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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, 1,601 to 1,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,601	SomiorangMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	926	about 11,751	about 0.0788 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,602	MimbuayaWao, Lanao del Sur	925	about 415	about 2.23 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
1,603	SarangMarogong, Lanao del Sur	924	about 183	about 5.04 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
1,604	BuadLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	922	about 527	about 1.75 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
1,605	MapantaoMarogong, Lanao del Sur	921	about 532	about 1.73 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
1,606	Raya Buadi BaraoTamparan, Lanao del Sur	921	about 3,232	about 0.285 km²	3.91% a year	Rural
1,607	KalaludanPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	920	about 225	about 4.09 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
1,608	TangcalTugaya, Lanao del Sur	920	about 2,968	about 0.31 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,609	UdangunMadalum, Lanao del Sur	920	about 180	about 5.12 km²	11.88% a year	Rural
1,610	TacubMarantao, Lanao del Sur	919	about 843	about 1.09 km²	6.64% a year	Rural
1,611	PoblacionTubaran, Lanao del Sur	918	about 504	about 1.82 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,612	Macabangan ImbalaMasiu, Lanao del Sur	917	about 4,540	about 0.202 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
1,613	DibarusanBalindong, Lanao del Sur	916	about 583	about 1.57 km²	3.68% a year	Rural
1,614	LaudSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	916	about 47,958	about 0.0191 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
1,615	Bubong BayabaoMaguing, Lanao del Sur	915	about 4,140	about 0.221 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,616	PindolonanBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	915	about 2,748	about 0.333 km²	6.60% a year	Rural
1,617	RamitanPicong, Lanao del Sur	915	about 185	about 4.95 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,618	Buayaan LilodDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	913	about 2,461	about 0.371 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
1,619	Bubonga PagalamatanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	912	about 4,930	about 0.185 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,620	MaliwanagSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	912	about 352	about 2.59 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
1,621	MapantaoSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	911	about 492	about 1.85 km²	3.01% a year	Rural
1,622	CasalayanLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	910	about 1,142	about 0.797 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,623	CalalonLumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur	909	about 377	about 2.41 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
1,624	PagayawanBalindong, Lanao del Sur	909	about 1,874	about 0.485 km²	4.32% a year	Rural
1,625	PalingBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	909	about 1,626	about 0.559 km²	8.02% a year	Rural
1,626	MagaslongDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur	908	about 445	about 2.04 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,627	Paridi-KalimodanMadalum, Lanao del Sur	908	about 11,611	about 0.0782 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
1,628	BaruaBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	907	about 152	about 5.98 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,629	LinukGanassi, Lanao del Sur	906	about 1,473	about 0.615 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
1,630	WagoLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	905	about 979	about 0.924 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
1,631	DaramoyodBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	904	about 100,444	about 0.0090 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
1,632	KalipapaDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	904	about 628	about 1.44 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,633	Lumbaca MamaanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	903	about 561	about 1.61 km²	10.30% a year	Rural
1,634	BagidSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	902	about 141	about 6.38 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
1,635	BalutmadiarTamparan, Lanao del Sur	902	about 3,565	about 0.253 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
1,636	BudiLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	902	about 1,991	about 0.453 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
1,637	Lahay-lahayTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	902	about 32	about 28.59 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,638	TamporongMadalum, Lanao del Sur	902	about 107	about 8.45 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
1,639	Bubong LilodBayang, Lanao del Sur	901	about 3,492	about 0.258 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,640	PalingPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	901	about 549	about 1.64 km²	4.90% a year	Rural
1,641	Malungun BorocotMaguing, Lanao del Sur	900	about 4,762	about 0.189 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
1,642	KitambugunMulondo, Lanao del Sur	897	about 1,488	about 0.603 km²	6.09% a year	Rural
1,643	PayanKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	897	about 97	about 9.24 km²	7.21% a year	Rural
1,644	TambacLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	895	about 1,018	about 0.879 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
1,645	BagoaingudTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur	894	about 133	about 6.72 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,646	BorakisBalindong, Lanao del Sur	894	about 3,227	about 0.277 km²	12.55% a year	Rural
1,647	BaritGanassi, Lanao del Sur	893	about 953	about 0.937 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,648	MakatDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	892	about 82	about 10.87 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
1,649	PalaoPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	892	about 391	about 2.28 km²	5.63% a year	Rural
1,650	Bubonga DidagunBubong, Lanao del Sur	891	about 136	about 6.55 km²	2.96% 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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