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Barangays in Dinas

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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DimatalingGuiposMargosatubigSan MiguelSan PabloBacawanBenuatanBerayDongosGuinicolalayKinacapLegarda 2Legarda 3Legarda 1LucobanLower DimayaLudiongEast MigpulaoWest MigpulaoNangkaIgnacio GarrataOld MirapaoPoblacionProper DimayaSagacadSambulawanSan IsidroSumpotanSongayanTarakanUpper DimayaUpper SibulPisa-anDon JoseNian

Barangays in Dinas, at a glance

Barangays
30[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
35,409[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
0 urban[4]
30 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Benuatan[5]
Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur
2,651 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
Nian[6]
Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur
about 18.04 km²
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
16 barangays[7]
Region: Zamboanga Peninsula
Province: Zamboanga del Sur
Town: Dinas
Sort: Most people

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.

30 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in Dinas, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
1BenuatanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur2,651about 512about 5.18 km²0.51% a yearRural
2GuinicolalayDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,917about 327about 5.87 km²3.66% a yearRural
3East MigpulaoDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,897about 234about 8.10 km²−0.01% a yearRural
4SagacadDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,894about 120about 15.73 km²0.95% a yearRural
5Legarda 1Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,828about 479about 3.82 km²−0.75% a yearRural
6PoblacionDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,673about 1,154about 1.45 km²−5.84% a yearRural
7Legarda 2Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,616about 287about 5.63 km²−2.42% a yearRural
8SumpotanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,564about 165about 9.47 km²−1.70% a yearRural
9Proper DimayaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,449about 265about 5.46 km²−0.33% a yearRural
10Old MirapaoDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,426about 564about 2.53 km²1.45% a yearRural
11NianDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,250about 69about 18.04 km²1.96% a yearRural
12Don JoseDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,233about 1,028about 1.20 km²0.45% a yearRural
13TarakanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,223about 197about 6.22 km²−1.05% a yearRural
14Ignacio GarrataDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,219about 195about 6.25 km²−2.42% a yearRural
15Legarda 3Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,194about 153about 7.78 km²2.21% a yearRural
16SambulawanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,076about 505about 2.13 km²−2.39% a yearRural
17Lower DimayaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,066about 399about 2.67 km²0.57% a yearRural
18LucobanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,052about 405about 2.60 km²1.74% a yearRural
19KinacapDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,003about 306about 3.28 km²2.61% a yearRural
20DongosDinas, Zamboanga del Sur902about 72about 12.45 km²−2.68% a yearRural
21West MigpulaoDinas, Zamboanga del Sur891about 112about 7.94 km²0.63% a yearRural
22Upper SibulDinas, Zamboanga del Sur808about 335about 2.41 km²−0.64% a yearRural
23SongayanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur769about 136about 5.65 km²1.76% a yearRural
24NangkaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur746about 280about 2.66 km²1.61% a yearRural
25San IsidroDinas, Zamboanga del Sur615about 256about 2.40 km²−2.24% a yearRural
26Pisa-anDinas, Zamboanga del Sur603about 66about 9.14 km²−0.59% a yearRural
27LudiongDinas, Zamboanga del Sur545about 175about 3.12 km²−4.03% a yearRural
28BerayDinas, Zamboanga del Sur524about 243about 2.16 km²−5.04% a yearRural
29Upper DimayaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur441about 168about 2.63 km²0.05% a yearRural
30BacawanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur334about 95about 3.53 km²−15.22% a yearRural

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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