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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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	BangkerohanIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,170	about 1,730	about 2.41 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
202	San PedroDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	4,163	about 2,669	about 1.56 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
203	SiareSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	4,163	about 624	about 6.67 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
204	TagasilayZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,159	about 232	about 17.96 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
205	Bulu-anIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,155	about 543	about 7.65 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
206	PalomocTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,153	about 434	about 9.57 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
207	BanonongDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	4,148	about 2,254	about 1.84 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
208	Santo NiñoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,133	about 16,208	about 0.255 km²	1.48% a year	Urban
209	TuyangTalipao, Sulu	4,127	about 1,169	about 3.53 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
210	BucanaSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	4,101	about 1,944	about 2.11 km²	4.31% a year	Rural
211	DanluganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,074	about 655	about 6.22 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
212	Tong LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	4,065	about 22,092	about 0.184 km²	8.24% a year	Rural
213	MandihSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	4,061	about 160	about 25.44 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
214	BalunoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,060	about 120	about 33.96 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
215	Masjid PunjunganKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	4,060	about 341	about 11.92 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
216	MakuguihonMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	4,056	about 9,115	about 0.445 km²	−0.38% a year	Urban
217	PandakanPanglima Estino, Sulu	4,017	about 1,125	about 3.57 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
218	Siayan ProperSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	4,007	about 233	about 17.17 km²	1.62% a year	Urban
219	DiploKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	3,992	about 434	about 9.19 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
220	MadasigonMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	3,987	about 8,724	about 0.457 km²	−4.51% a year	Urban
221	TolosaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,971	about 107	about 37.05 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
222	TaguilonDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,969	about 522	about 7.61 km²	3.90% a year	Urban
223	SinubungZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,965	about 285	about 13.90 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
224	MangilaySiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,958	about 180	about 22.01 km²	14.70% a year	Rural
225	VictoriaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,933	about 385	about 10.21 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
226	QuiniputZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,929	about 271	about 14.50 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
227	DiwanDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,925	about 128	about 30.64 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
228	ConcepcionKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,907	about 781	about 5.00 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
229	Lahing-LahingOmar, Sulu	3,814	about 375	about 10.16 km²	5.94% a year	Rural
230	SulangonDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,777	about 575	about 6.57 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
231	MuricayPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,732	about 1,034	about 3.61 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
232	San IsidroMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	3,731	about 520	about 7.18 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
233	MalayalSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	3,722	about 128	about 29.18 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
234	Tandu-BaguaPatikul, Sulu	3,708	about 1,159	about 3.20 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
235	San JoseAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	3,698	about 2,889	about 1.28 km²	3.78% a year	Urban
236	BatuSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,681	about 445	about 8.27 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
237	Kaumpurnah Zone IIsabela City, Basilan	3,657	about 74,329	about 0.0492 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
238	PicananKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	3,657	about 449	about 8.15 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
239	MalinaoMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,654	about 1,156	about 3.16 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
240	TictapulZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,639	about 103	about 35.30 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
241	Santa MariaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,638	about 5,964	about 0.61 km²	−5.24% a year	Urban
242	BulawanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,635	about 245	about 14.85 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
243	SipandingSiasi, Sulu	3,631	about 5,527	about 0.657 km²	21.41% a year	Rural
244	BarraDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,622	about 19,266	about 0.188 km²	2.03% a year	Urban
245	Santa MariaSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	3,618	about 767	about 4.72 km²	1.17% a year	Urban
246	Pulo MabaoOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,583	about 1,373	about 2.61 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
247	AntoninoLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	3,581	about 8,997	about 0.398 km²	−4.04% a year	Urban
248	PanubiganPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	3,568	about 811	about 4.40 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
249	Don Jose AguirreManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,562	about 723	about 4.93 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
250	AngilanOmar, Sulu	3,560	about 278	about 12.82 km²	0.49% 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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