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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, 601 to 650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
601	MarguesDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,259	about 294	about 7.68 km²	6.70% a year	Rural
602	TubiganMaluso, Basilan	2,256	about 229	about 9.84 km²	7.43% a year	Rural
603	DadtumogKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	2,249	about 688	about 3.27 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
604	ResaDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,249	about 98	about 23.06 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
605	BualanTugunan, Special Geographic Area	2,246	about 434	about 5.18 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
606	RumidasBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	2,246	about 211	about 10.64 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
607	Muslim AreaMaluso, Basilan	2,245	about 608	about 3.69 km²	6.60% a year	Rural
608	BandayMalabang, Lanao del Sur	2,239	about 39,419	about 0.0568 km²	5.43% a year	Rural
609	BanatinSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,236	about 335	about 6.67 km²	3.77% a year	Rural
610	LimbaludPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,236	about 207	about 10.81 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
611	SinulatanTuburan, Basilan	2,235	about 491	about 4.55 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
612	South LarapSitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	2,235	about 582	about 3.84 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
613	BalantingTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,234	about 1,520	about 1.47 km²	7.17% a year	Rural
614	DulayMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,229	about 1,231	about 1.81 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
615	LangilHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	2,222	about 1,029	about 2.16 km²	15.65% a year	Rural
616	CaddayanAkbar, Basilan	2,219	about 638	about 3.48 km²	13.00% a year	Rural
617	KapimpilanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,219	about 418	about 5.31 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
618	TamboSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	2,212	about 399	about 5.55 km²	13.70% a year	Rural
619	Malo-ong San JoseLamitan City, Basilan	2,211	about 182	about 12.15 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
620	MalantaSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,210	about 1,444	about 1.53 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
621	PababagBongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,206	about 2,411	about 0.915 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
622	LambayaoGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,204	about 200	about 11.02 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
623	Para-abaGanassi, Lanao del Sur	2,202	about 2,039	about 1.08 km²	3.06% a year	Rural
624	DilimbayanTugaya, Lanao del Sur	2,201	about 3,439	about 0.64 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
625	PatotPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	2,201	about 141	about 15.64 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
626	KakarSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,199	about 761	about 2.89 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
627	TenokMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	2,195	about 215	about 10.20 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
628	BoheyawasLamitan City, Basilan	2,194	about 767	about 2.86 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
629	Marinaut WestMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,193	about 54,825	about 0.040 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
630	KenebekaDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,190	about 147	about 14.93 km²	8.90% a year	Rural
631	MatalinMalabang, Lanao del Sur	2,189	about 537	about 4.08 km²	−13.65% a year	Urban
632	MompongDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,181	about 76	about 28.53 km²	7.79% a year	Rural
633	PanicupanTugunan, Special Geographic Area	2,173	about 420	about 5.17 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
634	Sultan PanorogananMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,170	no border mapped	no border mapped	no 2020 count	Rural
635	TaluanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	2,166	about 3,252	about 0.666 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
636	HimbahTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	2,165	about 451	about 4.80 km²	−7.96% a year	Rural
637	Pagalamatan GambaiMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,163	about 16,638	about 0.13 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
638	BaungosLamitan City, Basilan	2,159	about 536	about 4.03 km²	17.73% a year	Rural
639	Bubonga MarawiMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,156	about 25,851	about 0.0834 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
640	MadayaMaguing, Lanao del Sur	2,154	about 7,156	about 0.301 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
641	Tuhog-tuhogLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	2,148	about 284	about 7.56 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
642	NaraSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,146	about 735	about 2.92 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
643	Datu NagaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,145	about 56,746	about 0.0378 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
644	LakadunMasiu, Lanao del Sur	2,145	about 227	about 9.45 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
645	BohebacaTipo-Tipo, Basilan	2,137	about 549	about 3.89 km²	10.21% a year	Rural
646	BintanTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	2,131	about 293	about 7.27 km²	3.69% a year	Rural
647	KinukutanAl-Barka, Basilan	2,128	about 611	about 3.48 km²	10.93% a year	Rural
648	MandulanBongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,128	about 165	about 12.91 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
649	Bubong-DimundaPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	2,125	about 3,542	about 0.60 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
650	DamablacTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,123	about 907	about 2.34 km²	4.05% 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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