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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, 751 to 800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
751	Bual SurMidsayap, Cotabato	1,955	about 773	about 2.53 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
752	TinimbacanBanisilan, Cotabato	1,942	about 76	about 25.59 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
753	TambadCarmen, Cotabato	1,941	about 87	about 22.21 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
754	LuayonMakilala, Cotabato	1,939	about 173	about 11.22 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
755	Jose RizalMakilala, Cotabato	1,934	about 418	about 4.63 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
756	Upper LabasMidsayap, Cotabato	1,924	about 437	about 4.40 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
757	New PandanMatalam, Cotabato	1,918	about 156	about 12.28 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
758	GasiKiamba, Sarangani	1,917	about 62	about 30.74 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
759	KibidNorala, South Cotabato	1,914	about 381	about 5.02 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
760	BangilanKabacan, Cotabato	1,908	about 89	about 21.52 km²	5.82% a year	Rural
761	LuhongAntipas, Cotabato	1,901	about 235	about 8.08 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
762	New Lawa-anM'Lang, Cotabato	1,895	about 212	about 8.93 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
763	PantarBanisilan, Cotabato	1,893	about 105	about 18.08 km²	6.80% a year	Rural
764	PananagMaasim, Sarangani	1,891	about 82	about 23.07 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
765	BantanganColumbio, Sultan Kudarat	1,886	about 76	about 24.93 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
766	MaguidPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1,886	about 170	about 11.07 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
767	SalvacionMatalam, Cotabato	1,885	about 150	about 12.55 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
768	VeteransSurallah, South Cotabato	1,874	about 405	about 4.63 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
769	DemapacoLibungan, Cotabato	1,873	about 180	about 10.42 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
770	KimadzilCarmen, Cotabato	1,871	about 139	about 13.45 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
771	Lanao KuranArakan, Cotabato	1,870	about 65	about 28.64 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
772	WalPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1,863	about 352	about 5.29 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
773	ThailandBanisilan, Cotabato	1,859	about 97	about 19.16 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
774	ConcepcionMakilala, Cotabato	1,857	about 382	about 4.86 km²	−2.59% a year	Urban
775	BinayMagpet, Cotabato	1,851	about 213	about 8.71 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
776	Luz VillageM'Lang, Cotabato	1,851	about 205	about 9.04 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
777	KapayawiLibungan, Cotabato	1,850	about 305	about 6.06 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
778	MalatunengPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1,847	about 988	about 1.87 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
779	SumbaoKidapawan City, Cotabato	1,846	about 245	about 7.55 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
780	BarongisPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1,844	about 75	about 24.60 km²	−5.48% a year	Rural
781	BatiocanLibungan, Cotabato	1,842	about 435	about 4.23 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
782	MaybulaTulunan, Cotabato	1,841	about 115	about 16.04 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
783	KatipunanM'Lang, Cotabato	1,840	about 122	about 15.05 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
784	RaradanganAlamada, Cotabato	1,839	about 398	about 4.62 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
785	BanayalTulunan, Cotabato	1,836	about 198	about 9.27 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
786	New AklanGlan, Sarangani	1,835	about 71	about 25.77 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
787	BongolanonMagpet, Cotabato	1,833	about 144	about 12.71 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
788	LumitanPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1,832	about 394	about 4.65 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
789	LanggalSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	1,830	about 88	about 20.74 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
790	New CulasiTulunan, Cotabato	1,830	about 297	about 6.17 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
791	BalaticanPikit, Cotabato	1,827	about 293	about 6.24 km²	−7.35% a year	Rural
792	KiayapMaitum, Sarangani	1,827	about 338	about 5.41 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
793	SajanebaSanto Niño, South Cotabato	1,826	about 516	about 3.54 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
794	JunctionKidapawan City, Cotabato	1,816	about 195	about 9.29 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
795	TiculabMaitum, Sarangani	1,814	about 80	about 22.80 km²	4.46% a year	Rural
796	New PanayTulunan, Cotabato	1,806	about 171	about 10.56 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
797	MeochaoKidapawan City, Cotabato	1,805	about 379	about 4.76 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
798	Santa CruzAleosan, Cotabato	1,803	about 358	about 5.03 km²	4.51% a year	Rural
799	DerilonBanga, South Cotabato	1,800	about 468	about 3.85 km²	5.57% a year	Rural
800	GreenhillPresident Roxas, Cotabato	1,798	about 147	about 12.19 km²	3.29% 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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