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

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
951	PindolonanMulondo, Lanao del Sur	1,558	about 1,060	about 1.47 km²	4.48% a year	Rural
952	BacongMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,556	about 4,788	about 0.325 km²	9.89% a year	Rural
953	SumbagarogongMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,555	about 11,519	about 0.135 km²	6.31% a year	Rural
954	Bubong MadandingMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,553	about 903	about 1.72 km²	9.10% a year	Rural
955	NekitanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,551	about 502	about 3.09 km²	16.14% a year	Rural
956	Parian-BaunohLantawan, Basilan	1,551	about 269	about 5.76 km²	8.35% a year	Rural
957	TumakidLamitan City, Basilan	1,551	about 572	about 2.71 km²	5.11% a year	Rural
958	KabasaranLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	1,550	about 3,063	about 0.506 km²	4.08% a year	Rural
959	SamerButig, Lanao del Sur	1,549	about 288	about 5.38 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
960	LangongHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	1,548	about 653	about 2.37 km²	10.21% a year	Rural
961	Cadayonan IMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,547	about 100,455	about 0.0154 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
962	Buadi OngcaloTaraka, Lanao del Sur	1,546	about 5,019	about 0.308 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
963	KatemanGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,543	about 196	about 7.86 km²	8.67% a year	Rural
964	Butig ProperButig, Lanao del Sur	1,540	about 1,232	about 1.25 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
965	PantarPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,539	about 290	about 5.31 km²	16.64% a year	Rural
966	Abong-AbongMaluso, Basilan	1,538	about 340	about 4.53 km²	8.25% a year	Rural
967	BintawlanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,538	about 1,221	about 1.26 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
968	TalaoPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,538	about 232	about 6.62 km²	12.02% a year	Rural
969	Maguing ProperMaguing, Lanao del Sur	1,536	about 1,011	about 1.52 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
970	CayaganTugaya, Lanao del Sur	1,534	about 16,765	about 0.0915 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
971	BasakBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	1,532	about 3,458	about 0.443 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
972	Binangga NorthTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,532	about 1,118	about 1.37 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
973	GantaKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,531	about 1,791	about 0.855 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
974	LibunganNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,529	about 792	about 1.93 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
975	Upper GarlayanMaluso, Basilan	1,528	about 159	about 9.63 km²	18.31% a year	Rural
976	Danit-PuntocanLamitan City, Basilan	1,527	about 190	about 8.02 km²	10.66% a year	Rural
977	KilalaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,526	about 2,831	about 0.539 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
978	Lilod BorocotMaguing, Lanao del Sur	1,525	about 5,755	about 0.265 km²	7.66% a year	Rural
979	Lumbaca-IngudBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	1,525	about 8,472	about 0.18 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
980	Tapian SukahTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,525	about 1,574	about 0.969 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
981	LebbuhLamitan City, Basilan	1,524	about 508	about 3.00 km²	6.44% a year	Rural
982	BalacayonPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	1,523	about 459	about 3.32 km²	3.76% a year	Rural
983	RifaoUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,523	about 18	about 84.47 km²	5.71% a year	Rural
984	PindolonanButig, Lanao del Sur	1,516	about 1,004	about 1.51 km²	4.64% a year	Rural
985	KadingilanWao, Lanao del Sur	1,515	about 33	about 45.79 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
986	DoronanKapai, Lanao del Sur	1,512	about 396	about 3.82 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
987	Hadji Imam BidinSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	1,510	about 112	about 13.52 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
988	SundigButig, Lanao del Sur	1,510	about 318	about 4.75 km²	7.36% a year	Rural
989	MahatalangSumisip, Basilan	1,507	about 49	about 30.50 km²	3.82% a year	Rural
990	MananggalHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	1,504	about 294	about 5.12 km²	10.15% a year	Rural
991	ManindoloDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,504	about 356	about 4.23 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
992	BolawanMarogong, Lanao del Sur	1,503	about 344	about 4.37 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
993	IgabayBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	1,500	about 302	about 4.96 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
994	PimbalakanMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	1,498	about 892	about 1.68 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
995	Inudaran LumbacMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,496	about 875	about 1.71 km²	4.79% a year	Rural
996	LumbayaoBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,494	about 2,673	about 0.559 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
997	Malo-ong CanalLamitan City, Basilan	1,494	about 236	about 6.33 km²	−6.41% a year	Rural
998	BangaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,492	about 899	about 1.66 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
999	Calocan WestMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,492	about 20,466	about 0.0729 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,000	KakarDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,491	about 222	about 6.73 km²	11.33% 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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