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Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte

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]

Open Zamboanga del Norte

Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 691^[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: 1,067,067^[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: 42 urban^[4]; 649 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Galas^[5]; Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte; 19,582 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: Guban^{[5, 7]}; Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte; 5.26% 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: 307 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.

691 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	MadalagJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	1,990	about 542	about 3.67 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
152	BinoniSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,983	about 195	about 10.17 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
153	BiayonSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	1,969	about 149	about 13.24 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
154	KauswaganBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,958	about 248	about 7.88 km²	3.19% a year	Rural
155	AnonganSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,954	about 27	about 73.46 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
156	Upper DisakanManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,948	about 342	about 5.69 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
157	La ConcepcionSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,947	about 408	about 4.77 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
158	DisakanManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,935	about 463	about 4.18 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
159	CalubianSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,931	about 115	about 16.73 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
160	Santo NiñoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,928	about 302	about 6.38 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
161	TigbaoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,922	about 346	about 5.55 km²	−3.70% a year	Rural
162	DenoyanSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,911	about 239	about 8.00 km²	6.99% a year	Rural
163	DohinobPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,909	about 1,061	about 1.80 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
164	Punta BlancaManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,908	about 297	about 6.43 km²	−3.48% a year	Rural
165	BantayanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,907	about 10,308	about 0.185 km²	−3.74% a year	Rural
166	PoblacionMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	1,906	about 428	about 4.45 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
167	MoyoSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,894	about 56	about 33.82 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
168	SiaySiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,888	about 222	about 8.50 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
169	KauswaganDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,872	about 443	about 4.23 km²	5.27% a year	Rural
170	Doña CeciliaSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,868	about 1,015	about 1.84 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
171	LawaganLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	1,867	about 283	about 6.59 km²	3.91% a year	Rural
172	Upper GutalacGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,850	about 298	about 6.21 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
173	CaluanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,849	about 116	about 15.89 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
174	Santo TomasMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	1,848	about 695	about 2.66 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
175	BalasLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	1,824	about 79	about 23.17 km²	−2.16% a year	Rural
176	BalokSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,814	about 178	about 10.17 km²	5.31% a year	Rural
177	MilidanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,813	about 110	about 16.42 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
178	Dionisio RiconallaSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,811	about 144	about 12.60 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
179	DumalogdogSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,808	about 260	about 6.95 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
180	NasibacLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	1,802	about 25	about 71.06 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
181	RabaGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	1,784	about 199	about 8.98 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
182	BitoonSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,772	about 327	about 5.42 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
183	San IsidroGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,752	about 358	about 4.90 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
184	MacasingSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,737	about 95	about 18.33 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
185	LabradorPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,725	about 371	about 4.65 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
186	SinonocDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,724	about 270	about 6.39 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
187	PangalalanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,722	about 212	about 8.13 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
188	DomogokSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,708	about 69	about 24.67 km²	4.09% a year	Rural
189	TalingaSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,705	about 283	about 6.03 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
190	Cawit-cawitSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,700	about 49	about 34.42 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
191	MalinaoBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,698	about 355	about 4.78 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
192	DicoyongSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,695	about 272	about 6.24 km²	−6.78% a year	Rural
193	LawiganLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	1,693	about 212	about 7.98 km²	8.09% a year	Rural
194	PanampalayPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,685	about 31	about 54.40 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
195	TinaplanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,683	about 46	about 36.21 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
196	BacongSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,680	about 321	about 5.23 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
197	GatasKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	1,668	about 164	about 10.18 km²	−3.70% a year	Rural
198	MucasSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,666	about 910	about 1.83 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
199	SipawaSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,659	about 25	about 67.08 km²	26.52% a year	Rural
200	Santo NiñoSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,658	about 56	about 29.41 km²	−2.06% 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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