Barangay Balatakan

Barangay Balatakan is a small barangay in the municipality of Jose Dalman, located in the province of Zamboanga Del Norte, in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Balatakan had a population of 1,303. This made it the 7th largest of 18 barangays in Jose Dalman by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Balatakan accounted for approximately 4.51% of the total population of Jose Dalman, which stood at 28,881 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Balatakan moving from 1,126 residents to 1,303 residents, an intercensal change of +15.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Balatakan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Jose Dalman is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Balatakan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Del Norte, which contains 691 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Balatakan ranks 283rd by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del Norte 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.