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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, 1,701 to 1,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,701	MoalboalTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	864	about 267	about 3.23 km²	−12.01% a year	Rural
1,702	OverviewLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	864	about 290	about 2.98 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
1,703	Tag-uloDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	863	about 403	about 2.14 km²	4.37% a year	Rural
1,704	GacbusanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	861	about 249	about 3.46 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
1,705	WaterfallAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	861	about 217	about 3.97 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
1,706	La FortunaDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	858	about 135	about 6.34 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
1,707	San IsidroOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	858	about 490	about 1.75 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,708	MalungonMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	857	about 187	about 4.59 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
1,709	SinonokDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	857	about 98	about 8.77 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
1,710	IpilSiasi, Sulu	856	about 420	about 2.04 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
1,711	OyanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	856	about 240	about 3.56 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
1,712	PlingBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	856	about 295	about 2.90 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,713	ParaisoMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	855	about 36	about 24.08 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
1,714	Tandu-tanduOld Panamao, Sulu	855	about 333	about 2.57 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
1,715	MaigangLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	854	about 232	about 3.68 km²	4.63% a year	Rural
1,716	TolonRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	854	about 637	about 1.34 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
1,717	CawilanTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	853	about 203	about 4.21 km²	−15.66% a year	Rural
1,718	BagaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	851	about 141	about 6.02 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
1,719	CarangDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	849	about 259	about 3.28 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
1,720	CusipanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	849	about 282	about 3.01 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
1,721	MatimOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	849	about 328	about 2.59 km²	−4.97% a year	Rural
1,722	PicturanSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	845	about 71	about 11.87 km²	−6.03% a year	Rural
1,723	DamasingRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	843	about 171	about 4.93 km²	4.92% a year	Rural
1,724	PulawanImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	843	about 250	about 3.37 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
1,725	Alang-alangAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	840	about 757	about 1.11 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
1,726	MarapongSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	840	about 251	about 3.34 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
1,727	NoqueOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	840	about 365	about 2.30 km²	−4.26% a year	Rural
1,728	GuimputlanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	838	about 409	about 2.05 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
1,729	DipalaKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	837	about 226	about 3.70 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,730	PangapuyanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	837	about 4,405	about 0.19 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
1,731	SigamokJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	837	about 121	about 6.91 km²	−3.55% a year	Rural
1,732	LipakanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	836	about 133	about 6.28 km²	−6.63% a year	Rural
1,733	CanianganRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	835	about 184	about 4.55 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
1,734	TugasPatikul, Sulu	835	about 345	about 2.42 km²	4.00% a year	Rural
1,735	NangcaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	834	about 765	about 1.09 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,736	BulacanSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	832	about 114	about 7.27 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
1,737	DipolodSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	832	about 112	about 7.45 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
1,738	DumalinaoMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	832	about 201	about 4.13 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
1,739	RemediosRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	832	about 146	about 5.69 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,740	LibuconSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	831	about 65	about 12.70 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
1,741	LinokmadalumLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	830	about 120	about 6.89 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
1,742	MansanasJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	830	about 158	about 5.26 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
1,743	New CarmenSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	830	about 78	about 10.70 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
1,744	RambonGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	829	about 76	about 10.88 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
1,745	GumaMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	828	about 355	about 2.33 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,746	Santo RosarioSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	826	about 127	about 6.52 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
1,747	SonggoySan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	826	about 193	about 4.27 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
1,748	LinoguayanVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	822	about 150	about 5.47 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
1,749	New SiquijorMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	822	about 296	about 2.78 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,750	PangiKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	821	about 355	about 2.31 km²	0.44% 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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