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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]

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, 1,151 to 1,164 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Lanao del Sur, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
1,151KitaonTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur381about 34about 11.30 km²0.45% a yearRural
1,152MapantaoBayang, Lanao del Sur380about 900about 0.422 km²0.19% a yearRural
1,153PatongBayang, Lanao del Sur380about 541about 0.702 km²2.13% a yearRural
1,154PanayanganMaguing, Lanao del Sur375about 592about 0.633 km²0.13% a yearRural
1,155Buadi AtopaTaraka, Lanao del Sur373about 2,503about 0.149 km²1.40% a yearRural
1,156PiagmaAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur373about 9about 40.86 km²3.44% a yearRural
1,157KaluntayBalindong, Lanao del Sur356about 994about 0.358 km²11.04% a yearRural
1,158Bandara-IngudAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur342about 16about 21.75 km²4.47% a yearRural
1,159PolayaganBubong, Lanao del Sur332about 2,912about 0.114 km²1.50% a yearRural
1,160Buadi AmuntaTaraka, Lanao del Sur330about 11,263about 0.0293 km²1.75% a yearRural
1,161GandamatoBayang, Lanao del Sur330about 2,089about 0.158 km²2.23% a yearRural
1,162Datu TambaraBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur320about 947about 0.338 km²2.82% a yearRural
1,163PamacotanBayang, Lanao del Sur280about 933about 0.30 km²2.17% a yearRural
1,164BagoaingudBubong, Lanao del Sur263about 1,665about 0.158 km²2.22% 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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