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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, 751 to 800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
751	San IsidroLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	1,316	about 291	about 4.53 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
752	BajaoTago, Surigao del Sur	1,315	about 192	about 6.86 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
753	Bitan-aganButuan City, Agusan del Norte	1,315	about 116	about 11.35 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
754	CarmenLoreto, Dinagat Islands	1,315	about 692	about 1.90 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
755	Libas GuaSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	1,312	about 112	about 11.76 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
756	MabiniMainit, Surigao del Norte	1,312	about 491	about 2.67 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
757	MacalayaPlacer, Surigao del Norte	1,311	about 403	about 3.25 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
758	OslaoSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte	1,311	about 318	about 4.12 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
759	UnionLingig, Surigao del Sur	1,311	about 86	about 15.31 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
760	MabiniPlacer, Surigao del Norte	1,310	about 271	about 4.84 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
761	AnibonganLianga, Surigao del Sur	1,307	about 131	about 10.00 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
762	ColetoBislig City, Surigao del Sur	1,307	about 137	about 9.53 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
763	Bitan-aganSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur	1,304	about 64	about 20.41 km²	4.19% a year	Rural
764	NavarroBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,302	about 184	about 7.08 km²	−6.68% a year	Rural
765	ManoligaoCarmen, Agusan del Norte	1,300	about 29	about 45.27 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
766	Poblacion IIRemedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte	1,300	about 365	about 3.56 km²	−12.01% a year	Rural
767	LibertadGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	1,298	about 941	about 1.38 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
768	NonocSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,296	about 900	about 1.44 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
769	BretaniaSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur	1,295	about 215	about 6.02 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
770	Rita GlendaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,294	about 191	about 6.78 km²	−10.67% a year	Rural
771	MalicatoLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	1,287	about 333	about 3.86 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
772	CalatnganSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	1,286	about 25	about 52.40 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
773	Santo NiñoBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,280	about 395	about 3.24 km²	−4.37% a year	Rural
774	Justiniana EderaSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	1,279	about 3,644	about 0.351 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
775	Bitaugan EastCagwait, Surigao del Sur	1,274	about 923	about 1.38 km²	8.55% a year	Rural
776	ValenciaLingig, Surigao del Sur	1,273	about 350	about 3.64 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
777	CaiganganVeruela, Agusan del Sur	1,272	about 95	about 13.32 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
778	MagsaysayMadrid, Surigao del Sur	1,269	about 483	about 2.63 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
779	DugsangonBacuag, Surigao del Norte	1,267	about 115	about 11.04 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
780	MaasinPilar, Surigao del Norte	1,259	about 200	about 6.30 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
781	RoxasSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	1,258	about 315	about 4.00 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
782	SisimonVeruela, Agusan del Sur	1,258	about 880	about 1.43 km²	17.07% a year	Rural
783	Cabas-anCantilan, Surigao del Sur	1,256	about 132	about 9.51 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
784	ConcepcionCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	1,255	about 22	about 56.71 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
785	San AntonioGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	1,255	about 437	about 2.87 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
786	AnolinganEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,254	about 106	about 11.86 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
787	Barangay 1Nasipit, Agusan del Norte	1,254	about 24,881	about 0.0504 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
788	NurciaLanuza, Surigao del Sur	1,254	about 111	about 11.27 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
789	San PedroLianga, Surigao del Sur	1,246	about 17	about 74.09 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
790	TinucoranLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	1,238	about 545	about 2.27 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
791	Poblacion 7Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,237	about 11,561	about 0.107 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
792	PantukanCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	1,233	about 14	about 85.42 km²	6.91% a year	Rural
793	OsmeñaTagbina, Surigao del Sur	1,230	about 88	about 13.99 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
794	ZamoraTalacogon, Agusan del Sur	1,224	about 193	about 6.35 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
795	Poblacion IIGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	1,223	about 28,310	about 0.0432 km²	10.95% a year	Rural
796	Santa CruzMarihatag, Surigao del Sur	1,222	about 206	about 5.94 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
797	KatipunanBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,220	about 112	about 10.90 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
798	Poblacion 2Burgos, Surigao del Norte	1,217	about 1,233	about 0.987 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
799	San JoseSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,215	about 78	about 15.58 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
800	San IsidroKitcharao, Agusan del Norte	1,211	about 93	about 13.09 km²	0.89% 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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