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Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM)

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]

Open Bangsamoro (BARMM)

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), at a glance

Barangays: 2,185^[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: 4,545,486^[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: 169 urban^[4]; 2,016 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: Sandab Madaya^[6]; Butig, Lanao del Sur; about 262.64 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: 104 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Kabasalan, −4.11% 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.

2,185 barangays, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	Port Holland Zone III Pob.Maluso, Basilan	7,940	about 49,317	about 0.161 km²	12.25% a year	Urban
52	Kalanganan IICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	7,930	about 404	about 19.64 km²	4.58% a year	Urban
53	KauranAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	7,790	about 359	about 21.68 km²	4.37% a year	Urban
54	ManaulananTugunan, Special Geographic Area	7,790	about 997	about 7.81 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
55	SipangkotSitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	7,761	about 1,443	about 5.38 km²	2.87% a year	Urban
56	MagandaLamitan City, Basilan	7,703	about 25,763	about 0.299 km²	3.43% a year	Urban
57	BatoLamitan City, Basilan	7,697	about 5,537	about 1.39 km²	3.05% a year	Urban
58	ManongkalingMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	7,680	about 888	about 8.65 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
59	Kalanganan ICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	7,616	about 741	about 10.28 km²	3.70% a year	Urban
60	Fort PikitMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	7,578	about 3,926	about 1.93 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
61	KuyaSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	7,490	about 96	about 78.39 km²	5.36% a year	Urban
62	Tamontaka IICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	7,482	about 1,871	about 4.00 km²	5.52% a year	Urban
63	Tipo-tipo ProperTipo-Tipo, Basilan	7,431	about 1,239	about 6.00 km²	3.71% a year	Urban
64	Tubig-MampallamBongao, Tawi-Tawi	7,260	about 33,456	about 0.217 km²	3.81% a year	Urban
65	BrarDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	7,252	about 742	about 9.77 km²	3.14% a year	Urban
66	PoblacionDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	7,237	about 2,566	about 2.82 km²	4.27% a year	Urban
67	MakirDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	7,184	about 1,187	about 6.05 km²	8.15% a year	Urban
68	SemutAkbar, Basilan	7,175	about 1,511	about 4.75 km²	1.93% a year	Urban
69	Tubig TanahBongao, Tawi-Tawi	7,167	about 43,701	about 0.164 km²	3.97% a year	Urban
70	DimalunaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	7,116	about 4,393	about 1.62 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
71	Port Holland Zone IVMaluso, Basilan	7,084	about 22,852	about 0.31 km²	4.01% a year	Urban
72	Poblacion IVCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	7,052	about 47,329	about 0.149 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
73	Kib-AyaoKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	7,049	about 532	about 13.25 km²	−0.33% a year	Urban
74	NituanParang, Maguindanao del Norte	6,986	about 798	about 8.75 km²	10.65% a year	Urban
75	Rosary Heights XIIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,898	about 20,348	about 0.339 km²	5.06% a year	Urban
76	Rosary Heights ICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,832	about 25,493	about 0.268 km²	11.42% a year	Urban
77	DungguanPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	6,811	about 834	about 8.17 km²	2.85% a year	Urban
78	Bagua IIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,770	about 62,110	about 0.109 km²	−0.82% a year	Urban
79	LimboSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	6,727	about 5,020	about 1.34 km²	3.12% a year	Urban
80	CalsadaSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	6,697	about 3,315	about 2.02 km²	3.40% a year	Urban
81	Crossing SimuaySultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	6,692	about 725	about 9.23 km²	2.27% a year	Urban
82	TumbaoMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	6,680	about 786	about 8.50 km²	3.81% a year	Urban
83	Poblacion ICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,666	about 13,386	about 0.498 km²	2.26% a year	Urban
84	BatulawanMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	6,646	about 1,254	about 5.30 km²	1.27% a year	Urban
85	Port Holland Zone I Pob.Maluso, Basilan	6,636	about 28,978	about 0.229 km²	6.96% a year	Urban
86	BariraBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	6,618	about 341	about 19.41 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
87	Tambunan IIGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	6,505	about 1,423	about 4.57 km²	3.68% a year	Urban
88	Tonggusong BanaranSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	6,461	about 1,718	about 3.76 km²	1.69% a year	Urban
89	Rosary Heights XIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,420	about 39,387	about 0.163 km²	5.72% a year	Urban
90	KitangoDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	6,408	about 1,450	about 4.42 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
91	Rosary Heights VCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,383	about 10,279	about 0.621 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
92	KabasalanLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	6,371	about 206	about 30.91 km²	−4.11% a year	Urban
93	Atong-atongLantawan, Basilan	6,316	about 1,134	about 5.57 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
94	PaglatPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur	6,298	about 1,657	about 3.80 km²	5.30% a year	Urban
95	SambulawanDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur	6,221	about 1,994	about 3.12 km²	5.11% a year	Urban
96	Taganak PoblacionTurtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi	6,177	about 2,404	about 2.57 km²	9.65% a year	Urban
97	SalimbaoSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	6,175	about 5,614	about 1.10 km²	4.69% a year	Urban
98	Santa ClaraLamitan City, Basilan	6,102	about 417	about 14.62 km²	−0.02% a year	Urban
99	SalbuDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	6,014	about 710	about 8.47 km²	6.69% a year	Urban
100	Labu-labuShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	5,960	about 3,056	about 1.95 km²	0.04% 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 : 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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