Barangay Pulo Laum

Situated in Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay, Barangay Pulo Laum is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pulo Laum had a population of 1,154. This made it the 14th largest of 19 barangays in Olutanga by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pulo Laum accounted for approximately 3.00% of the total population of Olutanga, which stood at 38,438 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Pulo Laum moving from 1,218 residents to 1,154 residents, an intercensal change of -5.3%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Pulo Laum is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Olutanga is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pulo Laum, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Sibugay, which contains 389 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pulo Laum ranks 235th by 2020 population. Zamboanga Sibugay is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Pulo Laum is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.