Barangay Balatakan

Situated in Sirawai, Zamboanga Del Norte, Barangay Balatakan is one of 34 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Balatakan had a population of 614. This made it the 15th largest of 34 barangays in Sirawai by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Balatakan accounted for approximately 1.97% of the total population of Sirawai, which stood at 31,163 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Balatakan moving from 614 residents to 614 residents, an intercensal change of 0.0%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Balatakan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sirawai is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Balatakan, 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 Balatakan ranks 567th 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.