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Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN

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 SOCCSKSARGEN, at a glance

Barangays: 1,097^[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: 4,462,776^[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: 268 urban^[4]; 829 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Calumpang^[5]; General Santos City, South Cotabato; 90,480 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: Ned^[6]; Lake Sebu, South Cotabato; about 493.50 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: New Dumangas^{[5, 7]}; T'Boli, South Cotabato; 8.62% 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: 431 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion, −4.68% 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.

1,097 barangays, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	PoblacionSanto Niño, South Cotabato	10,855	about 1,865	about 5.82 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
52	PoblacionMakilala, Cotabato	10,841	about 1,281	about 8.46 km²	−0.50% a year	Urban
53	PoblacionLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	10,832	about 1,517	about 7.14 km²	−2.80% a year	Urban
54	LaguilayanIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	10,623	about 93	about 114.01 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
55	ZuluetaKoronadal City, South Cotabato	10,441	about 577	about 18.11 km²	1.50% a year	Urban
56	LacononT'Boli, South Cotabato	10,322	about 76	about 135.93 km²	−1.16% a year	Urban
57	GlamangPolomolok, South Cotabato	10,174	about 615	about 16.55 km²	4.69% a year	Urban
58	PoblacionMalungon, Sarangani	9,871	about 214	about 46.20 km²	−0.03% a year	Urban
59	LanaoKidapawan City, Cotabato	9,755	about 2,748	about 3.55 km²	−0.07% a year	Urban
60	SarabiaKoronadal City, South Cotabato	9,722	about 164	about 59.28 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
61	SingaoKidapawan City, Cotabato	9,624	about 909	about 10.59 km²	−0.66% a year	Urban
62	MoralesKoronadal City, South Cotabato	9,539	about 2,484	about 3.84 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
63	San JoseKoronadal City, South Cotabato	9,302	about 394	about 23.63 km²	1.48% a year	Urban
64	BaoAlamada, Cotabato	9,275	about 129	about 71.97 km²	−0.38% a year	Urban
65	TamnagLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	9,133	about 1,316	about 6.94 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
66	PoblacionPikit, Cotabato	9,120	about 6,378	about 1.43 km²	−1.95% a year	Urban
67	PoblacionTantangan, South Cotabato	9,097	about 384	about 23.70 km²	2.05% a year	Urban
68	San IsidroKoronadal City, South Cotabato	9,088	about 1,418	about 6.41 km²	1.84% a year	Urban
69	AlegriaAlabel, Sarangani	8,983	about 97	about 92.83 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
70	Lutayan ProperLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	8,974	about 1,603	about 5.60 km²	−4.45% a year	Urban
71	LilionganCarmen, Cotabato	8,948	about 119	about 75.11 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
72	KematuT'Boli, South Cotabato	8,826	about 257	about 34.31 km²	1.96% a year	Urban
73	PoblacionLake Sebu, South Cotabato	8,767	about 841	about 10.43 km²	−0.31% a year	Urban
74	KablacanMaasim, Sarangani	8,733	about 195	about 44.79 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
75	SalumpingEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	8,577	about 86	about 100.24 km²	−2.11% a year	Urban
76	TinagacanGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato	8,465	about 346	about 24.46 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
77	San EmmanuelTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	8,462	about 1,533	about 5.52 km²	1.83% a year	Urban
78	PoblacionGlan, Sarangani	8,291	about 6,796	about 1.22 km²	2.17% a year	Urban
79	PoblacionPresident Roxas, Cotabato	8,213	about 527	about 15.59 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
80	PoblacionEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	8,150	about 4,454	about 1.83 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
81	TambanMalungon, Sarangani	8,125	about 51	about 160.34 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
82	MaribulanAlabel, Sarangani	8,100	about 446	about 18.18 km²	2.53% a year	Urban
83	Carpenter HillKoronadal City, South Cotabato	7,962	about 798	about 9.98 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
84	LambaBanga, South Cotabato	7,946	about 397	about 20.00 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
85	CincoBanga, South Cotabato	7,940	about 752	about 10.56 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
86	SaguingMakilala, Cotabato	7,921	about 533	about 14.87 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
87	PolonulingTupi, South Cotabato	7,847	about 262	about 29.97 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
88	Enrique J.C. MontillaTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	7,831	about 385	about 20.34 km²	2.53% a year	Urban
89	Virginia GriñoTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	7,825	about 1,068	about 7.33 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
90	BasagT'Boli, South Cotabato	7,818	about 100	about 77.82 km²	−0.82% a year	Urban
91	PoblacionPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat	7,794	about 1,394	about 5.59 km²	1.17% a year	Urban
92	PoblacionMaasim, Sarangani	7,773	about 6,644	about 1.17 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
93	PoblacionColumbio, Sultan Kudarat	7,758	about 893	about 8.69 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
94	PoblacionTampakan, South Cotabato	7,757	about 1,129	about 6.87 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
95	Dungo-anM'Lang, Cotabato	7,606	about 345	about 22.04 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
96	KawasAlabel, Sarangani	7,541	about 585	about 12.90 km²	1.77% a year	Urban
97	AmasKidapawan City, Cotabato	7,540	about 510	about 14.78 km²	−0.12% a year	Urban
98	PoblacionAntipas, Cotabato	7,513	about 1,304	about 5.76 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
99	PoblacionMagpet, Cotabato	7,465	about 1,357	about 5.50 km²	1.76% a year	Urban
100	DatalbukayGlan, Sarangani	7,451	about 94	about 79.17 km²	5.04% a year	Urban

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 : Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) (OpenSTAT table 0121A6DTHP1). Published August 3, 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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