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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, 1,401 to 1,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,401	BubongBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,060	about 4,569	about 0.232 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
1,402	Manalocon TalubMasiu, Lanao del Sur	1,060	about 1,761	about 0.602 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
1,403	PalaoMadamba, Lanao del Sur	1,059	about 333	about 3.18 km²	7.68% a year	Rural
1,404	Rogan Tandiong DimayonPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,059	about 7,511	about 0.141 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,405	SunggodBubong, Lanao del Sur	1,059	about 2,702	about 0.392 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,406	BulangosPicong, Lanao del Sur	1,058	about 118	about 9.00 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,407	PagatpatBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,058	about 194	about 5.44 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,408	CadayonanMarogong, Lanao del Sur	1,057	about 188	about 5.62 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
1,409	MentringPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,057	about 553	about 1.91 km²	5.19% a year	Rural
1,410	TawaanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,055	about 865	about 1.22 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,411	Tubig Dayang CenterSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,052	about 9,310	about 0.113 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
1,412	PagalamatanTugaya, Lanao del Sur	1,051	about 12,025	about 0.0874 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,413	PanangetiDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	1,051	about 51	about 20.62 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
1,414	Sundiga BayabaoDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	1,051	about 4,530	about 0.232 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
1,415	Upper PugaanDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	1,051	about 534	about 1.97 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
1,416	MagonayaBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	1,050	about 5,276	about 0.199 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,417	OlamaBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	1,050	about 3,512	about 0.299 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,418	PoktanButig, Lanao del Sur	1,050	about 669	about 1.57 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,419	PunongPicong, Lanao del Sur	1,050	about 211	about 4.98 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,420	Lumbaca IngudMadamba, Lanao del Sur	1,049	about 980	about 1.07 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
1,421	Bubong CadapaanBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,048	about 788	about 1.33 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
1,422	Magulalung OrientalBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	1,048	about 413	about 2.54 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,423	Nusa Lumba RanaoBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,047	about 7,813	about 0.134 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
1,424	DilausanLumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur	1,046	about 1,279	about 0.818 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,425	LiabMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	1,046	about 671	about 1.56 km²	4.90% a year	Rural
1,426	PantaonSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	1,046	about 2,084	about 0.502 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
1,427	PoblacionAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur	1,046	about 196	about 5.33 km²	4.46% a year	Rural
1,428	PitatanglanLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	1,045	about 2,302	about 0.454 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
1,429	DimapatoyBubong, Lanao del Sur	1,044	about 908	about 1.15 km²	8.15% a year	Rural
1,430	MapantaoPicong, Lanao del Sur	1,044	about 431	about 2.42 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,431	Kasayanan WestKapai, Lanao del Sur	1,043	about 281	about 3.71 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,432	MaidanTugaya, Lanao del Sur	1,043	about 1,921	about 0.543 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
1,433	LuboMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,042	about 15,145	about 0.0688 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
1,434	BatanganSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	1,040	about 1,043	about 0.997 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
1,435	BoheyakanLamitan City, Basilan	1,035	about 217	about 4.76 km²	4.81% a year	Rural
1,436	TaporugPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	1,031	about 246	about 4.19 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,437	PoblacionKapai, Lanao del Sur	1,030	about 259	about 3.97 km²	3.43% a year	Rural
1,438	TomarompongBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,030	about 12,716	about 0.081 km²	24.43% a year	Rural
1,439	MacaguilingLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,029	about 1,824	about 0.564 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,440	MontiaanBubong, Lanao del Sur	1,029	about 3,548	about 0.29 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,441	PabricaMarogong, Lanao del Sur	1,029	about 31	about 33.36 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
1,442	CadapaanBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,027	about 849	about 1.21 km²	8.18% a year	Rural
1,443	PanggawalupaCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	1,026	about 197	about 5.22 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
1,444	SumakubayGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	1,026	about 228	about 4.50 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
1,445	TaganonokGanassi, Lanao del Sur	1,026	about 6,181	about 0.166 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
1,446	ParaoKapai, Lanao del Sur	1,025	about 266	about 3.85 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
1,447	Punud ProperMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,025	about 8,402	about 0.122 km²	5.31% a year	Rural
1,448	DongcoanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,023	about 3,680	about 0.278 km²	8.79% a year	Rural
1,449	BuahanLamitan City, Basilan	1,022	about 116	about 8.81 km²	−5.61% a year	Rural
1,450	BudasBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	1,022	about 275	about 3.72 km²	2.29% 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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