The Atlas

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]

Open Caraga

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, 901 to 950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
901	BayanihanLibjo, Dinagat Islands	1,034	about 37	about 28.13 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
902	AntipoloDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	1,031	about 105	about 9.80 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
903	SampaguitaTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	1,029	about 229	about 4.49 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
904	San AntonioTandag City, Surigao del Sur	1,027	about 86	about 11.88 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
905	Dagohoy Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	1,026	about 3,843	about 0.267 km²	−2.92% a year	Urban
906	UgobanTagbina, Surigao del Sur	1,024	about 38	about 26.84 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
907	San VicenteTubajon, Dinagat Islands	1,021	about 798	about 1.28 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
908	White BeachDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,019	about 1,760	about 0.579 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
909	San JoseTandag City, Surigao del Sur	1,018	about 187	about 5.45 km²	3.19% a year	Rural
910	OpongTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	1,017	about 65	about 15.73 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
911	Santa CruzBislig City, Surigao del Sur	1,016	about 126	about 8.09 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
912	AlegriaSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	1,009	about 716	about 1.41 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
913	DahicanCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	1,009	about 40	about 25.10 km²	3.19% a year	Rural
914	LadgadanSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur	1,007	about 49	about 20.44 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
915	ManambiaTagbina, Surigao del Sur	1,007	about 114	about 8.81 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
916	MayagSison, Surigao del Norte	1,007	about 186	about 5.41 km²	−2.83% a year	Rural
917	Poblacion 1Burgos, Surigao del Norte	1,006	about 940	about 1.07 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
918	Barangay 3Nasipit, Agusan del Norte	1,005	about 10,415	about 0.0965 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
919	LabaoEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,004	about 261	about 3.85 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
920	MaglatabTagbina, Surigao del Sur	998	about 74	about 13.50 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
921	ConcepcionSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur	997	about 205	about 4.86 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
922	MagsaysaySibagat, Agusan del Sur	993	about 152	about 6.52 km²	7.00% a year	Rural
923	Don PaulinoDapa, Surigao del Norte	989	about 121	about 8.16 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
924	EsperanzaDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	988	about 251	about 3.93 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
925	MandamoButuan City, Agusan del Norte	986	about 74	about 13.27 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
926	JubangTago, Surigao del Sur	984	about 232	about 4.24 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
927	CayawanMalimono, Surigao del Norte	983	about 125	about 7.88 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
928	ManyagaoSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	983	about 227	about 4.33 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
929	RoxasHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	983	about 80	about 12.35 km²	−2.91% a year	Rural
930	JamoyaonDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	982	about 98	about 10.07 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
931	SalvacionPilar, Surigao del Norte	982	about 163	about 6.04 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
932	HabagLanuza, Surigao del Sur	980	about 480	about 2.04 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
933	San JoseJabonga, Agusan del Norte	979	about 153	about 6.41 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
934	PanayogonMadrid, Surigao del Sur	977	about 366	about 2.67 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
935	MaharlikaTalacogon, Agusan del Sur	976	about 21	about 45.71 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
936	Santo NiñoJabonga, Agusan del Norte	975	about 147	about 6.62 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
937	CuboEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	973	about 450	about 2.16 km²	4.28% a year	Rural
938	GamutonAlegria, Surigao del Norte	972	about 975	about 0.997 km²	17.11% a year	Rural
939	JacquezSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	969	about 10,309	about 0.094 km²	−5.82% a year	Rural
940	RositaLibjo, Dinagat Islands	967	about 111	about 8.69 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
941	CagbaotoBayabas, Surigao del Sur	964	about 156	about 6.16 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
942	San IsidroSibagat, Agusan del Sur	961	about 31	about 30.54 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
943	Santa CruzGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	960	about 176	about 5.45 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
944	PatinoTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	959	about 410	about 2.34 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
945	MabiniCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	956	about 85	about 11.28 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
946	UnidadBarobo, Surigao del Sur	955	about 155	about 6.16 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
947	Villa EcleoBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	955	about 113	about 8.46 km²	−3.77% a year	Rural
948	BalungaganLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	954	about 115	about 8.28 km²	2.21% a year	Urban
949	KinamaybayEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	953	about 6	about 162.96 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
950	San IsidroTalacogon, Agusan del Sur	953	about 5,324	about 0.179 km²	−0.84% 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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