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Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur

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 Sur

Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 779^[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: 2,063,975^[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: 107 urban^[4]; 672 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Talon-talon^[5]; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; 38,108 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: Vitali^[6]; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; about 113.75 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: Talisayan^{[5, 7]}; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; 7.52% 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: 321 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Jose, −5.25% 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.

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

Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	CamangaTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,769	about 358	about 7.74 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
152	BlanciaMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,751	about 752	about 3.66 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
153	Bogo CapalaranMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,721	about 1,354	about 2.01 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
154	SumaligTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,695	about 186	about 14.48 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
155	PaglaumDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	2,686	about 1,803	about 1.49 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
156	TigbaoTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	2,685	about 315	about 8.52 km²	−2.95% a year	Rural
157	Dulian (Upper Bunguiao)Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,664	about 75	about 35.62 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
158	BenuatanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	2,651	about 512	about 5.18 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
159	Tawagan SurPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,642	about 742	about 3.56 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
160	SicpaoMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,638	about 504	about 5.23 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
161	LintugopAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	2,636	about 587	about 4.49 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
162	LumbogMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,597	about 470	about 5.52 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
163	San PabloDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,591	about 3,766	about 0.688 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
164	SantiagoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,585	about 15,206	about 0.17 km²	−4.45% a year	Urban
165	LibertadAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	2,524	about 886	about 2.85 km²	4.13% a year	Rural
166	SaloaganDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	2,512	about 832	about 3.02 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
167	MiliganMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,501	about 544	about 4.60 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
168	Lower Salug DakuMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,445	about 467	about 5.24 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
169	BulanitLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,437	about 657	about 3.71 km²	2.41% a year	Urban
170	New LabanganLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,431	about 992	about 2.45 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
171	TigbalabagZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,420	about 208	about 11.61 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
172	MalimTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	2,376	about 266	about 8.93 km²	−4.19% a year	Rural
173	NavalanTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,374	about 304	about 7.81 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
174	GabunonTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,338	about 534	about 4.38 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
175	San JoseMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,331	about 378	about 6.17 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
176	AlindahawTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,294	about 1,141	about 2.01 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
177	Lower LandingDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,294	about 529	about 4.34 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
178	DalaonMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,287	about 375	about 6.10 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
179	MilitarTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,271	about 528	about 4.30 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
180	LantianLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,262	about 445	about 5.08 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
181	TapodocLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,242	about 2,727	about 0.822 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
182	DitaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,240	about 182	about 12.34 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
183	DananVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	2,177	about 378	about 5.76 km²	−4.25% a year	Rural
184	Lower PulacanLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,177	about 751	about 2.90 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
185	TiguianMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,173	about 185	about 11.73 km²	−3.90% a year	Rural
186	BusayZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,172	about 909	about 2.39 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
187	Happy ValleyTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,161	about 2,219	about 0.974 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
188	BogoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,158	about 771	about 2.80 km²	6.49% a year	Rural
189	BinuayDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	2,151	about 368	about 5.84 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
190	Bagong KahayagLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	2,143	about 371	about 5.77 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
191	BiswanganLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	2,133	about 266	about 8.02 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
192	New VillageTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,124	about 1,062	about 2.00 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
193	BalongatingGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	2,121	about 503	about 4.22 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
194	DamitBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	2,118	about 201	about 10.54 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
195	DalapangLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,108	about 1,109	about 1.90 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
196	EsperanzaRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	2,107	about 366	about 5.75 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
197	DulopDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,106	about 127	about 16.53 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
198	Punta FlechaPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	2,091	about 296	about 7.06 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
199	Lower LodiongTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,088	about 424	about 4.93 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
200	CurvadaTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,087	about 590	about 3.54 km²	−0.05% 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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