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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, 601 to 650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
601	BusaonBanisilan, Cotabato	2,455	about 163	about 15.04 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
602	LadtinganPikit, Cotabato	2,455	about 506	about 4.85 km²	−2.79% a year	Rural
603	CabulingTantangan, South Cotabato	2,447	about 406	about 6.02 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
604	TeresitaSanto Niño, South Cotabato	2,441	about 350	about 6.97 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
605	DidtarasLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	2,440	about 431	about 5.66 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
606	MudanGlan, Sarangani	2,439	about 146	about 16.68 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
607	Nica-anLibungan, Cotabato	2,439	about 360	about 6.77 km²	4.52% a year	Rural
608	SimsimanNorala, South Cotabato	2,425	about 266	about 9.10 km²	−7.05% a year	Rural
609	MalamoteMidsayap, Cotabato	2,423	about 336	about 7.22 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
610	PalaoLibungan, Cotabato	2,423	about 139	about 17.46 km²	3.27% a year	Rural
611	Kulong-kulongPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	2,417	about 691	about 3.50 km²	−5.90% a year	Rural
612	Namat MaslaPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	2,414	about 112	about 21.64 km²	−2.69% a year	Rural
613	KiyaabAntipas, Cotabato	2,401	about 351	about 6.85 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
614	LamsalomeT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,401	about 291	about 8.25 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
615	MontayLibungan, Cotabato	2,384	about 348	about 6.86 km²	−8.95% a year	Rural
616	LaguindingEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	2,383	about 774	about 3.08 km²	−1.41% a year	Urban
617	PutiNorala, South Cotabato	2,383	about 133	about 17.95 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
618	BannawagPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat	2,381	about 660	about 3.61 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
619	LamhakoT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,381	about 161	about 14.78 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
620	PinolMaitum, Sarangani	2,376	about 89	about 26.66 km²	5.98% a year	Rural
621	New LambunaoTantangan, South Cotabato	2,374	about 678	about 3.50 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
622	SimboTupi, South Cotabato	2,374	about 459	about 5.17 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
623	TabluTampakan, South Cotabato	2,374	about 35	about 67.96 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
624	BanaliSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	2,370	about 70	about 33.89 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
625	SewodSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	2,370	about 157	about 15.08 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
626	KisupaanPresident Roxas, Cotabato	2,369	about 67	about 35.53 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
627	LibuaPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	2,369	about 1,295	about 1.83 km²	−4.49% a year	Rural
628	BolebokLebak, Sultan Kudarat	2,365	about 106	about 22.34 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
629	BulodPikit, Cotabato	2,362	about 1,130	about 2.09 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
630	New BoholKidapawan City, Cotabato	2,360	about 446	about 5.29 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
631	Santa FelominaMakilala, Cotabato	2,357	about 339	about 6.95 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
632	RanzoCarmen, Cotabato	2,356	about 167	about 14.11 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
633	MongocayoT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,355	about 66	about 35.69 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
634	GuiamaliaEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	2,354	about 178	about 13.20 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
635	Midpapan IPigkawayan, Cotabato	2,347	about 470	about 4.99 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
636	KidayanPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	2,346	about 337	about 6.96 km²	4.33% a year	Rural
637	KidamaMatalam, Cotabato	2,342	about 431	about 5.44 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
638	SinakulayPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat	2,336	about 359	about 6.50 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
639	KaltuadGlan, Sarangani	2,335	about 42	about 55.09 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
640	TubonPigkawayan, Cotabato	2,332	about 473	about 4.93 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
641	AtlaeMalungon, Sarangani	2,331	about 260	about 8.98 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
642	KangkongEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	2,328	about 203	about 11.45 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
643	TinagoNorala, South Cotabato	2,326	about 122	about 19.03 km²	6.61% a year	Rural
644	ParuayanAlamada, Cotabato	2,318	about 121	about 19.21 km²	−2.85% a year	Rural
645	LawiliAleosan, Cotabato	2,316	about 173	about 13.38 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
646	TuanadatuMaitum, Sarangani	2,315	about 70	about 33.20 km²	4.02% a year	Rural
647	AfusT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,311	about 183	about 12.64 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
648	ArizonaMidsayap, Cotabato	2,311	about 242	about 9.56 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
649	ParaisoAlabel, Sarangani	2,310	about 66	about 35.26 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
650	SalakitKiamba, Sarangani	2,310	about 115	about 20.15 km²	1.67% 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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