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Barangays in Lanao del Sur

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 Lanao del Sur, at a glance

Barangays
1,164[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
1,368,137[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
22 urban[4]
1,142 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Dimaluna[5]
Marawi City, Lanao del Sur
7,116 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
Daguan[5, 7]
Kapatagan, Lanao del Sur
2.81% 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
23 barangays[7]
Region: Bangsamoro (BARMM)
Province: Lanao del Sur
Town: All
Sort: Most people

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.

1,164 barangays, 1,101 to 1,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Lanao del Sur, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
1,101Buadiposo LilodBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur501about 1,842about 0.272 km²9.74% a yearRural
1,102Buayaan MadandingDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur501about 3,171about 0.158 km²3.85% a yearRural
1,103DagonalanTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur497about 41about 12.24 km²1.04% a yearRural
1,104RorowanBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur490about 445about 1.10 km²−0.15% a yearRural
1,105Buadi AmaoTaraka, Lanao del Sur487about 62,677about 0.00777 km²0.30% a yearRural
1,106Somiorang BandingunTaraka, Lanao del Sur486about 1,112about 0.437 km²1.54% a yearRural
1,107KalilanganTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur485about 22about 21.57 km²0.45% a yearRural
1,108Buadi AmunudTaraka, Lanao del Sur481about 16,586about 0.029 km²1.61% a yearRural
1,109Biala-anPagayawan, Lanao del Sur478about 541about 0.883 km²0.92% a yearRural
1,110LumasaTaraka, Lanao del Sur478about 2,988about 0.16 km²1.84% a yearRural
1,111DiolanganBubong, Lanao del Sur475about 1,215about 0.391 km²4.52% a yearRural
1,112Lumbac BagoaingudTaraka, Lanao del Sur475about 3,084about 0.154 km²1.25% a yearRural
1,113Gapao BalindongTaraka, Lanao del Sur465about 2,236about 0.208 km²2.77% a yearRural
1,114LilitunMadalum, Lanao del Sur465about 183about 2.54 km²0.16% a yearRural
1,115Ramain PoblacionDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur463about 12,026about 0.0385 km²0.69% a yearRural
1,116IlianBayang, Lanao del Sur462about 1,100about 0.42 km²7.40% a yearRural
1,117DalaonBubong, Lanao del Sur461about 1,929about 0.239 km²0.58% a yearRural
1,118Lumbatan ManacabBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur460about 93about 4.93 km²3.53% a yearRural
1,119Datu Ma-asTaraka, Lanao del Sur459about 7,819about 0.0587 km²1.35% a yearRural
1,120Ragondingan ProperBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur454about 1,061about 0.428 km²3.08% a yearRural
1,121ToroganBayang, Lanao del Sur454about 1,034about 0.439 km²0.97% a yearRural
1,122Padian Torogan IMadalum, Lanao del Sur452about 9,762about 0.0463 km²1.20% a yearRural
1,123Bandera BuisanTaraka, Lanao del Sur451about 2,158about 0.209 km²2.74% a yearRural
1,124LundubanBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur450about 8,242about 0.0546 km²7.96% a yearRural
1,125Buadi AroraoTaraka, Lanao del Sur446about 2,208about 0.202 km²1.57% a yearRural
1,126Lalapung ProperBayang, Lanao del Sur441about 1,569about 0.281 km²0.27% a yearRural
1,127LiawaoBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur439about 1,509about 0.291 km²0.05% a yearRural
1,128Pama-anBayang, Lanao del Sur438about 1,665about 0.263 km²0.11% a yearRural
1,129PorotanBayang, Lanao del Sur436about 2,611about 0.167 km²2.09% a yearRural
1,130Lalapung CentralBayang, Lanao del Sur435about 1,470about 0.296 km²0.28% a yearRural
1,131DimayonBubong, Lanao del Sur430about 128about 3.37 km²1.87% a yearRural
1,132BuisanBalabagan, Lanao del Sur424about 201about 2.11 km²1.53% a yearRural
1,133BiabiBayang, Lanao del Sur420about 1,197about 0.351 km²0.58% a yearRural
1,134Minaring DiladiganLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur420about 467about 0.899 km²0.29% a yearRural
1,135MasorotBubong, Lanao del Sur416about 1,691about 0.246 km²1.87% a yearRural
1,136NatangcopanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur415about 361about 1.15 km²0.00% a yearRural
1,137DarimbangDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur413about 3,471about 0.119 km²0.17% a yearRural
1,138GurainBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur412about 186about 2.22 km²0.00% a yearRural
1,139CadayonanBayang, Lanao del Sur407about 351about 1.16 km²3.68% a yearRural
1,140LiongBayang, Lanao del Sur402about 671about 0.599 km²2.08% a yearRural
1,141MimbalawagBayang, Lanao del Sur401about 459about 0.874 km²0.67% a yearRural
1,142Lumasa ProperTaraka, Lanao del Sur400about 3,125about 0.128 km²0.00% a yearRural
1,143Tupa-an BuadiatupaTaraka, Lanao del Sur400about 3,478about 0.115 km²2.70% a yearRural
1,144GuiguikunBubong, Lanao del Sur399about 1,118about 0.357 km²1.96% a yearRural
1,145Bubong RayaBayang, Lanao del Sur396about 775about 0.511 km²1.77% a yearRural
1,146DimaraoBalindong, Lanao del Sur395about 324about 1.22 km²11.81% a yearRural
1,147CormatanBayang, Lanao del Sur394about 546about 0.721 km²0.31% a yearRural
1,148CadayonanBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur390about 666about 0.586 km²12.35% a yearRural
1,149SapaBayang, Lanao del Sur388about 2,962about 0.131 km²0.00% a yearRural
1,150Tomongcal LigiBayang, Lanao del Sur382about 1,769about 0.216 km²0.32% a yearRural

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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