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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, 1,851 to 1,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,851	BasagadPualas, Lanao del Sur	750	about 1,218	about 0.616 km²	8.44% a year	Rural
1,852	LinaoMadalum, Lanao del Sur	750	about 12,136	about 0.0618 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
1,853	BangonPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	749	about 657	about 1.14 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,854	Bubonga-RanaoBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	747	about 772	about 0.968 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,855	DadoBalindong, Lanao del Sur	745	about 186	about 4.01 km²	9.01% a year	Rural
1,856	DadoDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	745	about 3,066	about 0.243 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
1,857	DamabalasDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	743	about 293	about 2.54 km²	4.72% a year	Rural
1,858	Lumbaca LilodTamparan, Lanao del Sur	742	about 3,118	about 0.238 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
1,859	PindolonanLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	742	about 961	about 0.772 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
1,860	MadayaTubaran, Lanao del Sur	740	about 172	about 4.30 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
1,861	BabayogKapai, Lanao del Sur	738	about 106	about 6.97 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
1,862	Bacolod IILumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	738	about 1,611	about 0.458 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,863	DatumanongTubaran, Lanao del Sur	738	about 807	about 0.914 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
1,864	BiasongPicong, Lanao del Sur	737	about 52	about 14.06 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,865	TuntunganDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	737	about 153	about 4.82 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,866	SungcodSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	736	about 827	about 0.89 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
1,867	MaliwanagTamparan, Lanao del Sur	735	about 6,806	about 0.108 km²	17.44% a year	Urban
1,868	SabandingMadalum, Lanao del Sur	735	about 1,467	about 0.501 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,869	DimaraoMulondo, Lanao del Sur	734	about 1,769	about 0.415 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
1,870	MapantaoPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	733	about 726	about 1.01 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,871	CambongMaguing, Lanao del Sur	730	about 503	about 1.45 km²	4.65% a year	Rural
1,872	LimbubongMaluso, Basilan	730	about 124	about 5.91 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,873	Buadi OlocDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	729	about 7,147	about 0.102 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,874	TatayaBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	729	about 151	about 4.82 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,875	Upper IgabayKapatagan, Lanao del Sur	728	about 489	about 1.49 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
1,876	DilabayanBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	727	about 1,499	about 0.485 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,877	KalakalaBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	727	about 2,183	about 0.333 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
1,878	BagoaingudSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	725	about 697	about 1.04 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
1,879	IlianBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	725	about 246	about 2.95 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,880	MapantaoTugaya, Lanao del Sur	725	about 175	about 4.15 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,881	GuiarongTubaran, Lanao del Sur	724	about 880	about 0.823 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,882	LinaoBayang, Lanao del Sur	724	about 690	about 1.05 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
1,883	Tuka IIBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	724	about 38,307	about 0.0189 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,884	BolinsongPualas, Lanao del Sur	722	about 374	about 1.93 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
1,885	MasolunGanassi, Lanao del Sur	722	about 4,513	about 0.16 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
1,886	Tuka BubongBalindong, Lanao del Sur	721	about 2,919	about 0.247 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
1,887	BoringPualas, Lanao del Sur	720	about 550	about 1.31 km²	9.03% a year	Rural
1,888	DilabayanTaraka, Lanao del Sur	720	about 3,789	about 0.19 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,889	Pimbago-PagalonganTamparan, Lanao del Sur	719	about 6,596	about 0.109 km²	3.94% a year	Rural
1,890	AgaganMaguing, Lanao del Sur	715	about 490	about 1.46 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,891	PagonayanAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur	715	about 25	about 28.31 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
1,892	BacolodBubong, Lanao del Sur	714	about 1,759	about 0.406 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
1,893	TalisaySouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	714	about 5,212	about 0.137 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
1,894	CampoTubaran, Lanao del Sur	713	about 276	about 2.58 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
1,895	TalubDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	713	about 3,813	about 0.187 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
1,896	BansayanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	712	about 217	about 3.28 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
1,897	LinaoSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	712	about 2,570	about 0.277 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,898	SambolawanTaraka, Lanao del Sur	712	about 2,088	about 0.341 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,899	PindolonanPicong, Lanao del Sur	711	about 113	about 6.29 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
1,900	PagayawanTamparan, Lanao del Sur	710	about 1,667	about 0.426 km²	2.99% 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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