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

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,101	Mat-eCagwait, Surigao del Sur	696	about 146	about 4.77 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
1,102	Barangay 4Nasipit, Agusan del Norte	694	about 6,673	about 0.104 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
1,103	LibertyLoreto, Dinagat Islands	694	about 186	about 3.73 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
1,104	Santa FeTagbina, Surigao del Sur	694	about 51	about 13.67 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,105	MadrelinoCortes, Surigao del Sur	689	about 180	about 3.83 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
1,106	SuyocPlacer, Surigao del Norte	689	about 116	about 5.94 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,107	Justiniana EderaDinagat, Dinagat Islands	688	about 264	about 2.61 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,108	OdiongEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	688	about 211	about 3.26 km²	3.42% a year	Rural
1,109	San AgustinBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	687	about 92	about 7.44 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
1,110	AnahawanSibagat, Agusan del Sur	679	about 57	about 11.94 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
1,111	BitauganSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	679	about 580	about 1.17 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
1,112	CayetanoDinagat, Dinagat Islands	679	about 180	about 3.77 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,113	PamanlinanBislig City, Surigao del Sur	679	about 33	about 20.32 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
1,114	DanaoSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	675	about 49	about 13.69 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,115	BatunanTagbina, Surigao del Sur	671	about 124	about 5.42 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
1,116	BabuyanCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	663	about 29	about 22.97 km²	−3.22% a year	Rural
1,117	San RoqueLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	662	about 109	about 6.10 km²	5.77% a year	Rural
1,118	New SalemBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	659	about 20	about 33.27 km²	−1.94% a year	Rural
1,119	San FernandoDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	659	about 23	about 28.57 km²	5.85% a year	Rural
1,120	BugsukanCantilan, Surigao del Sur	654	about 454	about 1.44 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
1,121	MamisBarobo, Surigao del Sur	654	about 76	about 8.64 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,122	CebulanEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	652	about 388	about 1.68 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
1,123	CorregidorDapa, Surigao del Norte	652	about 669	about 0.974 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,124	PolicarpoSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	652	about 11	about 59.37 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
1,125	MontagBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	649	about 81	about 7.97 km²	−16.09% a year	Rural
1,126	LawiganTubay, Agusan del Norte	645	about 94	about 6.89 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
1,127	Tag-AnitoCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	639	about 324	about 1.97 km²	5.16% a year	Rural
1,128	ManlicoCortes, Surigao del Sur	635	about 158	about 4.03 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
1,129	San RoqueMadrid, Surigao del Sur	633	about 61	about 10.42 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,130	SinaiSibagat, Agusan del Sur	631	about 92	about 6.85 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
1,131	Zone IILanuza, Surigao del Sur	630	about 2,972	about 0.212 km²	15.06% a year	Rural
1,132	Barangay 3Dapa, Surigao del Norte	628	about 6,947	about 0.0904 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,133	AlegriaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	622	about 317	about 1.96 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
1,134	Nuevo CampoSan Benito, Surigao del Norte	621	about 182	about 3.42 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,135	TarusanHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	621	about 60	about 10.38 km²	−2.90% a year	Rural
1,136	Zone IIILanuza, Surigao del Sur	621	about 135	about 4.61 km²	−8.04% a year	Rural
1,137	Camp EduardAlegria, Surigao del Norte	620	about 87	about 7.15 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
1,138	CancavanCarmen, Surigao del Sur	616	about 106	about 5.81 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
1,139	Del PilarSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	616	about 338	about 1.82 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,140	Sani-saniPlacer, Surigao del Norte	613	about 311	about 1.97 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,141	SayonTagbina, Surigao del Sur	607	about 126	about 4.81 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,142	DakuGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	604	about 400	about 1.51 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
1,143	TapiCantilan, Surigao del Sur	604	about 253	about 2.39 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,144	ArellanoLibjo, Dinagat Islands	603	about 35	about 17.19 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
1,145	MaligayaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	600	about 68	about 8.86 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
1,146	BiyabidSison, Surigao del Norte	597	about 69	about 8.64 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,147	TiwiHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	596	about 46	about 12.85 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
1,148	UmbayTago, Surigao del Sur	596	about 217	about 2.75 km²	7.03% a year	Rural
1,149	RoxasBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	594	about 1,024	about 0.58 km²	−17.12% a year	Rural
1,150	Poblacion 2Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	592	about 16,043	about 0.0369 km²	−0.60% 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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