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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, 1,651 to 1,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,651	MalipotSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	903	about 420	about 2.15 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
1,652	New AntiqueRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	903	about 206	about 4.38 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,653	San RoqueGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	903	about 150	about 6.02 km²	6.48% a year	Rural
1,654	SigayanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	903	about 158	about 5.72 km²	−3.20% a year	Rural
1,655	DongosDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	902	about 72	about 12.45 km²	−2.68% a year	Rural
1,656	MatunoyGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	902	about 197	about 4.57 km²	11.08% a year	Rural
1,657	NananPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	898	about 148	about 6.05 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
1,658	PunawanMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	897	about 131	about 6.86 km²	−11.11% a year	Rural
1,659	CatipanMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	896	about 255	about 3.51 km²	−11.43% a year	Rural
1,660	TuburanTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	896	about 185	about 4.85 km²	−15.72% a year	Rural
1,661	LibayoyTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	895	about 142	about 6.30 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
1,662	GoawLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	894	about 331	about 2.70 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
1,663	PiacanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	894	about 860	about 1.04 km²	4.20% a year	Rural
1,664	SaguaMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	892	about 210	about 4.24 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
1,665	SanaoKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	891	about 140	about 6.37 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
1,666	TuboranMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	891	about 163	about 5.47 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
1,667	West MigpulaoDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	891	about 112	about 7.94 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,668	SeroanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	890	about 72	about 12.28 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
1,669	DangananLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	889	about 302	about 2.94 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
1,670	BalatanayIsabela City, Basilan	887	about 910	about 0.975 km²	8.26% a year	Rural
1,671	BanganonGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	887	about 220	about 4.04 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
1,672	ConcepcionKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	884	about 72	about 12.34 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
1,673	KaumpangTapul, Sulu	884	about 636	about 1.39 km²	4.19% a year	Rural
1,674	Lower TambakingMaimbung, Sulu	884	about 1,094	about 0.808 km²	14.37% a year	Rural
1,675	Luuk TaraSiasi, Sulu	883	about 1,571	about 0.562 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
1,676	TapicanLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	881	about 331	about 2.66 km²	9.39% a year	Rural
1,677	BakongPatikul, Sulu	880	about 126	about 6.99 km²	4.28% a year	Rural
1,678	LimamawanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	880	about 239	about 3.68 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
1,679	Campo VRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	879	about 288	about 3.05 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
1,680	Southwestern BulikullulSiasi, Sulu	879	about 286	about 3.07 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
1,681	Upper NiloTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	879	about 82	about 10.71 km²	−3.32% a year	Rural
1,682	LangilanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	878	about 164	about 5.37 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
1,683	LimamawanMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	878	about 218	about 4.02 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
1,684	SiananGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	878	about 42	about 20.79 km²	3.78% a year	Rural
1,685	BongalaoSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	877	about 79	about 11.13 km²	5.77% a year	Rural
1,686	LetapanPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	876	about 221	about 3.96 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,687	New SalvacionLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	875	about 66	about 13.29 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
1,688	Santo NiñoSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	875	about 131	about 6.68 km²	−2.56% a year	Rural
1,689	BasaganKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	873	about 165	about 5.28 km²	−2.78% a year	Rural
1,690	LantawanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	872	about 194	about 4.49 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
1,691	Pulang BatoBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	872	about 34	about 25.44 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
1,692	SalagmanokKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	871	about 134	about 6.50 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,693	San AgustinDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	871	about 243	about 3.59 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,694	BongonSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	870	about 899	about 0.968 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
1,695	LuopDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	869	about 337	about 2.58 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
1,696	La LibertadTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	868	about 198	about 4.38 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
1,697	SilucapLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	868	about 160	about 5.44 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
1,698	NasipangRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	865	about 140	about 6.17 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
1,699	SibatogPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	865	about 170	about 5.10 km²	6.32% a year	Rural
1,700	MarceloKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	864	about 84	about 10.27 km²	−2.15% 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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