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Densest cities and municipalities in Bangsamoro (BARMM)

Tamparan (Lanao del Sur) is the most crowded of the 108 cities and municipalities in Bangsamoro (BARMM): 4,355 people for every km² in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are the first 100 of 108 cities and municipalities, 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 cities and municipalities in Bangsamoro (BARMM), top 100
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020	People per km²
1	Tamparan	Lanao del Sur	37,190	32,074	+16.0%	4,355
2	Marawi City	Lanao del Sur	259,993	207,010	+25.6%	3,093
3	Turtle Islands	Tawi-Tawi	7,665	5,683	+34.9%	2,248
4	Taraka	Lanao del Sur	29,558	27,184	+8.7%	2,198
5	Cotabato City	Maguindanao del Norte	383,383	325,079	+17.9%	2,178
6	Binidayan	Lanao del Sur	27,031	25,965	+4.1%	1,720
7	Poona Bayabao	Lanao del Sur	33,307	31,141	+7.0%	1,686
8	Ditsaan-Ramain	Lanao del Sur	26,918	24,406	+10.3%	1,593
9	Ganassi	Lanao del Sur	33,897	30,802	+10.1%	1,456
10	Bayang	Lanao del Sur	30,227	28,023	+7.9%	1,399
11	Sitangkai	Tawi-Tawi	42,172	37,319	+13.0%	1,370
12	Marantao	Lanao del Sur	46,233	37,763	+22.4%	1,309
13	Mulondo	Lanao del Sur	23,159	19,932	+16.2%	1,304
14	Buluan	Maguindanao del Sur	60,931	57,406	+6.1%	1,128
15	Lumbayanague	Lanao del Sur	21,469	19,091	+12.5%	1,089
16	Bacolod-Kalawi	Lanao del Sur	24,381	23,129	+5.4%	1,077
17	Masiu	Lanao del Sur	36,803	33,580	+9.6%	1,034
18	Bongao	Tawi-Tawi	131,887	116,118	+13.6%	999
19	Shariff Aguak	Maguindanao del Sur	37,437	33,982	+10.2%	969
20	Saguiaran	Lanao del Sur	28,807	26,712	+7.8%	909
21	Tabuan-Lasa	Basilan	38,964	29,327	+32.9%	881
22	Balindong	Lanao del Sur	40,047	32,573	+23.0%	874
23	South Ubian	Tawi-Tawi	31,942	29,583	+8.0%	768
24	Malidegao	Special Geographic Area	36,427	36,438	−0.0%	715
25	Tuburan	Basilan	30,027	24,742	+21.4%	711
26	Sultan Dumalondong	Lanao del Sur	12,984	12,500	+3.9%	710
27	Malabang	Lanao del Sur	58,377	49,088	+18.9%	707
28	Mamasapano	Maguindanao del Sur	32,831	27,807	+18.1%	699
29	Tipo-Tipo	Basilan	32,734	25,531	+28.2%	695
30	Pandag	Maguindanao del Sur	29,244	26,356	+11.0%	666
31	Al-Barka	Basilan	30,318	23,736	+27.7%	650
32	Datu Anggal Midtimbang	Maguindanao del Sur	35,243	28,224	+24.9%	632
33	Simunul	Tawi-Tawi	35,616	34,245	+4.0%	626
34	Tugaya	Lanao del Sur	26,283	24,778	+6.1%	618
35	Tugunan	Special Geographic Area	33,721	33,167	+1.7%	615
36	Sultan Kudarat	Maguindanao del Norte	124,965	105,121	+18.9%	612
37	Datu Piang	Maguindanao del Sur	31,063	28,380	+9.5%	596
38	Parang	Maguindanao del Norte	123,209	102,914	+19.7%	581
39	Maluso	Basilan	66,817	45,730	+46.1%	578
40	Paglat	Maguindanao del Sur	21,317	18,727	+13.8%	572
41	Hadji Mohammad Ajul	Basilan	32,806	24,625	+33.2%	569
42	Datu Saudi Ampatuan	Maguindanao del Sur	33,374	31,060	+7.5%	560
43	Akbar	Basilan	27,911	23,098	+20.8%	548
44	Kadayangan	Special Geographic Area	26,099	25,573	+2.1%	511
45	Shariff Saydona Mustapha	Maguindanao del Sur	29,707	25,080	+18.5%	508
46	Hadji Muhtamad	Basilan	30,122	26,867	+12.1%	501
47	Ligawasan	Special Geographic Area	28,322	29,784	−4.9%	500
48	Sultan Mastura	Maguindanao del Norte	30,828	25,331	+21.7%	491
49	Datu Salibo	Maguindanao del Sur	21,295	18,795	+13.3%	485
50	Rajah Buayan	Maguindanao del Sur	31,329	27,832	+12.6%	475
51	Talitay	Maguindanao del Norte	19,750	17,463	+13.1%	458
52	Lamitan City	Basilan	116,652	100,150	+16.5%	421
53	Pualas	Lanao del Sur	18,020	14,526	+24.1%	420
54	Nabalawag	Special Geographic Area	25,500	25,723	−0.9%	415
55	Mapun	Tawi-Tawi	29,218	30,038	−2.7%	401
56	Ungkaya Pukan	Basilan	31,041	24,016	+29.3%	394
57	Datu Hoffer Ampatuan	Maguindanao del Sur	27,678	26,660	+3.8%	375
58	Datu Odin Sinsuat	Maguindanao del Norte	152,907	116,768	+31.0%	358
59	Datu Paglas	Maguindanao del Sur	38,446	33,682	+14.1%	336
60	Sibutu	Tawi-Tawi	38,070	34,243	+11.2%	333
61	Lantawan	Basilan	48,777	31,040	+57.1%	319
62	Pagayawan	Lanao del Sur	15,659	15,057	+4.0%	315
63	Datu Abdullah Sangki	Maguindanao del Sur	35,274	30,117	+17.1%	315
64	Kabuntalan	Maguindanao del Norte	31,863	25,439	+25.3%	314
65	Lumbatan	Lanao del Sur	24,988	22,780	+9.7%	311
66	Talayan	Maguindanao del Sur	39,182	34,156	+14.7%	309
67	Pahamuddin	Special Geographic Area	19,262	19,627	−1.9%	308
68	Balabagan	Lanao del Sur	31,227	29,863	+4.6%	291
69	Northern Kabuntalan	Maguindanao del Norte	30,332	26,277	+15.4%	290
70	Madalum	Lanao del Sur	30,044	26,478	+13.5%	282
71	Sapa-Sapa	Tawi-Tawi	37,129	33,580	+10.6%	282
72	Kapalawan	Special Geographic Area	29,191	28,463	+2.6%	280
73	Madamba	Lanao del Sur	24,886	22,050	+12.9%	278
74	Pagagawan	Maguindanao del Sur	42,181	37,314	+13.0%	271
75	Panglima Sugala	Tawi-Tawi	52,657	48,055	+9.6%	266
76	Mangudadatu	Maguindanao del Sur	28,511	26,203	+8.8%	261
77	Pagalungan	Maguindanao del Sur	49,326	46,277	+6.6%	260
78	Tubaran	Lanao del Sur	17,567	16,896	+4.0%	254
79	Calanogas	Lanao del Sur	17,585	14,985	+17.4%	245
80	Piagapo	Lanao del Sur	40,558	30,132	+34.6%	244
81	Datu Unsay	Maguindanao del Sur	17,186	12,890	+33.3%	238
82	Sultan Sa Barongis	Maguindanao del Sur	27,929	24,476	+14.1%	237
83	Kapai	Lanao del Sur	21,630	20,581	+5.1%	235
84	Guindulungan	Maguindanao del Sur	28,471	24,933	+14.2%	225
85	Sumisip	Basilan	55,778	47,345	+17.8%	210
86	Matanog	Maguindanao del Norte	41,146	36,034	+14.2%	204
87	Tandubas	Tawi-Tawi	34,702	34,316	+1.1%	192
88	Marogong	Lanao del Sur	33,595	30,118	+11.5%	185
89	Picong	Lanao del Sur	19,296	18,907	+2.1%	178
90	Barira	Maguindanao del Norte	43,301	36,143	+19.8%	167
91	Kapatagan	Lanao del Sur	23,228	20,498	+13.3%	165
92	Datu Blah T. Sinsuat	Maguindanao del Norte	32,088	28,243	+13.6%	146
93	Old Kaabakan	Special Geographic Area	16,181	16,658	−2.9%	145
94	Wao	Lanao del Sur	51,081	50,366	+1.4%	140
95	Buadiposo-Buntong	Lanao del Sur	23,283	18,046	+29.0%	131
96	Lumbaca-Unayan	Lanao del Sur	8,768	8,131	+7.8%	131
97	Upi	Maguindanao del Norte	65,363	59,004	+10.8%	123
98	Gen. S.K. Pendatun	Maguindanao del Sur	33,710	31,263	+7.8%	118
99	South Upi	Maguindanao del Sur	50,018	43,197	+15.8%	111
100	Languyan	Tawi-Tawi	41,587	37,096	+12.1%	111

Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. Areas are the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist.

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. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
2.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

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

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