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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]

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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.
Region: Zamboanga Peninsula
Province: Zamboanga del Sur
Town: All
Sort: Most people

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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
201Abong-abongTabina, Zamboanga del Sur2,082about 352about 5.91 km²−0.75% a yearRural
202MaruingLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur2,081about 334about 6.23 km²−2.61% a yearRural
203GubangPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur2,076about 155about 13.41 km²1.74% a yearRural
204Upper Santo NiñoMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur2,067about 432about 4.79 km²−0.57% a yearRural
205White BeachPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur2,063about 2,153about 0.958 km²0.13% a yearRural
206CaridadDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur2,057about 571about 3.60 km²2.14% a yearRural
207LimonanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur2,055about 504about 4.08 km²0.16% a yearRural
208MabuhayMolave, Zamboanga del Sur2,020about 598about 3.38 km²4.36% a yearUrban
209TiguhaLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur2,019about 236about 8.55 km²2.81% a yearRural
210KaangayanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur2,009about 188about 10.67 km²−0.86% a yearRural
211Poblacion AMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,993about 914about 2.18 km²0.86% a yearRural
212BuloronMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,984about 357about 5.56 km²−0.02% a yearRural
213CogonanLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,979about 88about 22.43 km²0.65% a yearRural
214CulabayTabina, Zamboanga del Sur1,948about 301about 6.48 km²0.19% a yearRural
215LapakanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur1,940about 172about 11.31 km²0.91% a yearRural
216LangapodLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,920about 79about 24.36 km²2.12% a yearRural
217GuinicolalayDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,917about 327about 5.87 km²3.66% a yearRural
218San FranciscoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,917about 6,565about 0.292 km²−10.82% a yearUrban
219LumayangZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur1,914about 256about 7.47 km²−1.04% a yearRural
220Waling-walingVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur1,898about 374about 5.07 km²1.04% a yearRural
221East MigpulaoDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,897about 234about 8.10 km²−0.01% a yearRural
222SagacadDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,894about 120about 15.73 km²0.95% a yearRural
223MatiSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur1,893about 503about 3.76 km²2.54% a yearRural
224LalaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,891about 372about 5.09 km²0.06% a yearRural
225LimasonVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur1,881about 689about 2.73 km²2.70% a yearRural
226TikwasDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur1,878about 441about 4.26 km²1.85% a yearRural
227MacasingPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,874about 412about 4.55 km²−0.20% a yearRural
228BokongLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,871about 193about 9.69 km²1.83% a yearRural
229BalimbinganLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,869about 316about 5.92 km²−0.56% a yearRural
230DeporeBayog, Zamboanga del Sur1,862about 185about 10.07 km²0.60% a yearUrban
231Bagong OroquietaGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur1,851about 558about 3.32 km²0.59% a yearRural
232SumpotDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur1,851about 296about 6.25 km²0.59% a yearRural
233CanunanGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur1,844about 645about 2.86 km²−1.83% a yearRural
234SigapodMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,844about 138about 13.32 km²1.08% a yearRural
235Legarda 1Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,828about 479about 3.82 km²−0.75% a yearRural
236PanubiganZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur1,824about 349about 5.22 km²16.01% a yearRural
237San IsidroLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,824about 413about 4.42 km²1.03% a yearRural
238KalasanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,822about 304about 6.00 km²3.10% a yearRural
239LaperianTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur1,821about 162about 11.22 km²−0.86% a yearRural
240LourmahMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,812about 654about 2.77 km²0.20% a yearRural
241TungawanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur1,812about 606about 2.99 km²−0.47% a yearRural
242Balong-balongPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur1,799about 281about 6.40 km²6.66% a yearRural
243RiversideTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur1,799about 7,527about 0.239 km²−1.28% a yearRural
244Sugbay DosPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur1,793about 377about 4.76 km²−4.46% a yearRural
245SibucaoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur1,787about 331about 5.40 km²1.78% a yearRural
246Upper TiparakTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur1,787about 295about 6.05 km²0.42% a yearRural
247GumahanJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur1,779about 2,687about 0.662 km²−1.09% a yearRural
248Igat IslandMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur1,775about 351about 5.05 km²−4.06% a yearRural
249AnonangAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,772about 297about 5.96 km²0.90% a yearRural
250CamangaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur1,761about 568about 3.10 km²−0.83% a yearRural

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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