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Densest barangays in Zamboanga del Norte

San Roque (Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte) is the most crowded of the 691 barangays in Zamboanga del Norte: about 28,662 people for every km² in 2024.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Below are the first 100 of 691 barangays, ordered by people for every km² of land, each with its 2020 count and its change since.

People are counted as of July 1, 2024 (the 2024 Census of Population) and May 1, 2020 (the 2020 Census of Population and Housing), both by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

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Densest barangays in Zamboanga del Norte, top 100
Rank	Name	City or municipality	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020	People per km²
1	San Roque	Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,178	1,076	+9.5%	about 28,662
2	Barra	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,622	3,331	+8.7%	about 19,266
3	Lawis	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,556	2,885	−11.4%	about 17,507
4	Gampis	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,144	1,721	+24.6%	about 12,045
5	Bantayan	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,907	2,236	−14.7%	about 10,308
6	Cawa-cawa	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,628	2,634	−0.2%	about 10,186
7	La Roche San Miguel	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,455	1,639	−11.2%	about 9,572
8	Antonino	Labason, Zamboanga del Norte	3,581	4,253	−15.8%	about 8,997
9	Estaca	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	5,982	7,806	−23.4%	about 7,506
10	Biasong	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,397	3,128	−23.4%	about 7,491
11	Bagting	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	800	1,019	−21.5%	about 7,080
12	Santa Isabel	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	7,877	7,777	+1.3%	about 7,033
13	Poblacion	Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte	5,580	5,702	−2.1%	about 6,863
14	Magsaysay	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,652	1,552	+6.4%	about 6,743
15	Miputak	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	5,902	7,667	−23.0%	about 5,730
16	Linabo	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,522	1,530	−0.5%	about 5,495
17	Poblacion	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,222	2,737	−18.8%	about 4,591
18	Saint Mary	Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,177	1,057	+11.4%	about 4,392
19	Dapaon	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,013	1,464	+37.5%	about 3,707
20	Turno	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	11,223	10,995	+2.1%	about 3,656
21	Central	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,080	1,735	−37.8%	about 3,495
22	Santa Filomena	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	8,904	8,475	+5.1%	about 3,438
23	Minaog	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	9,797	9,402	+4.2%	about 3,299
24	Santa Cruz	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,399	1,462	−4.3%	about 3,292
25	Potol	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,207	1,648	−26.8%	about 3,289
26	Barangay Dos	Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,569	2,755	−6.8%	about 3,179
27	Gil Sanchez	Labason, Zamboanga del Norte	3,067	2,916	+5.2%	about 2,978
28	Galas	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	19,582	19,508	+0.4%	about 2,976
29	Imelda	Labason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,561	2,971	−13.8%	about 2,957
30	Matagobtob Pob.	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,365	3,245	+3.7%	about 2,588
31	Poblacion	Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	3,071	4,111	−25.3%	about 2,309
32	Olingan	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	16,042	15,258	+5.1%	about 2,308
33	Dawo	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,499	2,522	−0.9%	about 2,293
34	Nabilid	Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	2,361	2,192	+7.7%	about 2,292
35	Poblacion	Salug, Zamboanga del Norte	2,814	2,869	−1.9%	about 2,269
36	Banonong	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	4,148	4,164	−0.4%	about 2,254
37	Barangay Uno	Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,744	2,813	−2.5%	about 2,095
38	Bucana	Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte	4,101	3,440	+19.2%	about 1,944
39	Baybay	Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte	5,497	5,235	+5.0%	about 1,942
40	Suhaile Arabi	Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,641	2,533	+4.3%	about 1,942
41	Sicayab-Bucana	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,419	2,796	+22.3%	about 1,910
42	Poblacion East	Salug, Zamboanga del Norte	3,491	3,557	−1.9%	about 1,897
43	Goleo	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,249	3,519	−7.7%	about 1,836
44	Sicayab	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	8,394	8,927	−6.0%	about 1,805
45	Poblacion South	Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,147	2,126	+1.0%	about 1,774
46	Sirawai Proper	Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	2,627	1,939	+35.5%	about 1,740
47	Daanglungsod	Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,996	2,077	−3.9%	about 1,636
48	Pasilnahut	Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	914	787	+16.1%	about 1,618
49	San Antonio	Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,823	2,531	+11.5%	about 1,613
50	Polo	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,345	2,795	+19.7%	about 1,593
51	Poblacion	Gutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	1,273	1,667	−23.6%	about 1,543
52	West Poblacion	Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte	717	700	+2.4%	about 1,481
53	San Vicente	Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	999	727	+37.4%	about 1,461
54	North Mapang	Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte	922	938	−1.7%	about 1,447
55	Villa Calixto Sudiacal	Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,367	1,971	−30.6%	about 1,379
56	Poblacion	Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	2,398	2,347	+2.2%	about 1,363
57	Macuyon	Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	664	574	+15.7%	about 1,292
58	Sinipay	Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	479	471	+1.7%	about 1,274
59	East Poblacion	Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte	651	759	−14.2%	about 1,271
60	Salvador	Gutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	2,270	2,118	+7.2%	about 1,201
61	San Pedro	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,374	2,220	+6.9%	about 1,187
62	Gulayon	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	7,833	7,896	−0.8%	about 1,183
63	Obay	Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte	3,220	4,009	−19.7%	about 1,175
64	Dicayas	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	10,297	9,974	+3.2%	about 1,171
65	Piao	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,935	2,975	−1.3%	about 1,169
66	Jatian	Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,073	1,768	+17.3%	about 1,152
67	Datu Tangkilan	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,923	3,425	−14.7%	about 1,146
68	San Vicente	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,626	2,640	−0.5%	about 1,103
69	Canlucani	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,169	1,344	−13.0%	about 1,093
70	Lopoc	Labason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,668	2,695	−1.0%	about 1,093
71	Langatian	Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	4,656	4,580	+1.7%	about 1,080
72	New Tambo	Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,082	2,086	−0.2%	about 1,073
73	Osukan	Labason, Zamboanga del Norte	5,082	4,410	+15.2%	about 1,061
74	Dohinob	Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,909	1,592	+19.9%	about 1,061
75	Doña Cecilia	Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	1,868	1,699	+10.0%	about 1,015
76	Disud	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	4,263	3,814	+11.8%	about 985
77	San Antonio	Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,995	1,474	+35.4%	about 983
78	Poblacion	Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,507	4,156	−15.6%	about 980
79	Makiang	Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,323	2,090	+11.2%	about 972
80	Larayan	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,520	2,502	+0.7%	about 951
81	Dela Paz	Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,089	1,116	−2.4%	about 931
82	Rizon	Leon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	2,645	2,354	+12.4%	about 922
83	Mucas	Salug, Zamboanga del Norte	1,666	1,487	+12.0%	about 910
84	Bacungan	Leon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	4,946	4,894	+1.1%	about 906
85	Bongon	Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	870	769	+13.1%	about 899
86	San Vicente	Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,571	1,249	+25.8%	about 873
87	Calatunan	Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,880	2,604	+10.6%	about 873
88	Piao	Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	1,165	1,319	−11.7%	about 869
89	Piacan	Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	894	753	+18.7%	about 860
90	Selinog	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	690	692	−0.3%	about 840
91	Aliguay	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	601	720	−16.5%	about 828
92	Liyang	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,130	877	+28.9%	about 825
93	San Antonio	Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,513	2,422	+3.8%	about 811
94	Poblacion North	Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,028	3,177	−4.7%	about 789
95	Punta	Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,182	3,134	+1.5%	about 776
96	Santa Maria	Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte	3,618	3,446	+5.0%	about 767
97	Nangca	Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte	834	794	+5.0%	about 765
98	Libay	Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	2,806	2,591	+8.3%	about 763
99	Lamao	Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte	1,498	1,350	+11.0%	about 757
100	Don Jose Aguirre	Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,562	3,418	+4.2%	about 723

Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. A barangay has no official area: Scene measures the area inside its border on UN OCHA's map, so its density is approximate. A barangay with no mapped border is not ranked.

Sources

Every count here is the PSA's own, for the place as the PSA names it today. The change and the order are Scene's arithmetic on those counts. How Scene works out the rest.

1.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
2.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
3.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.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

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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