Barangay Bag-ong Dalaguete

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Bag-ong Dalaguete is one of the administrative divisions of Mahayag in Zamboanga Del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bag-ong Dalaguete had a population of 403. This made it the 29th largest of 29 barangays in Mahayag by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bag-ong Dalaguete accounted for approximately 0.84% of the total population of Mahayag, which stood at 48,258 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bag-ong Dalaguete moving from 480 residents to 403 residents, an intercensal change of -16.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Bag-ong Dalaguete is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mahayag is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bag-ong Dalaguete, 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 Bag-ong Dalaguete ranks 649th 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.