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Barangays in Caraga

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 Caraga, at a glance

Barangays: 1,312^[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: 2,865,196^[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: 199 urban^[4]; 1,113 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Mangagoy^[5]; Bislig City, Surigao del Sur; 29,324 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: Kasapa^[6]; Loreto, Agusan del Sur; about 468.72 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: Sabang^{[5, 7]}; Surigao City, Surigao del Norte; 10.82% 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: 462 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Villa Kananga, −5.40% 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.

1,312 barangays, 951 to 1,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
951	Ma-atasCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	952	about 550	about 1.73 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
952	San IsidroSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	952	about 138	about 6.92 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
953	TigabongCantilan, Surigao del Sur	951	about 149	about 6.39 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
954	San JoseMainit, Surigao del Norte	948	about 204	about 4.64 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
955	PandanonTandag City, Surigao del Sur	947	about 105	about 9.03 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
956	BuenavistaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	946	about 442	about 2.14 km²	−4.93% a year	Rural
957	HinagdananTagbina, Surigao del Sur	945	about 77	about 12.21 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
958	SibaroyBislig City, Surigao del Sur	945	about 164	about 5.75 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
959	Tawin-tawinGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	941	about 153	about 6.16 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
960	CandiisVeruela, Agusan del Sur	940	about 418	about 2.25 km²	9.82% a year	Rural
961	New NazarethBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	940	about 416	about 2.26 km²	−5.69% a year	Rural
962	LobogonDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	939	about 245	about 3.83 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
963	MuritulaSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	938	about 83	about 11.25 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
964	LimotVeruela, Agusan del Sur	936	about 90	about 10.37 km²	−5.46% a year	Rural
965	EscoltaDinagat, Dinagat Islands	932	about 8,396	about 0.111 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
966	LaurelTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	930	about 80	about 11.62 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
967	New VisayasTrento, Agusan del Sur	930	about 131	about 7.12 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
968	BitoonDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	929	about 152	about 6.13 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
969	MagtangaleSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte	929	about 119	about 7.82 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
970	PilaringPilar, Surigao del Norte	928	about 580	about 1.60 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
971	Palo AltoLingig, Surigao del Sur	921	about 132	about 6.96 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
972	AlegriaMarihatag, Surigao del Sur	920	about 492	about 1.87 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
973	SianaMainit, Surigao del Norte	919	about 634	about 1.45 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
974	KioyaSibagat, Agusan del Sur	918	about 72	about 12.83 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
975	New Society Village Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	918	about 17,159	about 0.0535 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
976	SalvacionTandag City, Surigao del Sur	918	about 145	about 6.34 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
977	Santa CruzVeruela, Agusan del Sur	917	about 96	about 9.53 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
978	T. ArlanSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	917	about 1,314	about 0.698 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
979	Santa PazSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	916	about 354	about 2.59 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
980	LibuacSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	915	about 1,452	about 0.63 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
981	Santo NiñoLibjo, Dinagat Islands	911	about 225	about 4.04 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
982	San PedroMarihatag, Surigao del Sur	910	about 41	about 22.08 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
983	BangsudTago, Surigao del Sur	907	about 64	about 14.21 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
984	General IslandCantilan, Surigao del Sur	907	about 154	about 5.90 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
985	TinigbasanTubay, Agusan del Norte	905	about 109	about 8.30 km²	−1.89% a year	Rural
986	MangaMadrid, Surigao del Sur	902	about 374	about 2.41 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
987	MagsaysayDinagat, Dinagat Islands	899	about 192	about 4.68 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
988	TuboranDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	899	about 171	about 5.26 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
989	GeotinaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	894	about 199	about 4.49 km²	−8.72% a year	Rural
990	Tandang SoraEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	894	about 15	about 59.39 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
991	MaticdumTandag City, Surigao del Sur	892	about 77	about 11.64 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
992	Santa CruzSan Benito, Surigao del Norte	892	about 143	about 6.23 km²	4.75% a year	Rural
993	TinagoMalimono, Surigao del Norte	890	about 353	about 2.52 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
994	RizalSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur	889	about 38	about 23.55 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
995	MahagcotEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	888	about 249	about 3.56 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
996	AgsabuEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	885	about 12	about 71.44 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
997	HalianDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	884	about 1,789	about 0.494 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
998	TigasaoSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	883	about 111	about 7.98 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
999	Pag-asaSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur	882	about 71	about 12.40 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
1,000	MagsaysayTagbina, Surigao del Sur	880	about 57	about 15.50 km²	0.47% 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 : Region XIII (Caraga) (OpenSTAT table 0131A6DTHP2). 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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