Barangay Upper Sicpao

Barangay Upper Sicpao forms part of Sominot, a municipality in Zamboanga Del Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Upper Sicpao had a population of 1,218. This made it the 4th largest of 18 barangays in Sominot by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Upper Sicpao accounted for approximately 6.39% of the total population of Sominot, which stood at 19,061 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Upper Sicpao moving from 1,197 residents to 1,218 residents, an intercensal change of +1.8%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Upper Sicpao is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sominot is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Upper Sicpao, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Del Sur, which contains 779 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Upper Sicpao ranks 293rd by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del Sur 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.