Barangay Talaptap

Barangay Talaptap forms part of Payao, a municipality in Zamboanga Sibugay, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Talaptap had a population of 408. This made it the 28th largest of 29 barangays in Payao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Talaptap accounted for approximately 1.17% 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 Talaptap changed from 351 to 408, a shift of +16.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Payao. Barangay Talaptap is officially classified 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 Talaptap, 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 Talaptap ranks 378th 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.

Barangay Talaptap 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.