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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, 851 to 900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
851	LangagEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,094	about 140	about 7.82 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
852	San PatricioLa Paz, Agusan del Sur	1,091	about 122	about 8.91 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
853	Poblacion IIIGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	1,090	about 6,264	about 0.174 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
854	San VicenteEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,089	about 7	about 145.88 km²	28.08% a year	Rural
855	BentahonEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,088	about 258	about 4.21 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
856	TahinaEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,088	about 222	about 4.90 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
857	BayogoMadrid, Surigao del Sur	1,087	about 11	about 96.67 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
858	CamagongTago, Surigao del Sur	1,087	about 159	about 6.82 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
859	TagbaliliEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,086	about 34	about 32.03 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
860	BoaCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,085	about 25	about 43.26 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
861	San RoqueTrento, Agusan del Sur	1,085	about 33	about 33.22 km²	−3.02% a year	Urban
862	CebolinTrento, Agusan del Sur	1,082	about 58	about 18.72 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
863	MagobawokBayabas, Surigao del Sur	1,082	about 668	about 1.62 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
864	PakwanLanuza, Surigao del Sur	1,082	about 5	about 218.11 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
865	MelgarBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,081	about 135	about 8.00 km²	−7.11% a year	Rural
866	AntaoCarmen, Surigao del Sur	1,079	about 687	about 1.57 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
867	JanipaanSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur	1,079	about 46	about 23.69 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
868	Lower LibasTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	1,079	about 439	about 2.46 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
869	SuaBarobo, Surigao del Sur	1,079	about 258	about 4.18 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
870	PerezSibagat, Agusan del Sur	1,075	about 15	about 70.96 km²	−6.36% a year	Rural
871	Poblacion 8Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,075	about 9,685	about 0.111 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
872	PoctoHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	1,075	about 57	about 18.70 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
873	Barangay 2Dapa, Surigao del Norte	1,072	about 6,872	about 0.156 km²	15.07% a year	Rural
874	CagdapaoTago, Surigao del Sur	1,071	about 250	about 4.28 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
875	LibertadProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	1,070	about 86	about 12.45 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
876	AmontaySan Francisco, Surigao del Norte	1,066	about 146	about 7.28 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
877	BalitSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	1,065	about 74	about 14.47 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
878	LegaspiCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,065	about 92	about 11.56 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
879	MagallanesClaver, Surigao del Norte	1,065	about 350	about 3.04 km²	5.65% a year	Rural
880	BaybayBurgos, Surigao del Norte	1,062	about 203	about 5.23 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
881	San JoseBarobo, Surigao del Sur	1,062	about 93	about 11.39 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
882	Claro CortezBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,057	about 67	about 15.69 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
883	San MiguelDapa, Surigao del Norte	1,053	about 263	about 4.01 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
884	BagumbayanDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,052	about 360	about 2.92 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
885	SacaCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	1,051	about 751	about 1.40 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
886	A. BeltranJabonga, Agusan del Norte	1,050	about 407	about 2.58 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
887	SayakDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	1,050	about 76	about 13.80 km²	4.44% a year	Rural
888	TumananBislig City, Surigao del Sur	1,050	about 133	about 7.91 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
889	San IsidroMalimono, Surigao del Norte	1,049	about 258	about 4.07 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
890	UnabanTago, Surigao del Sur	1,049	about 223	about 4.70 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
891	CapayahanTubod, Surigao del Norte	1,048	about 183	about 5.73 km²	−3.46% a year	Rural
892	AmbaconLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	1,046	about 210	about 4.97 km²	−6.53% a year	Rural
893	TalisaySurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,046	about 27	about 39.41 km²	−2.57% a year	Urban
894	LlameraLibjo, Dinagat Islands	1,045	about 58	about 18.13 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
895	San RoquePilar, Surigao del Norte	1,044	about 142	about 7.36 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
896	AsinanPilar, Surigao del Norte	1,042	about 2,423	about 0.43 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
897	LibertadSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	1,039	about 502	about 2.07 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
898	PamosainganSocorro, Surigao del Norte	1,038	about 298	about 3.48 km²	−3.24% a year	Rural
899	IpilPlacer, Surigao del Norte	1,037	about 2,434	about 0.426 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
900	CancohoyDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	1,035	about 98	about 10.53 km²	3.74% 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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