Barangay Ilihan

Situated in Jose Dalman, Zamboanga Del Norte, Barangay Ilihan is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ilihan had a population of 788. This made it the 15th largest of 18 barangays in Jose Dalman by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ilihan accounted for approximately 2.73% 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 Ilihan moving from 656 residents to 788 residents, an intercensal change of +20.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Ilihan 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 Ilihan, 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 Ilihan ranks 484th 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.