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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, 1,751 to 1,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,751	LingayonSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	820	about 136	about 6.03 km²	−6.50% a year	Rural
1,752	MahayahaySiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	820	about 90	about 9.10 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,753	LimpapaSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	819	about 108	about 7.56 km²	11.82% a year	Rural
1,754	PalpalanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	818	about 317	about 2.58 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,755	Bagong MaslogAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	816	about 378	about 2.16 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
1,756	Matin-aoBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	815	about 67	about 12.12 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
1,757	MotosawaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	813	about 175	about 4.64 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,758	GubatPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	809	about 368	about 2.20 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,759	Princesa LamayaSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	809	about 75	about 10.85 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,760	Upper SibulDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	808	about 335	about 2.41 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
1,761	Bulansing TaraSiasi, Sulu	806	about 1,910	about 0.422 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
1,762	TigabonMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	806	about 326	about 2.47 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
1,763	IpilanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	805	about 145	about 5.54 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,764	La SuertePagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	804	about 55	about 14.50 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
1,765	FatimaSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	803	about 231	about 3.47 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
1,766	SenoteDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	803	about 115	about 6.97 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
1,767	BagumbayanSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	802	about 39	about 20.55 km²	−5.54% a year	Rural
1,768	PamansaanMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	802	about 221	about 3.63 km²	−8.38% a year	Rural
1,769	BagtingDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	800	about 7,080	about 0.113 km²	−5.64% a year	Urban
1,770	MaculayVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	800	about 262	about 3.05 km²	−4.84% a year	Rural
1,771	EsperanzaOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	798	about 218	about 3.66 km²	−3.43% a year	Rural
1,772	BinirayKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	797	about 200	about 3.98 km²	11.04% a year	Rural
1,773	LindangDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	797	about 393	about 2.03 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
1,774	MesesManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	797	about 147	about 5.44 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,775	BanbananTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	796	about 102	about 7.77 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,776	New KatipunanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	795	about 98	about 8.09 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,777	MahayahayKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	794	about 130	about 6.11 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,778	MidatagLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	794	about 26	about 30.62 km²	4.42% a year	Rural
1,779	KauswaganMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	793	about 405	about 1.96 km²	−15.49% a year	Rural
1,780	Tan-awanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	793	about 85	about 9.36 km²	14.80% a year	Rural
1,781	PatikKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	791	about 174	about 4.54 km²	−1.43% a year	Rural
1,782	KauswaganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	790	about 151	about 5.22 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,783	Poblacion MuslimTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	790	about 393	about 2.01 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
1,784	DagohoyGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	789	about 276	about 2.86 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
1,785	PaoSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	789	about 177	about 4.45 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,786	PukaySalug, Zamboanga del Norte	789	about 118	about 6.67 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,787	Malila-tTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	788	about 125	about 6.29 km²	4.30% a year	Rural
1,788	CamaligDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	787	about 191	about 4.12 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
1,789	LitapanJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	787	about 277	about 2.84 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
1,790	BuenasuerteTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	786	about 64	about 12.30 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
1,791	TuluanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	785	about 197	about 3.98 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,792	Lugus ProperLugus, Sulu	784	about 314	about 2.50 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
1,793	SilanoPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	784	about 142	about 5.53 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,794	BuenavistaSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	783	about 103	about 7.59 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,795	San MiguelPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	783	about 105	about 7.45 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
1,796	CalingayanDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	782	about 145	about 5.39 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
1,797	PacuhanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	781	about 247	about 3.16 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,798	Kahayagan WestAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	780	about 225	about 3.47 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
1,799	LabahMaimbung, Sulu	780	about 582	about 1.34 km²	5.74% a year	Rural
1,800	El ParaisoLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	779	about 121	about 6.45 km²	−1.74% 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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