The Atlas

Barangays in Surigao del Norte

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 Surigao del Norte

Barangays in Surigao del Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 335^[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: 565,644^[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]; 299 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Taft^[5]; Surigao City, Surigao del Norte; 21,290 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: Cagdianao^[6]; Claver, Surigao del Norte; about 110.04 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: Sabang^{[5, 7]}; Surigao City, Surigao del Norte; 10.82% 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: 53 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Canlanipa, −5.09% 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.

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

Barangays in Surigao del Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	MaribojocSan Benito, Surigao del Norte	1,186	about 111	about 10.70 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
152	SapaClaver, Surigao del Norte	1,169	about 59	about 19.87 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
153	BunyasanMalimono, Surigao del Norte	1,133	about 374	about 3.03 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
154	Lower PatagSison, Surigao del Norte	1,109	about 349	about 3.18 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
155	LapiniganClaver, Surigao del Norte	1,108	about 1,361	about 0.814 km²	5.85% a year	Rural
156	SalogSocorro, Surigao del Norte	1,097	about 22	about 49.39 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
157	Santa FeDapa, Surigao del Norte	1,097	about 208	about 5.27 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
158	Poblacion IIIGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	1,090	about 6,264	about 0.174 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
159	Lower LibasTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	1,079	about 439	about 2.46 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
160	Barangay 2Dapa, Surigao del Norte	1,072	about 6,872	about 0.156 km²	15.07% a year	Rural
161	AmontaySan Francisco, Surigao del Norte	1,066	about 146	about 7.28 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
162	MagallanesClaver, Surigao del Norte	1,065	about 350	about 3.04 km²	5.65% a year	Rural
163	BaybayBurgos, Surigao del Norte	1,062	about 203	about 5.23 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
164	San MiguelDapa, Surigao del Norte	1,053	about 263	about 4.01 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
165	SayakDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	1,050	about 76	about 13.80 km²	4.44% a year	Rural
166	San IsidroMalimono, Surigao del Norte	1,049	about 258	about 4.07 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
167	CapayahanTubod, Surigao del Norte	1,048	about 183	about 5.73 km²	−3.46% a year	Rural
168	TalisaySurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,046	about 27	about 39.41 km²	−2.57% a year	Urban
169	San RoquePilar, Surigao del Norte	1,044	about 142	about 7.36 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
170	AsinanPilar, Surigao del Norte	1,042	about 2,423	about 0.43 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
171	LibertadSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	1,039	about 502	about 2.07 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
172	PamosainganSocorro, Surigao del Norte	1,038	about 298	about 3.48 km²	−3.24% a year	Rural
173	IpilPlacer, Surigao del Norte	1,037	about 2,434	about 0.426 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
174	CancohoyDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	1,035	about 98	about 10.53 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
175	AntipoloDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	1,031	about 105	about 9.80 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
176	SampaguitaTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	1,029	about 229	about 4.49 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
177	OpongTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	1,017	about 65	about 15.73 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
178	AlegriaSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	1,009	about 716	about 1.41 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
179	MayagSison, Surigao del Norte	1,007	about 186	about 5.41 km²	−2.83% a year	Rural
180	Poblacion 1Burgos, Surigao del Norte	1,006	about 940	about 1.07 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
181	Don PaulinoDapa, Surigao del Norte	989	about 121	about 8.16 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
182	EsperanzaDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	988	about 251	about 3.93 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
183	CayawanMalimono, Surigao del Norte	983	about 125	about 7.88 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
184	ManyagaoSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	983	about 227	about 4.33 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
185	JamoyaonDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	982	about 98	about 10.07 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
186	SalvacionPilar, Surigao del Norte	982	about 163	about 6.04 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
187	GamutonAlegria, Surigao del Norte	972	about 975	about 0.997 km²	17.11% a year	Rural
188	Santa CruzGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	960	about 176	about 5.45 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
189	PatinoTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	959	about 410	about 2.34 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
190	San JoseMainit, Surigao del Norte	948	about 204	about 4.64 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
191	BuenavistaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	946	about 442	about 2.14 km²	−4.93% a year	Rural
192	Tawin-tawinGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	941	about 153	about 6.16 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
193	LobogonDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	939	about 245	about 3.83 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
194	LaurelTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	930	about 80	about 11.62 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
195	BitoonDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	929	about 152	about 6.13 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
196	MagtangaleSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte	929	about 119	about 7.82 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
197	PilaringPilar, Surigao del Norte	928	about 580	about 1.60 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
198	SianaMainit, Surigao del Norte	919	about 634	about 1.45 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
199	T. ArlanSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	917	about 1,314	about 0.698 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
200	Santa PazSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	916	about 354	about 2.59 km²	0.94% 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 XIII (Caraga) (OpenSTAT table 0131A6DTHP2). 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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