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Barangays in South Cotabato

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 South Cotabato

Barangays in South Cotabato, at a glance

Barangays: 226^[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: 1,732,068^[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: 94 urban^[4]; 132 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Calumpang^[5]; General Santos City, South Cotabato; 90,480 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: Ned^[6]; Lake Sebu, South Cotabato; about 493.50 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: New Dumangas^{[5, 7]}; T'Boli, South Cotabato; 8.62% 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: 42 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Lamfugon, −2.93% 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.

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

Barangays in South Cotabato, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	Silway 7Polomolok, South Cotabato	3,120	about 281	about 11.09 km²	1.46% a year	Urban
152	TalisayLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,082	about 331	about 9.32 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
153	LamcadeLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,073	about 236	about 13.00 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
154	TakunelLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,050	about 49	about 62.63 km²	−3.11% a year	Rural
155	LuhibLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,023	about 261	about 11.60 km²	9.98% a year	Rural
156	LambayongTampakan, South Cotabato	2,990	about 313	about 9.56 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
157	DenlagLake Sebu, South Cotabato	2,962	about 174	about 17.07 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
158	LampitakTampakan, South Cotabato	2,911	about 177	about 16.43 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
159	Lake LahitLake Sebu, South Cotabato	2,903	about 386	about 7.52 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
160	PoloPolomolok, South Cotabato	2,875	about 149	about 19.25 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
161	TubengTupi, South Cotabato	2,828	about 268	about 10.54 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
162	TinongcopTantangan, South Cotabato	2,827	about 347	about 8.15 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
163	CacubKoronadal City, South Cotabato	2,818	about 105	about 26.88 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
164	DanlagTampakan, South Cotabato	2,774	about 64	about 43.25 km²	−5.06% a year	Rural
165	TalufoT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,761	about 259	about 10.68 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
166	CanahaySurallah, South Cotabato	2,742	about 313	about 8.75 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
167	Crossing PalkanPolomolok, South Cotabato	2,698	about 240	about 11.24 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
168	TalahikSurallah, South Cotabato	2,621	about 133	about 19.77 km²	4.38% a year	Rural
169	San JoseNorala, South Cotabato	2,581	about 384	about 6.72 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
170	EsperanzaNorala, South Cotabato	2,543	about 461	about 5.52 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
171	LampariBanga, South Cotabato	2,502	about 212	about 11.80 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
172	HalilanLake Sebu, South Cotabato	2,501	about 167	about 15.02 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
173	LibertyTampakan, South Cotabato	2,463	about 199	about 12.35 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
174	AssumptionKoronadal City, South Cotabato	2,458	about 272	about 9.03 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
175	CabulingTantangan, South Cotabato	2,447	about 406	about 6.02 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
176	TeresitaSanto Niño, South Cotabato	2,441	about 350	about 6.97 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
177	SimsimanNorala, South Cotabato	2,425	about 266	about 9.10 km²	−7.05% a year	Rural
178	LamsalomeT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,401	about 291	about 8.25 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
179	PutiNorala, South Cotabato	2,383	about 133	about 17.95 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
180	LamhakoT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,381	about 161	about 14.78 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
181	New LambunaoTantangan, South Cotabato	2,374	about 678	about 3.50 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
182	SimboTupi, South Cotabato	2,374	about 459	about 5.17 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
183	TabluTampakan, South Cotabato	2,374	about 35	about 67.96 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
184	MongocayoT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,355	about 66	about 35.69 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
185	TinagoNorala, South Cotabato	2,326	about 122	about 19.03 km²	6.61% a year	Rural
186	AfusT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,311	about 183	about 12.64 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
187	BuenavistaSurallah, South Cotabato	2,289	about 311	about 7.37 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
188	MalugongT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,263	about 177	about 12.79 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
189	BacdulongLake Sebu, South Cotabato	2,259	about 527	about 4.29 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
190	LapuPolomolok, South Cotabato	2,237	about 672	about 3.33 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
191	LibertyNorala, South Cotabato	2,210	about 423	about 5.22 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
192	AflekT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,196	about 69	about 31.99 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
193	MatapolNorala, South Cotabato	2,182	about 383	about 5.69 km²	6.00% a year	Rural
194	DesawoT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,152	about 202	about 10.64 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
195	ButoTampakan, South Cotabato	2,129	about 124	about 17.12 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
196	KinilisPolomolok, South Cotabato	2,106	about 66	about 32.15 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
197	LambanganT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,102	about 126	about 16.71 km²	−3.80% a year	Rural
198	MagonTantangan, South Cotabato	2,101	about 577	about 3.64 km²	−4.51% a year	Rural
199	KalkamTupi, South Cotabato	2,026	about 213	about 9.49 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
200	EsperanzaKoronadal City, South Cotabato	2,015	about 456	about 4.42 km²	0.89% 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 : Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) (OpenSTAT table 0121A6DTHP1). Published August 3, 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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