Barangay Lower Dimorok

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lower Dimorok had a population of 835. This made it the 20th largest of 25 barangays in Molave by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lower Dimorok accounted for approximately 1.57% of the total population of Molave, which stood at 53,140 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Lower Dimorok changed from 964 to 835, a shift of -13.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Molave. Barangay Lower Dimorok is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Molave is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lower Dimorok, 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 Lower Dimorok ranks 442nd 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.

Barangay Lower Dimorok is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.