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Barangays in Zamboanga Sibugay

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 Sibugay, at a glance

Barangays: 389^[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: 661,498^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 356 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Sanito^[5]; Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; 10,570 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: Shiolan^[6]; Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay; about 49.01 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: Tiayon^{[5, 7]}; Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; 3.02% 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: 153 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion, −5.22% a year.

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389 barangays, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Sibugay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	Doña JosefaIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,269	about 115	about 11.06 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
202	BuyoganSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,264	about 120	about 10.51 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
203	San VicenteTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,261	about 84	about 15.00 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
204	BasalemBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,260	about 298	about 4.23 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
205	BataanSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,254	about 461	about 2.72 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
206	MabiniMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,242	about 248	about 5.01 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
207	PayonganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,240	about 203	about 6.12 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
208	CamangaMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,239	about 199	about 6.23 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
209	LambuyoganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,237	about 156	about 7.95 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
210	TimbabauanTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,237	about 114	about 10.89 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
211	BaganipayTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,233	about 400	about 3.08 km²	−9.56% a year	Rural
212	KimosSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,230	about 480	about 2.56 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
213	TarucRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,230	about 154	about 7.97 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
214	LinguisanTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,211	about 116	about 10.40 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
215	KimaPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,195	about 299	about 3.99 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
216	Santa MariaOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,189	about 286	about 4.16 km²	−2.93% a year	Rural
217	BulacanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,184	about 126	about 9.42 km²	5.13% a year	Rural
218	BawangBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,178	about 359	about 3.28 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
219	Pulo LaumOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,166	about 624	about 1.87 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
220	LaihSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,152	about 116	about 9.94 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
221	GayconTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,148	about 240	about 4.78 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
222	KulasianPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,148	about 101	about 11.42 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
223	CasaconRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,145	about 130	about 8.79 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
224	CalulaRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,143	about 141	about 8.13 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
225	LitayonAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,134	about 2,706	about 0.419 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
226	KahayaganOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,131	about 292	about 3.87 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
227	TomitomIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,128	about 169	about 6.67 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
228	SagayTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,113	about 181	about 6.15 km²	−7.54% a year	Rural
229	GuintoloanNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,102	about 151	about 7.28 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
230	PulidanTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,097	about 51	about 21.58 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
231	SongcuyaDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,096	about 322	about 3.40 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
232	CompostelaBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,093	about 260	about 4.20 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
233	CalapanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,083	about 183	about 5.92 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
234	SibugueySiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,083	about 155	about 6.99 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
235	CamangaSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,069	about 304	about 3.52 km²	5.30% a year	Rural
236	ParadiseDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,067	about 280	about 3.81 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
237	MaasinIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,066	about 121	about 8.84 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
238	TilasanRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,064	about 67	about 15.94 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
239	GumintaBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,063	about 568	about 1.87 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
240	ManihaSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,054	about 325	about 3.24 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
241	San JoseOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,052	about 255	about 4.12 km²	−6.12% a year	Rural
242	CatituanMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,051	about 156	about 6.72 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
243	TinongtonganDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,033	about 356	about 2.90 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
244	LabasanSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,030	about 342	about 3.01 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
245	DumpocImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,023	about 205	about 4.98 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
246	PinalimMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,020	about 276	about 3.69 km²	−9.87% a year	Rural
247	TalaptapAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,018	about 190	about 5.37 km²	−5.66% a year	Rural
248	PilarDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,010	about 186	about 5.44 km²	−3.95% a year	Rural
249	SupitTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	997	about 139	about 7.18 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
250	LumbiaIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	992	about 205	about 4.85 km²	7.60% 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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