Barangay Tipasan

Situated in Lapuyan, Zamboanga Del Sur, Barangay Tipasan is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tipasan had a population of 703. This made it the 15th largest of 26 barangays in Lapuyan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tipasan accounted for approximately 2.53% of the total population of Lapuyan, which stood at 27,737 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tipasan moving from 687 residents to 703 residents, an intercensal change of +2.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tipasan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lapuyan is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tipasan, 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 Tipasan ranks 515th 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.