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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, 701 to 750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
701	DugmanonHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	1,431	about 81	about 17.76 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
702	TolingonMainit, Surigao del Norte	1,429	about 662	about 2.16 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
703	BadongTago, Surigao del Sur	1,425	about 464	about 3.07 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
704	TapazSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur	1,422	about 189	about 7.53 km²	−3.46% a year	Rural
705	PatongSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	1,420	about 167	about 8.51 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
706	UmalagSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	1,420	about 42	about 34.17 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
707	San IsidroLianga, Surigao del Sur	1,412	about 27	about 51.35 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
708	San JuanHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	1,411	about 173	about 8.16 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
709	BagyangSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	1,409	about 18	about 76.56 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
710	CastilloSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	1,406	about 37	about 37.56 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
711	SorianoTagbina, Surigao del Sur	1,403	about 98	about 14.36 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
712	San VicenteBarobo, Surigao del Sur	1,400	about 225	about 6.23 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
713	SangayKitcharao, Agusan del Norte	1,398	about 404	about 3.46 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
714	San RoqueLingig, Surigao del Sur	1,396	about 558	about 2.50 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
715	LangasianLa Paz, Agusan del Sur	1,393	about 111	about 12.57 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
716	MalixiTagbina, Surigao del Sur	1,391	about 94	about 14.86 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
717	San VicenteSibagat, Agusan del Sur	1,391	about 548	about 2.54 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
718	OrokSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,384	about 234	about 5.92 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
719	MapawaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,379	about 252	about 5.48 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
720	BilayButuan City, Agusan del Norte	1,378	about 177	about 7.78 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
721	EsperanzaLoreto, Dinagat Islands	1,377	about 30	about 46.11 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
722	EllaperalPlacer, Surigao del Norte	1,375	about 347	about 3.96 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
723	Antonio LunaCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	1,372	about 450	about 3.05 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
724	BuhisanSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur	1,372	about 254	about 5.41 km²	−3.98% a year	Rural
725	KinayanBarobo, Surigao del Sur	1,368	about 563	about 2.43 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
726	RemediosEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,361	about 207	about 6.57 km²	−3.96% a year	Rural
727	MahayahaySibagat, Agusan del Sur	1,359	about 160	about 8.47 km²	−2.91% a year	Rural
728	BungaLanuza, Surigao del Sur	1,357	about 168	about 8.09 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
729	MabuhaySanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	1,356	about 512	about 2.65 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
730	PalasaoCantilan, Surigao del Sur	1,353	about 215	about 6.29 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
731	HanagdongMalimono, Surigao del Norte	1,352	about 290	about 4.66 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
732	BanbanonSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte	1,351	about 575	about 2.35 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
733	New TubigonSibagat, Agusan del Sur	1,350	about 15	about 89.93 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
734	Taod-oyMagallanes, Agusan del Norte	1,350	about 131	about 10.29 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
735	San PedroSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	1,348	about 35	about 38.58 km²	4.30% a year	Rural
736	UnionMadrid, Surigao del Sur	1,347	about 259	about 5.20 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
737	BarasSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	1,345	about 116	about 11.61 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
738	MabiniTubajon, Dinagat Islands	1,336	about 172	about 7.77 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
739	UnidosTago, Surigao del Sur	1,335	about 155	about 8.63 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
740	San AgustinCarmen, Agusan del Norte	1,334	about 304	about 4.39 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
741	San IsidroBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,334	about 343	about 3.89 km²	4.87% a year	Rural
742	Cabunga-anCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,329	about 194	about 6.85 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
743	BuntalidCantilan, Surigao del Sur	1,327	about 137	about 9.66 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
744	SibahayLanuza, Surigao del Sur	1,322	about 80	about 16.61 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
745	SawaganVeruela, Agusan del Sur	1,321	about 62	about 21.27 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
746	Caras-anTago, Surigao del Sur	1,320	about 60	about 22.17 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
747	GamutonLanuza, Surigao del Sur	1,319	about 159	about 8.31 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
748	KahayagBislig City, Surigao del Sur	1,317	about 274	about 4.80 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
749	OmbongAlegria, Surigao del Norte	1,317	about 682	about 1.93 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
750	CagtinaeMalimono, Surigao del Norte	1,316	about 98	about 13.42 km²	1.69% 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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