The Atlas

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, 651 to 700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
651	WawaBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,535	about 252	about 6.08 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
652	JaguimitanNasipit, Agusan del Norte	1,533	about 76	about 20.19 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
653	Crossing LunaEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,530	about 584	about 2.62 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
654	Santa EmeliaVeruela, Agusan del Sur	1,527	about 511	about 2.99 km²	5.61% a year	Rural
655	CaridadPilar, Surigao del Norte	1,526	about 205	about 7.43 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
656	MagasangCantilan, Surigao del Sur	1,525	about 313	about 4.87 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
657	MaibuButuan City, Agusan del Norte	1,518	about 168	about 9.06 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
658	RizalSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	1,510	about 442	about 3.42 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
659	AmagBayabas, Surigao del Sur	1,509	about 193	about 7.81 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
660	Del PilarCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,509	about 23	about 66.68 km²	−3.05% a year	Rural
661	AzucenaTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	1,508	about 11,170	about 0.135 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
662	DoroMalimono, Surigao del Norte	1,508	about 237	about 6.37 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
663	CarpenitoTagbina, Surigao del Sur	1,504	about 91	about 16.60 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
664	KarihatagMalimono, Surigao del Norte	1,503	about 168	about 8.97 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
665	El RioSibagat, Agusan del Sur	1,502	about 198	about 7.57 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
666	PuyatCarmen, Surigao del Sur	1,501	about 113	about 13.30 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
667	GuinhalinanBarobo, Surigao del Sur	1,500	no border mapped	no border mapped	no 2020 count	Rural
668	MateSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur	1,498	about 93	about 16.16 km²	1.26% a year	Urban
669	Mt. OliveBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,495	about 157	about 9.53 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
670	BuenasuerteSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur	1,489	about 73	about 20.38 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
671	San AntonioBislig City, Surigao del Sur	1,486	about 50	about 29.43 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
672	CansayongMalimono, Surigao del Norte	1,483	about 329	about 4.51 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
673	PinagalaanBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,483	about 78	about 19.13 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
674	CanawayKitcharao, Agusan del Norte	1,482	about 574	about 2.58 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
675	DankiasButuan City, Agusan del Norte	1,482	about 241	about 6.14 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
676	San IsidroLoreto, Agusan del Sur	1,479	about 195	about 7.59 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
677	CantiasaySurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,477	about 146	about 10.15 km²	8.60% a year	Rural
678	KinabigtasanTago, Surigao del Sur	1,475	about 198	about 7.44 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
679	San PabloJabonga, Agusan del Norte	1,475	about 129	about 11.45 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
680	Santa AnaSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur	1,471	about 308	about 4.78 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
681	MathoCortes, Surigao del Sur	1,460	about 63	about 23.07 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
682	BugabusButuan City, Agusan del Norte	1,457	about 227	about 6.43 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
683	MilagrosEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,453	about 18	about 81.78 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
684	Barangay 5Nasipit, Agusan del Norte	1,451	about 4,606	about 0.315 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
685	VerduBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,451	about 151	about 9.64 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
686	Poblacion 2Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,450	about 1,753	about 0.827 km²	−0.10% a year	Urban
687	SalugEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,450	about 41	about 35.49 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
688	Santo NiñoLoreto, Agusan del Sur	1,448	about 49	about 29.56 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
689	Don FranciscoButuan City, Agusan del Norte	1,445	about 225	about 6.42 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
690	PamaypayanBislig City, Surigao del Sur	1,444	about 31	about 47.05 km²	−2.62% a year	Rural
691	MapagaProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	1,442	about 126	about 11.41 km²	−2.68% a year	Rural
692	Don MateoVeruela, Agusan del Sur	1,441	about 178	about 8.10 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
693	LawiganBislig City, Surigao del Sur	1,441	about 143	about 10.10 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
694	BinuanganTubay, Agusan del Norte	1,439	about 288	about 5.00 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
695	VictoryTubay, Agusan del Norte	1,439	about 553	about 2.60 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
696	EbroSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur	1,435	about 76	about 18.96 km²	4.36% a year	Urban
697	CanayuganBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,433	about 339	about 4.23 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
698	LibasJabonga, Agusan del Norte	1,432	about 31	about 46.68 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
699	PanamaonLoreto, Dinagat Islands	1,432	about 45	about 31.80 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
700	ConsorciaLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	1,431	about 167	about 8.55 km²	0.82% 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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