Barangay Guituan

Situated in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Barangay Guituan is one of 28 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Guituan had a population of 2,079. This made it the 16th largest of 28 barangays in Ipil by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Guituan accounted for approximately 2.33% of the total population of Ipil, which stood at 89,401 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Guituan moving from 1,056 residents to 2,079 residents, an intercensal change of +96.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Guituan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Ipil is a municipality comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Guituan, 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 Guituan ranks 89th 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.

Barangay Guituan 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.