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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, 901 to 950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
901	Cabengbeng LowerSumisip, Basilan	1,627	about 363	about 4.48 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
902	GantaShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	1,627	about 447	about 3.64 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
903	KakalPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur	1,626	about 561	about 2.90 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
904	CadayonanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,625	about 9,078	about 0.179 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
905	Dale-BongShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	1,625	about 888	about 1.83 km²	5.48% a year	Rural
906	BetaTubaran, Lanao del Sur	1,624	about 374	about 4.34 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
907	SinipakDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,623	about 76	about 21.22 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
908	MuslimGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,620	about 189	about 8.58 km²	5.28% a year	Rural
909	SikubMapun, Tawi-Tawi	1,617	about 348	about 4.65 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
910	Lantawan ProperLantawan, Basilan	1,615	about 305	about 5.29 km²	9.46% a year	Rural
911	SamberenParang, Maguindanao del Norte	1,614	about 244	about 6.62 km²	11.04% a year	Rural
912	TukaSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	1,614	about 1,261	about 1.28 km²	10.76% a year	Rural
913	BayabasUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,609	about 40	about 40.32 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
914	PandiaranaoTugaya, Lanao del Sur	1,608	about 5,137	about 0.313 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
915	Bito Buadi ParbaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,607	about 6,957	about 0.231 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
916	LapokShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	1,607	about 929	about 1.73 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
917	KamagongBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,605	about 175	about 9.18 km²	4.78% a year	Rural
918	PantaonCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	1,604	about 279	about 5.75 km²	4.52% a year	Rural
919	MagandingPicong, Lanao del Sur	1,603	about 111	about 14.40 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
920	PawanMapun, Tawi-Tawi	1,602	about 317	about 5.06 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
921	BantayaoLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,600	about 3,774	about 0.424 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
922	PoblacionMadalum, Lanao del Sur	1,600	about 5,735	about 0.279 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
923	BubongSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	1,598	about 2,353	about 0.679 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
924	Kormatan MatampayMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,598	about 372	about 4.30 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
925	PamalianShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	1,596	about 688	about 2.32 km²	4.97% a year	Rural
926	AngkayamatSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	1,595	about 195	about 8.17 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
927	Rorogagus EastMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,593	about 1,180	about 1.35 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
928	TangcalTubaran, Lanao del Sur	1,591	about 2,621	about 0.607 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
929	SalamPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur	1,589	about 249	about 6.38 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
930	KapataganKapatagan, Lanao del Sur	1,588	about 279	about 5.69 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
931	Datu Amilhamja JaafarSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	1,587	about 1,250	about 1.27 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
932	Bunay Bunay LookanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,586	about 34,934	about 0.0454 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
933	TamboPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,585	about 617	about 2.57 km²	9.11% a year	Rural
934	Raya Madaya IIMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,583	about 75,742	about 0.0209 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
935	AratucBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	1,582	about 97	about 16.34 km²	5.65% a year	Rural
936	RomagondongMarogong, Lanao del Sur	1,582	about 582	about 2.72 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
937	KatamlanganSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,581	about 226	about 7.00 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
938	KuloyShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	1,580	about 786	about 2.01 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
939	PosudaragatLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,580	about 6,639	about 0.238 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
940	TaibDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,571	about 302	about 5.20 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
941	BuricainPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	1,569	about 350	about 4.48 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
942	BacayawanMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,568	about 6,374	about 0.246 km²	4.23% a year	Rural
943	Maranao TimberDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	1,567	about 4,124	about 0.38 km²	5.88% a year	Rural
944	MalassaBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,566	about 403	about 3.89 km²	4.78% a year	Rural
945	Bo-otWao, Lanao del Sur	1,564	about 235	about 6.65 km²	−2.74% a year	Rural
946	MulaugSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,563	about 1,124	about 1.39 km²	9.17% a year	Rural
947	TampedOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area	1,563	about 173	about 9.04 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
948	TangngahSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,562	about 1,270	about 1.23 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
949	LinindingPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,561	about 350	about 4.46 km²	7.03% a year	Rural
950	Apil-apilAl-Barka, Basilan	1,559	about 549	about 2.84 km²	5.79% 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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