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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, 301 to 350 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
301	PoblacionGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,273	about 1,543	about 0.825 km²	−6.26% a year	Rural
302	PolayoSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,269	about 171	about 7.40 km²	5.78% a year	Rural
303	LipakanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,265	about 188	about 6.74 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
304	New CalambaKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	1,254	about 108	about 11.66 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
305	CalubeSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,244	about 369	about 3.37 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
306	Santo NiñoTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,243	about 263	about 4.73 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
307	LumbayaoTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,241	about 273	about 4.54 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
308	CalicanPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,236	about 88	about 13.99 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
309	TinuyopLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	1,235	about 89	about 13.85 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
310	DilawaPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,229	about 236	about 5.21 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
311	PalalianKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	1,229	about 58	about 21.23 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
312	CapasePres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,228	about 197	about 6.22 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
313	VillahermosaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,228	about 196	about 6.28 km²	−3.95% a year	Rural
314	BalakanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,226	about 215	about 5.69 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
315	TibangaoSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,225	about 382	about 3.21 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
316	DansullanPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,223	about 166	about 7.35 km²	−4.42% a year	Rural
317	SingatongKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,222	about 187	about 6.53 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
318	MarupayPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,221	about 148	about 8.23 km²	−4.88% a year	Rural
319	BalokKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,213	about 78	about 15.59 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
320	BuenasuerteMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	1,213	about 124	about 9.80 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
321	MalugasKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,212	about 328	about 3.70 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
322	PangianSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,211	about 331	about 3.66 km²	6.24% a year	Rural
323	PotolDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,207	about 3,289	about 0.367 km²	−7.20% a year	Rural
324	OroDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,202	about 383	about 3.14 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
325	San IsidroSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	1,200	about 90	about 13.29 km²	−2.97% a year	Rural
326	MatiagSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,193	about 241	about 4.96 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
327	SianibPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,190	about 166	about 7.19 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
328	DinoanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,188	about 104	about 11.45 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
329	SipakitSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,188	about 77	about 15.45 km²	21.03% a year	Rural
330	MateManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,187	about 144	about 8.26 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
331	BucanaSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,186	about 69	about 17.09 km²	−1.94% a year	Rural
332	CompraLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,184	about 269	about 4.40 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
333	San RoqueSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,178	about 28,662	about 0.0411 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
334	BalagunanSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,177	about 214	about 5.50 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
335	Saint MarySirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,177	about 4,392	about 0.268 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
336	MisokSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,173	about 186	about 6.32 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
337	South MapangRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	1,171	about 423	about 2.77 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
338	CanlucaniDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,169	about 1,093	about 1.07 km²	−3.29% a year	Rural
339	San JoseBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,167	about 87	about 13.42 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
340	PiaoPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,165	about 869	about 1.34 km²	−2.93% a year	Rural
341	New DapitanRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	1,162	about 259	about 4.48 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
342	DenomanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,159	about 247	about 4.69 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
343	San PedroPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,149	about 424	about 2.71 km²	−2.74% a year	Rural
344	MauswagonLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,146	about 199	about 5.75 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
345	AnastacioPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,144	about 353	about 3.24 km²	−12.47% a year	Rural
346	ImeldaSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,143	about 63	about 18.21 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
347	PanabutanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,142	about 395	about 2.89 km²	20.05% a year	Rural
348	CalucapSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,141	about 107	about 10.64 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
349	MagsaysaySibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,134	about 158	about 7.18 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
350	LiyangDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,130	about 825	about 1.37 km²	6.27% 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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