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Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN

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 SOCCSKSARGEN, at a glance

Barangays: 1,097^[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: 4,462,776^[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: 268 urban^[4]; 829 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Calumpang^[5]; General Santos City, South Cotabato; 90,480 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: Ned^[6]; Lake Sebu, South Cotabato; about 493.50 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: New Dumangas^{[5, 7]}; T'Boli, South Cotabato; 8.62% 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: 431 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion, −4.68% 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.

1,097 barangays, 551 to 600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
551	DamawatoTulunan, Cotabato	2,693	about 663	about 4.06 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
552	J.P. LaurelMalungon, Sarangani	2,683	about 162	about 16.60 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
553	ConganGlan, Sarangani	2,676	about 110	about 24.23 km²	3.21% a year	Rural
554	LilitLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	2,674	about 250	about 10.71 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
555	Dumangas NuevoKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	2,670	about 1,117	about 2.39 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
556	EstrellaPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat	2,669	about 311	about 8.59 km²	5.22% a year	Rural
557	Poblacion IIILebak, Sultan Kudarat	2,668	about 4,860	about 0.549 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
558	MacabenbanCarmen, Cotabato	2,646	about 66	about 40.29 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
559	MaligangKiamba, Sarangani	2,640	about 82	about 32.18 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
560	NesMidsayap, Cotabato	2,635	about 1,668	about 1.58 km²	5.78% a year	Rural
561	KanipaanPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	2,634	about 828	about 3.18 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
562	SufatuboGlan, Sarangani	2,632	about 106	about 24.82 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
563	MagulingMaitum, Sarangani	2,623	about 641	about 4.09 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
564	TalahikSurallah, South Cotabato	2,621	about 133	about 19.77 km²	4.38% a year	Rural
565	South SepakaBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	2,618	about 135	about 19.36 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
566	PanaminMalungon, Sarangani	2,617	about 109	about 24.03 km²	11.14% a year	Rural
567	KatitisanLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	2,610	about 440	about 5.93 km²	7.87% a year	Rural
568	CapayuranPigkawayan, Cotabato	2,607	about 569	about 4.58 km²	−4.55% a year	Rural
569	Lower GladMidsayap, Cotabato	2,603	about 813	about 3.20 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
570	Upper LumabatMalungon, Sarangani	2,598	about 192	about 13.53 km²	7.19% a year	Rural
571	Mua-anKidapawan City, Cotabato	2,597	about 409	about 6.35 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
572	MapantigIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	2,585	about 259	about 9.97 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
573	South ManuanganPigkawayan, Cotabato	2,584	about 453	about 5.71 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
574	UlamianLibungan, Cotabato	2,584	about 346	about 7.47 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
575	San JoseNorala, South Cotabato	2,581	about 384	about 6.72 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
576	MatiompongLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	2,568	about 382	about 6.72 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
577	MapurokAlamada, Cotabato	2,565	about 111	about 23.14 km²	−2.54% a year	Rural
578	SinawinganLibungan, Cotabato	2,563	about 451	about 5.68 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
579	EsperanzaNorala, South Cotabato	2,543	about 461	about 5.52 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
580	TangoGlan, Sarangani	2,542	about 329	about 7.73 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
581	RangabanMidsayap, Cotabato	2,535	about 282	about 9.00 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
582	Lower DadoAlamada, Cotabato	2,530	about 355	about 7.12 km²	8.94% a year	Rural
583	New PangasinanIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	2,527	about 559	about 4.52 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
584	PalumbiLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	2,526	about 271	about 9.32 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
585	UpoMaitum, Sarangani	2,523	about 85	about 29.78 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
586	Central KatingawanMidsayap, Cotabato	2,515	about 825	about 3.05 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
587	LampariBanga, South Cotabato	2,502	about 212	about 11.80 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
588	HalilanLake Sebu, South Cotabato	2,501	about 167	about 15.02 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
589	Barangay Poblacion 5Midsayap, Cotabato	2,496	about 2,950	about 0.846 km²	−3.16% a year	Urban
590	SumililBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	2,494	about 101	about 24.75 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
591	TibaoM'Lang, Cotabato	2,488	about 86	about 28.97 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
592	ChuaBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	2,487	about 61	about 41.10 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
593	BalikiMidsayap, Cotabato	2,476	about 132	about 18.80 km²	8.93% a year	Rural
594	BadiangonArakan, Cotabato	2,471	about 185	about 13.33 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
595	Upper MingadingAleosan, Cotabato	2,470	about 218	about 11.33 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
596	KitubodLibungan, Cotabato	2,468	about 278	about 8.88 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
597	LibertyTampakan, South Cotabato	2,463	about 199	about 12.35 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
598	LomopogMidsayap, Cotabato	2,461	about 327	about 7.52 km²	−5.98% a year	Rural
599	AssumptionKoronadal City, South Cotabato	2,458	about 272	about 9.03 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
600	New JaniuayM'Lang, Cotabato	2,458	about 330	about 7.44 km²	−0.12% 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 XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) (OpenSTAT table 0121A6DTHP1). 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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