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Barangays in Basilan

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 Basilan, at a glance

Barangays: 210^[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: 541,947^[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: 19 urban^[4]; 191 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Townsite^[5]; Maluso, Basilan; 8,989 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: Baiwas^[6]; Sumisip, Basilan; about 38.15 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: Bukut-Umus^{[5, 7]}; Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan; 16.59% 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: 15 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Santa Clara, −0.02% 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.

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

Barangays in Basilan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	PalahanganHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	3,004	about 1,295	about 2.32 km²	7.80% a year	Rural
52	Lower Bato-batoAkbar, Basilan	2,997	about 954	about 3.14 km²	8.63% a year	Rural
53	TongbatoUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,985	about 420	about 7.10 km²	8.87% a year	Rural
54	Upper SinangkapanAkbar, Basilan	2,972	about 451	about 6.59 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
55	Calang CanasMaluso, Basilan	2,957	about 1,183	about 2.50 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
56	PipilUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,932	about 352	about 8.34 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
57	Tablas UsewTuburan, Basilan	2,928	about 1,084	about 2.70 km²	7.46% a year	Rural
58	UbitLamitan City, Basilan	2,911	about 417	about 6.98 km²	9.20% a year	Rural
59	LanguyanHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	2,904	about 365	about 7.95 km²	11.54% a year	Rural
60	MaterlingUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,903	about 733	about 3.96 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
61	Tong-UmusTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,878	about 569	about 5.06 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
62	Bohe-SuyakUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,864	about 546	about 5.25 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
63	MahawidTuburan, Basilan	2,856	about 523	about 5.46 km²	7.19% a year	Rural
64	MatatagLamitan City, Basilan	2,816	about 2,347	about 1.20 km²	−0.32% a year	Urban
65	Lahi-lahiTuburan, Basilan	2,807	about 1,604	about 1.75 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
66	BalagtasanLamitan City, Basilan	2,792	about 283	about 9.88 km²	4.22% a year	Rural
67	BasakanHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	2,785	about 469	about 5.94 km²	13.52% a year	Rural
68	KaumpurnahTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,781	about 2,461	about 1.13 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
69	UlitanUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,751	about 593	about 4.64 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
70	SullohTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,731	about 1,415	about 1.93 km²	9.95% a year	Rural
71	CanibunganLantawan, Basilan	2,658	about 300	about 8.86 km²	7.64% a year	Rural
72	Campo UnoLamitan City, Basilan	2,646	about 733	about 3.61 km²	9.66% a year	Rural
73	MatikangLantawan, Basilan	2,641	about 561	about 4.71 km²	23.73% a year	Rural
74	LuukbongsodHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	2,633	about 1,278	about 2.06 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
75	MagcawaAl-Barka, Basilan	2,576	about 712	about 3.62 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
76	SibagoHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	2,541	about 1,199	about 2.12 km²	5.54% a year	Rural
77	KatipunanTuburan, Basilan	2,511	about 680	about 3.69 km²	9.26% a year	Rural
78	BohelebungTipo-Tipo, Basilan	2,502	about 900	about 2.78 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
79	MalinisLamitan City, Basilan	2,482	about 3,287	about 0.755 km²	3.18% a year	Urban
80	GuinantaAl-Barka, Basilan	2,466	about 537	about 4.59 km²	16.77% a year	Rural
81	Lower TablasTuburan, Basilan	2,463	about 955	about 2.58 km²	8.30% a year	Rural
82	BaloboLamitan City, Basilan	2,422	about 431	about 5.62 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
83	Fuente MalusoMaluso, Basilan	2,420	about 539	about 4.49 km²	16.99% a year	Rural
84	Upper ManggasLantawan, Basilan	2,402	about 858	about 2.80 km²	21.56% a year	Rural
85	Sulutan MatangalHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	2,373	about 516	about 4.60 km²	6.78% a year	Rural
86	BacungSumisip, Basilan	2,371	about 193	about 12.26 km²	3.97% a year	Rural
87	BucalaoAl-Barka, Basilan	2,368	about 1,611	about 1.47 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
88	TamukMaluso, Basilan	2,282	about 677	about 3.37 km²	16.88% a year	Rural
89	PintasanHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	2,273	about 399	about 5.70 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
90	Ba-asLamitan City, Basilan	2,268	about 973	about 2.33 km²	10.94% a year	Rural
91	TubiganMaluso, Basilan	2,256	about 229	about 9.84 km²	7.43% a year	Rural
92	Muslim AreaMaluso, Basilan	2,245	about 608	about 3.69 km²	6.60% a year	Rural
93	SinulatanTuburan, Basilan	2,235	about 491	about 4.55 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
94	BalantingTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,234	about 1,520	about 1.47 km²	7.17% a year	Rural
95	LangilHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	2,222	about 1,029	about 2.16 km²	15.65% a year	Rural
96	CaddayanAkbar, Basilan	2,219	about 638	about 3.48 km²	13.00% a year	Rural
97	Malo-ong San JoseLamitan City, Basilan	2,211	about 182	about 12.15 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
98	BoheyawasLamitan City, Basilan	2,194	about 767	about 2.86 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
99	BaungosLamitan City, Basilan	2,159	about 536	about 4.03 km²	17.73% a year	Rural
100	BohebacaTipo-Tipo, Basilan	2,137	about 549	about 3.89 km²	10.21% 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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