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Municipality

Payao

Payao is a municipality in Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 33,156 in the 2024 census, and it has 28 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Payao by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AliciaImeldaSiayBalian: 1,348 people, 108 per km², −0.78% a yearBalungisan: 2,041 people, 313 per km², 1.05% a yearBulacan: 1,184 people, 126 per km², 5.13% a yearBulawan: 3,635 people, 245 per km², 1.11% a yearCalape: 711 people, 132 per km², −2.82% a yearDalama: 563 people, 112 per km², −1.55% a yearFatima: 555 people, 90 per km², −0.60% a yearKatipunan: 1,722 people, 161 per km², 0.81% a yearKima: 1,195 people, 299 per km², −0.88% a yearKulasian: 1,148 people, 101 per km², −0.47% a yearLabatan: 1,549 people, 169 per km², −1.37% a yearMountain View: 511 people, 83 per km², −0.69% a yearNanan: 898 people, 148 per km², −0.27% a yearPoblacion: 5,984 people, 1,562 per km², 0.76% a yearSan Roque: 471 people, 64 per km², −0.60% a yearSan Vicente: 632 people, 118 per km², −2.55% a yearMayabo: 243 people, 62 per km², −6.53% a yearMinundas: 742 people, 164 per km², 0.56% a yearTalaptap: 400 people, 82 per km², −0.47% a yearBalogo: 625 people, 128 per km², 1.77% a yearBinangonan: 719 people, 162 per km², 0.54% a yearGuiwan: 2,005 people, 175 per km², −0.67% a yearKulisap: 907 people, 181 per km², 0.40% a yearLa Fortuna: 715 people, 178 per km², −0.63% a yearSan Isidro: 687 people, 152 per km², −0.82% a yearSilal: 913 people, 133 per km², 0.67% a yearSumilong: 455 people, 149 per km², −3.42% a yearUpper Sumilong: 598 people, 138 per km², −2.44% 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

    33,156

    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 15.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    12th

    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 5 of every 100 people in Zamboanga Sibugay lived in Payao in 2024 (5.01%)

  • Inside itSources

    28

    barangays

  • LandSources

    192.33 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: Payao's land would fill a square about 13.9 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: 172 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

    7,770

    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

    18%

    About 18 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
0908311000[4]Formerly 098311000
ZIP code
7008[12, 13]

People

Payao had 33,156 people in the 2024 census, up 15.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1980

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.

Payao had the 12th most people of the 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay in 2024[1]
  1. 9Buug38,730
  2. 10Olutanga34,124
  3. 11Malangas33,194
  4. 12Payao33,156
  5. 13Diplahan32,423
  6. 14Imelda29,652
  7. 15Mabuhay24,296
All 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 66 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion5,98418 in 100
  2. Bulawan3,63511 in 100
  3. Balungisan2,0416 in 100
  4. Guiwan2,0056 in 100
  5. Katipunan1,7225 in 100
  6. Labatan1,5495 in 100
  7. Balian1,3484 in 100
  8. Kima1,1954 in 100
  9. Bulacan1,1844 in 100
  10. Kulasian1,1483 in 100
See all 28 barangays of Payao
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.6%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.8%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,8311,9341,897
5 - 94,1792,1961,983
10 - 144,0702,1061,964
15 - 193,8461,9741,872
20 - 243,2071,6621,545
25 - 292,7591,4481,311
30 - 342,4181,2881,130
35 - 391,9931,049944
40 - 441,797953844
45 - 491,584849735
50 - 541,503773730
55 - 591,160629531
60 - 64967489478
65 - 69673359314
70 - 74436214222
75 - 79260117143
80 years and over244116128

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
33,156[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
7,770[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
5.01%[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
18% (5,984 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
18,156 men, 16,771 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202433,156[1, 2]0.04% a year7,7704.3
2020as of May 1, 202033,102[1]1.87% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201530,310[1]1.10% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201028,623[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then27,623[30]0.30% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders27,036[30, 31]1.68% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then25,013[30]0.83% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then23,937[30]3.16% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then17,526[30]———

Barangays

Payao is made up of 28 barangays.
Barangays of Payao. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Balian1,3484.07%−0.78% a yearabout 12.52 km²Rural
Balogo6251.89%1.77% a yearabout 4.88 km²Rural
Balungisan2,0416.16%1.05% a yearabout 6.53 km²Rural
Binangonan7192.17%0.54% a yearabout 4.44 km²Rural
Bulacan1,1843.57%5.13% a yearabout 9.42 km²Rural
Bulawan3,63510.96%1.11% a yearabout 14.85 km²Rural
Calape7112.14%−2.82% a yearabout 5.37 km²Rural
Dalama5631.7%−1.55% a yearabout 5.03 km²Rural
Fatima5551.67%−0.60% a yearabout 6.15 km²Rural
Guiwan2,0056.05%−0.67% a yearabout 11.45 km²Rural
Katipunan1,7225.19%0.81% a yearabout 10.70 km²Rural
Kima1,1953.6%−0.88% a yearabout 3.99 km²Rural
Kulasian1,1483.46%−0.47% a yearabout 11.42 km²Rural
Kulisap9072.74%0.40% a yearabout 5.02 km²Rural
La Fortuna7152.16%−0.63% a yearabout 4.01 km²Rural
Labatan1,5494.67%−1.37% a yearabout 9.16 km²Rural
Mayabo2430.73%−6.53% a yearabout 3.92 km²Rural
Minundas7422.24%0.56% a yearabout 4.52 km²Rural
Mountain View5111.54%−0.69% a yearabout 6.12 km²Rural
Nanan8982.71%−0.27% a yearabout 6.05 km²Rural
Poblacion5,98418.05%0.76% a yearabout 3.83 km²Urban
San Isidro6872.07%−0.82% a yearabout 4.51 km²Rural
San Roque4711.42%−0.60% a yearabout 7.31 km²Rural
San Vicente6321.91%−2.55% a yearabout 5.34 km²Rural
Silal9132.75%0.67% a yearabout 6.87 km²Rural
Sumilong4551.37%−3.42% a yearabout 3.05 km²Rural
Talaptap4001.21%−0.47% a yearabout 4.86 km²Rural
Upper Sumilong5981.8%−2.44% a yearabout 4.34 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

Payao covers 192.33 km² of land, 172 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 340 m above the sea and it has 85.2 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
192.33 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
172 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.59716° N, 122.85392° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
49 m
Highest
340 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

85.2 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Sibuguey River8.5 of 112.4 km
  2. Sibuguey River3.2 of 6.6 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Sibuguey376 m
  2. Mount Logona322 m
  3. Labatan Hill118 m
  4. Guiwan Hill16 m

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[29]

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

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 38 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
37.5% of people[17]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 38 of every 100 people in Payao lived below the poverty line in 2021 (37.5%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 32.7% and 42.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 35schools
  • 2places 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.

Government offices1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Payao. 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.[10, 11]

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[14, 15, 16]

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
    Joshua Carlo Ruelos Mendoza[18]
    Vice mayor
    Joeper Hamlag Mendoza[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Joshua Carlo Ruelos Mendoza[19]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Jangad Indino[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Joeper Hamlag Mendoza[20]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Jangad Indino[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Joeper Hamlag Mendoza[21]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Jangad Indino Sr.[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Carol Ruelos Mendoza[22]
    Vice mayor
    Carlita Faburada Chiong[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Joeper Hamlag Mendoza[23]
    Vice mayor
    Carlito Alvarado Chiong[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Joeper Hamlag Mendoza[24]
    Vice mayor
    Carlito Alvarado Chiong[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Joeper Mendoza[25]
    Vice mayor
    Carlito Chiong[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Moises M. Araham[26]
    Vice mayor
    Joeper H. Mendoza[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Payao, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Joshua Carlo Ruelos Mendoza[18]Joeper Hamlag Mendoza[18]
2022–2025Joshua Carlo Ruelos Mendoza[19]Joel Jangad Indino[19]
2019–2022Joeper Hamlag Mendoza[20]Joel Jangad Indino[20]
2016–2019Joeper Hamlag Mendoza[21]Joel Jangad Indino Sr.[21]
2013–2016Carol Ruelos Mendoza[22]Carlita Faburada Chiong[22]
2010–2013Joeper Hamlag Mendoza[23]Carlito Alvarado Chiong[23]
2007–2010Joeper Hamlag Mendoza[24]Carlito Alvarado Chiong[24]
2004–2007Joeper Mendoza[25]Carlito Chiong[25]
2001–2004Moises M. Araham[26]Joeper H. Mendoza[26]

History & Identity

Its story

The decree gave as its reasons the pace of development in Muslim Mindanao, close supervision of government projects, and peace and order and pacification in the area.[9]

The seat of government was set in Barangay Payao.[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.[32]

Nearby

Payao shares a border with Alicia, Imelda and Siay.

How it compares

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

Payao beside Zamboanga Sibugay
FigurePayaoZamboanga 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 glossary33,156[1, 2]661,49812th 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 glossary0.04% a year[1, 2]faster−0.30% a year11th 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 glossary172[6]less crowded21812th 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 glossary192.33 km²[6]3,032.59 km²7th 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 glossary18%[5]lower25.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Ipil, the capital of Zamboanga Sibugay
40.1 km northwest
Manila
804.6 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. ImeldaZamboanga Sibugay11.0 km northeast
  2. AliciaZamboanga Sibugay14.2 km southeast
  3. MalangasZamboanga Sibugay16.2 km east
  4. SiayZamboanga Sibugay17.4 km north
  5. MabuhayZamboanga Sibugay22.3 km south
  6. BuugZamboanga Sibugay26.2 km northeast

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