Barangay Guling

Situated in Guipos, Zamboanga Del Sur, Barangay Guling is one of 17 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Guling had a population of 1,595. This made it the 5th largest of 17 barangays in Guipos by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Guling accounted for approximately 7.34% of the total population of Guipos, which stood at 21,738 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,717 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,595 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -7.1%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Guling is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Guipos is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Guling, 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 Guling ranks 204th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Guling is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.