Barangay Minundas

Barangay Minundas is a small barangay in the municipality of Payao, located in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Minundas had a population of 725. This made it the 17th largest of 29 barangays in Payao by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Minundas accounted for approximately 2.07% of the total population of Payao, which stood at 34,952 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Minundas changed from 593 to 725, a shift of +22.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Payao. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Minundas as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Payao is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Minundas, 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 Minundas ranks 324th 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.

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.