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Barangays in Sulu

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 Sulu

Barangays in Sulu, at a glance

Barangays: 410^[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: 1,146,097^[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: 36 urban^[4]; 374 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bus-bus^[5]; Jolo, Sulu; 39,070 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: Suang Bunah^[6]; Pangutaran, Sulu; about 53.81 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: Matatal^{[5, 7]}; Maimbung, Sulu; 19.54% 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: 2 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.

410 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Sulu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	LipunosParang, Sulu	2,698	about 1,014	about 2.66 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
102	BualLuuk, Sulu	2,638	about 522	about 5.05 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
103	Lubuk-lubukPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,603	about 689	about 3.78 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
104	Lower TalipaoTalipao, Sulu	2,600	about 760	about 3.42 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
105	PanducanPangutaran, Sulu	2,600	about 171	about 15.22 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
106	KabuukanHadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu	2,592	about 332	about 7.80 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
107	Tainga-BakkaoTongkil, Sulu	2,586	about 561	about 4.61 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
108	KagayIndanan, Sulu	2,584	about 549	about 4.71 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
109	NonokanParang, Sulu	2,575	about 987	about 2.61 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
110	KuhawTalipao, Sulu	2,574	about 864	about 2.98 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
111	Puukan LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	2,570	about 8,801	about 0.292 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
112	Gimba LagasanParang, Sulu	2,557	about 2,325	about 1.10 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
113	KahaParang, Sulu	2,553	about 1,626	about 1.57 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
114	PataoMaimbung, Sulu	2,551	about 831	about 3.07 km²	12.36% a year	Rural
115	LangpasIndanan, Sulu	2,550	about 1,063	about 2.40 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
116	Kabatuhan BilaanTalipao, Sulu	2,508	about 703	about 3.57 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
117	TattalanTongkil, Sulu	2,505	about 696	about 3.60 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
118	BunutIndanan, Sulu	2,496	about 832	about 3.00 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
119	LapakPandami, Sulu	2,478	about 194	about 12.76 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
120	SiolakanSiasi, Sulu	2,450	about 749	about 3.27 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
121	KanlibotTalipao, Sulu	2,422	about 3,387	about 0.715 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
122	Kan-BulakLuuk, Sulu	2,420	about 382	about 6.33 km²	4.50% a year	Rural
123	BangkilayPangutaran, Sulu	2,415	about 353	about 6.84 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
124	AdjidIndanan, Sulu	2,400	about 930	about 2.58 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
125	Lupa AbuParang, Sulu	2,370	about 2,236	about 1.06 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
126	Suang BunahPangutaran, Sulu	2,361	about 44	about 53.81 km²	10.60% a year	Rural
127	TaglibiPatikul, Sulu	2,358	about 1,583	about 1.49 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
128	Mungit-mungitTalipao, Sulu	2,344	about 609	about 3.85 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
129	LungkiabanTalipao, Sulu	2,341	about 897	about 2.61 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
130	DaungdongPata, Sulu	2,335	about 727	about 3.21 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
131	LibanTalipao, Sulu	2,318	about 753	about 3.08 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
132	DalihTalipao, Sulu	2,310	about 1,805	about 1.28 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
133	KawitanPangutaran, Sulu	2,306	about 162	about 14.22 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
134	Tong-tongSiasi, Sulu	2,300	about 1,027	about 2.24 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
135	Parian DakulaPandami, Sulu	2,284	about 535	about 4.27 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
136	BagsakParang, Sulu	2,274	about 790	about 2.88 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
137	MahalaTalipao, Sulu	2,267	about 558	about 4.06 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
138	Kan IslamIndanan, Sulu	2,264	about 2,177	about 1.04 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
139	TimuddasPata, Sulu	2,260	about 1,037	about 2.18 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
140	BangasHadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu	2,244	about 4,315	about 0.52 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
141	SangkapPata, Sulu	2,232	about 572	about 3.90 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
142	TiisTalipao, Sulu	2,215	about 499	about 4.44 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
143	BagsakTalipao, Sulu	2,214	about 736	about 3.01 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
144	SingkoSiasi, Sulu	2,207	about 1,174	about 1.88 km²	22.87% a year	Rural
145	Tandu PatongMaimbung, Sulu	2,202	about 3,904	about 0.564 km²	9.73% a year	Rural
146	Tubig ParangIndanan, Sulu	2,200	about 1,063	about 2.07 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
147	JingganPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,198	about 1,052	about 2.09 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
148	DuggoSiasi, Sulu	2,196	about 520	about 4.22 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
149	TiptiponPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,190	about 615	about 3.56 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
150	Suba-subaPandami, Sulu	2,163	about 10,155	about 0.213 km²	0.99% 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: Zamboanga Peninsula (OpenSTAT table 0091A6DTPH8). Published August 5, 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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