Barangay Lipakan

Situated in Pres. Manuel a. Roxas, Zamboanga Del Norte, Barangay Lipakan is one of 31 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Lipakan had a population of 1,113. This made it the 14th largest of 31 barangays in Pres. Manuel a. Roxas by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lipakan accounted for approximately 2.84% of the total population of Pres. Manuel a. Roxas, which stood at 39,198 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,236 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,113 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -10.0%, consistent with a contracting settlement. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Lipakan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pres. Manuel a. Roxas is a municipality comprising 31 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lipakan, 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 Lipakan ranks 352nd 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 Lipakan 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.