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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, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Sibugay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	MahayahayTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	765	about 315	about 2.43 km²	−7.14% a year	Rural
302	GubawangNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	764	about 396	about 1.93 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
303	BalingasanSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	759	about 268	about 2.83 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
304	Bangkaw-bangkawMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	754	about 189	about 4.00 km²	−18.28% a year	Rural
305	BateriaOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	754	about 509	about 1.48 km²	−14.91% a year	Rural
306	TacklingMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	753	about 155	about 4.85 km²	−3.54% a year	Rural
307	TampilisanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	751	about 22	about 33.48 km²	−3.73% a year	Rural
308	Del PilarMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	747	about 72	about 10.34 km²	3.01% a year	Rural
309	MinundasPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	742	about 164	about 4.52 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
310	PalmeraRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	740	about 111	about 6.68 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
311	PayagMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	727	about 117	about 6.23 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
312	New CanaanTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	724	about 117	about 6.19 km²	4.11% a year	Rural
313	SiotonMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	724	about 196	about 3.69 km²	−3.56% a year	Rural
314	Upper BaluranImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	722	about 109	about 6.64 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
315	BinangonanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	719	about 162	about 4.44 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
316	GomotocTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	717	about 105	about 6.80 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
317	La FortunaPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	715	about 178	about 4.01 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
318	IlisanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	714	about 156	about 4.58 km²	−3.04% a year	Rural
319	CalapePayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	711	about 132	about 5.37 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
320	PulogBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	711	about 284	about 2.50 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
321	MabuhayBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	702	about 194	about 3.61 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
322	MaligayaSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	699	about 90	about 7.73 km²	−5.96% a year	Rural
323	SinusayanMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	697	about 183	about 3.80 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
324	LacnapanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	689	about 15	about 45.23 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
325	San IsidroPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	687	about 152	about 4.51 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
326	Basak-bawangMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	683	about 170	about 4.01 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
327	Santo NiñoMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	682	about 129	about 5.27 km²	−14.66% a year	Rural
328	LabiIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	677	about 166	about 4.08 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
329	KapataganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	659	about 58	about 11.32 km²	−5.81% a year	Rural
330	IsraelImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	656	about 183	about 3.59 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
331	OverlandMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	651	about 88	about 7.39 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
332	Bagong SilangSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	646	about 200	about 3.23 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
333	LigayaMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	645	about 153	about 4.22 km²	−21.81% a year	Rural
334	BacaoMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	642	about 422	about 1.52 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
335	San VicentePayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	632	about 118	about 5.34 km²	−2.55% a year	Rural
336	FloridaTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	631	about 235	about 2.68 km²	−13.33% a year	Rural
337	DomandanIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	628	about 197	about 3.18 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
338	MoalboalTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	626	about 464	about 1.35 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
339	BalogoPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	625	about 128	about 4.88 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
340	AlegriaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	621	about 109	about 5.71 km²	−4.24% a year	Rural
341	ManangonDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	619	about 415	about 1.49 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
342	San JoseBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	617	about 231	about 2.67 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
343	KasigpitanTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	606	about 128	about 4.75 km²	−20.74% a year	Rural
344	Upper SumilongPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	598	about 138	about 4.34 km²	−2.44% a year	Rural
345	AbundaMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	594	about 91	about 6.52 km²	−9.31% a year	Rural
346	San IsidroSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	573	about 54	about 10.69 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
347	BaluyanImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	569	about 124	about 4.59 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
348	LogpondMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	564	about 265	about 2.13 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
349	DalamaPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	563	about 112	about 5.03 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
350	ReboconMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	558	about 147	about 3.80 km²	5.46% 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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