Barangay Upper Gumay

Situated in Piñan, Zamboanga Del Norte, Barangay Upper Gumay is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Upper Gumay had a population of 335. This made it the 20th largest of 22 barangays in Piñan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Upper Gumay accounted for approximately 1.66% of the total population of Piñan, which stood at 20,221 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Upper Gumay changed from 299 to 335, a shift of +12.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Piñan. Barangay Upper Gumay is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Piñan is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Upper Gumay, 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 Upper Gumay ranks 674th 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.

Barangay Upper Gumay 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.