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Barangays in Maguindanao 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 Maguindanao del Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 287^[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: 813,243^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 254 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: Kalbugan^[6]; Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur; about 95.12 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: Meta^{[5, 7]}; Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur; 13.08% 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: None of the 287^[7]; Every one had more people in 2024 than in 2020.

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

Barangays in Maguindanao del Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	LepakPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	2,907	about 551	about 5.28 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
102	NabundasPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,898	about 181	about 15.99 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
103	MasulotSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	2,897	about 211	about 13.72 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
104	PopolBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,881	about 424	about 6.79 km²	4.55% a year	Rural
105	BulodSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	2,879	about 381	about 7.55 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
106	LuayanMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	2,845	about 411	about 6.92 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
107	DarampuaSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	2,833	about 177	about 15.98 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
108	Labu-labu IDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,809	about 1,527	about 1.84 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
109	Poblacion IIShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	2,788	about 1,787	about 1.56 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
110	GawangDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,770	about 522	about 5.31 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
111	DimampaoDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	2,768	about 427	about 6.48 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
112	MalibpolokRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,754	about 687	about 4.01 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
113	Pagatin (Pagatin I)Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	2,736	about 805	about 3.40 km²	6.81% a year	Rural
114	PagatinDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur	2,725	about 761	about 3.58 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
115	RamcorGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	2,694	about 560	about 4.81 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
116	PidsandawanRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,678	about 251	about 10.67 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
117	LantingTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,669	about 139	about 19.15 km²	6.15% a year	Rural
118	CampoPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur	2,623	about 901	about 2.91 km²	4.15% a year	Rural
119	TinambulanMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	2,606	about 174	about 14.99 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
120	SatanShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	2,602	about 1,239	about 2.10 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
121	KabengiDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,595	about 531	about 4.89 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
122	LibutanMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	2,585	about 1,202	about 2.15 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
123	BakatRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,570	about 212	about 12.14 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
124	LinandanganPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,559	about 1,640	about 1.56 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
125	LinantanganShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	2,508	about 612	about 4.10 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
126	KapinpilanAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,506	about 406	about 6.18 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
127	PaldongSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	2,502	about 437	about 5.73 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
128	BagongShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	2,476	about 591	about 4.19 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
129	KayupoPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	2,465	about 554	about 4.45 km²	5.27% a year	Rural
130	MutiGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,449	about 228	about 10.74 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
131	TalapasPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,444	about 97	about 25.20 km²	5.36% a year	Rural
132	PagatinShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	2,400	about 1,137	about 2.11 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
133	BalatungkayoPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,393	about 606	about 3.95 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
134	NabundasShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	2,374	about 824	about 2.88 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
135	BongoSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	2,368	about 101	about 23.36 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
136	SampaoRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,367	about 779	about 3.04 km²	7.19% a year	Rural
137	MarandingDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	2,361	about 368	about 6.42 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
138	KalumamisGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,348	about 340	about 6.91 km²	5.58% a year	Rural
139	BialongShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	2,346	about 627	about 3.74 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
140	DamawatoDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	2,343	about 240	about 9.78 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
141	MidcondingGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	2,342	about 897	about 2.61 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
142	DatalpandanGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,334	about 74	about 31.74 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
143	SayapDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,311	about 892	about 2.59 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
144	DamaklingPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur	2,293	about 203	about 11.31 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
145	Inug-ugPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,283	about 311	about 7.33 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
146	MaoDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	2,280	about 445	about 5.12 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
147	LimbaludPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,236	about 207	about 10.81 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
148	LambayaoGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,204	about 200	about 11.02 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
149	TenokMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	2,195	about 215	about 10.20 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
150	DamablacTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,123	about 907	about 2.34 km²	4.05% 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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