButongDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	943	about 443	about 2.13 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
1,597	DiampakKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	943	about 45	about 20.91 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
1,598	San JoseDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	943	about 145	about 6.50 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
1,599	Bangkaw-bangkawNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	941	about 172	about 5.48 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
1,600	TangarakSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	940	about 24	about 38.91 km²	−5.23% 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.

See something wrong on this page? Write to hello@scene.ph with the page address. We check every report against the source.