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Barangays in Molave

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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JosefinaMahayagRamon MagsaysaySergio Osmeña Sr.TambuligAliciaAriosaBagong ArgaoBagong GutlangBlanciaBogo CapalaranDalaonDipoloDontulanGonosanCuloLower DimorokLower DimalinaoMabuhayMadasigonMakuguihonMaloloy-onMiliganParasanRizalSanto RosarioSilangitSimataSudlonUpper Dimorok

Barangays in Molave, at a glance

Barangays
25[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
52,540[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
7 urban[4]
18 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Culo[5]
Molave, Zamboanga del Sur
7,726 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
Ariosa[6]
Molave, Zamboanga del Sur
about 9.88 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
Culo[5, 7]
Molave, Zamboanga del Sur
0.23% 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
10 barangays[7]
Region: Zamboanga Peninsula
Province: Zamboanga del Sur
Town: Molave
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.

25 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in Molave, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
1CuloMolave, Zamboanga del Sur7,726about 2,252about 3.43 km²0.23% a yearUrban
2MakuguihonMolave, Zamboanga del Sur4,056about 9,115about 0.445 km²−0.38% a yearUrban
3MadasigonMolave, Zamboanga del Sur3,987about 8,724about 0.457 km²−4.51% a yearUrban
4Maloloy-onMolave, Zamboanga del Sur3,504about 13,374about 0.262 km²−6.40% a yearUrban
5DipoloMolave, Zamboanga del Sur3,357about 946about 3.55 km²1.48% a yearRural
6SudlonMolave, Zamboanga del Sur3,316about 1,027about 3.23 km²0.55% a yearRural
7BlanciaMolave, Zamboanga del Sur2,751about 752about 3.66 km²−0.79% a yearUrban
8Bogo CapalaranMolave, Zamboanga del Sur2,721about 1,354about 2.01 km²1.01% a yearRural
9MiliganMolave, Zamboanga del Sur2,501about 544about 4.60 km²3.17% a yearRural
10DalaonMolave, Zamboanga del Sur2,287about 375about 6.10 km²3.05% a yearRural
11MabuhayMolave, Zamboanga del Sur2,020about 598about 3.38 km²4.36% a yearUrban
12SimataMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,613about 186about 8.67 km²1.16% a yearRural
13RizalMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,538about 332about 4.63 km²−0.82% a yearUrban
14GonosanMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,489about 193about 7.70 km²1.61% a yearRural
15ParasanMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,398about 392about 3.57 km²0.52% a yearRural
16AriosaMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,252about 127about 9.88 km²8.07% a yearRural
17Bagong ArgaoMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,244about 230about 5.41 km²−0.31% a yearRural
18AliciaMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,029about 147about 7.01 km²−2.10% a yearRural
19Upper DimorokMolave, Zamboanga del Sur946about 214about 4.42 km²−2.91% a yearRural
20SilangitMolave, Zamboanga del Sur728about 123about 5.92 km²0.43% a yearRural
21Bagong GutlangMolave, Zamboanga del Sur719about 137about 5.26 km²−2.87% a yearRural
22Lower DimorokMolave, Zamboanga del Sur712about 181about 3.93 km²−3.75% a yearRural
23DontulanMolave, Zamboanga del Sur685about 151about 4.55 km²1.45% a yearRural
24Lower DimalinaoMolave, Zamboanga del Sur572about 308about 1.86 km²1.62% a yearRural
25Santo RosarioMolave, Zamboanga del Sur389about 103about 3.77 km²1.21% 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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