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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, 401 to 450 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
401	CulasianSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	979	about 207	about 4.73 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
402	GupotManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	979	about 219	about 4.48 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
403	BacuyongPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	978	about 344	about 2.84 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
404	LipayJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	978	about 55	about 17.84 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
405	MuñozSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	977	about 109	about 9.00 km²	−3.10% a year	Rural
406	SaluyongManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	976	about 216	about 4.51 km²	−3.96% a year	Rural
407	San FranciscoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	975	about 193	about 5.05 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
408	SuisayanManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	975	about 107	about 9.15 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
409	New SicayabPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	969	about 127	about 7.65 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
410	PiñamarPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	968	about 261	about 3.71 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
411	SasGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	968	about 32	about 29.86 km²	−2.26% a year	Rural
412	GonayenSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	963	about 142	about 6.76 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
413	Lapu-lapuPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	963	about 230	about 4.18 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
414	TeresitaPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	963	about 144	about 6.71 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
415	MiladPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	962	about 105	about 9.20 km²	−3.77% a year	Rural
416	DataganSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	959	about 135	about 7.09 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
417	S. CabralSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	958	about 163	about 5.88 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
418	MolitonPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	954	about 155	about 6.17 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
419	VillahermosoPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	954	about 129	about 7.40 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
420	BaluboPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	952	about 68	about 13.90 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
421	LanawanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	949	about 231	about 4.10 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
422	LumanpingJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	947	about 124	about 7.61 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
423	San JoseDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	943	about 145	about 6.50 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
424	TangarakSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	940	about 24	about 38.91 km²	−5.23% a year	Rural
425	MabuhayLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	935	about 182	about 5.14 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
426	MorobLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	935	about 89	about 10.51 km²	7.08% a year	Rural
427	IlihanJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	933	about 127	about 7.33 km²	4.13% a year	Rural
428	PataganManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	933	about 112	about 8.35 km²	−2.12% a year	Rural
429	MangopLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	929	about 112	about 8.33 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
430	SalisigPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	929	about 303	about 3.07 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
431	LitalipJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	926	about 214	about 4.33 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
432	BuenavistaGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	925	about 108	about 8.60 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
433	Bagong BaguioSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	922	about 162	about 5.69 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
434	North MapangRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	922	about 1,447	about 0.637 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
435	FimagasKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	919	about 44	about 20.87 km²	−3.67% a year	Rural
436	PongolanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	919	about 157	about 5.85 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
437	SinaiSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	919	about 225	about 4.09 km²	−2.08% a year	Rural
438	TamionDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	918	about 200	about 4.58 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
439	Ba-aoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	916	about 126	about 7.27 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
440	MarupayJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	915	about 200	about 4.57 km²	8.91% a year	Rural
441	PasilnahutSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	914	about 1,618	about 0.565 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
442	San PedroGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	911	about 44	about 20.59 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
443	PitogoGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	910	about 131	about 6.95 km²	6.03% a year	Rural
444	SibalicGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	910	about 89	about 10.17 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
445	Lower GumayPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	905	about 210	about 4.31 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
446	MalipotSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	903	about 420	about 2.15 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
447	San RoqueGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	903	about 150	about 6.02 km²	6.48% a year	Rural
448	SigayanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	903	about 158	about 5.72 km²	−3.20% a year	Rural
449	MatunoyGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	902	about 197	about 4.57 km²	11.08% a year	Rural
450	GoawLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	894	about 331	about 2.70 km²	1.53% 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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