Barangay Punta Blanca

Situated in Manukan, Zamboanga Del Norte, Barangay Punta Blanca is one of 22 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 Punta Blanca had a population of 2,212. This made it the 5th largest of 22 barangays in Manukan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Punta Blanca accounted for approximately 6.00% of the total population of Manukan, which stood at 36,887 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Punta Blanca moving from 2,092 residents to 2,212 residents, an intercensal change of +5.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Punta Blanca as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Manukan is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Punta Blanca, 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 Punta Blanca ranks 116th 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.