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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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	NamnamaTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,994	about 254	about 11.80 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
352	LatungSiasi, Sulu	2,988	about 1,052	about 2.84 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
353	TumitusZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,979	about 232	about 12.86 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
354	San AntonioTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,971	about 168	about 17.73 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
355	San CarlosTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,962	about 6,481	about 0.457 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
356	SuloNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,942	about 217	about 13.58 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
357	MakilasIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,941	about 371	about 7.93 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
358	Tampakan LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	2,941	about 109,331	about 0.0269 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
359	PiaoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,935	about 1,169	about 2.51 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
360	Pres. RoxasRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,927	about 438	about 6.69 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
361	Datu TangkilanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,923	about 1,146	about 2.55 km²	−3.73% a year	Rural
362	SitogKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,917	about 131	about 22.28 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
363	GuisaoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,914	about 712	about 4.09 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
364	TangkuanOmar, Sulu	2,913	about 423	about 6.89 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
365	KalianMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,909	about 458	about 6.35 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
366	KalangTapul, Sulu	2,900	about 2,522	about 1.15 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
367	Campo IslamSiasi, Sulu	2,893	about 1,216	about 2.38 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
368	KagawasanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,891	about 606	about 4.77 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
369	IlayaDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,887	about 343	about 8.41 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
370	BatayanKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	2,886	about 155	about 18.62 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
371	ManalipaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,882	about 792	about 3.64 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
372	CalatunanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,880	about 873	about 3.30 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
373	KaliantanaNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,872	about 1,680	about 1.71 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
374	FatimaLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	2,857	about 655	about 4.36 km²	−7.08% a year	Urban
375	Lumbaan MahabaParang, Sulu	2,854	about 1,321	about 2.16 km²	7.12% a year	Rural
376	SiparokJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	2,854	about 301	about 9.47 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
377	MarasSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,850	about 251	about 11.36 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
378	Del MonteBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,833	about 274	about 10.35 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
379	San AntonioKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,823	about 1,613	about 1.75 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
380	PisawakSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,822	about 282	about 10.02 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
381	PoblacionSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	2,814	about 2,269	about 1.24 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
382	Seit LakeOld Panamao, Sulu	2,814	about 804	about 3.50 km²	4.97% a year	Rural
383	TaguisianMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,809	about 641	about 4.38 km²	−6.86% a year	Rural
384	BuanSiasi, Sulu	2,807	about 1,146	about 2.45 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
385	LibaySibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	2,806	about 763	about 3.68 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
386	LatuanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,804	about 203	about 13.80 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
387	BagoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,796	about 289	about 9.67 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
388	Don Ricardo MaciasSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,796	about 316	about 8.85 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
389	DalanginTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,791	about 191	about 14.58 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
390	Poblacion BMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	2,785	about 753	about 3.70 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
391	MarketsiteIsabela City, Basilan	2,781	about 35,292	about 0.0788 km²	−9.33% a year	Rural
392	Pangdan PangdanKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	2,781	about 1,164	about 2.39 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
393	ManantiLuuk, Sulu	2,774	about 318	about 8.72 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
394	CamangaTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,769	about 358	about 7.74 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
395	Talipao ProperTalipao, Sulu	2,752	about 256	about 10.77 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
396	BlanciaMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,751	about 752	about 3.66 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
397	SilawePolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,745	about 484	about 5.67 km²	7.94% a year	Urban
398	Barangay UnoKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,744	about 2,095	about 1.31 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
399	MinapanSiasi, Sulu	2,744	about 1,748	about 1.57 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
400	AndalanTalipao, Sulu	2,730	about 813	about 3.36 km²	0.54% 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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