Barangay Napulan

Barangay Napulan is a very small barangay in the municipality of Sirawai, located in the province of Zamboanga Del Norte, in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Napulan had a population of 385. This made it the 30th largest of 34 barangays in Sirawai by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Napulan accounted for approximately 1.24% of the total population of Sirawai, which stood at 31,163 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 346 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 385 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +11.3%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Napulan 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 Napulan, 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 Napulan ranks 663rd 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.