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Barangays in Pagadian City

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 Pagadian City, at a glance

Barangays: 54^[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: 206,483^[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: 21 urban^[4]; 33 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Balangasan^[5]; Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur; 13,875 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: Dampalan^[6]; Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur; about 42.86 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: Buenavista^{[5, 7]}; Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur; 3.90% 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: 22 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.

54 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Pagadian City, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	BalangasanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	13,875	about 10,432	about 1.33 km²	−1.86% a year	Urban
2	TigumaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	12,126	about 2,840	about 4.27 km²	−0.92% a year	Urban
3	BuenavistaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	10,810	about 2,305	about 4.69 km²	3.90% a year	Urban
4	NapolanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	10,497	about 2,380	about 4.41 km²	3.67% a year	Urban
5	TuburanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	9,123	about 10,182	about 0.896 km²	−1.05% a year	Urban
6	KawitPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,638	about 9,268	about 0.932 km²	−2.28% a year	Urban
7	BanalePagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,586	about 1,573	about 5.46 km²	−0.38% a year	Urban
8	Santo NiñoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,027	about 18,243	about 0.44 km²	−1.67% a year	Urban
9	San PedroPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,936	about 23,976	about 0.331 km²	−0.52% a year	Urban
10	DumagocPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	7,153	about 23,149	about 0.309 km²	−4.11% a year	Urban
11	DaoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,745	about 1,602	about 4.21 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
12	San JosePagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,382	about 10,179	about 0.627 km²	−5.25% a year	Urban
13	LenienzaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,623	about 2,114	about 2.66 km²	2.60% a year	Urban
14	BulatokPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,534	about 1,962	about 2.82 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
15	Santa LuciaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,117	about 12,761	about 0.401 km²	−3.20% a year	Urban
16	MangaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,687	about 1,100	about 4.26 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
17	BombaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,593	about 3,506	about 1.31 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
18	LumbiaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,593	about 10,833	about 0.424 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
19	DanluganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	4,074	about 655	about 6.22 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
20	MuricayPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,732	about 1,034	about 3.61 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
21	Santa MariaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,638	about 5,964	about 0.61 km²	−5.24% a year	Urban
22	PoloyaganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,374	about 1,035	about 3.26 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
23	BalintawakPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,243	about 659	about 4.92 km²	1.84% a year	Urban
24	Lizon ValleyPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,079	about 96	about 31.99 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
25	KagawasanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,891	about 606	about 4.77 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
26	Tawagan SurPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,642	about 742	about 3.56 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
27	SantiagoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,585	about 15,206	about 0.17 km²	−4.45% a year	Urban
28	BogoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,158	about 771	about 2.80 km²	6.49% a year	Rural
29	GubangPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,076	about 155	about 13.41 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
30	White BeachPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,063	about 2,153	about 0.958 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
31	San FranciscoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,917	about 6,565	about 0.292 km²	−10.82% a year	Urban
32	LalaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,891	about 372	about 5.09 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
33	MacasingPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,874	about 412	about 4.55 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
34	KalasanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,822	about 304	about 6.00 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
35	KahayaganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,632	about 335	about 4.87 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
36	DataganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,594	about 124	about 12.86 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
37	LapidianPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,518	about 265	about 5.72 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
38	LumadPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,511	about 330	about 4.58 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
39	TulawasPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,342	about 306	about 4.39 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
40	LourdesPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,334	about 113	about 11.76 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
41	DeborokPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,312	about 224	about 5.85 km²	6.78% a year	Rural
42	BulawanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,298	about 226	about 5.74 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
43	AlegriaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,264	about 303	about 4.17 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
44	Lower SibatangPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,240	about 221	about 5.60 km²	6.36% a year	Rural
45	GatasPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,190	about 5,219	about 0.228 km²	−14.25% a year	Urban
46	DitorayPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,168	about 608	about 1.92 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
47	BaloyboanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,125	about 467	about 2.41 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
48	Upper SibatangPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,105	about 272	about 4.06 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
49	GubacPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	1,087	about 230	about 4.73 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
50	PalpalanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	818	about 317	about 2.58 km²	1.33% 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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