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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, 801 to 850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
801	BacolodCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	1,210	about 276	about 4.38 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
802	Bugas-bugasPlacer, Surigao del Norte	1,196	about 212	about 5.65 km²	5.52% a year	Rural
803	CawilanTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	1,195	about 622	about 1.92 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
804	KatipunanLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	1,195	about 150	about 7.98 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
805	MatingbeSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	1,192	about 839	about 1.42 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
806	San IsidroTandag City, Surigao del Sur	1,192	about 191	about 6.23 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
807	TigbaoCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,192	about 69	about 17.38 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
808	CeciliaSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	1,190	about 225	about 5.28 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
809	Bitaugan WestCagwait, Surigao del Sur	1,189	about 226	about 5.27 km²	−6.31% a year	Rural
810	LinonggananSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte	1,189	about 425	about 2.80 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
811	NabagoSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,188	about 477	about 2.49 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
812	MaribojocSan Benito, Surigao del Norte	1,186	about 111	about 10.70 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
813	SasaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	1,186	about 89	about 13.28 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
814	MagsaysayVeruela, Agusan del Sur	1,181	about 167	about 7.07 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
815	Barangay 6Nasipit, Agusan del Norte	1,175	about 10,780	about 0.109 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
816	Lapu-lapu Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	1,173	about 10,112	about 0.116 km²	−5.08% a year	Urban
817	SapaClaver, Surigao del Norte	1,169	about 59	about 19.87 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
818	Santa CruzCarmen, Surigao del Sur	1,168	about 671	about 1.74 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
819	Poblacion 6Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	1,161	about 10,750	about 0.108 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
820	PanaytayonRemedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte	1,157	about 761	about 1.52 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
821	Pangaylan-IPSantiago, Agusan del Norte	1,157	about 45	about 25.64 km²	−13.11% a year	Rural
822	CuliSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	1,154	about 109	about 10.58 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
823	GamaoBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,154	about 265	about 4.36 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
824	MahabaMarihatag, Surigao del Sur	1,151	about 10	about 109.98 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
825	SagmoneBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,146	about 186	about 6.17 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
826	Cab-ilanDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,145	about 3,253	about 0.352 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
827	PangiTandag City, Surigao del Sur	1,144	about 261	about 4.39 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
828	CortesBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,141	about 746	about 1.53 km²	−5.82% a year	Rural
829	DiegasBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,141	about 444	about 2.57 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
830	IlihanSibagat, Agusan del Sur	1,140	about 86	about 13.30 km²	−2.41% a year	Rural
831	Bacay IIVeruela, Agusan del Sur	1,139	about 69	about 16.41 km²	3.55% a year	Rural
832	Poblacion 5Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,136	about 6,491	about 0.175 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
833	BunyasanMalimono, Surigao del Norte	1,133	about 374	about 3.03 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
834	Barangay 2Nasipit, Agusan del Norte	1,132	about 11,354	about 0.0997 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
835	GanayonLianga, Surigao del Sur	1,128	about 29	about 38.70 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
836	KatipunanVeruela, Agusan del Sur	1,127	about 135	about 8.33 km²	9.63% a year	Rural
837	MahayahaySan Luis, Agusan del Sur	1,124	about 8	about 147.49 km²	−3.99% a year	Rural
838	Anahao Bag-oTago, Surigao del Sur	1,116	about 35	about 31.46 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
839	Lower PatagSison, Surigao del Norte	1,109	about 349	about 3.18 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
840	LapiniganClaver, Surigao del Norte	1,108	about 1,361	about 0.814 km²	5.85% a year	Rural
841	MagsaysayJabonga, Agusan del Norte	1,107	about 343	about 3.23 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
842	MaasinEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,106	about 29	about 38.28 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
843	San VicenteTagbina, Surigao del Sur	1,105	about 64	about 17.38 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
844	San IgnacioTrento, Agusan del Sur	1,102	about 343	about 3.21 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
845	VillangitSibagat, Agusan del Sur	1,102	about 55	about 20.14 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
846	BitauganSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	1,100	about 17	about 63.15 km²	−4.86% a year	Rural
847	WadasDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,098	about 220	about 4.99 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
848	NapoProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	1,097	about 227	about 4.84 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
849	SalogSocorro, Surigao del Norte	1,097	about 22	about 49.39 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
850	Santa FeDapa, Surigao del Norte	1,097	about 208	about 5.27 km²	1.06% 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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