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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, 801 to 850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
801	CalpidongGlan, Sarangani	1,794	about 78	about 23.03 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
802	KatanayananCarmen, Cotabato	1,792	about 139	about 12.88 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
803	San IsidroTampakan, South Cotabato	1,792	about 535	about 3.35 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
804	San IsidroKidapawan City, Cotabato	1,788	about 382	about 4.68 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
805	MedolPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1,782	about 111	about 16.02 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
806	SallabMagpet, Cotabato	1,781	about 126	about 14.13 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
807	EstadoMatalam, Cotabato	1,779	about 145	about 12.25 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
808	Lam-CaliafPolomolok, South Cotabato	1,779	about 142	about 12.52 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
809	San JoseGlan, Sarangani	1,778	about 357	about 4.98 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
810	Santa MariaMatalam, Cotabato	1,772	about 202	about 8.79 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
811	LibertadArakan, Cotabato	1,764	about 85	about 20.86 km²	6.68% a year	Rural
812	Kalanawe IPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat	1,761	about 215	about 8.20 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
813	MaluaoPigkawayan, Cotabato	1,760	about 198	about 8.87 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
814	Santo NiñoArakan, Cotabato	1,757	about 210	about 8.38 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
815	SarayanPresident Roxas, Cotabato	1,755	about 137	about 12.79 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
816	KabulananBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	1,749	about 57	about 30.57 km²	−3.21% a year	Rural
817	NatutunganMatalam, Cotabato	1,742	about 225	about 7.73 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
818	LomoyonColumbio, Sultan Kudarat	1,736	about 124	about 14.04 km²	−4.10% a year	Rural
819	CaridadLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	1,726	about 247	about 6.98 km²	6.16% a year	Rural
820	SinkatulanMakilala, Cotabato	1,722	about 128	about 13.47 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
821	KatipunanKidapawan City, Cotabato	1,720	about 152	about 11.32 km²	−1.15% a year	Urban
822	SilikPikit, Cotabato	1,720	about 585	about 2.94 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
823	KipongetPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1,715	about 91	about 18.95 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
824	MalireAntipas, Cotabato	1,715	about 133	about 12.88 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
825	GalidanTulunan, Cotabato	1,712	about 189	about 9.04 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
826	MalanduagueKabacan, Cotabato	1,711	about 352	about 4.86 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
827	BaleteMagpet, Cotabato	1,710	about 92	about 18.68 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
828	BululawanLebak, Sultan Kudarat	1,709	about 46	about 37.31 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
829	Central PanatanPigkawayan, Cotabato	1,709	about 215	about 7.96 km²	9.22% a year	Rural
830	Rio Del PilarGlan, Sarangani	1,703	about 276	about 6.18 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
831	Benigno Aquino, Jr.Norala, South Cotabato	1,699	about 430	about 3.95 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
832	GrebonaLibungan, Cotabato	1,698	about 302	about 5.63 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
833	KalanegMaitum, Sarangani	1,691	about 133	about 12.71 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
834	KanibongTulunan, Cotabato	1,689	about 137	about 12.37 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
835	Bual NorteMidsayap, Cotabato	1,679	about 400	about 4.20 km²	1.01% a year	Urban
836	LangaliPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1,679	about 104	about 16.15 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
837	MaligayaLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	1,668	about 403	about 4.14 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
838	PopoyonTulunan, Cotabato	1,666	about 132	about 12.62 km²	5.88% a year	Rural
839	KraanPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1,661	about 636	about 2.61 km²	−3.90% a year	Rural
840	SalasangArakan, Cotabato	1,659	about 69	about 24.01 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
841	GapokSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	1,652	about 181	about 9.15 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
842	MakalangotArakan, Cotabato	1,651	about 240	about 6.89 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
843	ArakanMatalam, Cotabato	1,649	about 126	about 13.06 km²	8.12% a year	Rural
844	MolonPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1,644	about 27	about 60.34 km²	−3.80% a year	Rural
845	TalconT'Boli, South Cotabato	1,640	about 157	about 10.45 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
846	CabpangiPigkawayan, Cotabato	1,639	about 394	about 4.16 km²	6.51% a year	Rural
847	LibooM'Lang, Cotabato	1,616	about 388	about 4.17 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
848	SibawanKidapawan City, Cotabato	1,615	about 220	about 7.34 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
849	MalingonPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat	1,614	about 221	about 7.29 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
850	MalabuanMakilala, Cotabato	1,610	about 125	about 12.88 km²	1.65% 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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