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Barangays in Zamboanga Sibugay

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 Sibugay, at a glance

Barangays: 389^[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: 661,498^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 356 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Sanito^[5]; Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; 10,570 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: Shiolan^[6]; Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay; about 49.01 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: Tiayon^{[5, 7]}; Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; 3.02% 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: 153 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion, −5.22% a year.

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

Barangays in Zamboanga Sibugay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	SanitoIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	10,570	about 1,119	about 9.45 km²	1.98% a year	Urban
2	Veteran's VillageIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	10,459	about 1,518	about 6.89 km²	2.33% a year	Urban
3	PoblacionTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	9,052	about 949	about 9.54 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
4	SolarOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	8,849	about 3,314	about 2.67 km²	−1.09% a year	Urban
5	PoblacionBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	8,026	about 4,694	about 1.71 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
6	PoblacionMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	7,940	about 7,284	about 1.09 km²	1.95% a year	Urban
7	Don AndresIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	7,468	about 2,171	about 3.44 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
8	PoblacionTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	7,450	about 6,208	about 1.20 km²	−5.22% a year	Urban
9	LibertadTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	6,282	about 751	about 8.37 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
10	MagdaupIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,998	about 1,027	about 5.84 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
11	PoblacionPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,984	about 1,562	about 3.83 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
12	PoblacionDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,643	about 837	about 6.74 km²	1.74% a year	Urban
13	TiayonIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,613	about 664	about 8.45 km²	3.02% a year	Urban
14	TawayIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,507	about 741	about 7.43 km²	1.72% a year	Urban
15	PoblacionImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,329	about 2,019	about 2.64 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
16	PoblacionAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,139	about 2,039	about 2.52 km²	2.48% a year	Urban
17	GuinomanDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,896	about 134	about 36.63 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
18	KitabogTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,710	about 837	about 5.63 km²	2.37% a year	Urban
19	PoblacionIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,698	about 7,422	about 0.633 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
20	PangiIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,649	about 803	about 5.79 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
21	MonchingSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,373	about 496	about 8.81 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
22	Ipil HeightsIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,364	about 2,438	about 1.79 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
23	BangkerohanIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,170	about 1,730	about 2.41 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
24	Bulu-anIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,155	about 543	about 7.65 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
25	PalomocTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,153	about 434	about 9.57 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
26	ConcepcionKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,907	about 781	about 5.00 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
27	BatuSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,681	about 445	about 8.27 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
28	MalinaoMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,654	about 1,156	about 3.16 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
29	BulawanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,635	about 245	about 14.85 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
30	Pulo MabaoOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,583	about 1,373	about 2.61 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
31	KatipunanRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,558	about 2,372	about 1.50 km²	1.70% a year	Urban
32	PoblacionNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,415	about 2,405	about 1.42 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
33	Don PerfectoRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,391	about 469	about 7.23 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
34	PoblacionMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,346	about 937	about 3.57 km²	−8.13% a year	Urban
35	RiversideKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,276	about 1,614	about 2.03 km²	3.86% a year	Rural
36	BlissBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,270	about 1,660	about 1.97 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
37	La DichaMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,264	about 423	about 7.71 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
38	San JoseImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,229	about 520	about 6.21 km²	3.58% a year	Urban
39	Ali AlsreeRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,156	about 2,147	about 1.47 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
40	Crossing Sta. ClaraNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,155	about 491	about 6.43 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
41	Upper PangiIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,116	about 334	about 9.33 km²	7.01% a year	Rural
42	San PedroTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,077	about 261	about 11.81 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
43	LumbayaoKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,029	about 853	about 3.55 km²	1.01% a year	Urban
44	Dawa-dawaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,022	about 427	about 7.08 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
45	BalagonSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,997	about 118	about 25.42 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
46	NamnamaTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,994	about 254	about 11.80 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
47	San AntonioTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,971	about 168	about 17.73 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
48	SuloNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,942	about 217	about 13.58 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
49	MakilasIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,941	about 371	about 7.93 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
50	Pres. RoxasRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,927	about 438	about 6.69 km²	1.25% 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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