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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, 751 to 800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
751	Cabengbeng UpperSumisip, Basilan	1,942	about 322	about 6.04 km²	7.01% a year	Rural
752	Amito MarantaoMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,940	about 19,897	about 0.0975 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
753	Mahayahay LowerMaluso, Basilan	1,939	about 267	about 7.25 km²	24.95% a year	Rural
754	BaliunganTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,936	about 14	about 135.20 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
755	LasanganGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	1,935	about 325	about 5.95 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
756	DatangDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,932	about 735	about 2.63 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
757	DanitUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	1,927	about 397	about 4.86 km²	6.55% a year	Rural
758	Upper IdtigPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur	1,925	about 783	about 2.46 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
759	BangcuangTipo-Tipo, Basilan	1,922	about 481	about 4.00 km²	16.06% a year	Rural
760	TongehatSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	1,922	about 305	about 6.31 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
761	LadiaSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,916	about 250	about 7.65 km²	6.68% a year	Rural
762	GuiawaNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,915	about 281	about 6.81 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
763	LukketonSumisip, Basilan	1,913	about 86	about 22.31 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
764	PedtadKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,912	about 991	about 1.93 km²	6.33% a year	Rural
765	Bunk HouseMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,906	about 10,193	about 0.187 km²	5.91% a year	Rural
766	SungkayutUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	1,906	about 662	about 2.88 km²	9.39% a year	Rural
767	Duhul BatuMapun, Tawi-Tawi	1,902	about 310	about 6.13 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
768	GaunanRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,901	about 530	about 3.59 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
769	NgingirPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	1,900	about 196	about 9.71 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
770	Luuk-BaitSumisip, Basilan	1,898	about 460	about 4.13 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
771	BacayawanMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,895	about 29,796	about 0.0636 km²	11.09% a year	Rural
772	TongbangkawTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,894	about 2,936	about 0.645 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
773	BuayanDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur	1,893	about 760	about 2.49 km²	5.06% a year	Rural
774	GadunganTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	1,892	about 788	about 2.40 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
775	Lo-okLamitan City, Basilan	1,892	about 104	about 18.12 km²	7.36% a year	Rural
776	Lawi-lawiLantawan, Basilan	1,888	about 349	about 5.41 km²	15.83% a year	Rural
777	DamalusayDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,881	about 477	about 3.94 km²	6.48% a year	Rural
778	AmbolodtoDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,879	about 429	about 4.38 km²	6.32% a year	Rural
779	TangngahTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,877	about 1,877	about 1.00 km²	−3.10% a year	Rural
780	BantekUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,876	about 55	about 34.33 km²	5.90% a year	Rural
781	SifarenDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,875	about 40	about 46.73 km²	7.33% a year	Rural
782	SimalakLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,875	about 1,320	about 1.42 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
783	JakartaLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,874	about 305	about 6.15 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
784	Kuhon LennuhAl-Barka, Basilan	1,872	about 437	about 4.28 km²	6.53% a year	Rural
785	PapakanSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	1,872	about 102	about 18.41 km²	5.81% a year	Rural
786	BualanBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,869	about 197	about 9.50 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
787	Marang-marangLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,864	about 150	about 12.40 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
788	Baldatal IslamSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,862	about 114	about 16.27 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
789	PagalamatanBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	1,861	about 3,466	about 0.537 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
790	SenditanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,861	about 1,095	about 1.70 km²	23.00% a year	Rural
791	BogangaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,860	about 5,653	about 0.329 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
792	PagayawanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,859	about 101,033	about 0.0184 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
793	Calocan EastMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,856	about 2,821	about 0.658 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
794	DulanganDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,856	about 473	about 3.92 km²	14.48% a year	Rural
795	TorosMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,854	about 9,044	about 0.205 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
796	TandubatoTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,850	about 94	about 19.78 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
797	DaanaingudMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,849	about 6,773	about 0.273 km²	13.24% a year	Rural
798	AlamadaSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,847	about 227	about 8.14 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
799	SunggodLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,845	about 4,382	about 0.421 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
800	Cormatan LangbanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,844	about 2,653	about 0.695 km²	2.88% 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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