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Barangays in Tawi-Tawi

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 Tawi-Tawi, at a glance

Barangays: 203^[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: 482,645^[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: 17 urban^[4]; 186 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bongao Poblacion^[5]; Bongao, Tawi-Tawi; 18,571 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: Baliungan^[6]; Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi; about 135.20 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: 21 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.

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

Barangays in Tawi-Tawi, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	Lookan BanaranSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,646	about 1,917	about 1.38 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
52	SapaTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	2,596	about 2,810	about 0.924 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
53	Hadji Mohtar SulaymanSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,584	about 990	about 2.61 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
54	Lapid LapidBongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,566	about 757	about 3.39 km²	4.54% a year	Rural
55	KarungdongBongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,512	about 955	about 2.63 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
56	TongsibaloSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,495	about 181	about 13.81 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
57	Parang PantayLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	2,428	about 158	about 15.40 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
58	GuppahMapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,425	about 484	about 5.01 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
59	Umus MatahaMapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,417	about 401	about 6.02 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
60	BokiMapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,401	about 876	about 2.74 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
61	Erok-erokMapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,385	about 718	about 3.32 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
62	MongkaySimunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,343	about 1,789	about 1.31 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
63	Luuk DatanSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,330	about 393	about 5.93 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
64	DungonPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	2,311	about 42	about 54.90 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
65	Ambulong SapalSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,302	about 1,633	about 1.41 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
66	PahutBongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,266	about 906	about 2.50 km²	4.66% a year	Rural
67	South LarapSitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	2,235	about 582	about 3.84 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
68	MalantaSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,210	about 1,444	about 1.53 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
69	PababagBongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,206	about 2,411	about 0.915 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
70	HimbahTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	2,165	about 451	about 4.80 km²	−7.96% a year	Rural
71	Tuhog-tuhogLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	2,148	about 284	about 7.56 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
72	MandulanBongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,128	about 165	about 12.91 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
73	SallanganTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	2,115	about 5,084	about 0.416 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
74	KakoongTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	2,082	about 1,232	about 1.69 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
75	MaraningLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	2,074	about 138	about 15.01 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
76	Hadji TahaSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,070	about 841	about 2.46 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
77	TalisaySibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,068	about 148	about 13.93 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
78	Tubig BasagBongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,059	about 1,045	about 1.97 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
79	Sukah-BulanSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,057	about 1,169	about 1.76 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
80	Mantabuan TabunanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,038	about 1,670	about 1.22 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
81	TumbagaanLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	2,034	about 189	about 10.79 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
82	Panglima MastulSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,010	about 245	about 8.19 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
83	UbolSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	1,999	about 1,666	about 1.20 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
84	Doh-TongSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	1,998	about 374	about 5.34 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
85	BasnunukLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,985	about 93	about 21.45 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
86	Sapa-sapaSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,972	about 1,281	about 1.54 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
87	SilubogBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,972	about 381	about 5.17 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
88	BasLikudLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,954	about 482	about 4.05 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
89	BaliunganTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,936	about 14	about 135.20 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
90	TongehatSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	1,922	about 305	about 6.31 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
91	Duhul BatuMapun, Tawi-Tawi	1,902	about 310	about 6.13 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
92	TongbangkawTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,894	about 2,936	about 0.645 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
93	TangngahTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,877	about 1,877	about 1.00 km²	−3.10% a year	Rural
94	SimalakLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,875	about 1,320	about 1.42 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
95	JakartaLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,874	about 305	about 6.15 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
96	Marang-marangLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,864	about 150	about 12.40 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
97	Baldatal IslamSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,862	about 114	about 16.27 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
98	TandubatoTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,850	about 94	about 19.78 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
99	SapaMapun, Tawi-Tawi	1,836	about 357	about 5.14 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
100	ButunTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,802	about 1,430	about 1.26 km²	0.32% 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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