The Atlas

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, 1,451 to 1,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,451	LumbacMulondo, Lanao del Sur	1,022	about 881	about 1.16 km²	6.08% a year	Rural
1,452	BalagununMaguing, Lanao del Sur	1,021	about 1,884	about 0.542 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
1,453	Balintad AGanassi, Lanao del Sur	1,020	about 1,667	about 0.612 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
1,454	Banga-PantarMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,020	about 6,623	about 0.154 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
1,455	Bito Buadi ItowaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,020	about 3,984	about 0.256 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,456	LumbacBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	1,020	about 4,700	about 0.217 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,457	MalaigBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,020	about 7,907	about 0.129 km²	8.28% a year	Rural
1,458	PangadapanMadamba, Lanao del Sur	1,020	about 4,679	about 0.218 km²	7.52% a year	Rural
1,459	Sugod ITugaya, Lanao del Sur	1,020	about 10,408	about 0.098 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
1,460	TucaBayang, Lanao del Sur	1,020	about 37,091	about 0.0275 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
1,461	IngudPualas, Lanao del Sur	1,019	about 607	about 1.68 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
1,462	MatampayMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,019	about 1,123	about 0.907 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
1,463	OrongBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	1,019	about 9,349	about 0.109 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
1,464	GadonganGanassi, Lanao del Sur	1,018	about 970	about 1.05 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
1,465	DilimbayanButig, Lanao del Sur	1,015	about 642	about 1.58 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
1,466	DolanganButig, Lanao del Sur	1,015	about 153	about 6.62 km²	5.72% a year	Rural
1,467	MalungunButig, Lanao del Sur	1,015	about 590	about 1.72 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
1,468	SigayanKapatagan, Lanao del Sur	1,015	about 459	about 2.21 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,469	PoblacionMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,013	about 2,084	about 0.486 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
1,470	Raya TamparanTamparan, Lanao del Sur	1,013	about 2,339	about 0.433 km²	4.44% a year	Rural
1,471	Tuca KialdanMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,013	about 6,139	about 0.165 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,472	DibarosanMadalum, Lanao del Sur	1,012	about 964	about 1.05 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
1,473	PagayawanMadalum, Lanao del Sur	1,012	about 3,203	about 0.316 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,474	PagayonanMadamba, Lanao del Sur	1,012	about 1,149	about 0.881 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
1,475	Tatayawan SouthTamparan, Lanao del Sur	1,012	about 4,774	about 0.212 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
1,476	BatoMadalum, Lanao del Sur	1,011	about 7,777	about 0.13 km²	12.66% a year	Rural
1,477	PataimasMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,011	about 10,801	about 0.0936 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,478	BaroraoGanassi, Lanao del Sur	1,010	about 1,726	about 0.585 km²	13.85% a year	Rural
1,479	DandamunMadalum, Lanao del Sur	1,010	about 6,159	about 0.164 km²	9.84% a year	Rural
1,480	LinukMadalum, Lanao del Sur	1,010	about 1,160	about 0.871 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
1,481	CadayonanLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	1,009	about 1,292	about 0.781 km²	6.01% a year	Rural
1,482	DilausanTamparan, Lanao del Sur	1,009	about 3,516	about 0.287 km²	8.25% a year	Rural
1,483	BalintadMadamba, Lanao del Sur	1,008	about 458	about 2.20 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
1,484	Inudaran LowayMarantao, Lanao del Sur	1,008	about 175	about 5.76 km²	2.76% a year	Urban
1,485	ManacabBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	1,008	about 3,524	about 0.286 km²	11.93% a year	Rural
1,486	PicotaanBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	1,008	about 951	about 1.06 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,487	PunudAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur	1,008	about 380	about 2.65 km²	5.42% a year	Rural
1,488	Magulalung OccidentalBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	1,007	about 264	about 3.81 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,489	LumbacBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	1,006	about 496	about 2.03 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,490	SoldaroroBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	1,005	about 2,157	about 0.466 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,491	GalawanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,004	about 2,413	about 0.416 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
1,492	MaoDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,004	about 89	about 11.26 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
1,493	Towanao AranggaMasiu, Lanao del Sur	1,003	about 5,335	about 0.188 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
1,494	Tatayawan NorthTamparan, Lanao del Sur	1,002	about 5,726	about 0.175 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
1,495	CalilanganBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	1,001	about 142	about 7.06 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
1,496	MimbalawagCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	1,001	about 351	about 2.85 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
1,497	TamboPualas, Lanao del Sur	1,000	about 870	about 1.15 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
1,498	Lumbac TorosSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	999	about 1,032	about 0.968 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
1,499	PenaringLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	999	about 617	about 1.62 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
1,500	SarangMalabang, Lanao del Sur	999	about 1,211	about 0.825 km²	14.07% 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.

See something wrong on this page? Write to hello@scene.ph with the page address. We check every report against the source.