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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, 1,801 to 1,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,801	MontelaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	779	about 198	about 3.94 km²	−3.35% a year	Rural
1,802	RizalSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	779	about 164	about 4.74 km²	−9.93% a year	Rural
1,803	Bagong SilangGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	778	about 14	about 54.21 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
1,804	LiguacPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	778	about 220	about 3.54 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
1,805	TapalanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	778	about 164	about 4.73 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
1,806	CalubeSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	777	about 206	about 3.77 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
1,807	LumbiaTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	776	about 210	about 3.69 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,808	PianPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	776	about 312	about 2.49 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
1,809	De Venta PerlaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	774	about 216	about 3.58 km²	−7.53% a year	Rural
1,810	SayawSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	774	about 54	about 14.22 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
1,811	BalansagRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	773	about 107	about 7.21 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,812	SebugueyLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	773	about 261	about 2.96 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,813	LagtingSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	772	about 193	about 4.00 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,814	DansalLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	771	about 144	about 5.36 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
1,815	LabakidPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	771	about 259	about 2.98 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,816	San JoseRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	771	about 207	about 3.73 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,817	TalairanBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	770	about 65	about 11.84 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
1,818	GasaLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	769	about 44	about 17.59 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
1,819	SongayanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	769	about 136	about 5.65 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
1,820	Santo NiñoGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	766	about 100	about 7.69 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
1,821	MahayahayTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	765	about 315	about 2.43 km²	−7.14% a year	Rural
1,822	GubawangNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	764	about 396	about 1.93 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,823	MinlasagSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	764	about 151	about 5.07 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
1,824	San JuanAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	764	about 170	about 4.50 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
1,825	DipalusanRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	763	about 512	about 1.49 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
1,826	BalacbaanTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	762	about 141	about 5.42 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
1,827	PiniglibanoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	762	about 214	about 3.56 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,828	Upper LaperianRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	762	about 245	about 3.11 km²	3.66% a year	Rural
1,829	BalatakanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	761	about 306	about 2.49 km²	5.28% a year	Rural
1,830	GuinimananMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	760	about 253	about 3.00 km²	−3.87% a year	Rural
1,831	BalingasanSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	759	about 268	about 2.83 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
1,832	MawalLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	759	about 159	about 4.76 km²	7.02% a year	Rural
1,833	CapisanTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	758	about 368	about 2.06 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
1,834	HilltopDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	758	about 140	about 5.42 km²	−4.14% a year	Rural
1,835	KauswaganAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	757	about 338	about 2.24 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,836	LeonardoJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	756	about 151	about 5.01 km²	−4.10% a year	Rural
1,837	MatalangLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	756	about 17	about 45.30 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
1,838	Bangkaw-bangkawMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	754	about 189	about 4.00 km²	−18.28% a year	Rural
1,839	BateriaOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	754	about 509	about 1.48 km²	−14.91% a year	Rural
1,840	TulanganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	754	about 244	about 3.09 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
1,841	LapayanbajaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	753	about 151	about 4.99 km²	−2.56% a year	Rural
1,842	TacklingMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	753	about 155	about 4.85 km²	−3.54% a year	Rural
1,843	BalonaiMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	752	about 113	about 6.67 km²	−9.01% a year	Rural
1,844	TampilisanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	751	about 22	about 33.48 km²	−3.73% a year	Rural
1,845	SegabePiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	750	about 170	about 4.41 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
1,846	BitoonJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	749	about 170	about 4.41 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
1,847	SingclotGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	749	about 138	about 5.41 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
1,848	Del PilarMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	747	about 72	about 10.34 km²	3.01% a year	Rural
1,849	BaloboanDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	746	about 301	about 2.48 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,850	GuintanananDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	746	about 79	about 9.47 km²	−0.48% 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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