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

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,101	MacurandingMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,358	about 368	about 3.69 km²	7.38% a year	Rural
1,102	TamboMadamba, Lanao del Sur	1,355	about 408	about 3.32 km²	5.06% a year	Rural
1,103	CabcabanSumisip, Basilan	1,353	about 242	about 5.58 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
1,104	BPS VillageMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,352	about 3,485	about 0.388 km²	7.81% a year	Rural
1,105	AmpuanBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	1,350	about 147	about 9.16 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
1,106	LatuanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,350	about 993	about 1.36 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
1,107	Lumbac MarinautMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,350	about 65,217	about 0.0207 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,108	ManggahanMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,350	about 5,075	about 0.266 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
1,109	BatuanBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	1,346	about 408	about 3.30 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,110	KalangananPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,345	about 106	about 12.65 km²	6.09% a year	Rural
1,111	RenedeUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,344	about 208	about 6.46 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
1,112	KabuntalanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,342	about 794	about 1.69 km²	9.25% a year	Rural
1,113	CalugusanLamitan City, Basilan	1,340	about 405	about 3.31 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
1,114	AmoyongWao, Lanao del Sur	1,339	about 84	about 15.92 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
1,115	KatilDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,333	about 247	about 5.40 km²	7.01% a year	Rural
1,116	DaguronganSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	1,331	about 1,706	about 0.78 km²	5.80% a year	Rural
1,117	Tuca MarinautMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,330	about 38,109	about 0.0349 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,118	BoboPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,329	about 591	about 2.25 km²	6.73% a year	Rural
1,119	Kaum-AirSumisip, Basilan	1,328	about 334	about 3.98 km²	9.29% a year	Rural
1,120	LumutonLamitan City, Basilan	1,328	about 96	about 13.90 km²	7.48% a year	Rural
1,121	Tubig DakulaLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,328	about 63	about 21.24 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
1,122	Lumbaca IngudPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,326	about 2,203	about 0.602 km²	4.11% a year	Rural
1,123	DiamaroMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,325	about 409	about 3.24 km²	10.71% a year	Rural
1,124	BoheSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,324	about 1,852	about 0.715 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
1,125	GataBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	1,324	about 329	about 4.03 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
1,126	PasirMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,324	about 16,738	about 0.0791 km²	6.48% a year	Rural
1,127	DadoDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	1,323	about 424	about 3.12 km²	4.34% a year	Rural
1,128	KatidtuanKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,322	about 264	about 5.01 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,129	TalaguianPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,320	about 710	about 1.86 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
1,130	BubongTugaya, Lanao del Sur	1,318	about 10,138	about 0.13 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
1,131	SampaoGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,318	about 1,063	about 1.24 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
1,132	SambolawanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,317	about 297	about 4.43 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
1,133	DapaoPualas, Lanao del Sur	1,316	about 67	about 19.53 km²	3.59% a year	Rural
1,134	PoblacionTugaya, Lanao del Sur	1,315	about 15,824	about 0.0831 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,135	ComaraAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur	1,314	about 163	about 8.04 km²	6.41% a year	Rural
1,136	AmbolongMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,313	about 83,631	about 0.0157 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,137	Pagalongan BacayawanMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,312	about 694	about 1.89 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
1,138	BalutMarogong, Lanao del Sur	1,311	about 362	about 3.62 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
1,139	CalibagatMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,311	about 91	about 14.36 km²	7.44% a year	Rural
1,140	KamamburinganUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	1,310	about 77	about 17.05 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
1,141	Ungus-ungusBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,310	about 263	about 4.98 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
1,142	MatanogBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	1,307	about 751	about 1.74 km²	3.88% a year	Rural
1,143	SibakloonTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,307	about 2,171	about 0.602 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,144	SingcaraLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	1,306	about 2,473	about 0.528 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
1,145	TarukTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,305	about 244	about 5.34 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
1,146	KirkirSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	1,303	about 716	about 1.82 km²	5.58% a year	Rural
1,147	KompangMapun, Tawi-Tawi	1,303	about 322	about 4.05 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
1,148	PebpoloanKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	1,302	about 232	about 5.62 km²	5.58% a year	Rural
1,149	BolaoMaguing, Lanao del Sur	1,301	about 2,055	about 0.633 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,150	Lupa PulaMapun, Tawi-Tawi	1,301	about 173	about 7.54 km²	−20.54% 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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