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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, 1,951 to 2,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,951	PanglayahanPatikul, Sulu	680	about 50	about 13.51 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
1,952	SumambatTapul, Sulu	680	about 422	about 1.61 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,953	LabiIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	677	about 166	about 4.08 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
1,954	LipawanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	676	about 115	about 5.87 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
1,955	UnidosMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	675	about 54	about 12.57 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
1,956	PiñalanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	674	about 120	about 5.62 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
1,957	Upper MinangPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	674	about 507	about 1.33 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,958	BalintawakMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	672	about 232	about 2.90 km²	−5.05% a year	Rural
1,959	DimalinaoBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	668	about 31	about 21.83 km²	−4.29% a year	Rural
1,960	ManilanTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	668	about 91	about 7.35 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,961	MauswagonLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	668	about 247	about 2.70 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
1,962	LabiraySergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	667	about 85	about 7.84 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
1,963	KauswaganSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	665	about 90	about 7.40 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
1,964	MacuyonSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	664	about 1,292	about 0.514 km²	3.55% a year	Rural
1,965	San IsidroLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	664	about 154	about 4.31 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,966	Bag-ong OroquietaSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	661	about 291	about 2.27 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
1,967	LubidAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	661	about 115	about 5.74 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
1,968	LunggangMaimbung, Sulu	660	about 245	about 2.69 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,969	AdantePiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	659	about 90	about 7.32 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
1,970	KapataganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	659	about 58	about 11.32 km²	−5.81% a year	Rural
1,971	LarapLugus, Sulu	659	about 404	about 1.63 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
1,972	LuzvillaPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	659	about 169	about 3.89 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
1,973	San FranciscoSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	658	about 76	about 8.69 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
1,974	San IsidroBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	658	about 174	about 3.78 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
1,975	NapilanRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	657	about 411	about 1.60 km²	3.82% a year	Rural
1,976	San MiguelMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	657	about 212	about 3.10 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
1,977	TapanayanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	657	about 137	about 4.81 km²	10.03% a year	Rural
1,978	Doña JosefinaTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	656	about 161	about 4.08 km²	−5.78% a year	Rural
1,979	IsraelImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	656	about 183	about 3.59 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
1,980	SandahPatikul, Sulu	654	about 233	about 2.81 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
1,981	East PoblacionRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	651	about 1,271	about 0.512 km²	−3.61% a year	Rural
1,982	Huwit-huwit ProperLugus, Sulu	651	about 233	about 2.79 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
1,983	LibertadSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	651	about 199	about 3.27 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,984	OverlandMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	651	about 88	about 7.39 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
1,985	TimolanTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	650	about 297	about 2.19 km²	−3.44% a year	Rural
1,986	New LebangonPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	647	about 143	about 4.54 km²	5.48% a year	Rural
1,987	Bagong SilangSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	646	about 200	about 3.23 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,988	CalumanggiDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	646	about 108	about 5.96 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,989	LigayaMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	645	about 153	about 4.22 km²	−21.81% a year	Rural
1,990	DilandMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	644	about 203	about 3.18 km²	10.42% a year	Rural
1,991	SingaranLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	644	about 163	about 3.96 km²	−6.07% a year	Rural
1,992	BacaoMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	642	about 422	about 1.52 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
1,993	BalunoGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	641	about 34	about 18.85 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
1,994	DeporehanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	641	about 37	about 17.50 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
1,995	LibaBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	639	about 68	about 9.38 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,996	BalunoDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	637	about 126	about 5.06 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,997	LomogomGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	637	about 57	about 11.15 km²	4.18% a year	Rural
1,998	Bambong DiutRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	636	about 226	about 2.82 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
1,999	MiatanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	636	about 81	about 7.82 km²	−7.19% a year	Rural
2,000	SituboSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	636	about 179	about 3.56 km²	1.45% 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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