Barangay Manilan

Barangay Manilan is a small barangay in the municipality of Tukuran, located in the province of Zamboanga Del Sur, in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Manilan had a population of 655. This made it the 21st largest of 25 barangays in Tukuran by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Manilan accounted for approximately 1.54% of the total population of Tukuran, which stood at 42,429 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 524 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 655 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +25.0%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Manilan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tukuran is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Manilan, 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 Manilan ranks 537th 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.