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, 1,551 to 1,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,551	LumbacGanassi, Lanao del Sur	956	about 983	about 0.973 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,552	YaranPualas, Lanao del Sur	956	about 216	about 4.42 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
1,553	Sarigidan MadiarLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	954	about 4,336	about 0.22 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
1,554	BagoaingudPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	953	about 325	about 2.93 km²	10.48% a year	Rural
1,555	Benembengan LowerSumisip, Basilan	952	about 287	about 3.32 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
1,556	DanuganPualas, Lanao del Sur	952	about 1,162	about 0.819 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
1,557	PindolonanBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	952	about 3,552	about 0.268 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,558	BaraoKapatagan, Lanao del Sur	951	about 266	about 3.57 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,559	TalibobokaCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	951	about 660	about 1.44 km²	7.26% a year	Rural
1,560	Bubong MacadarLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	950	about 1,706	about 0.557 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
1,561	PampangSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	950	about 1,167	about 0.814 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
1,562	Matampay DimaraoBubong, Lanao del Sur	949	about 311	about 3.05 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,563	NarraBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	948	about 247	about 3.84 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
1,564	PantarBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	947	about 2,441	about 0.388 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
1,565	CamaligMaguing, Lanao del Sur	946	about 422	about 2.24 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
1,566	Boto RagondinganBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	945	about 3,281	about 0.288 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
1,567	GurainTugaya, Lanao del Sur	945	about 226	about 4.18 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
1,568	MacaguilingGanassi, Lanao del Sur	945	about 1,303	about 0.725 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,569	BubongBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	944	about 2,565	about 0.368 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,570	PagasinanBongao, Tawi-Tawi	944	about 1,829	about 0.516 km²	−15.69% a year	Rural
1,571	BagoaingudLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	942	about 1,524	about 0.618 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
1,572	SapotBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	940	about 1,485	about 0.633 km²	9.17% a year	Rural
1,573	PanalawanBubong, Lanao del Sur	938	about 5,422	about 0.173 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,574	PicalilanganBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	938	about 775	about 1.21 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,575	AbagaBalindong, Lanao del Sur	937	about 341	about 2.75 km²	4.98% a year	Rural
1,576	Poblacion IVTamparan, Lanao del Sur	937	about 53,543	about 0.0175 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
1,577	Basak MaitoSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	936	about 1,660	about 0.564 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
1,578	LinukMadamba, Lanao del Sur	936	about 6,367	about 0.147 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
1,579	MasaoMalabang, Lanao del Sur	935	about 216	about 4.33 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
1,580	MaulMarantao, Lanao del Sur	935	about 4,289	about 0.218 km²	7.19% a year	Rural
1,581	BetayanMalabang, Lanao del Sur	934	about 235	about 3.97 km²	6.55% a year	Rural
1,582	IlianMulondo, Lanao del Sur	934	about 1,415	about 0.66 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
1,583	LugunaCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	934	about 96	about 9.70 km²	5.47% a year	Rural
1,584	TambacBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	934	about 3,472	about 0.269 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,585	PasayananMarogong, Lanao del Sur	933	about 428	about 2.18 km²	5.54% a year	Rural
1,586	PaigoayBalindong, Lanao del Sur	932	about 4,502	about 0.207 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
1,587	SaliponganMulondo, Lanao del Sur	932	about 20,439	about 0.0456 km²	6.07% a year	Rural
1,588	BangcoPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	931	about 403	about 2.31 km²	12.53% a year	Rural
1,589	MatampayBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	931	about 970	about 0.96 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,590	Pantao RayaSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	931	about 763	about 1.22 km²	10.54% a year	Rural
1,591	Alip LalabuanMasiu, Lanao del Sur	930	about 2,650	about 0.351 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
1,592	BagoaingudBayang, Lanao del Sur	930	about 3,875	about 0.24 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
1,593	DilausanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	930	about 1,047	about 0.888 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,594	DilimbayanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	930	about 372	about 2.50 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
1,595	MinangaLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	930	about 664	about 1.40 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
1,596	PagalonganMaguing, Lanao del Sur	930	about 886	about 1.05 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
1,597	Ilian PoblacionPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	928	about 640	about 1.45 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
1,598	SaminunggayTamparan, Lanao del Sur	928	about 19,872	about 0.0467 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
1,599	TamboBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	928	about 569	about 1.63 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
1,600	LanggapananSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	926	about 279	about 3.32 km²	5.39% 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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