Ranking

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Zamboanga Peninsula

Maimbung (Sulu) grew fastest of the 91 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga Peninsula that can be compared: up 43.8%, from 59,597 people in 2020 to 85,681 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are all 91 cities and municipalities, ordered by how many more people they had in 2024 than in 2020, in percent, 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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Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Zamboanga Peninsula, top 91
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Maimbung	Sulu	85,681	59,597	+43.8%
2	Sirawai	Zamboanga del Norte	39,836	31,163	+27.8%
3	Siasi	Sulu	100,076	81,689	+22.5%
4	Lugus	Sulu	35,412	29,043	+21.9%
5	Luuk	Sulu	44,741	37,873	+18.1%
6	Patikul	Sulu	92,600	79,564	+16.4%
7	Parang	Sulu	83,092	71,495	+16.2%
8	Isabela City	Basilan	151,297	130,379	+16.0%
9	Pangutaran	Sulu	41,575	36,374	+14.3%
10	Indanan	Sulu	105,384	93,168	+13.1%
11	Pata	Sulu	27,974	24,736	+13.1%
12	Siayan	Zamboanga del Norte	40,937	36,236	+13.0%
13	Jolo	Sulu	152,067	137,266	+10.8%
14	Tongkil	Sulu	39,202	35,616	+10.1%
15	Omar	Sulu	30,847	28,070	+9.9%
16	Lakewood	Zamboanga del Sur	23,599	21,559	+9.5%
17	Panglima Estino	Sulu	37,157	34,249	+8.5%
18	Kalingalan Caluang	Sulu	42,845	39,549	+8.3%
19	Old Panamao	Sulu	53,903	49,849	+8.1%
20	Talipao	Sulu	107,901	100,088	+7.8%
21	Ipil	Zamboanga Sibugay	96,363	89,401	+7.8%
22	Baliguian	Zamboanga del Norte	25,585	23,771	+7.6%
23	Leon T. Postigo	Zamboanga del Norte	29,535	27,639	+6.9%
24	Hadji Panglima Tahil	Sulu	8,441	7,906	+6.8%
25	Pandami	Sulu	35,369	33,177	+6.6%
26	Siay	Zamboanga Sibugay	43,233	40,585	+6.5%
27	Imelda	Zamboanga Sibugay	29,652	27,870	+6.4%
28	Dimataling	Zamboanga del Sur	33,156	31,340	+5.8%
29	Midsalip	Zamboanga del Sur	35,643	33,711	+5.7%
30	Siocon	Zamboanga del Norte	51,239	48,524	+5.6%
31	Sibuco	Zamboanga del Norte	37,883	36,049	+5.1%
32	Tapul	Sulu	21,830	20,799	+5.0%
33	Kumalarang	Zamboanga del Sur	30,815	29,479	+4.5%
34	Sibutad	Zamboanga del Norte	18,199	17,453	+4.3%
35	Zamboanga City	Zamboanga del Sur	1,018,849	977,234	+4.3%
36	Ramon Magsaysay	Zamboanga del Sur	28,419	27,280	+4.2%
37	Mutia	Zamboanga del Norte	12,197	11,726	+4.0%
38	Gutalac	Zamboanga del Norte	37,512	36,090	+3.9%
39	Dumalinao	Zamboanga del Sur	34,188	32,928	+3.8%
40	Malangas	Zamboanga Sibugay	33,194	32,022	+3.7%
41	Lapuyan	Zamboanga del Sur	28,686	27,737	+3.4%
42	Tungawan	Zamboanga Sibugay	48,013	46,497	+3.3%
43	Kabasalan	Zamboanga Sibugay	48,366	46,884	+3.2%
44	Pitogo	Zamboanga del Sur	28,375	27,516	+3.1%
45	Godod	Zamboanga del Norte	18,040	17,510	+3.0%
46	Dapitan City	Zamboanga del Norte	87,699	85,202	+2.9%
47	Salug	Zamboanga del Norte	33,060	32,134	+2.9%
48	Titay	Zamboanga Sibugay	55,534	53,994	+2.9%
49	Roseller Lim	Zamboanga Sibugay	44,735	43,575	+2.7%
50	Labangan	Zamboanga del Sur	45,343	44,262	+2.4%
51	Guipos	Zamboanga del Sur	22,173	21,738	+2.0%
52	Rizal	Zamboanga del Norte	15,347	15,052	+2.0%
53	Labason	Zamboanga del Norte	44,615	43,934	+1.6%
54	Naga	Zamboanga Sibugay	42,270	41,743	+1.3%
55	San Miguel	Zamboanga del Sur	20,037	19,838	+1.0%
56	Mahayag	Zamboanga del Sur	48,695	48,258	+0.9%
57	Buug	Zamboanga Sibugay	38,730	38,425	+0.8%
58	Tukuran	Zamboanga del Sur	42,683	42,429	+0.6%
59	Sindangan	Zamboanga del Norte	104,514	103,952	+0.5%
60	Payao	Zamboanga Sibugay	33,156	33,102	+0.2%
61	Alicia	Zamboanga Sibugay	39,484	39,456	+0.1%
62	Tampilisan	Zamboanga del Norte	24,653	24,680	−0.1%
63	Tambulig	Zamboanga del Sur	37,400	37,480	−0.2%
64	Aurora	Zamboanga del Sur	52,746	52,995	−0.5%
65	Diplahan	Zamboanga Sibugay	32,423	32,585	−0.5%
66	Liloy	Zamboanga del Norte	41,881	42,213	−0.8%
67	Dumingag	Zamboanga del Sur	48,495	48,881	−0.8%
68	Molave	Zamboanga del Sur	52,540	53,140	−1.1%
69	Dipolog City	Zamboanga del Norte	136,528	138,141	−1.2%
70	Pres. Manuel A. Roxas	Zamboanga del Norte	38,649	39,198	−1.4%
71	Kalawit	Zamboanga del Norte	23,381	23,812	−1.8%
72	San Pablo	Zamboanga del Sur	26,166	26,648	−1.8%
73	Pagadian City	Zamboanga del Sur	206,483	210,452	−1.9%
74	Sergio Osmeña Sr.	Zamboanga del Norte	31,187	31,942	−2.4%
75	Dinas	Zamboanga del Sur	35,409	36,291	−2.4%
76	Katipunan	Zamboanga del Norte	43,427	44,661	−2.8%
77	La Libertad	Zamboanga del Norte	7,874	8,119	−3.0%
78	Jose Dalman	Zamboanga del Norte	27,951	28,881	−3.2%
79	Manukan	Zamboanga del Norte	35,669	36,887	−3.3%
80	Polanco	Zamboanga del Norte	40,485	42,265	−4.2%
81	Tabina	Zamboanga del Sur	24,591	25,734	−4.4%
82	Piñan	Zamboanga del Norte	19,184	20,221	−5.1%
83	Bayog	Zamboanga del Sur	32,687	34,519	−5.3%
84	Margosatubig	Zamboanga del Sur	36,025	38,660	−6.8%
85	Josefina	Zamboanga del Sur	11,190	12,205	−8.3%
86	Vincenzo A. Sagun	Zamboanga del Sur	22,619	24,852	−9.0%
87	Tigbao	Zamboanga del Sur	19,716	21,675	−9.0%
88	Sominot	Zamboanga del Sur	17,247	19,061	−9.5%
89	Olutanga	Zamboanga Sibugay	34,124	38,438	−11.2%
90	Mabuhay	Zamboanga Sibugay	24,296	37,390	−35.0%
91	Talusan	Zamboanga Sibugay	17,925	27,873	−35.7%

How the comparison is kept fair

91 of the 91 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga Peninsula can be compared. The other 0 are left out.

Only places with at least 1,000 people in the 2020 census are ranked, so a village that gained a few families does not top the list.
A place is ranked only if the same place was counted in both censuses. Scene leaves out a place the PSA's list of changes shows as created, divided, merged or given a new code since the 2020 census, a place another one was carved out of, and a place with no 2020 count.
The PSA's data carries no field that flags a changed border by itself; Scene reads the change list and the notes to each count, so a border change the PSA has not listed cannot be seen here.

The change is the percent difference between the two counts, as Scene works it out.

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. 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
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). 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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