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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, 2,101 to 2,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,101	TulbongMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	537	about 150	about 3.59 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
2,102	Bagong OponRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	536	about 163	about 3.29 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
2,103	ImmaculadaLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	534	about 70	about 7.62 km²	−8.71% a year	Rural
2,104	Little BaguioKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	533	about 59	about 9.10 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
2,105	PanabangLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	533	about 128	about 4.18 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
2,106	UbayPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	532	about 116	about 4.58 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
2,107	TotongonMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	531	about 102	about 5.20 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
2,108	LupasangManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	530	about 125	about 4.25 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
2,109	Santo NiñoKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	528	about 222	about 2.38 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
2,110	DagumLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	527	about 24	about 21.99 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
2,111	TagaytaySiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	526	about 408	about 1.29 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
2,112	Tugop MuslimTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	526	about 37	about 14.08 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
2,113	Pisa ItomSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	525	about 69	about 7.66 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
2,114	BerayDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	524	about 243	about 2.16 km²	−5.04% a year	Rural
2,115	PedaganSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	524	about 123	about 4.27 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
2,116	MalilaLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	523	about 149	about 3.51 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
2,117	Matin-aoPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	522	about 368	about 1.42 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
2,118	MercedesLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	522	about 76	about 6.91 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
2,119	San AntonioSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	522	about 54	about 9.69 km²	−3.52% a year	Rural
2,120	TalabigaSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	522	about 161	about 3.24 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
2,121	BusolTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	521	about 151	about 3.45 km²	−7.40% a year	Rural
2,122	RizalinaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	518	about 106	about 4.87 km²	−1.89% a year	Rural
2,123	Bagong BuhayAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	517	about 82	about 6.29 km²	−3.93% a year	Rural
2,124	BalonkanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	516	about 58	about 8.94 km²	5.67% a year	Rural
2,125	CanaanLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	516	about 253	about 2.04 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
2,126	MahalingebLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	516	about 83	about 6.23 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
2,127	PugosSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	516	about 473	about 1.09 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
2,128	CanibonganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	514	about 53	about 9.77 km²	−4.62% a year	Rural
2,129	LibugananSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	512	about 196	about 2.61 km²	−5.63% a year	Rural
2,130	Mountain ViewPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	511	about 83	about 6.12 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
2,131	SikatunaGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	509	about 256	about 1.99 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
2,132	DacsolGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	507	about 72	about 7.04 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
2,133	ResthouseAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	506	about 202	about 2.51 km²	−3.34% a year	Rural
2,134	Santo NiñoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	506	about 202	about 2.51 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
2,135	VillakapaSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	505	about 213	about 2.37 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
2,136	GolingDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	504	about 190	about 2.65 km²	−4.36% a year	Rural
2,137	New DapitanGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	503	about 202	about 2.49 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
2,138	San RoqueRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	503	about 167	about 3.02 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
2,139	ShiolanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	500	about 10	about 49.01 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
2,140	TulanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	500	about 151	about 3.31 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
2,141	Pisa PutiSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	498	about 182	about 2.73 km²	7.74% a year	Rural
2,142	BacongGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	497	about 44	about 11.21 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
2,143	Sampoli ADiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	497	about 190	about 2.62 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
2,144	BulaanBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	496	about 87	about 5.72 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
2,145	Kitaan DagatKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	495	about 57	about 8.65 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
2,146	MalianGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	495	about 56	about 8.77 km²	4.20% a year	Rural
2,147	NemeñoJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	495	about 158	about 3.13 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
2,148	Bagong MandaueAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	493	about 183	about 2.70 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
2,149	SibulocSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	492	about 270	about 1.82 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
2,150	TubacMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	492	about 94	about 5.23 km²	5.93% 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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