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Barangays in Sulu

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 Sulu

Barangays in Sulu, at a glance

Barangays: 410^[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: 1,146,097^[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: 36 urban^[4]; 374 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bus-bus^[5]; Jolo, Sulu; 39,070 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: Suang Bunah^[6]; Pangutaran, Sulu; about 53.81 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: Matatal^{[5, 7]}; Maimbung, Sulu; 19.54% 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: 2 barangays^[7]

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.

410 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Sulu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	Pisak-pisakPata, Sulu	2,160	about 254	about 8.51 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
152	Lower SinumaanTalipao, Sulu	2,158	about 907	about 2.38 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
153	KahikukukTongkil, Sulu	2,149	about 539	about 3.99 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
154	North PaarolTongkil, Sulu	2,148	about 801	about 2.68 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
155	TinutunganTongkil, Sulu	2,146	about 492	about 4.36 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
156	Lantong BabagPangutaran, Sulu	2,145	about 613	about 3.50 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
157	Kabatuhan TiisTalipao, Sulu	2,143	about 776	about 2.76 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
158	South ManubulPandami, Sulu	2,140	about 3,092	about 0.692 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
159	KuppongIndanan, Sulu	2,129	about 553	about 3.85 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
160	Tambun-bunTongkil, Sulu	2,125	about 638	about 3.33 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
161	MarsadaTalipao, Sulu	2,124	about 308	about 6.89 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
162	PaiksaPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,112	about 2,050	about 1.03 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
163	Kan-SipatOld Panamao, Sulu	2,109	about 525	about 4.02 km²	24.14% a year	Rural
164	BaligtangPandami, Sulu	2,104	about 666	about 3.16 km²	11.75% a year	Rural
165	Kehi NiogPangutaran, Sulu	2,100	about 295	about 7.13 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
166	Lihbug KabawPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,100	about 456	about 4.61 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
167	LuukTongkil, Sulu	2,099	about 100	about 21.07 km²	6.02% a year	Rural
168	SilangkanParang, Sulu	2,074	about 579	about 3.58 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
169	KabubuSiasi, Sulu	2,055	about 767	about 2.68 km²	16.94% a year	Rural
170	LambanahTalipao, Sulu	2,055	about 1,352	about 1.52 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
171	MampallamTalipao, Sulu	2,054	about 1,426	about 1.44 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
172	GagguilPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,053	about 1,006	about 2.04 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
173	TampakanTalipao, Sulu	2,052	about 754	about 2.72 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
174	Tubig NonokPangutaran, Sulu	2,051	about 351	about 5.85 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
175	Jati-TunggalIndanan, Sulu	2,050	about 1,165	about 1.76 km²	6.28% a year	Rural
176	PantaoTalipao, Sulu	2,046	about 1,176	about 1.74 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
177	UmangayPatikul, Sulu	2,043	about 855	about 2.39 km²	7.54% a year	Rural
178	Kadday MampallamPatikul, Sulu	2,038	about 1,067	about 1.91 km²	10.64% a year	Rural
179	TumangasParang, Sulu	2,018	about 909	about 2.22 km²	4.76% a year	Rural
180	KayawanPata, Sulu	2,015	about 476	about 4.23 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
181	PanabuanIndanan, Sulu	2,010	about 1,340	about 1.50 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
182	GuimbaunLuuk, Sulu	2,009	about 403	about 4.98 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
183	Kulay-kulayOld Panamao, Sulu	2,008	about 5,837	about 0.344 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
184	LicupIndanan, Sulu	2,008	about 607	about 3.31 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
185	SiburiSiasi, Sulu	2,008	about 584	about 3.44 km²	18.83% a year	Rural
186	Upper PatibulanOld Panamao, Sulu	2,007	about 1,715	about 1.17 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
187	PangdanTapul, Sulu	2,006	about 1,133	about 1.77 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
188	Upper BinuangTalipao, Sulu	2,006	about 538	about 3.73 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
189	Laum BuwahanParang, Sulu	2,005	about 1,159	about 1.73 km²	9.39% a year	Rural
190	KarawanIndanan, Sulu	2,003	about 1,022	about 1.96 km²	7.42% a year	Rural
191	PanitikanPangutaran, Sulu	2,001	about 297	about 6.73 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
192	LingahLuuk, Sulu	2,000	about 738	about 2.71 km²	8.36% a year	Rural
193	Bato UgisMaimbung, Sulu	1,983	about 2,964	about 0.669 km²	11.70% a year	Rural
194	BangalawTongkil, Sulu	1,960	about 302	about 6.49 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
195	Bud BungaTalipao, Sulu	1,951	about 1,154	about 1.69 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
196	ManggisIndanan, Sulu	1,907	about 1,289	about 1.48 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
197	Lagasan HigadParang, Sulu	1,884	about 1,013	about 1.86 km²	3.72% a year	Rural
198	LagtohTalipao, Sulu	1,884	about 1,170	about 1.61 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
199	GataTalipao, Sulu	1,882	about 1,568	about 1.20 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
200	IpilMaimbung, Sulu	1,881	about 667	about 2.82 km²	21.16% 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: Zamboanga Peninsula (OpenSTAT table 0091A6DTPH8). Published August 5, 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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