Barangay Lalab

Situated in Dimataling, Zamboanga Del Sur, Barangay Lalab is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lalab had a population of 569. This made it the 19th largest of 24 barangays in Dimataling by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lalab accounted for approximately 1.82% of the total population of Dimataling, which stood at 31,340 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Lalab moving from 579 residents to 569 residents, an intercensal change of -1.7%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Lalab is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dimataling is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lalab, 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 Lalab ranks 569th 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.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.