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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, 1,001 to 1,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,001	Pananay-anPlacer, Surigao del Norte	880	about 155	about 5.67 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
1,002	TagubayBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	880	about 127	about 6.95 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
1,003	MampiLanuza, Surigao del Sur	879	about 25	about 35.02 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
1,004	BonganLingig, Surigao del Sur	877	about 66	about 13.23 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
1,005	EderaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	876	about 378	about 2.32 km²	−5.90% a year	Rural
1,006	CaguyaoBislig City, Surigao del Sur	875	about 184	about 4.76 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,007	BocaweLanuza, Surigao del Sur	871	about 135	about 6.47 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,008	LakandulaPlacer, Surigao del Norte	870	about 360	about 2.42 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
1,009	UbaCortes, Surigao del Sur	866	about 408	about 2.12 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
1,010	Sico-sicoGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	863	about 14	about 60.63 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,011	WangkeClaver, Surigao del Norte	862	about 529	about 1.63 km²	7.32% a year	Rural
1,012	AmontayMarihatag, Surigao del Sur	860	about 98	about 8.77 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
1,013	IbuanLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	858	about 41	about 21.14 km²	−5.16% a year	Rural
1,014	MabuhayTandag City, Surigao del Sur	858	about 30	about 28.53 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
1,015	Pong-onSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur	858	about 244	about 3.52 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,016	SudlonSocorro, Surigao del Norte	857	about 271	about 3.16 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
1,017	Tag-AnonganCortes, Surigao del Sur	850	about 3,373	about 0.252 km²	−1.54% a year	Rural
1,018	HeleneSocorro, Surigao del Norte	849	about 90	about 9.44 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,019	Abad SantosSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	848	about 213	about 3.99 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
1,020	San PedroSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	846	about 184	about 4.59 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
1,021	La PerianProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	845	about 163	about 5.20 km²	−3.13% a year	Rural
1,022	San RoqueSocorro, Surigao del Norte	845	about 85	about 9.96 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,023	San AntonioMadrid, Surigao del Sur	841	about 234	about 3.60 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
1,024	San RoqueProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	840	about 58	about 14.52 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
1,025	MacopaSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte	838	about 319	about 2.63 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,026	TagabaseEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	835	about 54	about 15.47 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
1,027	BuctoBislig City, Surigao del Sur	833	about 136	about 6.12 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,028	San VicenteCarmen, Surigao del Sur	833	about 552	about 1.51 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,029	KatipunanPilar, Surigao del Norte	831	about 105	about 7.90 km²	5.95% a year	Rural
1,030	LahiGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	830	about 129	about 6.44 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
1,031	BungaJabonga, Agusan del Norte	819	about 80	about 10.28 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
1,032	San RoqueBarobo, Surigao del Sur	818	about 133	about 6.13 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,033	ConcordiaEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	815	about 78	about 10.39 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,034	AnitapVeruela, Agusan del Sur	814	about 85	about 9.57 km²	5.90% a year	Rural
1,035	BaluboEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	814	about 12	about 69.76 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
1,036	DiazTubajon, Dinagat Islands	809	about 78	about 10.40 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
1,037	MaraigingJabonga, Agusan del Norte	809	about 25	about 32.72 km²	10.88% a year	Rural
1,038	EsperanzaCarmen, Surigao del Sur	808	about 112	about 7.22 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
1,039	LoboCantilan, Surigao del Sur	807	about 7	about 118.34 km²	−3.62% a year	Rural
1,040	MansayaoMainit, Surigao del Norte	806	about 228	about 3.53 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
1,041	SalimbogaonProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	806	about 333	about 2.42 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
1,042	LactudanCagwait, Surigao del Sur	805	about 249	about 3.23 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
1,043	PoblacionSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur	805	about 5,963	about 0.135 km²	−4.18% a year	Rural
1,044	BaleteBayabas, Surigao del Sur	803	about 257	about 3.13 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
1,045	BalibadonCortes, Surigao del Sur	797	about 56	about 14.23 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
1,046	Nueva EstrellaCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	796	about 65	about 12.16 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
1,047	PanaytayBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	796	about 105	about 7.56 km²	6.01% a year	Rural
1,048	PanhutonganPlacer, Surigao del Norte	796	about 692	about 1.15 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
1,049	San VicenteMadrid, Surigao del Sur	796	about 342	about 2.33 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
1,050	LisondraSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	795	about 826	about 0.963 km²	−1.81% 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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