Barangay Upper Ludiong

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

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Upper Ludiong had a population of 425. This made it the 23rd largest of 24 barangays in Dimataling by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Upper Ludiong accounted for approximately 1.36% of the total population of Dimataling, which stood at 31,340 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Upper Ludiong moving from 419 residents to 425 residents, an intercensal change of +1.4%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Upper Ludiong 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 Upper Ludiong, 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 Upper Ludiong ranks 638th 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.