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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, 701 to 750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
701	MatataUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,020	about 1,141	about 1.77 km²	5.81% a year	Rural
702	SuliganTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,020	about 1,168	about 1.73 km²	9.42% a year	Rural
703	BalongNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	2,015	about 207	about 9.73 km²	6.04% a year	Rural
704	MangusoAkbar, Basilan	2,015	about 622	about 3.24 km²	8.43% a year	Rural
705	AngoyaoMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,013	no border mapped	no border mapped	no 2020 count	Rural
706	Ettub-ettubSumisip, Basilan	2,011	about 419	about 4.80 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
707	LamaLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	2,010	about 22,738	about 0.0884 km²	4.25% a year	Rural
708	Panglima MastulSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,010	about 245	about 8.19 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
709	BasakSumisip, Basilan	2,007	about 303	about 6.62 km²	8.09% a year	Rural
710	Sahaya Bohe BatoSumisip, Basilan	2,007	about 746	about 2.69 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
711	MidpandacanGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	2,003	about 442	about 4.53 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
712	PugaanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,003	about 1,655	about 1.21 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
713	KuhonAl-Barka, Basilan	2,002	about 598	about 3.35 km²	11.18% a year	Rural
714	LamudSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	2,001	about 161	about 12.40 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
715	Cadayonan BagumbayanTaraka, Lanao del Sur	2,000	about 4,158	about 0.481 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
716	MadandingMaguing, Lanao del Sur	2,000	about 8,889	about 0.225 km²	17.47% a year	Rural
717	UbolSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	1,999	about 1,666	about 1.20 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
718	Doh-TongSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	1,998	about 374	about 5.34 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
719	PalaoMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,997	about 475	about 4.20 km²	15.25% a year	Rural
720	BualanBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	1,994	about 211	about 9.45 km²	5.61% a year	Rural
721	BoheibuLamitan City, Basilan	1,992	about 321	about 6.21 km²	8.68% a year	Rural
722	Baluk-balukHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	1,991	about 282	about 7.06 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
723	MadidisDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,991	about 311	about 6.41 km²	5.24% a year	Rural
724	LibugSumisip, Basilan	1,989	about 155	about 12.84 km²	8.07% a year	Rural
725	MalakasLamitan City, Basilan	1,988	about 4,150	about 0.479 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
726	UlameLamitan City, Basilan	1,988	about 390	about 5.10 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
727	BasnunukLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,985	about 93	about 21.45 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
728	KailihAl-Barka, Basilan	1,985	about 1,073	about 1.85 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
729	BonguedDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,980	about 336	about 5.90 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
730	Buli-buliSumisip, Basilan	1,979	about 752	about 2.63 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
731	Sapah BulakSumisip, Basilan	1,979	about 232	about 8.54 km²	4.59% a year	Rural
732	GadunganParang, Maguindanao del Norte	1,975	about 420	about 4.70 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
733	MaidapaSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,972	about 892	about 2.21 km²	4.20% a year	Rural
734	Sapa-sapaSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,972	about 1,281	about 1.54 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
735	SilubogBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,972	about 381	about 5.17 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
736	MaitongKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,970	about 182	about 10.84 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
737	LilodBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,965	about 5,598	about 0.351 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
738	KapimpilanNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,957	about 314	about 6.24 km²	5.65% a year	Rural
739	LangebanKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,957	about 328	about 5.96 km²	3.58% a year	Rural
740	MalangogDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	1,956	about 551	about 3.55 km²	7.35% a year	Rural
741	BasLikudLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,954	about 482	about 4.05 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
742	CadayonanBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,954	about 7,574	about 0.258 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
743	TualPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur	1,954	about 1,039	about 1.88 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
744	MatarlingLantawan, Basilan	1,953	about 358	about 5.46 km²	16.26% a year	Rural
745	TonggolGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	1,950	about 852	about 2.29 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
746	CabangalanUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	1,949	about 924	about 2.11 km²	6.52% a year	Rural
747	BansayanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,946	about 1,520	about 1.28 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
748	Salolodun BerwarLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,944	about 3,267	about 0.595 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
749	KibucayUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,943	about 105	about 18.49 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
750	LagayasTipo-Tipo, Basilan	1,943	about 421	about 4.61 km²	16.69% 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 : 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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