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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, 1,851 to 1,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,851	NangkaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	746	about 280	about 2.66 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
1,852	DataganGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	745	about 243	about 3.07 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
1,853	San VicenteTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	744	about 189	about 3.94 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
1,854	SarawaganGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	744	about 134	about 5.54 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
1,855	BarubuhanSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	743	about 145	about 5.11 km²	−5.53% a year	Rural
1,856	El ParaisoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	743	about 113	about 6.57 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
1,857	LimbongaGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	743	about 97	about 7.65 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
1,858	Luy-aTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	742	about 165	about 4.50 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
1,859	MinundasPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	742	about 164	about 4.52 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,860	PalmeraRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	740	about 111	about 6.68 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
1,861	Tabu-BatoMaimbung, Sulu	740	about 988	about 0.749 km²	5.24% a year	Rural
1,862	DampalanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	738	about 17	about 42.86 km²	−6.39% a year	Rural
1,863	Bag-ong ValenciaDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	736	about 145	about 5.09 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
1,864	ConaconBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	735	about 136	about 5.42 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
1,865	DanluganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	734	about 62	about 11.92 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,866	LingatonganManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	734	about 195	about 3.77 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
1,867	ParaisoKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	733	about 17	about 43.02 km²	−5.15% a year	Rural
1,868	BucayanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	732	about 118	about 6.21 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
1,869	DumalianSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	731	about 68	about 10.82 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
1,870	OcapanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	731	about 55	about 13.37 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
1,871	SebacaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	731	about 205	about 3.56 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
1,872	Upper DumalinaoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	731	about 256	about 2.85 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
1,873	SilangitMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	728	about 123	about 5.92 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,874	TanayanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	728	about 180	about 4.05 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
1,875	New OroquietaTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	727	about 288	about 2.52 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
1,876	PayagMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	727	about 117	about 6.23 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
1,877	GuinabotMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	726	about 27	about 26.51 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,878	Sapang PinolesLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	725	about 31	about 23.12 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,879	TinglanMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	725	about 107	about 6.79 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
1,880	New CanaanTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	724	about 117	about 6.19 km²	4.11% a year	Rural
1,881	SiotonMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	724	about 196	about 3.69 km²	−3.56% a year	Rural
1,882	NangcaanRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	722	about 131	about 5.50 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
1,883	Upper BaluranImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	722	about 109	about 6.64 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
1,884	PelocobanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	720	about 162	about 4.45 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
1,885	Santo RosarioRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	720	about 259	about 2.78 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
1,886	Bagong GutlangMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	719	about 137	about 5.26 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
1,887	BinangonanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	719	about 162	about 4.44 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,888	MaluboMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	719	about 51	about 14.23 km²	−3.58% a year	Rural
1,889	North SilumpakSiasi, Sulu	719	about 90,783	about 0.00792 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
1,890	Bag-ong KauswaganTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	717	about 115	about 6.22 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
1,891	GomotocTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	717	about 105	about 6.80 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
1,892	GusomKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	717	about 215	about 3.34 km²	−2.18% a year	Rural
1,893	MaguikayAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	717	about 247	about 2.90 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
1,894	West PoblacionRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	717	about 1,481	about 0.484 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,895	Diana CountrysideTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	715	about 205	about 3.48 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
1,896	La FortunaPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	715	about 178	about 4.01 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
1,897	IlisanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	714	about 156	about 4.58 km²	−3.04% a year	Rural
1,898	DanaoSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	713	about 139	about 5.13 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
1,899	LibatoTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	713	about 161	about 4.42 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
1,900	La EsperanzaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	712	about 251	about 2.84 km²	2.63% 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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