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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, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	KatipunanRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,558	about 2,372	about 1.50 km²	1.70% a year	Urban
252	KambingKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,553	about 724	about 4.91 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
253	East PoblacionManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,547	about 657	about 5.40 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
254	MutiZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,547	about 195	about 18.18 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
255	LubiganZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,541	about 279	about 12.69 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
256	SionoganIndanan, Sulu	3,538	about 980	about 3.61 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
257	Lumah DapdapPangutaran, Sulu	3,526	about 669	about 5.27 km²	5.48% a year	Rural
258	Tawagan NorteLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	3,523	about 383	about 9.19 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
259	PoblacionSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	3,513	about 1,264	about 2.78 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
260	PoblacionManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,507	about 980	about 3.58 km²	−3.99% a year	Urban
261	Maloloy-onMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	3,504	about 13,374	about 0.262 km²	−6.40% a year	Urban
262	BuntodTalipao, Sulu	3,501	about 1,777	about 1.97 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
263	CandizSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	3,497	about 18	about 199.40 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
264	San Jose Cawa-cawaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,497	about 7,771	about 0.45 km²	−4.79% a year	Urban
265	Poblacion EastSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	3,491	about 1,897	about 1.84 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
266	RebokonDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	3,485	about 244	about 14.26 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
267	BinuanganIsabela City, Basilan	3,481	about 1,039	about 3.35 km²	7.10% a year	Urban
268	KipitLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	3,441	about 289	about 11.89 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
269	BaganianTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	3,434	about 621	about 5.53 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
270	Sicayab-BucanaDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,419	about 1,910	about 1.79 km²	4.94% a year	Rural
271	TumalutabZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,416	about 3,529	about 0.968 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
272	PoblacionNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,415	about 2,405	about 1.42 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
273	Masjid BayleKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,411	about 425	about 8.02 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
274	PoblacionSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	3,408	about 458	about 7.44 km²	5.62% a year	Rural
275	TunggolKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,400	about 532	about 6.39 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
276	Don PerfectoRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,391	about 469	about 7.23 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
277	PoloyaganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,374	about 1,035	about 3.26 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
278	Matagobtob Pob.Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,365	about 2,588	about 1.30 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
279	Tandu-BatoLuuk, Sulu	3,362	about 1,413	about 2.38 km²	5.87% a year	Rural
280	Kan-MindusLuuk, Sulu	3,361	about 195	about 17.28 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
281	Niog-niogLuuk, Sulu	3,358	about 371	about 9.04 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
282	DipoloMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	3,357	about 946	about 3.55 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
283	BegongTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	3,354	about 450	about 7.45 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
284	SucubanOmar, Sulu	3,348	about 723	about 4.63 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
285	PoblacionMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,346	about 937	about 3.57 km²	−8.13% a year	Urban
286	PoloDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,345	about 1,593	about 2.10 km²	4.40% a year	Rural
287	South PaarolTongkil, Sulu	3,333	about 128	about 25.95 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
288	GandasuliPatikul, Sulu	3,317	about 3,430	about 0.967 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
289	RatagSiasi, Sulu	3,316	about 1,193	about 2.78 km²	11.38% a year	Rural
290	SudlonMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	3,316	about 1,027	about 3.23 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
291	LanzonesZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,314	about 356	about 9.32 km²	−2.54% a year	Rural
292	PasilmantaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,314	about 614	about 5.40 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
293	Gata-gataPanglima Estino, Sulu	3,280	about 787	about 4.17 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
294	Alu Bus-BusLugus, Sulu	3,277	about 2,276	about 1.44 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
295	SigumbalTongkil, Sulu	3,277	about 322	about 10.17 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
296	RiversideKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,276	about 1,614	about 2.03 km²	3.86% a year	Rural
297	IrasanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	3,272	about 689	about 4.75 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
298	BlissBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,270	about 1,660	about 1.97 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
299	La DichaMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,264	about 423	about 7.71 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
300	CalabasaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,251	about 105	about 31.06 km²	2.47% 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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