Ranking

Densest barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM)

Sabala Manao (Marawi City, Lanao del Sur) is the most crowded of the 2,182 barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM): about 108,178 people for every km² in 2024.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Below are the first 100 of 2,182 barangays, ordered by people for every km² of land, each with its 2020 count and its change since.

People are counted as of July 1, 2024 (the 2024 Census of Population) and May 1, 2020 (the 2020 Census of Population and Housing), both by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

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Densest barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), top 100
Rank	Name	City or municipality	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020	People per km²
1	Sabala Manao	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,553	no 2020 count	not compared	about 108,178
2	Pagayawan	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,859	no 2020 count	not compared	about 101,033
3	Bagua	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	23,439	19,987	+17.3%	about 101,030
4	Cadayonan I	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,547	no 2020 count	not compared	about 100,455
5	Daramoyod	Bacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	904	832	+8.7%	about 100,444
6	Boto Ambolong	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,031	no 2020 count	not compared	about 90,267
7	Dansalan	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,510	no 2020 count	not compared	about 87,762
8	Ambolong	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,313	no 2020 count	not compared	about 83,631
9	Raya Madaya II	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,583	no 2020 count	not compared	about 75,742
10	Bubonga Lilod Madaya	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,341	no 2020 count	not compared	about 73,753
11	Poblacion	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	25,293	21,579	+17.2%	about 72,473
12	Lilod Madaya	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,202	no 2020 count	not compared	about 72,443
13	Sangcay Dansalan	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,947	no 2020 count	not compared	about 70,841
14	Tangngah	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	866	802	+8.0%	about 65,606
15	Lumbac Marinaut	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,350	no 2020 count	not compared	about 65,217
16	Buadi Amao	Taraka, Lanao del Sur	487	481	+1.3%	about 62,677
17	Bagua III	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,770	7,006	−3.4%	about 62,110
18	Tinda-tindahan	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,118	1,018	+9.8%	about 59,786
19	Raya Madaya I	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,100	no 2020 count	not compared	about 57,301
20	Datu Naga	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,145	no 2020 count	not compared	about 56,746
21	Poblacion VII	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	16,773	16,293	+3.0%	about 55,540
22	Marinaut West	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,193	no 2020 count	not compared	about 54,825
23	Norhaya Village	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,375	no 2020 count	not compared	about 54,789
24	Poblacion IV	Tamparan, Lanao del Sur	937	846	+10.8%	about 53,543
25	Banggolo Poblacion	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,342	no 2020 count	not compared	about 52,382
26	Datu Sa Dansalan	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,553	no 2020 count	not compared	about 51,122
27	Lamion	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	9,343	8,296	+12.6%	about 50,777
28	Condaraan Pob.	Bayang, Lanao del Sur	1,193	1,149	+3.8%	about 50,338
29	Port Holland Zone III Pob.	Maluso, Basilan	7,940	4,904	+61.9%	about 49,317
30	Bairan	Bayang, Lanao del Sur	978	976	+0.2%	about 48,657
31	Bongao Poblacion	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	18,571	15,462	+20.1%	about 47,987
32	Laud	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	916	851	+7.6%	about 47,958
33	Poblacion IV	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	7,052	6,947	+1.5%	about 47,329
34	Babagan	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	768	680	+12.9%	about 47,117
35	Tubig Tanah	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	7,167	6,092	+17.7%	about 43,701
36	Lumbaca Madaya	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,431	no 2020 count	not compared	about 43,333
37	Raya Saduc	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,258	no 2020 count	not compared	about 42,644
38	Moncado Colony	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,042	no 2020 count	not compared	about 42,637
39	China Town	Malabang, Lanao del Sur	2,587	2,271	+13.9%	about 39,985
40	Poblacion II	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	8,126	6,788	+19.7%	about 39,447
41	Banday	Malabang, Lanao del Sur	2,239	1,796	+24.7%	about 39,419
42	Rosary Heights XII	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,420	5,092	+26.1%	about 39,387
43	South Madaya Proper	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,299	no 2020 count	not compared	about 39,245
44	Samporna Salamatollah	Taraka, Lanao del Sur	1,149	991	+15.9%	about 38,949
45	Tuka II	Bacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	724	720	+0.6%	about 38,307
46	Tuca Marinaut	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,330	no 2020 count	not compared	about 38,109
47	Wawalayan Calocan	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,407	no 2020 count	not compared	about 38,067
48	Tuca Ambolong	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,815	no 2020 count	not compared	about 37,813
49	Tuca	Bayang, Lanao del Sur	1,020	1,013	+0.7%	about 37,091
50	Poblacion III	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	3,877	3,445	+12.5%	about 36,924
51	Bunay Bunay Lookan	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,586	1,412	+12.3%	about 34,934
52	Port Holland Zone V	Maluso, Basilan	3,990	2,354	+69.5%	about 34,103
53	Buadi Sacayo	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,889	no 2020 count	not compared	about 33,632
54	Maligaya	Lamitan City, Basilan	3,393	3,086	+10.0%	about 33,594
55	Sabala Manao Proper	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,740	no 2020 count	not compared	about 33,591
56	Tubig-Mampallam	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	7,260	6,211	+16.9%	about 33,456
57	Port Holland Zone II Pob.	Maluso, Basilan	4,037	2,862	+41.1%	about 33,364
58	Poblacion	Ganassi, Lanao del Sur	2,601	2,352	+10.6%	about 32,966
59	Tukkai	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,390	1,236	+12.5%	about 31,954
60	Bacayawan	Malabang, Lanao del Sur	1,895	1,222	+55.1%	about 29,796
61	Bengkol	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,103	924	+19.4%	about 29,651
62	Port Holland Zone I Pob.	Maluso, Basilan	6,636	5,012	+32.4%	about 28,978
63	Masolun	Taraka, Lanao del Sur	672	600	+12.0%	about 28,596
64	Sumbag	Bayang, Lanao del Sur	502	492	+2.0%	about 28,523
65	Marinaut East	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,198	no 2020 count	not compared	about 28,188
66	Fort	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,356	no 2020 count	not compared	about 28,148
67	Guanan South	Maluso, Basilan	1,475	1,347	+9.5%	about 27,936
68	Campo Muslim	Malabang, Lanao del Sur	3,322	3,310	+0.4%	about 27,455
69	Rosary Heights III	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	13,411	12,127	+10.6%	about 27,369
70	Saduc Proper	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,676	no 2020 count	not compared	about 26,235
71	Bubonga Marawi	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,156	no 2020 count	not compared	about 25,851
72	Maganda	Lamitan City, Basilan	7,703	6,692	+15.1%	about 25,763
73	Maindig	Binidayan, Lanao del Sur	1,061	1,020	+4.0%	about 25,628
74	Rosary Heights I	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,832	4,353	+57.0%	about 25,493
75	Rosary Heights	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	16,769	15,107	+11.0%	about 24,697
76	Poblacion VI	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	5,806	5,288	+9.8%	about 24,602
77	Pag-asa	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	8,336	7,891	+5.6%	about 23,817
78	Ingud	Balindong, Lanao del Sur	978	810	+20.7%	about 23,341
79	Port Holland Zone IV	Maluso, Basilan	7,084	6,013	+17.8%	about 22,852
80	Lama	Lumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	2,010	1,690	+18.9%	about 22,738
81	Rosary Heights II	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	5,321	4,400	+20.9%	about 22,079
82	Ditsaan	Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	823	780	+5.5%	about 21,432
83	Maribo	Lumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	2,400	2,025	+18.5%	about 21,429
84	Daguduban	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	5,810	no 2020 count	not compared	about 20,603
85	Unas-unas	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	845	754	+12.1%	about 20,560
86	Calocan West	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,492	no 2020 count	not compared	about 20,466
87	Salipongan	Mulondo, Lanao del Sur	932	729	+27.9%	about 20,439
88	Rosary Heights XIII	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,898	5,614	+22.9%	about 20,348
89	Rosary Heights VI	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	10,765	7,539	+42.8%	about 20,311
90	Amito Marantao	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,940	no 2020 count	not compared	about 19,897
91	Saminunggay	Tamparan, Lanao del Sur	928	850	+9.2%	about 19,872
92	Linuk	Tamparan, Lanao del Sur	1,407	1,162	+21.1%	about 19,488
93	Nusa	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	830	737	+12.6%	about 19,302
94	Cawayan Linuk	Marantao, Lanao del Sur	1,160	1,036	+12.0%	about 18,354
95	Poblacion	Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	9,900	9,806	+1.0%	about 18,199
96	Rosary Heights VII	Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	11,742	10,146	+15.7%	about 17,899
97	Panggao Saduc	Marawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,926	no 2020 count	not compared	about 17,848
98	Corahab	Malabang, Lanao del Sur	3,674	3,310	+11.0%	about 17,579
99	Cayagan	Tugaya, Lanao del Sur	1,534	1,501	+2.2%	about 16,765
100	Pasir	Malabang, Lanao del Sur	1,324	1,019	+29.9%	about 16,738

Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. A barangay has no official area: Scene measures the area inside its border on UN OCHA's map, so its density is approximate. A barangay with no mapped border is not ranked.

Sources

Every count here is the PSA's own, for the place as the PSA names it today. The change and the order are Scene's arithmetic on those counts. How Scene works out the rest.

1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) (OpenSTAT table 0141A6DTHP3). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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