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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, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Sibugay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	Santa MariaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	987	about 340	about 2.90 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
252	CaladesAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	973	about 156	about 6.23 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
253	Santo NiñoAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	970	about 232	about 4.19 km²	−2.48% a year	Rural
254	Looc-BarlakMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	964	about 179	about 5.39 km²	−18.80% a year	Rural
255	MateTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	956	about 179	about 5.33 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
256	ImeldaTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	952	about 131	about 7.29 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
257	ButongDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	943	about 443	about 2.13 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
258	DiampakKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	943	about 45	about 20.91 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
259	Bangkaw-bangkawNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	941	about 172	about 5.48 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
260	Bagong SilangMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	938	about 165	about 5.67 km²	−11.97% a year	Rural
261	Cana-anImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	936	about 244	about 3.84 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
262	MejoDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	933	about 390	about 2.39 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
263	Lower SulitanNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	928	about 101	about 9.19 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
264	LoganIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	927	about 124	about 7.49 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
265	Santa CruzDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	927	about 457	about 2.03 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
266	TilubogNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	921	about 328	about 2.81 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
267	TalamimiBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	919	about 70	about 13.05 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
268	SilalPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	913	about 133	about 6.87 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
269	KulisapPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	907	about 181	about 5.02 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
270	LongilogTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	906	about 134	about 6.75 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
271	New AntiqueRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	903	about 206	about 4.38 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
272	NananPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	898	about 148	about 6.05 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
273	PunawanMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	897	about 131	about 6.86 km²	−11.11% a year	Rural
274	CatipanMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	896	about 255	about 3.51 km²	−11.43% a year	Rural
275	TuburanTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	896	about 185	about 4.85 km²	−15.72% a year	Rural
276	LuopDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	869	about 337	about 2.58 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
277	La LibertadTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	868	about 198	about 4.38 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
278	MoalboalTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	864	about 267	about 3.23 km²	−12.01% a year	Rural
279	GacbusanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	861	about 249	about 3.46 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
280	San IsidroOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	858	about 490	about 1.75 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
281	MalungonMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	857	about 187	about 4.59 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
282	PlingBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	856	about 295	about 2.90 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
283	CawilanTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	853	about 203	about 4.21 km²	−15.66% a year	Rural
284	MatimOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	849	about 328	about 2.59 km²	−4.97% a year	Rural
285	PulawanImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	843	about 250	about 3.37 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
286	NoqueOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	840	about 365	about 2.30 km²	−4.26% a year	Rural
287	DipalaKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	837	about 226	about 3.70 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
288	RemediosRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	832	about 146	about 5.69 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
289	MahayahaySiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	820	about 90	about 9.10 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
290	TigabonMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	806	about 326	about 2.47 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
291	PamansaanMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	802	about 221	about 3.63 km²	−8.38% a year	Rural
292	EsperanzaOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	798	about 218	about 3.66 km²	−3.43% a year	Rural
293	LindangDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	797	about 393	about 2.03 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
294	KauswaganMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	793	about 405	about 1.96 km²	−15.49% a year	Rural
295	KauswaganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	790	about 151	about 5.22 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
296	Poblacion MuslimTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	790	about 393	about 2.01 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
297	BalansagRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	773	about 107	about 7.21 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
298	LagtingSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	772	about 193	about 4.00 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
299	San JoseRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	771	about 207	about 3.73 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
300	TalairanBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	770	about 65	about 11.84 km²	1.35% 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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