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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, 1,601 to 1,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,601	San RoqueDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	939	about 377	about 2.49 km²	14.04% a year	Rural
1,602	Bagong SilangMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	938	about 165	about 5.67 km²	−11.97% a year	Rural
1,603	TipangiDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	938	about 211	about 4.45 km²	4.24% a year	Rural
1,604	Cana-anImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	936	about 244	about 3.84 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,605	MabuhayLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	935	about 182	about 5.14 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
1,606	MorobLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	935	about 89	about 10.51 km²	7.08% a year	Rural
1,607	IlihanJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	933	about 127	about 7.33 km²	4.13% a year	Rural
1,608	MejoDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	933	about 390	about 2.39 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,609	PataganManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	933	about 112	about 8.35 km²	−2.12% a year	Rural
1,610	GrapDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	932	about 192	about 4.86 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,611	Laud SibaudPandami, Sulu	930	about 470	about 1.98 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
1,612	MangopLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	929	about 112	about 8.33 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
1,613	SalisigPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	929	about 303	about 3.07 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
1,614	Lower SulitanNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	928	about 101	about 9.19 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,615	LoganIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	927	about 124	about 7.49 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
1,616	Santa CruzDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	927	about 457	about 2.03 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
1,617	LitalipJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	926	about 214	about 4.33 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,618	BuenavistaGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	925	about 108	about 8.60 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
1,619	Eastern BobonganRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	925	about 257	about 3.60 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
1,620	ComboLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	924	about 745	about 1.24 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,621	SacbulanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	923	about 292	about 3.16 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
1,622	Bagong BaguioSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	922	about 162	about 5.69 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
1,623	North MapangRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	922	about 1,447	about 0.637 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
1,624	TilubogNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	921	about 328	about 2.81 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
1,625	FimagasKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	919	about 44	about 20.87 km²	−3.67% a year	Rural
1,626	PongolanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	919	about 157	about 5.85 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
1,627	SinaiSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	919	about 225	about 4.09 km²	−2.08% a year	Rural
1,628	TalamimiBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	919	about 70	about 13.05 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
1,629	TamionDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	918	about 200	about 4.58 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
1,630	ManlayagTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	917	about 57	about 16.05 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,631	Ba-aoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	916	about 126	about 7.27 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
1,632	Duhol KabbonMaimbung, Sulu	915	about 412	about 2.22 km²	14.83% a year	Rural
1,633	LapaMaimbung, Sulu	915	about 2,179	about 0.42 km²	8.51% a year	Rural
1,634	MarupayJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	915	about 200	about 4.57 km²	8.91% a year	Rural
1,635	Canipay SurMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	914	about 222	about 4.12 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,636	PasilnahutSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	914	about 1,618	about 0.565 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
1,637	San VicenteMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	914	about 239	about 3.83 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
1,638	LakitOld Panamao, Sulu	913	about 236	about 3.87 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
1,639	SilalPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	913	about 133	about 6.87 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,640	San PedroGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	911	about 44	about 20.59 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,641	PitogoGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	910	about 131	about 6.95 km²	6.03% a year	Rural
1,642	SibalicGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	910	about 89	about 10.17 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
1,643	KulisapPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	907	about 181	about 5.02 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,644	MateTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	907	about 139	about 6.54 km²	−3.69% a year	Rural
1,645	TeomabalHadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu	907	about 82	about 11.09 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
1,646	La VictoriaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	906	about 570	about 1.59 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
1,647	LongilogTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	906	about 134	about 6.75 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
1,648	Gapas Tubig TuwakLugus, Sulu	905	about 915	about 0.989 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,649	Lower GumayPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	905	about 210	about 4.31 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
1,650	KawasanOld Panamao, Sulu	903	about 305	about 2.96 km²	2.31% 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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