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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, 1,751 to 1,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,751	Mai Ditimbang BalindongMasiu, Lanao del Sur	820	about 1,451	about 0.565 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
1,752	Buntong ProperBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	819	about 3,689	about 0.222 km²	5.01% a year	Rural
1,753	MolimocBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	819	about 113	about 7.23 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
1,754	CormatanMulondo, Lanao del Sur	818	about 2,055	about 0.398 km²	3.84% a year	Rural
1,755	BalatinWao, Lanao del Sur	817	about 299	about 2.73 km²	6.07% a year	Rural
1,756	Bubonga RanaoCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	817	about 103	about 7.93 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
1,757	CalayanLantawan, Basilan	817	about 363	about 2.25 km²	9.57% a year	Rural
1,758	GadonganDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	817	about 1,051	about 0.777 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,759	MatampayMalabang, Lanao del Sur	817	about 333	about 2.45 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
1,760	Pindolonan Mariatao SaripTamparan, Lanao del Sur	817	about 4,952	about 0.165 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
1,761	KatumbacanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	816	about 697	about 1.17 km²	5.61% a year	Rural
1,762	DasomalongTamparan, Lanao del Sur	815	about 2,168	about 0.376 km²	3.97% a year	Rural
1,763	Tagoloan PoblacionTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur	815	about 73	about 11.21 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,764	ComonalSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	811	about 489	about 1.66 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,765	AmbadaoDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	810	about 213	about 3.81 km²	3.78% a year	Rural
1,766	Kalang-kalangTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	810	about 1,069	about 0.758 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,767	Sumbaga RogongTugaya, Lanao del Sur	810	about 2,588	about 0.313 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,768	PamacotanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	809	about 722	about 1.12 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
1,769	Bubong LumbacMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	808	about 4,867	about 0.166 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
1,770	SadangenGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	808	about 262	about 3.08 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
1,771	SanggadongOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area	808	about 194	about 4.17 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
1,772	BubongMulondo, Lanao del Sur	807	about 616	about 1.31 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
1,773	BallakTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	806	about 1,004	about 0.803 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
1,774	DimapaokLumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur	806	about 530	about 1.52 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,775	Occidental LinukTamparan, Lanao del Sur	806	about 11,336	about 0.0711 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,776	BangonMulondo, Lanao del Sur	805	about 1,539	about 0.523 km²	3.77% a year	Rural
1,777	Lomigis SucodMasiu, Lanao del Sur	805	about 5,000	about 0.161 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
1,778	LumbacMadalum, Lanao del Sur	805	about 6,053	about 0.133 km²	17.56% a year	Rural
1,779	Lumbatan RamainDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	805	about 2,075	about 0.388 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,780	Matao ArazaMasiu, Lanao del Sur	805	about 2,896	about 0.278 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
1,781	TubokTamparan, Lanao del Sur	805	about 3,096	about 0.26 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
1,782	LianganMadalum, Lanao del Sur	804	about 891	about 0.902 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
1,783	CadingilanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	803	about 772	about 1.04 km²	3.52% a year	Rural
1,784	Pagalongan ProperDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	803	about 6,424	about 0.125 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
1,785	PaigoayPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	803	about 599	about 1.34 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,786	BualanLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	802	about 577	about 1.39 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
1,787	Dansalan DacsulaBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	802	about 9,413	about 0.0852 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,788	Serran VillageWao, Lanao del Sur	802	about 265	about 3.03 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
1,789	BangonTamparan, Lanao del Sur	800	about 5,594	about 0.143 km²	6.47% a year	Rural
1,790	Bubong IlianPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	800	about 1,418	about 0.564 km²	14.80% a year	Rural
1,791	Cadingilan OccidentalBayang, Lanao del Sur	800	about 1,015	about 0.788 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,792	LalabuanTamparan, Lanao del Sur	800	about 2,759	about 0.29 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
1,793	BorrowaMaguing, Lanao del Sur	799	about 1,561	about 0.512 km²	13.86% a year	Rural
1,794	LumbacaingudGanassi, Lanao del Sur	799	about 1,270	about 0.629 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
1,795	LumbayanagueSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	799	about 776	about 1.03 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,796	MacaguilingBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	799	about 2,081	about 0.384 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,797	Bunay Bunay CenterSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	798	about 12,353	about 0.0646 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
1,798	MontayDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	798	about 279	about 2.86 km²	4.89% a year	Rural
1,799	Ramain ProperDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	797	about 6,642	about 0.12 km²	11.62% a year	Rural
1,800	PantaonLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	795	about 454	about 1.75 km²	1.41% 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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