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Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM)

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]

Open Bangsamoro (BARMM)

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), at a glance

Barangays: 2,185^[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: 4,545,486^[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: 169 urban^[4]; 2,016 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur; 30,849 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: Sandab Madaya^[6]; Butig, Lanao del Sur; about 262.64 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: Karaha^{[5, 7]}; Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi; 31.95% 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: 104 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Kabasalan, −4.11% 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.

2,185 barangays, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	Mipaga ProperMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,526	about 3,142	about 0.804 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
502	PantaoMasiu, Lanao del Sur	2,515	about 1,479	about 1.70 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
503	Gumagadong CalawagParang, Maguindanao del Norte	2,513	about 396	about 6.35 km²	4.66% a year	Rural
504	KarungdongBongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,512	about 955	about 2.63 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
505	KatipunanTuburan, Basilan	2,511	about 680	about 3.69 km²	9.26% a year	Rural
506	DansalanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,510	about 87,762	about 0.0286 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
507	LinantanganShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	2,508	about 612	about 4.10 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
508	KapinpilanAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,506	about 406	about 6.18 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
509	BohelebungTipo-Tipo, Basilan	2,502	about 900	about 2.78 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
510	PaldongSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	2,502	about 437	about 5.73 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
511	TongsibaloSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,495	about 181	about 13.81 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
512	BarungisLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	2,487	about 461	about 5.39 km²	−7.01% a year	Rural
513	MalinisLamitan City, Basilan	2,482	about 3,287	about 0.755 km²	3.18% a year	Urban
514	DamatogNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	2,477	about 146	about 16.91 km²	6.17% a year	Rural
515	MacasandagParang, Maguindanao del Norte	2,477	about 664	about 3.73 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
516	BagongShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	2,476	about 591	about 4.19 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
517	GuinantaAl-Barka, Basilan	2,466	about 537	about 4.59 km²	16.77% a year	Rural
518	GuimbaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,465	about 871	about 2.83 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
519	KayupoPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	2,465	about 554	about 4.45 km²	5.27% a year	Rural
520	Lower TablasTuburan, Basilan	2,463	about 955	about 2.58 km²	8.30% a year	Rural
521	MutiGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,449	about 228	about 10.74 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
522	Moriatao LoksadatoMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,446	about 8,264	about 0.296 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
523	MacasendegTugunan, Special Geographic Area	2,445	about 213	about 11.46 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
524	SimsimanPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	2,445	about 505	about 4.84 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
525	KorosoyanBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	2,444	about 759	about 3.22 km²	4.08% a year	Rural
526	TalapasPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,444	about 97	about 25.20 km²	5.36% a year	Rural
527	KudenTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	2,441	about 467	about 5.23 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
528	PagedaTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	2,440	about 534	about 4.57 km²	5.18% a year	Rural
529	PinantaoParang, Maguindanao del Norte	2,440	about 147	about 16.63 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
530	PawakSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	2,432	about 1,961	about 1.24 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
531	Lumbaca MadayaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,431	about 43,333	about 0.0561 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
532	Parang PantayLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	2,428	about 158	about 15.40 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
533	GuppahMapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,425	about 484	about 5.01 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
534	BanuboSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,424	about 1,082	about 2.24 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
535	BaloboLamitan City, Basilan	2,422	about 431	about 5.62 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
536	Fuente MalusoMaluso, Basilan	2,420	about 539	about 4.49 km²	16.99% a year	Rural
537	Umus MatahaMapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,417	about 401	about 6.02 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
538	LangoganKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	2,416	about 220	about 11.00 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
539	CotonganParang, Maguindanao del Norte	2,415	about 1,108	about 2.18 km²	6.52% a year	Rural
540	Upper ManggasLantawan, Basilan	2,402	about 858	about 2.80 km²	21.56% a year	Rural
541	BokiMapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,401	about 876	about 2.74 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
542	TaliogonGanassi, Lanao del Sur	2,401	about 2,674	about 0.898 km²	3.90% a year	Rural
543	MariboLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	2,400	about 21,429	about 0.112 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
544	PagatinShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	2,400	about 1,137	about 2.11 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
545	PoblacionSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	2,395	about 3,863	about 0.62 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
546	BalatungkayoPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,393	about 606	about 3.95 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
547	LipaBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	2,393	about 227	about 10.56 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
548	DipatuanBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	2,388	about 15,608	about 0.153 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
549	BituDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,385	about 347	about 6.88 km²	12.21% a year	Rural
550	Erok-erokMapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,385	about 718	about 3.32 km²	2.53% 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 : 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
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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