Barangay Binayan

Situated in Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur, Barangay Binayan is one of 25 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Binayan had a population of 1,020. This made it the 23rd largest of 25 barangays in Labangan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Binayan accounted for approximately 2.30% of the total population of Labangan, which stood at 44,262 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Binayan moving from 978 residents to 1,020 residents, an intercensal change of +4.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Binayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Labangan is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Binayan, 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 Binayan ranks 366th 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.

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.