Barangay Motosawa

Situated in Dumalinao, Zamboanga Del Sur, Barangay Motosawa is one of 30 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Motosawa had a population of 787. This made it the 17th largest of 30 barangays in Dumalinao by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Motosawa accounted for approximately 2.39% of the total population of Dumalinao, which stood at 32,928 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Motosawa changed from 653 to 787, a shift of +20.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Dumalinao. Barangay Motosawa is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dumalinao is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Motosawa, 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 Motosawa ranks 467th 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 Motosawa 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.