Barangay Waling-waling

Barangay Waling-waling is a small barangay in the municipality of Vincenzo a. Sagun, located in the province of Zamboanga Del Sur, in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Waling-waling had a population of 1,818. This made it the 3rd largest of 14 barangays in Vincenzo a. Sagun by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Waling-waling accounted for approximately 7.32% of the total population of Vincenzo a. Sagun, which stood at 24,852 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Waling-waling moving from 1,768 residents to 1,818 residents, an intercensal change of +2.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Waling-waling is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Vincenzo a. Sagun is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Waling-waling, 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 Waling-waling ranks 149th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Waling-waling is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.