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Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte

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]

Open Zamboanga del Norte

Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 691^[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: 1,067,067^[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: 42 urban^[4]; 649 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Galas^[5]; Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte; 19,582 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: Guban^{[5, 7]}; Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte; 5.26% 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: 307 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.

691 barangays, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga del Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	SinuyakKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,435	about 430	about 3.34 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
252	San JuanGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,430	about 270	about 5.29 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
253	New DapitanTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,428	about 157	about 9.07 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
254	DabiakKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,421	about 119	about 11.93 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
255	SioranGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	1,419	about 67	about 21.15 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
256	Villa M. TejeroLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,416	about 389	about 3.64 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
257	PitaweGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,409	about 131	about 10.76 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
258	LabakidJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	1,407	about 125	about 11.24 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
259	NapoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,404	about 486	about 2.89 km²	7.41% a year	Rural
260	SuguilonSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,402	about 263	about 5.33 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
261	Santa CruzDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,399	about 3,292	about 0.425 km²	−1.05% a year	Urban
262	SituboTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,399	about 117	about 11.99 km²	−3.40% a year	Rural
263	LiguacSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,397	about 340	about 4.11 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
264	BanbananDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,393	about 310	about 4.50 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
265	MagangonPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,384	about 309	about 4.48 km²	4.22% a year	Urban
266	FarmingtonTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,382	about 189	about 7.31 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
267	Andres Micubo Jr.Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,381	about 276	about 5.01 km²	5.63% a year	Rural
268	TiniguibanLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	1,378	about 219	about 6.29 km²	5.16% a year	Rural
269	MolosTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,376	about 156	about 8.82 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
270	BalokSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,375	about 69	about 19.87 km²	−3.45% a year	Rural
271	NanginanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,372	about 131	about 10.49 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
272	Poblacion SouthPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,372	about 322	about 4.26 km²	−7.37% a year	Rural
273	NipaanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,371	about 301	about 4.56 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
274	La LibertadGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,368	about 363	about 3.77 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
275	Villa Calixto SudiacalLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,367	about 1,379	about 0.991 km²	−8.40% a year	Rural
276	BurgosDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,365	about 265	about 5.16 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
277	GaloksoPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,358	about 530	about 2.56 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
278	FatimaKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	1,357	about 87	about 15.59 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
279	CocobGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,356	about 131	about 10.37 km²	3.84% a year	Rural
280	NatoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,356	about 188	about 7.22 km²	−4.44% a year	Rural
281	BaniganLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,350	about 496	about 2.72 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
282	MasidlakonDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,350	about 136	about 9.92 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
283	ZnacTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,344	about 134	about 10.06 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
284	DataganSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,343	about 172	about 7.81 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
285	SeronganManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,335	about 214	about 6.24 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
286	BulawanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,334	about 51	about 26.25 km²	−4.28% a year	Rural
287	Joaquin MaciasSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,326	about 89	about 14.98 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
288	LuxGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,326	about 171	about 7.76 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
289	Santa CruzLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,326	about 670	about 1.98 km²	6.00% a year	Rural
290	MawalSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,314	about 532	about 2.47 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
291	CarupayKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,305	about 161	about 8.11 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
292	PalarananManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,305	about 299	about 4.36 km²	9.94% a year	Rural
293	SipalocSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,304	about 209	about 6.23 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
294	Upper IrasanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,303	about 388	about 3.36 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
295	PangandaoManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,300	about 38	about 34.04 km²	−6.43% a year	Rural
296	LakikiSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,293	about 86	about 15.03 km²	18.95% a year	Rural
297	CauswaganLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,290	about 420	about 3.07 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
298	SipacongLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	1,287	about 61	about 21.24 km²	9.37% a year	Rural
299	Del PilarPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,282	about 317	about 4.05 km²	−3.24% a year	Rural
300	MarapongSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	1,280	about 236	about 5.42 km²	−0.06% 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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