Barangay Sawang

Barangay Sawang is a small barangay in the municipality of Sibutad, located in the province of Zamboanga Del Norte, in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Sawang had a population of 1,467. This made it the 3rd largest of 16 barangays in Sibutad by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Sawang accounted for approximately 8.41% of the total population of Sibutad, which stood at 17,453 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Sawang changed from 1,331 to 1,467, a shift of +10.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Sibutad. Barangay Sawang is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sibutad is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Sawang, 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 Sawang ranks 245th 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.

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.