Barangay Santa Barbara

Situated in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay, Barangay Santa Barbara is one of 18 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 Santa Barbara had a population of 1,797. This made it the 4th largest of 18 barangays in Imelda by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Barbara accounted for approximately 6.91% of the total population of Imelda, which stood at 26,020 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Barbara moving from 1,657 residents to 1,797 residents, an intercensal change of +8.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Santa Barbara as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Imelda is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Barbara, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Sibugay, which contains 389 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Barbara ranks 121st by 2020 population. Zamboanga Sibugay is classified as a 2nd 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.