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Barangays in Caraga

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

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Barangays in Caraga, at a glance

Barangays: 1,312^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 2,865,196^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 199 urban^[4]; 1,113 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Mangagoy^[5]; Bislig City, Surigao del Sur; 29,324 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Kasapa^[6]; Loreto, Agusan del Sur; about 468.72 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Sabang^{[5, 7]}; Surigao City, Surigao del Norte; 10.82% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 462 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Villa Kananga, −5.40% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

1,312 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	Anahao DaanTago, Surigao del Sur	2,012	about 40	about 50.66 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
452	AwaoSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur	2,012	about 382	about 5.27 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
453	Bon-otCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	2,004	about 172	about 11.64 km²	1.53% a year	Urban
454	ColoradoJabonga, Agusan del Norte	1,995	about 363	about 5.49 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
455	CaasinanCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	1,994	about 2,211	about 0.902 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
456	AmontayNasipit, Agusan del Norte	1,993	about 60	about 33.36 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
457	MalinaoGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	1,988	about 219	about 9.08 km²	5.25% a year	Urban
458	PiliMalimono, Surigao del Norte	1,985	about 186	about 10.65 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
459	DulagButuan City, Agusan del Norte	1,979	about 185	about 10.67 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
460	Lower OlaveBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,979	about 26	about 76.71 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
461	R. Ecleo, Sr.Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,976	about 1,162	about 1.70 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
462	LydiaLa Paz, Agusan del Sur	1,974	about 10	about 192.40 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
463	AwasianTandag City, Surigao del Sur	1,972	about 61	about 32.21 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
464	CabantaoRosario, Agusan del Sur	1,971	about 70	about 28.22 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
465	CabinetCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	1,963	about 4,222	about 0.465 km²	−1.94% a year	Rural
466	Day-asanSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,963	about 431	about 4.55 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
467	DoyosCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	1,959	about 1,139	about 1.72 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
468	MabuhayBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,959	about 295	about 6.63 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
469	KauswaganSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur	1,958	about 620	about 3.16 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
470	Doña HeleneBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,957	about 1,216	about 1.61 km²	−5.39% a year	Rural
471	Santa FeEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,956	about 279	about 7.02 km²	−3.34% a year	Rural
472	Santa MariaProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	1,954	about 215	about 9.07 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
473	Das-aganSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur	1,942	about 113	about 17.25 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
474	Nong-nongButuan City, Agusan del Norte	1,942	about 51	about 38.20 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
475	CayaleTago, Surigao del Sur	1,936	about 330	about 5.86 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
476	GosoonCarmen, Agusan del Norte	1,934	about 1,023	about 1.89 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
477	OroEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,934	about 101	about 19.06 km²	−2.86% a year	Rural
478	MalpocBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,933	about 248	about 7.81 km²	−6.65% a year	Urban
479	VillafrancaGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	1,933	about 837	about 2.31 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
480	Nueva EstrellaSocorro, Surigao del Norte	1,930	about 388	about 4.98 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
481	BasaTrento, Agusan del Sur	1,929	about 189	about 10.18 km²	−6.80% a year	Rural
482	CuyagoJabonga, Agusan del Norte	1,927	about 43	about 45.34 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
483	Sto. NiñoMagallanes, Agusan del Norte	1,925	about 2,715	about 0.709 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
484	TalisayHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	1,924	about 96	about 20.12 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
485	NatoEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,920	about 47	about 41.03 km²	−1.43% a year	Rural
486	San RafaelProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	1,920	about 276	about 6.96 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
487	TagpoporanLingig, Surigao del Sur	1,920	about 110	about 17.40 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
488	San JoseDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	1,915	about 2,171	about 0.882 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
489	AnomarSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,913	about 165	about 11.58 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
490	San IsidroMainit, Surigao del Norte	1,913	about 199	about 9.62 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
491	BiotoTandag City, Surigao del Sur	1,912	about 756	about 2.53 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
492	MandusLingig, Surigao del Sur	1,911	about 224	about 8.53 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
493	La SuerteProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	1,908	about 338	about 5.64 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
494	CabayawaTubay, Agusan del Norte	1,907	about 621	about 3.07 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
495	ConsolacionDapa, Surigao del Norte	1,903	about 552	about 3.45 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
496	MahabaCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	1,901	about 35	about 54.89 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
497	PoblacionAlegria, Surigao del Norte	1,901	about 1,760	about 1.08 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
498	CabangahanCantilan, Surigao del Sur	1,898	about 254	about 7.47 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
499	CalaitanBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,897	about 188	about 10.07 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
500	Zone III MaharlikaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	1,892	about 2,911	about 0.65 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.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
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : Region XIII (Caraga) (OpenSTAT table 0131A6DTHP2). Published August 3, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.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
7.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

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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