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

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,001	TongsengalSumisip, Basilan	1,490	about 189	about 7.90 km²	6.03% a year	Rural
1,002	LorenzoBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	1,489	about 333	about 4.47 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,003	Likud BakkaoTurtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi	1,488	about 1,630	about 0.913 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,004	Dilindongan-CadayonanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,487	about 2,088	about 0.712 km²	3.22% a year	Rural
1,005	DimagalingKapai, Lanao del Sur	1,487	about 481	about 3.09 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,006	MalalaDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,487	about 492	about 3.02 km²	5.07% a year	Rural
1,007	DalamaMulondo, Lanao del Sur	1,485	about 704	about 2.11 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
1,008	Tandong AhasLamitan City, Basilan	1,482	about 588	about 2.52 km²	5.75% a year	Rural
1,009	MakainisGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	1,480	about 171	about 8.65 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,010	PagasinanSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	1,480	about 1,223	about 1.21 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
1,011	Ranao PilayanUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,480	about 92	about 16.06 km²	7.66% a year	Rural
1,012	TimbanganShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	1,479	about 351	about 4.21 km²	4.87% a year	Rural
1,013	AdninLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,476	about 190	about 7.77 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
1,014	TambakDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,476	about 92	about 16.13 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
1,015	Guanan SouthMaluso, Basilan	1,475	about 27,936	about 0.0528 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
1,016	BagumbongMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	1,473	about 733	about 2.01 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
1,017	MaraderTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,472	about 88	about 16.75 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
1,018	TukaMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	1,471	about 557	about 2.64 km²	8.13% a year	Rural
1,019	PingpingSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,470	about 155	about 9.48 km²	5.43% a year	Rural
1,020	BungabongSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	1,468	about 158	about 9.27 km²	3.26% a year	Rural
1,021	PagalunganKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,467	about 321	about 4.57 km²	6.60% a year	Rural
1,022	SumangatBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,466	about 317	about 4.62 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,023	TenonggosDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,464	about 70	about 20.86 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
1,024	MatlingMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,462	about 865	about 1.69 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
1,025	SaniagAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,461	about 95	about 15.33 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
1,026	MatilakKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,460	about 726	about 2.01 km²	5.11% a year	Rural
1,027	PantarLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	1,460	about 1,924	about 0.759 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
1,028	Bakaw-bakawLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,459	about 197	about 7.39 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
1,029	KalupagLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,459	about 436	about 3.35 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
1,030	BasinganBubong, Lanao del Sur	1,456	about 958	about 1.52 km²	4.70% a year	Rural
1,031	ButaSultan Dumalondong, Lanao del Sur	1,456	about 147	about 9.88 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,032	Batal-PunudMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,455	about 3,557	about 0.409 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
1,033	CormatanKapai, Lanao del Sur	1,455	about 388	about 3.75 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
1,034	NaunganTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,455	about 127	about 11.43 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
1,035	DaladapMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	1,453	about 676	about 2.15 km²	3.77% a year	Rural
1,036	BualanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,452	about 408	about 3.56 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
1,037	CabasaranMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,451	about 357	about 4.06 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
1,038	PiksanCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	1,451	about 1,044	about 1.39 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
1,039	BiarongSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	1,450	about 146	about 9.96 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
1,040	SaliponganBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,449	about 4,378	about 0.331 km²	5.85% a year	Rural
1,041	Bas-bas ProperLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,448	about 563	about 2.57 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
1,042	MakadayonTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	1,448	about 1,207	about 1.20 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
1,043	MinimaoKapatagan, Lanao del Sur	1,445	about 666	about 2.17 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
1,044	BongabongKapatagan, Lanao del Sur	1,443	about 112	about 12.85 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
1,045	PalacatPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,440	about 321	about 4.49 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
1,046	MarangSumisip, Basilan	1,436	about 165	about 8.68 km²	6.51% a year	Rural
1,047	LinuanAl-Barka, Basilan	1,433	about 286	about 5.01 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,048	GanasiUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,426	about 146	about 9.77 km²	−2.43% a year	Rural
1,049	Limbo-UpasTipo-Tipo, Basilan	1,426	about 279	about 5.12 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
1,050	MangadegDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,425	about 612	about 2.33 km²	4.29% 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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