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Municipality

Buug

Buug is a municipality in Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 38,730 in the 2024 census, and it has 27 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Buug by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BayogDiplahanKumalarangMalangasBasalem: 1,260 people, 298 per km², −0.19% a yearBawang: 1,178 people, 359 per km², 0.85% a yearBulaan: 496 people, 87 per km², 0.99% a yearCompostela: 1,093 people, 260 per km², 0.90% a yearDel Monte: 2,833 people, 274 per km², 0.40% a yearGuitom: 300 people, 88 per km², −4.47% a yearGuminta: 1,063 people, 568 per km², 3.23% a yearLabrador: 1,979 people, 230 per km², −0.82% a yearLantawan: 425 people, 163 per km², 0.40% a yearMabuhay: 702 people, 194 per km², −0.70% a yearMaganay: 2,192 people, 503 per km², 0.44% a yearManlin: 1,421 people, 263 per km², 2.06% a yearMuyo: 1,567 people, 150 per km², −0.14% a yearPamintayan: 1,413 people, 591 per km², −0.96% a yearPoblacion: 8,026 people, 4,694 per km², 0.47% a yearTalamimi: 919 people, 70 per km², −0.92% a yearVillacastor: 2,195 people, 113 per km², 0.73% a yearAgutayan: 289 people, 16 per km², −3.20% a yearBagong Borbon: 402 people, 143 per km², 1.23% a yearBliss: 3,270 people, 1,660 per km², 0.45% a yearDanlugan: 393 people, 102 per km², −1.86% a yearPling: 856 people, 295 per km², 0.51% a yearPulog: 711 people, 284 per km², 0.20% a yearSan Jose: 617 people, 231 per km², 3.48% a yearTalairan: 770 people, 65 per km², 1.35% a yearDatu Panas: 2,015 people, 1,252 per km², −2.58% a yearGuintuloan: 345 people, 175 per km², −1.15% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    38,730

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA 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

    Up 7.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    9th

    of the 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 6 of every 100 people in Zamboanga Sibugay lived in Buug in 2024 (5.85%)

  • Inside itSources

    27

    barangays

  • LandSources

    145.76 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand 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.Explained by Scene: Buug's land would fill a square about 12.1 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 266 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    9,311

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    26.4%

    About 26 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban 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

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0908302000[4]Formerly 098302000
ZIP code
7009[14, 15]

People

Buug had 38,730 people in the 2024 census, up 7.7% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Buug had the 9th most people of the 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay in 2024[1]
  1. 6Siay43,233
  2. 7Naga42,270
  3. 8Alicia39,484
  4. 9Buug38,730
  5. 10Olutanga34,124
  6. 11Malangas33,194
  7. 12Payao33,156
All 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 69 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion8,02621 in 100
  2. Bliss3,2708 in 100
  3. Del Monte2,8337 in 100
  4. Villacastor2,1956 in 100
  5. Maganay2,1926 in 100
  6. Datu Panas2,0155 in 100
  7. Labrador1,9795 in 100
  8. Muyo1,5674 in 100
  9. Manlin1,4214 in 100
  10. Pamintayan1,4134 in 100
See all 27 barangays of Buug
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.3%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.7%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,8661,9961,870
5 - 94,4912,3512,140
10 - 144,4172,3072,110
15 - 193,7711,9011,870
20 - 243,1481,5611,587
25 - 292,9481,4891,459
30 - 342,5881,3571,231
35 - 392,2681,1781,090
40 - 442,1001,112988
45 - 491,9041,001903
50 - 541,731872859
55 - 591,544766778
60 - 641,306631675
65 - 69952456496
70 - 74570257313
75 - 79372154218
80 years and over409164245

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA 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
38,730[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
9,311[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.2 on average[1, 2]
Share of Zamboanga Sibugay, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
5.85%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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
26.4% (10,218 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
19,553 men, 18,832 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202438,730[1, 2]0.19% a year9,3114.2
2020as of May 1, 202038,425[1]1.01% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201536,634[1]0.35% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201035,969[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then34,289[32]0.27% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders33,623[32, 33]−0.35% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then34,175[32]0.76% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then32,815[32]5.26% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then19,648[32]−5.24% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then25,724[32]2.40% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then22,858[32]———

Barangays

Buug is made up of 27 barangays.
Barangays of Buug. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Agutayan2890.75%−3.20% a yearabout 17.67 km²Rural
Bagong Borbon4021.04%1.23% a yearabout 2.81 km²Rural
Basalem1,2603.25%−0.19% a yearabout 4.23 km²Rural
Bawang1,1783.04%0.85% a yearabout 3.28 km²Rural
Bliss3,2708.44%0.45% a yearabout 1.97 km²Rural
Bulaan4961.28%0.99% a yearabout 5.72 km²Rural
Compostela1,0932.82%0.90% a yearabout 4.20 km²Rural
Danlugan3931.01%−1.86% a yearabout 3.87 km²Rural
Datu Panas2,0155.2%−2.58% a yearabout 1.61 km²Rural
Del Monte2,8337.31%0.40% a yearabout 10.35 km²Rural
Guintuloan3450.89%−1.15% a yearabout 1.97 km²Rural
Guitom3000.77%−4.47% a yearabout 3.39 km²Rural
Guminta1,0632.74%3.23% a yearabout 1.87 km²Rural
Labrador1,9795.11%−0.82% a yearabout 8.59 km²Rural
Lantawan4251.1%0.40% a yearabout 2.60 km²Rural
Mabuhay7021.81%−0.70% a yearabout 3.61 km²Rural
Maganay2,1925.66%0.44% a yearabout 4.36 km²Urban
Manlin1,4213.67%2.06% a yearabout 5.40 km²Rural
Muyo1,5674.05%−0.14% a yearabout 10.42 km²Rural
Pamintayan1,4133.65%−0.96% a yearabout 2.39 km²Rural
Pling8562.21%0.51% a yearabout 2.90 km²Rural
Poblacion8,02620.72%0.47% a yearabout 1.71 km²Urban
Pulog7111.84%0.20% a yearabout 2.50 km²Rural
San Jose6171.59%3.48% a yearabout 2.67 km²Rural
Talairan7701.99%1.35% a yearabout 11.84 km²Rural
Talamimi9192.37%−0.92% a yearabout 13.05 km²Rural
Villacastor2,1955.67%0.73% a yearabout 19.41 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Buug covers 145.76 km² of land, 266 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 628 m above the sea and it has 8.7 km of coast.
Land areaLand 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
145.76 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
266 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.74423° N, 123.03915° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
1 m
Average
207 m
Highest
628 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

8.7 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Sibuguey River3.7 of 112.4 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Palugheight not mapped
  2. Mount Parang Parangheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[31]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 93 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 25 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
24.6% of people[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
2nd class[4]
About 25 of every 100 people in Buug lived below the poverty line in 2021 (24.6%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 21.3% and 27.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 24government offices
  • 4hospitals and health centres
  • 37schools
  • 4places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1station or terminal

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Buug” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices19

13 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 27 barangays of Buug

Hospitals and health centres4

Markets2

Stations and terminals1

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Buug. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Zamboanga Sibugay[16, 17, 18]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Dionesia Becada Lagas[20]
    Vice mayor
    Jonam Ratilla Lagas[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Dionesia Becada Lagas[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jonam Ratilla Lagas[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Dionesia Becada Lagas[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jonam Ratilla Lagas[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Jonam Ratilla Lagas[23]
    Vice mayor
    Marvin Jessie Gonzales Gako[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Jonam Ratilla Lagas[24]
    Vice mayor
    Marvin Jessie Gonzales Gako[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Jonam Ratilla Lagas[25]
    Vice mayor
    Arnulfo Dondoyano Lim[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Teresita Pague Famor[26]
    Vice mayor
    Arnulfo Dondoyano Lim[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Teresita Famor[27]
    Vice mayor
    Arnulfo Lim[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Teresita P. Famor[28]
    Vice mayor
    Ferdinand M. Pablo[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Buug, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Dionesia Becada Lagas[20]Jonam Ratilla Lagas[20]
2022–2025Dionesia Becada Lagas[21]Jonam Ratilla Lagas[21]
2019–2022Dionesia Becada Lagas[22]Jonam Ratilla Lagas[22]
2016–2019Jonam Ratilla Lagas[23]Marvin Jessie Gonzales Gako[23]
2013–2016Jonam Ratilla Lagas[24]Marvin Jessie Gonzales Gako[24]
2010–2013Jonam Ratilla Lagas[25]Arnulfo Dondoyano Lim[25]
2007–2010Teresita Pague Famor[26]Arnulfo Dondoyano Lim[26]
2004–2007Teresita Famor[27]Arnulfo Lim[27]
2001–2004Teresita P. Famor[28]Ferdinand M. Pablo[28]

History & Identity

Created
Buug was created by Executive Order No. 380 of 26 February 1960, which segregated seventeen barrios and sitios from Malangas and organized them into an independent municipality with its seat at the barrio of Buug.[9]

Its story

The 1960 order took in Palalian, Matinaw, Gaulan, Bulusan, Salawagan and eleven other barrios and sitios, and its northern edge ran along the border with Zamboanga del Norte.[9]

Timeline

  1. 16 June 1951

    Buug becomes a barrio of the newly created municipality of Malangas.[10]

  2. 26 February 1960

    Executive Order No. 380 creates the municipality of Buug.[9]

  3. 9 October 1965

    Barrios Galet, Balangao, Ganlan and Sampole are taken from Buug to help form Diplahan.[11]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. January to March 2001

    Moved from Zamboanga del Sur, by RA 8973.[34]

Nearby

Buug shares a border with Bayog, Diplahan, Kumalarang and Malangas.

How it compares

Buug beside Zamboanga Sibugay, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay.

Buug beside Zamboanga Sibugay
FigureBuugZamboanga SibugayRank among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
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 glossary38,730[1, 2]661,4989th of 16
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth 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 glossary0.19% a year[1, 2]faster−0.30% a year10th of 16
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary266[6]more crowded2187th of 16
Land areaLand 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 glossary145.76 km²[6]3,032.59 km²10th of 16
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.2[1, 2]about the same4.2not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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 glossary26.4%[5]higher25.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Ipil, the capital of Zamboanga Sibugay
55.9 km west
Manila
794.2 km north

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. KumalarangZamboanga del Sur12.4 km east
  2. MalangasZamboanga Sibugay13.4 km south
  3. ImeldaZamboanga Sibugay15.2 km southwest
  4. DiplahanZamboanga Sibugay15.3 km northwest
  5. BayogZamboanga del Sur16.2 km north
  6. SiayZamboanga Sibugay16.9 km west

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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