Barangay Datagan

Situated in City of Pagadian, Zamboanga Del Sur, Barangay Datagan is one of 54 barangays that make up the city within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Datagan had a population of 1,542. This made it the 38th largest of 54 barangays in City of Pagadian by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Datagan accounted for approximately 0.73% of the total population of City of Pagadian, which stood at 210,452 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Datagan changed from 1,456 to 1,542, a shift of +5.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Pagadian. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Datagan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Pagadian is a city comprising 54 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Datagan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Del Sur, which contains 779 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Datagan ranks 212th by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Datagan is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.