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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, 1,201 to 1,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,201	New GingoogEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	504	about 58	about 8.63 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,202	Santo NiñoSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	501	about 99	about 5.06 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,203	BailanSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	497	about 93	about 5.32 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
1,204	Poblacion 5Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	497	about 3,428	about 0.145 km²	−15.19% a year	Urban
1,205	ImaSison, Surigao del Norte	490	about 73	about 6.72 km²	6.62% a year	Rural
1,206	CagutsanSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	485	about 141	about 3.43 km²	8.74% a year	Rural
1,207	TagpangahoyTubay, Agusan del Norte	485	about 32	about 15.12 km²	3.87% a year	Rural
1,208	RoxasTubajon, Dinagat Islands	483	about 228	about 2.12 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
1,209	PungtodBacuag, Surigao del Norte	481	about 41	about 11.77 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
1,210	Barangay 10Dapa, Surigao del Norte	480	about 3,404	about 0.141 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,211	BuenavistaDapa, Surigao del Norte	477	about 168	about 2.84 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,212	PacificoSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	473	about 127	about 3.71 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
1,213	Poblacion 1Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	473	about 5,768	about 0.082 km²	−11.55% a year	Rural
1,214	RomaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	473	about 82	about 5.75 km²	−19.75% a year	Rural
1,215	ValentinaEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	470	about 228	about 2.06 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,216	GacepanSison, Surigao del Norte	468	about 32	about 14.64 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,217	Santa CruzSocorro, Surigao del Norte	462	about 124	about 3.72 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
1,218	DayaohayPilar, Surigao del Norte	461	about 412	about 1.12 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
1,219	San IsidroEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	461	about 231	about 2.00 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
1,220	Santa RitaSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	461	about 7	about 63.72 km²	6.90% a year	Rural
1,221	Buhing CalipaySan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	460	about 203	about 2.27 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,222	Mansa-ilaoLingig, Surigao del Sur	459	about 97	about 4.74 km²	−3.13% a year	Rural
1,223	WegguamSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	459	about 89	about 5.16 km²	−6.56% a year	Rural
1,224	BakingkingEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	449	about 17	about 26.44 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,225	TagbuyawanMainit, Surigao del Norte	446	about 272	about 1.64 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
1,226	MabuhayDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	444	about 102	about 4.36 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
1,227	Santo RosarioBacuag, Surigao del Norte	434	about 30	about 14.41 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
1,228	CapandanCortes, Surigao del Sur	429	about 383	about 1.12 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,229	Alang-alangSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	424	about 400	about 1.06 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
1,230	ImeeBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	421	about 526	about 0.801 km²	−3.81% a year	Rural
1,231	MahayahayDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	421	about 79	about 5.36 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
1,232	VillarizaMalimono, Surigao del Norte	419	about 41	about 10.19 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
1,233	MarayagMainit, Surigao del Norte	417	about 59	about 7.08 km²	3.66% a year	Rural
1,234	San MateoBurgos, Surigao del Norte	417	about 86	about 4.87 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
1,235	JaboyPilar, Surigao del Norte	414	about 70	about 5.93 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
1,236	HandamayanLingig, Surigao del Sur	413	about 48	about 8.58 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
1,237	Barangay 11Dapa, Surigao del Norte	411	about 15,393	about 0.0267 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
1,238	SinakunganEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	410	about 9	about 46.56 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
1,239	MabiniPilar, Surigao del Norte	409	about 156	about 2.62 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
1,240	DagohoyDapa, Surigao del Norte	408	about 210	about 1.94 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
1,241	AuroraSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	407	about 27	about 15.22 km²	−13.24% a year	Rural
1,242	Santa CruzSibagat, Agusan del Sur	405	about 24	about 17.17 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
1,243	MauswagonDinagat, Dinagat Islands	402	about 12,523	about 0.0321 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,244	BingaMainit, Surigao del Norte	396	about 29	about 13.56 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,245	Barangay 9Dapa, Surigao del Norte	395	about 9,925	about 0.0398 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
1,246	BitaugBurgos, Surigao del Norte	393	about 161	about 2.44 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
1,247	OsmeñaLibjo, Dinagat Islands	393	about 259	about 1.52 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,248	GuibononEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	390	about 3	about 116.64 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
1,249	HonradoSocorro, Surigao del Norte	390	about 58	about 6.74 km²	−1.87% a year	Rural
1,250	SugbaySurigao City, Surigao del Norte	388	about 447	about 0.868 km²	−8.19% 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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