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Barangays in Maguindanao del Norte

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 Maguindanao del Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 258^[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: 1,124,811^[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: 67 urban^[4]; 191 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte; 25,293 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: Pantawan^[6]; Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte; about 96.74 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: Tamontaka I^{[5, 7]}; Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte; 12.91% 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: 8 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bagua III, −0.82% 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.

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

Barangays in Maguindanao del Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	SalimbaoSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	6,175	about 5,614	about 1.10 km²	4.69% a year	Urban
52	KatuliSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	5,946	about 6,279	about 0.947 km²	4.07% a year	Urban
53	Poblacion VICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	5,806	about 24,602	about 0.236 km²	2.27% a year	Urban
54	CapitonDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	5,756	about 1,288	about 4.47 km²	11.54% a year	Urban
55	TapayanSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	5,713	about 1,006	about 5.68 km²	5.54% a year	Urban
56	Paulino LabioNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	5,585	about 639	about 8.74 km²	4.02% a year	Urban
57	CalaanBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	5,559	about 858	about 6.48 km²	2.53% a year	Urban
58	DinganenBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	5,487	about 123	about 44.58 km²	4.62% a year	Urban
59	Bugasan NorteMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	5,442	about 592	about 9.19 km²	3.55% a year	Urban
60	Rosary Heights IVCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	5,428	about 16,300	about 0.333 km²	3.90% a year	Urban
61	Guiday T. BiruarParang, Maguindanao del Norte	5,377	about 176	about 30.51 km²	8.92% a year	Urban
62	Rosary Heights IICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	5,321	about 22,079	about 0.241 km²	4.66% a year	Urban
63	BlensongUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	5,291	about 150	about 35.16 km²	3.74% a year	Urban
64	Bongo IslandParang, Maguindanao del Norte	5,263	about 1,434	about 3.67 km²	6.80% a year	Urban
65	MacabicoSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	5,059	about 719	about 7.04 km²	5.47% a year	Urban
66	RempesUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	5,057	about 86	about 58.77 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
67	Bayanga SurMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	4,943	about 210	about 23.53 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
68	Dinaig ProperDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,856	about 193	about 25.11 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
69	Tamontaka IVCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	4,847	about 685	about 7.08 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
70	KarimBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	4,770	about 224	about 21.29 km²	5.52% a year	Rural
71	LabunganDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,586	about 121	about 37.80 km²	9.18% a year	Rural
72	Bayanga NorteMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	4,514	about 171	about 26.39 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
73	TalitayTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	4,445	about 1,017	about 4.37 km²	3.76% a year	Rural
74	Tamontaka IIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	4,442	about 1,466	about 3.03 km²	8.26% a year	Rural
75	BakaDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,234	about 157	about 26.94 km²	7.99% a year	Rural
76	GangSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,231	about 3,812	about 1.11 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
77	TaviranDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,211	about 367	about 11.47 km²	11.00% a year	Rural
78	BorongotanUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	4,096	about 479	about 8.55 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
79	KurintemDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,085	about 731	about 5.59 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
80	TogaigBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	4,065	about 183	about 22.18 km²	5.25% a year	Rural
81	MatuberDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,030	about 355	about 11.35 km²	4.20% a year	Rural
82	NabalawagBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	4,028	about 220	about 18.27 km²	5.27% a year	Rural
83	NangiUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	3,989	about 193	about 20.66 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
84	LipawanBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	3,960	about 189	about 20.96 km²	5.60% a year	Rural
85	Poblacion IIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	3,877	about 36,924	about 0.105 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
86	PinaringSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,869	about 436	about 8.88 km²	7.21% a year	Rural
87	KatidtuanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,804	about 488	about 7.79 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
88	DarugaoUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	3,802	about 148	about 25.68 km²	3.67% a year	Rural
89	MatayaBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	3,725	about 1,112	about 3.35 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
90	GayongaNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	3,707	about 462	about 8.02 km²	3.82% a year	Rural
91	PenansaranDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,633	about 221	about 16.44 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
92	NuyoBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	3,552	about 42	about 84.88 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
93	Lower TaviranKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	3,539	about 994	about 3.56 km²	11.69% a year	Rural
94	UngapSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,523	about 1,007	about 3.50 km²	7.67% a year	Rural
95	BugawasDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,515	about 657	about 5.35 km²	6.69% a year	Rural
96	PigkeleganSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,479	about 1,641	about 2.12 km²	4.15% a year	Rural
97	LangkongMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	3,462	about 481	about 7.20 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
98	PigcalaganSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,405	about 346	about 9.83 km²	3.06% a year	Rural
99	TubuanDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,395	about 61	about 55.32 km²	3.84% a year	Rural
100	CabayuanBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	3,293	about 305	about 10.80 km²	6.25% 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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