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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, 351 to 400 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
351	LawaanTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,126	about 124	about 9.11 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
352	TimanLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,126	about 544	about 2.07 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
353	San VicenteGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,121	about 130	about 8.61 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
354	ManawanJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	1,113	about 324	about 3.43 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
355	DiculomBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,111	about 216	about 5.14 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
356	Diwa-anDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,106	about 105	about 10.55 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
357	NazarethSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	1,100	about 24	about 46.23 km²	−2.30% a year	Rural
358	MauswagonGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	1,096	about 109	about 10.03 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
359	BalatakanJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	1,092	about 107	about 10.17 km²	−4.15% a year	Rural
360	CandelariaLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,091	about 251	about 4.34 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
361	KamaranganSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,091	about 111	about 9.86 km²	18.58% a year	Rural
362	Mateo FranciscoSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,090	about 305	about 3.57 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
363	Dela PazLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,089	about 931	about 1.17 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
364	DipaneManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,084	about 191	about 5.69 km²	−2.56% a year	Rural
365	BatoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,081	about 92	about 11.70 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
366	CentralDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,080	about 3,495	about 0.309 km²	−10.75% a year	Urban
367	TambalangSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,080	about 142	about 7.63 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
368	BagacaySibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,077	about 214	about 5.04 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
369	TioganLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	1,077	about 141	about 7.63 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
370	MamawanGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,070	about 31	about 34.08 km²	−4.21% a year	Rural
371	TantingonPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,069	about 47	about 22.82 km²	−3.36% a year	Rural
372	MamawanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,061	about 61	about 17.28 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
373	LubokSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,057	about 489	about 2.16 km²	5.64% a year	Rural
374	DagohoySindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,049	about 57	about 18.34 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
375	PangianSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,049	about 104	about 10.11 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
376	MatamKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,045	about 94	about 11.17 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
377	DumpilasSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,042	about 376	about 2.77 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
378	MalasayKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,037	about 74	about 13.97 km²	−5.07% a year	Rural
379	BanuanganGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	1,033	about 66	about 15.69 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
380	TamaoBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,033	about 43	about 24.27 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
381	PatawagLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,031	about 340	about 3.03 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
382	San JuanSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	1,031	about 276	about 3.74 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
383	TamarokJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	1,029	about 224	about 4.59 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
384	Santo NiñoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,026	about 97	about 10.54 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
385	BalunokanSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,019	about 232	about 4.39 km²	10.30% a year	Rural
386	MiampicGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	1,008	about 70	about 14.32 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
387	PaniranSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,005	about 41	about 24.34 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
388	MalambuhanginSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,004	about 93	about 10.75 km²	11.70% a year	Rural
389	PuliranSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,002	about 247	about 4.06 km²	−4.57% a year	Rural
390	BariliTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,001	about 154	about 6.52 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
391	San VicenteSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	999	about 1,461	about 0.684 km²	7.92% a year	Rural
392	DipoporGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	995	about 106	about 9.42 km²	−3.57% a year	Rural
393	Lower LuxGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	995	about 130	about 7.67 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
394	LumayBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	995	about 182	about 5.48 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
395	KanimSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	991	about 416	about 2.38 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
396	SeriacSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	990	about 81	about 12.21 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
397	GoinLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	989	about 220	about 4.49 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
398	CanupongGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	988	about 79	about 12.48 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
399	LaperoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	983	about 108	about 9.10 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
400	PuntaLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	982	about 420	about 2.34 km²	0.85% 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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