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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, 1,801 to 1,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,801	BalongDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	793	about 260	about 3.05 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
1,802	CabasaranMadamba, Lanao del Sur	792	about 1,269	about 0.624 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
1,803	Carandangan CalopaanTaraka, Lanao del Sur	792	about 3,414	about 0.232 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
1,804	BubongMadalum, Lanao del Sur	791	about 1,019	about 0.776 km²	4.90% a year	Rural
1,805	RacotanMadalum, Lanao del Sur	791	about 726	about 1.09 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,806	Macalupang Lumbac CaramianMasiu, Lanao del Sur	790	about 3,405	about 0.232 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
1,807	PunudBubong, Lanao del Sur	790	about 136	about 5.79 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
1,808	RangiranPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	783	about 281	about 2.79 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,809	AlogTubaran, Lanao del Sur	782	about 985	about 0.794 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,810	Buad LumbacLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	782	about 1,980	about 0.395 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,811	LaminLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	782	about 752	about 1.04 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,812	Pagalongan MasioonDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	782	about 2,783	about 0.281 km²	3.93% a year	Rural
1,813	Paigoay-PimbataanTubaran, Lanao del Sur	782	about 717	about 1.09 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,814	GuilopaMulondo, Lanao del Sur	781	about 1,232	about 0.634 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
1,815	KalilanganMasiu, Lanao del Sur	779	about 2,176	about 0.358 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
1,816	PanggaoSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	778	about 688	about 1.13 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
1,817	BuadiangkayMaguing, Lanao del Sur	775	about 1,275	about 0.608 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
1,818	Upper LasanganGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	774	about 183	about 4.23 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
1,819	ElbebeDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	772	about 55	about 14.02 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
1,820	LamaBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	771	about 9,211	about 0.0837 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
1,821	Lumbac DilausanLumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur	771	about 617	about 1.25 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
1,822	Lumbaca IngudMulondo, Lanao del Sur	771	about 2,877	about 0.268 km²	6.07% a year	Rural
1,823	Lumbatan PataingudBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	771	about 4,406	about 0.175 km²	3.28% a year	Rural
1,824	LumbacBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	770	about 2,721	about 0.283 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
1,825	MacalagDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	770	about 188	about 4.10 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
1,826	Mai Sindaoloan DansalanMasiu, Lanao del Sur	770	about 2,444	about 0.315 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
1,827	PoblacionPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	770	about 1,230	about 0.626 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,828	KiningKapai, Lanao del Sur	769	about 155	about 4.96 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,829	BabaganSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	768	about 47,117	about 0.0163 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
1,830	Linuk OrientalTamparan, Lanao del Sur	768	about 8,258	about 0.093 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
1,831	Malungun PagalonganMaguing, Lanao del Sur	768	about 4,107	about 0.187 km²	10.89% a year	Rural
1,832	BulayanDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	767	about 95	about 8.05 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
1,833	MacaoBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	767	about 454	about 1.69 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,834	PagalamatanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	767	about 796	about 0.964 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
1,835	Buadi DicoTugaya, Lanao del Sur	766	about 147	about 5.21 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
1,836	Lanco DimapatoyMasiu, Lanao del Sur	765	about 2,844	about 0.269 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
1,837	BubuanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	764	about 59	about 13.02 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
1,838	Likud DampongSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	764	about 1,481	about 0.516 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
1,839	BagoaingudGanassi, Lanao del Sur	761	about 1,478	about 0.515 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
1,840	BetaLumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur	761	about 1,852	about 0.411 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,841	CalalaoanCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	761	about 259	about 2.94 km²	−2.40% a year	Rural
1,842	RiantaranTubaran, Lanao del Sur	761	about 262	about 2.91 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,843	BeruarTamparan, Lanao del Sur	758	about 5,699	about 0.133 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,844	Lumbaca IngudMasiu, Lanao del Sur	758	about 2,422	about 0.313 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
1,845	PindolonanCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	758	about 230	about 3.30 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,846	PitakusTaraka, Lanao del Sur	758	about 3,809	about 0.199 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
1,847	PorugPualas, Lanao del Sur	758	about 192	about 3.94 km²	5.39% a year	Rural
1,848	BayabaoDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	756	about 2,341	about 0.323 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
1,849	CadayonanMadalum, Lanao del Sur	755	about 950	about 0.795 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,850	LinukPualas, Lanao del Sur	752	about 411	about 1.83 km²	3.75% 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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