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Barangays in Maguindanao del Sur

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 Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 287^[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: 813,243^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 254 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: Kalbugan^[6]; Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur; about 95.12 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: Meta^{[5, 7]}; Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur; 13.08% 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: None of the 287^[7]; Every one had more people in 2024 than in 2020.

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

Barangays in Maguindanao del Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	TukanalipaoMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	4,139	about 1,617	about 2.56 km²	12.84% a year	Rural
52	BanabaDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	4,118	about 255	about 16.14 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
53	PanapanMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	4,018	about 558	about 7.20 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
54	AdaonDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	4,000	about 1,262	about 3.17 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
55	BuayanDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	3,935	about 1,075	about 3.66 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
56	SugadolDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	3,924	about 311	about 12.63 km²	5.11% a year	Rural
57	TuayanDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,911	about 466	about 8.39 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
58	Lower DilagPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	3,900	about 1,291	about 3.02 km²	13.61% a year	Rural
59	LimpongoDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,841	about 727	about 5.28 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
60	TulunanDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	3,758	about 1,261	about 2.98 km²	11.75% a year	Rural
61	MaridagaoPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,706	about 449	about 8.25 km²	5.00% a year	Rural
62	ElianDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,661	about 840	about 4.36 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
63	BaganGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,617	about 343	about 10.53 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
64	MadiaDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,585	about 1,010	about 3.55 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
65	KulambogSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	3,582	about 455	about 7.88 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
66	TalitayPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,553	about 203	about 17.51 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
67	Poblacion IShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	3,524	about 1,506	about 2.34 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
68	TabungaoRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,462	about 434	about 7.98 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
69	SapakanRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,427	about 532	about 6.44 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
70	DaladaganMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	3,426	about 266	about 12.90 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
71	PandagPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	3,398	about 758	about 4.48 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
72	KatibpuanTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,389	about 453	about 7.48 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
73	KiganSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	3,388	about 147	about 23.09 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
74	TalibadokDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,388	about 1,746	about 1.94 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
75	PaitanMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	3,379	about 133	about 25.41 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
76	KalianMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	3,362	about 496	about 6.78 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
77	Labu-labu IIDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,323	about 2,769	about 1.20 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
78	BulitPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,303	about 411	about 8.04 km²	4.56% a year	Rural
79	IganagampongDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	3,300	about 657	about 5.02 km²	5.51% a year	Rural
80	KanguanDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	3,281	about 6,751	about 0.486 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
81	DapantisRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,280	about 796	about 4.12 km²	3.06% a year	Rural
82	Upper DilagPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	3,260	about 1,094	about 2.98 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
83	MacasampenGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,234	about 371	about 8.72 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
84	GuinibonDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	3,204	about 400	about 8.02 km²	5.35% a year	Rural
85	DamalasakPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,192	about 1,535	about 2.08 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
86	Upper SilingBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,183	about 663	about 4.80 km²	5.16% a year	Rural
87	TamarTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,182	about 140	about 22.76 km²	5.10% a year	Rural
88	BulodPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,169	about 71	about 44.53 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
89	PikegShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	3,096	about 614	about 5.04 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
90	KamasiAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,059	about 301	about 10.17 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
91	LinamunanTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,035	about 753	about 4.03 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
92	DamalusayPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur	3,009	about 1,254	about 2.40 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
93	TalitayBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,986	about 410	about 7.29 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
94	PanadtabanRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,971	about 480	about 6.19 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
95	MilebRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,967	about 468	about 6.34 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
96	BaitalRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,952	about 759	about 3.89 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
97	MaitumaigDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	2,943	about 479	about 6.14 km²	5.28% a year	Rural
98	MaganoyDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	2,914	about 280	about 10.42 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
99	GalakitPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,912	about 481	about 6.06 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
100	BagoengedPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,910	about 416	about 6.99 km²	1.03% 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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