Barangay Zone III (Pob.)

Barangay Zone III (Pob.) forms part of Lanuza, a municipality in Surigao Del Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Zone III (Pob.) had a population of 881. This made it the 9th largest of 13 barangays in Lanuza by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Zone III (Pob.) accounted for approximately 6.46% of the total population of Lanuza, which stood at 13,642 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Zone III (Pob.) changed from 802 to 881, a shift of +9.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Lanuza. Barangay Zone III (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lanuza is a municipality comprising 13 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Zone III (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Sur, which contains 309 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Zone III (Pob.) ranks 249th by 2020 population. Surigao 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.