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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, 1,051 to 1,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,051	Sumisip CentralSumisip, Basilan	1,422	about 149	about 9.52 km²	−4.65% a year	Rural
1,052	PendogoanBubong, Lanao del Sur	1,421	about 798	about 1.78 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
1,053	BohebesseyLamitan City, Basilan	1,420	about 219	about 6.48 km²	7.34% a year	Rural
1,054	LumbacSultan Dumalondong, Lanao del Sur	1,420	about 700	about 2.03 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,055	Dulay WestMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,414	about 503	about 2.81 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,056	Muslim VillageWao, Lanao del Sur	1,414	about 415	about 3.41 km²	4.48% a year	Rural
1,057	PoblacionKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,414	about 1,836	about 0.77 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
1,058	KaladturanGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	1,409	about 455	about 3.10 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,059	Rogan CairanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,409	about 4,979	about 0.283 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
1,060	SangkahanAl-Barka, Basilan	1,408	about 373	about 3.77 km²	6.21% a year	Rural
1,061	SepakaDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,408	about 316	about 4.46 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,062	LinukTamparan, Lanao del Sur	1,407	about 19,488	about 0.0722 km²	4.69% a year	Rural
1,063	RumayasLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,407	about 1,922	about 0.732 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
1,064	TongsinahBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,407	about 1,701	about 0.827 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
1,065	DayawanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,406	about 7,855	about 0.179 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,066	PatpangkatSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	1,406	about 567	about 2.48 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,067	Lahad DampongSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,404	about 12,425	about 0.113 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,068	Lookan LatuanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,404	about 955	about 1.47 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,069	MadayaMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,404	about 702	about 2.00 km²	6.07% a year	Rural
1,070	Luuk BuntalPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	1,403	about 225	about 6.24 km²	−9.10% a year	Rural
1,071	BasakPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,402	about 261	about 5.37 km²	8.89% a year	Rural
1,072	DilausanBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,402	about 1,864	about 0.752 km²	4.89% a year	Rural
1,073	LalapungLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	1,402	about 899	about 1.56 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
1,074	KalumengaDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,401	about 156	about 8.98 km²	4.33% a year	Rural
1,075	Lumbac BacayawanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,401	about 2,949	about 0.475 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
1,076	NgingirCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	1,401	about 497	about 2.82 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
1,077	TuntunganDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,401	about 254	about 5.52 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,078	SilangkumTipo-Tipo, Basilan	1,397	about 377	about 3.71 km²	−7.35% a year	Rural
1,079	Suba-anLantawan, Basilan	1,397	about 405	about 3.45 km²	28.63% a year	Rural
1,080	BuluanOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area	1,390	about 92	about 15.12 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
1,081	TukkaiSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,390	about 31,954	about 0.0435 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
1,082	Camalig BubongMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,389	about 1,007	about 1.38 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
1,083	TarikenSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	1,389	about 471	about 2.95 km²	5.78% a year	Rural
1,084	PantaonKapai, Lanao del Sur	1,388	about 331	about 4.19 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,085	TomicorAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,387	about 72	about 19.18 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,086	TubakAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,382	about 23	about 61.37 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
1,087	BaungisLantawan, Basilan	1,380	about 138	about 10.02 km²	18.37% a year	Rural
1,088	TumahubongLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,380	about 142	about 9.69 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
1,089	SikullisLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,378	about 92	about 15.02 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
1,090	Palao sa ButoDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,376	about 309	about 4.46 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,091	SedemDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,372	about 102	about 13.41 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
1,092	InandayanMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,371	about 195	about 7.03 km²	12.60% a year	Rural
1,093	Likud TabawanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,370	about 2,253	about 0.608 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
1,094	MadandingPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,369	about 2,503	about 0.547 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
1,095	KulasiGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	1,367	about 592	about 2.31 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,096	BagbagonLantawan, Basilan	1,366	about 259	about 5.28 km²	8.56% a year	Rural
1,097	BulanzaLantawan, Basilan	1,366	about 338	about 4.04 km²	11.61% a year	Rural
1,098	Guanan NorthMaluso, Basilan	1,362	about 296	about 4.60 km²	7.13% a year	Rural
1,099	Lubbak ParangMapun, Tawi-Tawi	1,360	about 155	about 8.77 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
1,100	BonawanDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,359	about 140	about 9.72 km²	4.02% 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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