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Barangays in Sulu

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 Sulu

Barangays in Sulu, at a glance

Barangays: 410^[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: 1,146,097^[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: 36 urban^[4]; 374 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bus-bus^[5]; Jolo, Sulu; 39,070 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: Suang Bunah^[6]; Pangutaran, Sulu; about 53.81 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: Matatal^{[5, 7]}; Maimbung, Sulu; 19.54% 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: 2 barangays^[7]

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.

410 barangays, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Sulu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	Masjid PunjunganKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	4,060	about 341	about 11.92 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
52	PandakanPanglima Estino, Sulu	4,017	about 1,125	about 3.57 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
53	Lahing-LahingOmar, Sulu	3,814	about 375	about 10.16 km²	5.94% a year	Rural
54	Tandu-BaguaPatikul, Sulu	3,708	about 1,159	about 3.20 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
55	SipandingSiasi, Sulu	3,631	about 5,527	about 0.657 km²	21.41% a year	Rural
56	AngilanOmar, Sulu	3,560	about 278	about 12.82 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
57	KambingKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,553	about 724	about 4.91 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
58	SionoganIndanan, Sulu	3,538	about 980	about 3.61 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
59	Lumah DapdapPangutaran, Sulu	3,526	about 669	about 5.27 km²	5.48% a year	Rural
60	BuntodTalipao, Sulu	3,501	about 1,777	about 1.97 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
61	Masjid BayleKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,411	about 425	about 8.02 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
62	TunggolKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,400	about 532	about 6.39 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
63	Tandu-BatoLuuk, Sulu	3,362	about 1,413	about 2.38 km²	5.87% a year	Rural
64	Kan-MindusLuuk, Sulu	3,361	about 195	about 17.28 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
65	Niog-niogLuuk, Sulu	3,358	about 371	about 9.04 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
66	SucubanOmar, Sulu	3,348	about 723	about 4.63 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
67	South PaarolTongkil, Sulu	3,333	about 128	about 25.95 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
68	GandasuliPatikul, Sulu	3,317	about 3,430	about 0.967 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
69	RatagSiasi, Sulu	3,316	about 1,193	about 2.78 km²	11.38% a year	Rural
70	Gata-gataPanglima Estino, Sulu	3,280	about 787	about 4.17 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
71	Alu Bus-BusLugus, Sulu	3,277	about 2,276	about 1.44 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
72	SigumbalTongkil, Sulu	3,277	about 322	about 10.17 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
73	LiangPatikul, Sulu	3,210	about 503	about 6.38 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
74	TullingSiasi, Sulu	3,200	about 1,060	about 3.02 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
75	KanlagayKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,199	about 933	about 3.43 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
76	PoblacionIndanan, Sulu	3,198	about 672	about 4.76 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
77	LianutanLuuk, Sulu	3,191	about 354	about 9.01 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
78	Tubig DakulahIndanan, Sulu	3,183	about 1,641	about 1.94 km²	8.92% a year	Rural
79	Gapas RugasanLugus, Sulu	3,159	about 2,821	about 1.12 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
80	BawisanParang, Sulu	3,110	about 1,013	about 3.07 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
81	Huwit-huwitOmar, Sulu	3,091	about 258	about 11.98 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
82	PasilIndanan, Sulu	3,068	about 1,358	about 2.26 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
83	Tulayan IslandLuuk, Sulu	3,050	about 1,955	about 1.56 km²	7.73% a year	Rural
84	LambagoLuuk, Sulu	3,038	about 628	about 4.84 km²	8.40% a year	Rural
85	Tubig SallangPangutaran, Sulu	3,036	about 474	about 6.41 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
86	KandangMaimbung, Sulu	3,017	about 1,048	about 2.88 km²	31.57% a year	Rural
87	Alu PangkohParang, Sulu	3,002	about 2,806	about 1.07 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
88	LatungSiasi, Sulu	2,988	about 1,052	about 2.84 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
89	Tampakan LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	2,941	about 109,331	about 0.0269 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
90	TangkuanOmar, Sulu	2,913	about 423	about 6.89 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
91	KalangTapul, Sulu	2,900	about 2,522	about 1.15 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
92	Campo IslamSiasi, Sulu	2,893	about 1,216	about 2.38 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
93	Lumbaan MahabaParang, Sulu	2,854	about 1,321	about 2.16 km²	7.12% a year	Rural
94	Seit LakeOld Panamao, Sulu	2,814	about 804	about 3.50 km²	4.97% a year	Rural
95	BuanSiasi, Sulu	2,807	about 1,146	about 2.45 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
96	Pangdan PangdanKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	2,781	about 1,164	about 2.39 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
97	ManantiLuuk, Sulu	2,774	about 318	about 8.72 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
98	Talipao ProperTalipao, Sulu	2,752	about 256	about 10.77 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
99	MinapanSiasi, Sulu	2,744	about 1,748	about 1.57 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
100	AndalanTalipao, Sulu	2,730	about 813	about 3.36 km²	0.54% 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: Zamboanga Peninsula (OpenSTAT table 0091A6DTPH8). Published August 5, 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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