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Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur

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 Sur

Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 779^[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: 2,063,975^[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: 107 urban^[4]; 672 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Talon-talon^[5]; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; 38,108 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: Vitali^[6]; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; about 113.75 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: Talisayan^{[5, 7]}; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; 7.52% 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: 321 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Jose, −5.25% 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.

779 barangays, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga del Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	Monte AlegreAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,195	about 365	about 3.27 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
402	Legarda 3Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,194	about 153	about 7.78 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
403	GatasPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,190	about 5,219	about 0.228 km²	−14.25% a year	Urban
404	LicabangDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,189	about 71	about 16.64 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
405	New BasakDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,189	about 332	about 3.58 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
406	SinaguingRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	1,188	about 331	about 3.59 km²	4.42% a year	Rural
407	Sapa LobocAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,183	about 426	about 2.78 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
408	AcadAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,179	about 269	about 4.39 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
409	CommonwealthAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	1,179	about 590	about 2.00 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
410	ConcepcionTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	1,176	about 296	about 3.97 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
411	Santa CruzMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,172	about 392	about 2.99 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
412	DitorayPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,168	about 608	about 1.92 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
413	Lower Sang-anLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,163	about 483	about 2.41 km²	5.21% a year	Rural
414	BacahanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	1,157	about 304	about 3.80 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
415	DiludDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,151	about 89	about 12.95 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
416	MolumLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,151	about 256	about 4.49 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
417	Eastern PoblacionSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	1,148	about 279	about 4.12 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
418	CulasianSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,146	about 302	about 3.80 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
419	SalvadorDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,145	about 158	about 7.23 km²	−7.13% a year	Rural
420	LubosanLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,144	about 114	about 10.05 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
421	KapalaranTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,136	about 293	about 3.88 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
422	TinaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,132	about 290	about 3.91 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
423	TuluanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,132	about 147	about 7.68 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
424	NoboranLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,131	about 156	about 7.24 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
425	BalukbahanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	1,128	about 227	about 4.96 km²	−7.22% a year	Rural
426	SuminalumKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	1,126	about 111	about 10.11 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
427	BaloyboanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,125	about 467	about 2.41 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
428	LimasTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,124	about 109	about 10.27 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
429	Barangay Zone IIIZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,123	about 2,016	about 0.557 km²	−0.49% a year	Urban
430	Sugbay UnoDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	1,120	about 176	about 6.37 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
431	TumapicMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,117	about 257	about 4.34 km²	−1.74% a year	Rural
432	PayagSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,114	about 272	about 4.10 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
433	Santo NiñoSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	1,112	about 115	about 9.67 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
434	SayogSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	1,106	about 135	about 8.17 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
435	NopulanJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	1,105	about 235	about 4.71 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
436	Upper SibatangPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,105	about 272	about 4.06 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
437	SalawaganBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	1,101	about 252	about 4.37 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
438	SagasanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,098	about 283	about 3.88 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
439	PantadDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	1,095	about 720	about 1.52 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
440	SigacadBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	1,095	about 300	about 3.65 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
441	Bogo CalabatJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	1,092	about 166	about 6.56 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
442	DipiliBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	1,090	about 24	about 45.38 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
443	MiasinSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,090	about 202	about 5.40 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
444	GubacPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,087	about 230	about 4.73 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
445	DimasangcaLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	1,084	about 169	about 6.40 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
446	SagucanVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	1,078	about 307	about 3.51 km²	−3.89% a year	Rural
447	SambulawanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,076	about 505	about 2.13 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
448	Marcos VillageSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,067	about 1,484	about 0.719 km²	−6.06% a year	Rural
449	Lower DimayaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,066	about 399	about 2.67 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
450	Lower BayaoTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	1,065	about 2,143	about 0.497 km²	4.91% 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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