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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, 851 to 900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
851	BakikisKapatagan, Lanao del Sur	1,735	about 492	about 3.53 km²	11.21% a year	Rural
852	SawirMasiu, Lanao del Sur	1,735	about 55	about 31.44 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
853	BakatShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	1,730	about 328	about 5.28 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
854	PanggaoBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	1,730	about 536	about 3.23 km²	5.70% a year	Rural
855	KakalAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,728	about 356	about 4.86 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
856	Dalo-daloSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,726	about 1,463	about 1.18 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
857	BakongLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,725	about 40	about 43.48 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
858	TambakDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,721	about 468	about 3.68 km²	11.33% a year	Rural
859	PoblacionBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,720	about 4,268	about 0.403 km²	5.85% a year	Rural
860	TonggosongSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	1,719	about 1,653	about 1.04 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
861	PinantaoKapatagan, Lanao del Sur	1,718	about 260	about 6.61 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
862	Bara-asPicong, Lanao del Sur	1,714	about 90	about 18.98 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
863	ButerinKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,711	about 99	about 17.29 km²	4.38% a year	Rural
864	TinaShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	1,709	about 223	about 7.67 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
865	Tambulig ButonTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	1,705	about 341	about 5.00 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
866	LatiBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,704	about 6,656	about 0.256 km²	5.35% a year	Rural
867	DialonganaLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,702	about 3,459	about 0.492 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
868	MalungunMaguing, Lanao del Sur	1,701	about 1,019	about 1.67 km²	9.75% a year	Rural
869	Montay MontayBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,701	about 266	about 6.39 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
870	Lindongan DialonganaLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,700	about 3,238	about 0.525 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
871	Datu BinasingPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	1,699	about 438	about 3.88 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
872	KepengTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,699	about 2,970	about 0.572 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
873	Lakit-lakitSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,697	about 927	about 1.83 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
874	KadingilanPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	1,695	about 514	about 3.30 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
875	PiersBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	1,694	about 47	about 36.22 km²	4.23% a year	Rural
876	Tup-tup BanaranSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,694	about 1,236	about 1.37 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
877	MebakSumisip, Basilan	1,691	about 457	about 3.70 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
878	MaladiPicong, Lanao del Sur	1,684	about 352	about 4.79 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
879	KigaUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,679	about 216	about 7.77 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
880	Bato-batoAl-Barka, Basilan	1,673	about 812	about 2.06 km²	7.99% a year	Rural
881	LapakenDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,668	about 370	about 4.51 km²	4.36% a year	Rural
882	BubongBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	1,664	about 13,983	about 0.119 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
883	KiladapTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	1,663	about 723	about 2.30 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
884	BangaWao, Lanao del Sur	1,662	about 180	about 9.23 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
885	KinitanUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,661	about 249	about 6.68 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
886	Lakit LakitBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,661	about 322	about 5.16 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
887	SolloganSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,660	about 537	about 3.09 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
888	MalatimonAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,656	about 446	about 3.71 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
889	BohenangeLamitan City, Basilan	1,653	about 78	about 21.12 km²	3.52% a year	Rural
890	BagumbayanKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,652	about 554	about 2.98 km²	8.63% a year	Rural
891	DanapahAl-Barka, Basilan	1,652	about 898	about 1.84 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
892	UdaloPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,652	about 115	about 14.31 km²	4.23% a year	Rural
893	SagonsonganMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,650	about 5,205	about 0.317 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
894	Boloh-bolohTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	1,645	about 458	about 3.59 km²	5.19% a year	Rural
895	LookbisayaAl-Barka, Basilan	1,644	about 908	about 1.81 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
896	MacalangAl-Barka, Basilan	1,637	about 516	about 3.17 km²	7.56% a year	Rural
897	MayamanMarogong, Lanao del Sur	1,637	about 186	about 8.81 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
898	Oriental BetaLumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur	1,633	about 527	about 3.10 km²	3.43% a year	Rural
899	LusainKapatagan, Lanao del Sur	1,630	about 192	about 8.49 km²	10.50% a year	Rural
900	RentiUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,630	about 38	about 43.28 km²	6.25% 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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