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Municipality

Kabasalan

Kabasalan is a municipality in Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 48,366 in the 2024 census, and it has 29 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Kabasalan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BayogDiplahanGododNagaSiayBanker: 1,682 people, 105 per km², 4.04% a yearBolo Batallion: 1,714 people, 322 per km², −0.85% a yearBuayan: 2,453 people, 616 per km², 0.33% a yearCainglet: 2,572 people, 2,893 per km², 0.09% a yearCalapan: 1,083 people, 183 per km², −0.15% a yearCalubihan: 2,538 people, 2,759 per km², 0.92% a yearConcepcion: 3,907 people, 781 per km², 0.33% a yearDipala: 837 people, 226 per km², 0.38% a yearGacbusan: 861 people, 249 per km², −1.16% a yearGoodyear: 2,604 people, 423 per km², 0.36% a yearLacnapan: 689 people, 15 per km², 0.46% a yearLittle Baguio: 533 people, 59 per km², −0.75% a yearLumbayao: 3,029 people, 853 per km², 1.01% a yearTimuay Danda: 2,458 people, 795 per km², 0.83% a yearNazareth: 2,326 people, 855 per km², −0.58% a yearPalinta: 1,455 people, 150 per km², −0.58% a yearPeñaranda: 1,310 people, 28 per km², 1.07% a yearPoblacion: 1,843 people, 7,143 per km², 2.39% a yearRiverside: 3,276 people, 1,614 per km², 3.86% a yearSanghanan: 1,735 people, 92 per km², 0.56% a yearSanta Cruz: 1,707 people, 1,434 per km², 0.64% a yearSayao: 473 people, 70 per km², 1.26% a yearSimbol: 1,941 people, 744 per km², 1.80% a yearSininan: 1,292 people, 179 per km², 0.15% a yearShiolan: 500 people, 10 per km², −1.25% a yearTampilisan: 751 people, 22 per km², −3.73% a yearTamin: 405 people, 70 per km², 1.60% a yearTigbangagan: 1,449 people, 382 per km², 0.62% a yearDiampak: 943 people, 45 per km², 3.11% 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

    48,366

    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 16.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    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 7 of every 100 people in Zamboanga Sibugay lived in Kabasalan in 2024 (7.31%)

  • Inside itSources

    29

    barangays

  • LandSources

    314.76 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: Kabasalan's land would fill a square about 17.7 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: 154 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 2 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

    11,137

    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

    4.3 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    20.8%

    About 21 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
0908306000[4]Formerly 098306000
ZIP code
7005[13, 14]

People

Kabasalan had 48,366 people in the 2024 census, up 16.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

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.

Kabasalan had the 3rd most people of the 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay in 2024[1]
  1. 1Ipil96,363
  2. 2Titay55,534
  3. 3Kabasalan48,366
  4. 4Tungawan48,013
  5. 5Roseller Lim44,735
  6. 6Siay43,233
  7. 7Naga42,270
All 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 56 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Concepcion3,9078 in 100
  2. Riverside3,2767 in 100
  3. Lumbayao3,0296 in 100
  4. Goodyear2,6045 in 100
  5. Cainglet2,5725 in 100
  6. Calubihan2,5385 in 100
  7. Timuay Danda2,4585 in 100
  8. Buayan2,4535 in 100
  9. Nazareth2,3265 in 100
  10. Simbol1,9414 in 100
See all 29 barangays of Kabasalan
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.6%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.3%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,1722,6382,534
5 - 95,6042,9442,660
10 - 145,4262,7512,675
15 - 194,9822,5312,451
20 - 243,9902,0211,969
25 - 293,6321,8721,760
30 - 342,9521,5341,418
35 - 392,6181,3291,289
40 - 442,4921,3041,188
45 - 492,2511,1311,120
50 - 542,1721,1221,050
55 - 591,767916851
60 - 641,370668702
65 - 69990480510
70 - 74658276382
75 - 79381180201
80 years and over342125217

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
48,366[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
11,137[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.3 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
7.31%[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
20.8% (10,048 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
23,822 men, 22,977 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202448,366[1, 2]0.75% a year11,1374.3
2020as of May 1, 202046,884[1]1.18% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201544,336[1]1.30% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201041,421[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then40,169[31]0.91% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders37,619[31, 32]1.88% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then34,483[31]1.22% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then32,323[31]2.74% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then24,658[31]5.15% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then19,175[31]4.62% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then15,304[31]−2.54% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then19,920[31]———

Barangays

Kabasalan is made up of 29 barangays.
Barangays of Kabasalan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Banker1,6823.48%4.04% a yearabout 16.05 km²Rural
Bolo Batallion1,7143.54%−0.85% a yearabout 5.32 km²Rural
Buayan2,4535.07%0.33% a yearabout 3.98 km²Rural
Cainglet2,5725.32%0.09% a yearabout 0.889 km²Urban
Calapan1,0832.24%−0.15% a yearabout 5.92 km²Rural
Calubihan2,5385.25%0.92% a yearabout 0.92 km²Rural
Concepcion3,9078.08%0.33% a yearabout 5.00 km²Rural
Diampak9431.95%3.11% a yearabout 20.91 km²Rural
Dipala8371.73%0.38% a yearabout 3.70 km²Rural
Gacbusan8611.78%−1.16% a yearabout 3.46 km²Rural
Goodyear2,6045.38%0.36% a yearabout 6.16 km²Urban
Lacnapan6891.42%0.46% a yearabout 45.23 km²Rural
Little Baguio5331.1%−0.75% a yearabout 9.10 km²Rural
Lumbayao3,0296.26%1.01% a yearabout 3.55 km²Urban
Nazareth2,3264.81%−0.58% a yearabout 2.72 km²Rural
Palinta1,4553.01%−0.58% a yearabout 9.67 km²Rural
Peñaranda1,3102.71%1.07% a yearabout 46.21 km²Rural
Poblacion1,8433.81%2.39% a yearabout 0.258 km²Urban
Riverside3,2766.77%3.86% a yearabout 2.03 km²Rural
Sanghanan1,7353.59%0.56% a yearabout 18.85 km²Rural
Santa Cruz1,7073.53%0.64% a yearabout 1.19 km²Rural
Sayao4730.98%1.26% a yearabout 6.80 km²Rural
Shiolan5001.03%−1.25% a yearabout 49.01 km²Rural
Simbol1,9414.01%1.80% a yearabout 2.61 km²Rural
Sininan1,2922.67%0.15% a yearabout 7.22 km²Rural
Tamin4050.84%1.60% a yearabout 5.77 km²Rural
Tampilisan7511.55%−3.73% a yearabout 33.48 km²Rural
Tigbangagan1,4493%0.62% a yearabout 3.79 km²Rural
Timuay Danda2,4585.08%0.83% a yearabout 3.09 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

Kabasalan covers 314.76 km² of land, 154 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 967 m above the sea and it has 2.4 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
314.76 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
154 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.87628° N, 122.82644° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
294 m
Highest
967 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

2.4 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Bakalan River22.6 of 58.4 km
  2. Kabasalan River20.3 km
  3. Buayan River12.2 km
  4. Lumbayao Creek4.8 km
  5. Baga River2.7 of 26.0 km
  6. Banisan River1.2 of 5.4 km

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 III[30]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 63 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 27 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
26.5% of people[18]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
1st class[4]
About 27 of every 100 people in Kabasalan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (26.5%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 22.6% and 30.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 2government offices
  • 7hospitals and health centres
  • 36schools
  • 3places of worship

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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Kabasalan. 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.[11, 12]

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
2nd district of Zamboanga Sibugay[15, 16, 17]

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
    Katrina Cainglet Balladares[19]
    Vice mayor
    Isagani Cotingjo Balladares[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Katrina Cainglet Balladares[20]
    Vice mayor
    Isagani Cotingjo Balladares[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Katrina Cainglet Balladares[21]
    Vice mayor
    Luvly Grace Daza Cainglet[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    George Chiong Cainglet[22]
    Vice mayor
    Isagani Cotingjo Balladares[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    George Chiong Cainglet[23]
    Vice mayor
    Freddie Imbang Chu[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    George Chiong Cainglet[24]
    Vice mayor
    Freddie Imbang Chu[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Freddie Imbang Chu[25]
    Vice mayor
    George Chiong Cainglet[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Freddie Chu[26]
    Vice mayor
    George Cainglet[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Freddie I. Chu[27]
    Vice mayor
    Wilborne S. Danda[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Kabasalan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Katrina Cainglet Balladares[19]Isagani Cotingjo Balladares[19]
2022–2025Katrina Cainglet Balladares[20]Isagani Cotingjo Balladares[20]
2019–2022Katrina Cainglet Balladares[21]Luvly Grace Daza Cainglet[21]
2016–2019George Chiong Cainglet[22]Isagani Cotingjo Balladares[22]
2013–2016George Chiong Cainglet[23]Freddie Imbang Chu[23]
2010–2013George Chiong Cainglet[24]Freddie Imbang Chu[24]
2007–2010Freddie Imbang Chu[25]George Chiong Cainglet[25]
2004–2007Freddie Chu[26]George Cainglet[26]
2001–2004Freddie I. Chu[27]Wilborne S. Danda[27]

History & Identity

Its story

In 1949 part of Kabasalan, including Sanito, Titay and Tungawan, was split off to form Ipil.[9]

Timeline

  1. 21 October 1936

    Executive Order No. 59 moves the seat of the Kabasalan municipal district from Naga to the barrio of Kabasalan.[10]

  2. 26 July 1949

    Ipil is carved out of Kabasalan.[9]

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.[33]

Nearby

Kabasalan shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Kabasalan beside Zamboanga Sibugay
FigureKabasalanZamboanga 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 glossary48,366[1, 2]661,4983rd 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 glossary0.75% a year[1, 2]faster−0.30% a year6th 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 glossary154[6]less crowded21814th 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 glossary314.76 km²[6]3,032.59 km²3rd 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 glossary4.3[1, 2]higher4.2not 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 glossary20.8%[5]lower25.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Ipil, the capital of Zamboanga Sibugay
34.6 km west
Manila
773.8 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. DiplahanZamboanga Sibugay13.0 km east
  2. GododZamboanga del Norte13.6 km north
  3. NagaZamboanga Sibugay14.4 km west
  4. SiayZamboanga Sibugay15.5 km southeast
  5. TampilisanZamboanga del Norte18.8 km northwest
  6. BayogZamboanga del Sur21.4 km east

Sources

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