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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, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zamboanga Peninsula, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	Bogo CapalaranMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,721	about 1,354	about 2.01 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
402	LugdunganDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,705	about 248	about 10.91 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
403	LipunosParang, Sulu	2,698	about 1,014	about 2.66 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
404	SumaligTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,695	about 186	about 14.48 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
405	PaglaumDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	2,686	about 1,803	about 1.49 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
406	TigbaoTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	2,685	about 315	about 8.52 km²	−2.95% a year	Rural
407	BinuanganSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,678	about 435	about 6.16 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
408	BaluranTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,677	about 233	about 11.49 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
409	PoblacionGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	2,672	about 135	about 19.73 km²	4.52% a year	Rural
410	LopocLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,668	about 1,093	about 2.44 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
411	Dulian (Upper Bunguiao)Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,664	about 75	about 35.62 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
412	MotibotSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,652	about 474	about 5.59 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
413	BenuatanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	2,651	about 512	about 5.18 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
414	RizonLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	2,645	about 922	about 2.87 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
415	Tawagan SurPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,642	about 742	about 3.56 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
416	Suhaile ArabiSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,641	about 1,942	about 1.36 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
417	Sunrise VillageIsabela City, Basilan	2,641	about 2,673	about 0.988 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
418	BualLuuk, Sulu	2,638	about 522	about 5.05 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
419	SicpaoMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,638	about 504	about 5.23 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
420	LintugopAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	2,636	about 587	about 4.49 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
421	Cawa-cawaDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,628	about 10,186	about 0.258 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
422	Sirawai ProperSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	2,627	about 1,740	about 1.51 km²	7.55% a year	Rural
423	San VicenteDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,626	about 1,103	about 2.38 km²	−0.13% a year	Urban
424	Lower TawayIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,624	about 4,403	about 0.596 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
425	La PazNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,616	about 243	about 10.75 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
426	GoodyearKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,604	about 423	about 6.16 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
427	Santa BarbaraIsabela City, Basilan	2,604	about 671	about 3.88 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
428	Lubuk-lubukPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,603	about 689	about 3.78 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
429	DitayDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,601	about 161	about 16.14 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
430	Lower TalipaoTalipao, Sulu	2,600	about 760	about 3.42 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
431	PanducanPangutaran, Sulu	2,600	about 171	about 15.22 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
432	LumbogMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,597	about 470	about 5.52 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
433	KabuukanHadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu	2,592	about 332	about 7.80 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
434	San PabloDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,591	about 3,766	about 0.688 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
435	Tainga-BakkaoTongkil, Sulu	2,586	about 561	about 4.61 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
436	SantiagoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,585	about 15,206	about 0.17 km²	−4.45% a year	Urban
437	KagayIndanan, Sulu	2,584	about 549	about 4.71 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
438	NonokanParang, Sulu	2,575	about 987	about 2.61 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
439	KuhawTalipao, Sulu	2,574	about 864	about 2.98 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
440	CaingletKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,572	about 2,893	about 0.889 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
441	Puukan LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	2,570	about 8,801	about 0.292 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
442	Barangay DosKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,569	about 3,179	about 0.808 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
443	ImeldaLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,561	about 2,957	about 0.866 km²	−3.50% a year	Urban
444	Gimba LagasanParang, Sulu	2,557	about 2,325	about 1.10 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
445	LawisSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,556	about 17,507	about 0.146 km²	−2.86% a year	Rural
446	KahaParang, Sulu	2,553	about 1,626	about 1.57 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
447	LogpondSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,551	about 81	about 31.36 km²	4.19% a year	Rural
448	PataoMaimbung, Sulu	2,551	about 831	about 3.07 km²	12.36% a year	Rural
449	LangpasIndanan, Sulu	2,550	about 1,063	about 2.40 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
450	PoblacionSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,545	about 3,915	about 0.65 km²	1.47% 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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