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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, 1,651 to 1,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,651	GuiarongPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	891	about 598	about 1.49 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,652	TaporogPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	891	about 1,904	about 0.468 km²	4.79% a year	Rural
1,653	BiabeMadamba, Lanao del Sur	890	about 754	about 1.18 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
1,654	PuracanMarogong, Lanao del Sur	890	about 184	about 4.83 km²	9.23% a year	Rural
1,655	PagalamatanTaraka, Lanao del Sur	888	about 8,377	about 0.106 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
1,656	PagalonganKapai, Lanao del Sur	888	about 608	about 1.46 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
1,657	MadayaBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	887	about 1,438	about 0.617 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,658	Lumbac LalanBalindong, Lanao del Sur	886	about 4,408	about 0.201 km²	6.33% a year	Rural
1,659	DandanunTugaya, Lanao del Sur	885	about 11,927	about 0.0742 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
1,660	MadayaLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	885	about 434	about 2.04 km²	3.39% a year	Rural
1,661	MamaanunPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	885	about 372	about 2.38 km²	6.37% a year	Rural
1,662	SapaatSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	884	about 468	about 1.89 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
1,663	PoloDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	882	about 8,982	about 0.0982 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
1,664	BayaGanassi, Lanao del Sur	879	about 460	about 1.91 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
1,665	BualanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	879	about 3,128	about 0.281 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
1,666	TacubMalabang, Lanao del Sur	879	about 277	about 3.17 km²	6.96% a year	Rural
1,667	DurianPicong, Lanao del Sur	878	about 145	about 6.06 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,668	PanggawalupaGanassi, Lanao del Sur	877	about 1,428	about 0.614 km²	4.81% a year	Rural
1,669	PindolonanMaguing, Lanao del Sur	877	about 1,563	about 0.561 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,670	Pindolonan IITugaya, Lanao del Sur	877	about 10,139	about 0.0865 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
1,671	NunukSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	876	about 5,183	about 0.169 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,672	BalintadGanassi, Lanao del Sur	875	about 1,953	about 0.448 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,673	Bandara IngudPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	875	about 442	about 1.98 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,674	Mapantao-BalangasLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	874	about 913	about 0.957 km²	6.51% a year	Rural
1,675	Poblacion IIITamparan, Lanao del Sur	874	about 14,940	about 0.0585 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
1,676	SalamatTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	874	about 168	about 5.21 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
1,677	TagoranaoCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	872	about 240	about 3.64 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
1,678	Lilod TamparanTamparan, Lanao del Sur	871	about 6,649	about 0.131 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
1,679	Upper PangangkalanPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	871	about 458	about 1.90 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
1,680	NatangcopanAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur	870	about 122	about 7.16 km²	4.47% a year	Rural
1,681	DapaanGanassi, Lanao del Sur	868	about 2,599	about 0.334 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
1,682	TimbanganBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	868	about 523	about 1.66 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
1,683	SuganMulondo, Lanao del Sur	867	about 5,594	about 0.155 km²	3.87% a year	Rural
1,684	IngudBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	866	about 2,107	about 0.411 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,685	TangngahSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	866	about 65,606	about 0.0132 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
1,686	RayaMadalum, Lanao del Sur	865	about 130	about 6.66 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
1,687	BantayanPualas, Lanao del Sur	864	about 1,158	about 0.746 km²	5.95% a year	Rural
1,688	MinangaTamparan, Lanao del Sur	863	about 5,715	about 0.151 km²	4.79% a year	Rural
1,689	CabuntunganLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	862	about 845	about 1.02 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
1,690	TabuanKapatagan, Lanao del Sur	862	about 157	about 5.49 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,691	Sultan PangadapunDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	861	about 245	about 3.52 km²	8.15% a year	Rural
1,692	MadangPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	860	about 835	about 1.03 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,693	Sogod MadayaGanassi, Lanao del Sur	860	about 1,130	about 0.761 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
1,694	Buadi AlawangTugaya, Lanao del Sur	859	about 5,437	about 0.158 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
1,695	DilimbayanKapai, Lanao del Sur	859	about 277	about 3.10 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,696	GambaiLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	857	about 5	about 162.26 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
1,697	Pagalamatan LinukTamparan, Lanao del Sur	857	about 10,166	about 0.0843 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
1,698	LaitanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	855	about 620	about 1.38 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
1,699	Magayo BagoaingudMasiu, Lanao del Sur	855	about 3,767	about 0.227 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
1,700	PlasanBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	854	about 394	about 2.17 km²	0.14% 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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