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Barangays in Basilan

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]

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Barangays in Basilan, at a glance

Barangays: 210^[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: 541,947^[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: 19 urban^[4]; 191 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Townsite^[5]; Maluso, Basilan; 8,989 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: Baiwas^[6]; Sumisip, Basilan; about 38.15 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: Bukut-Umus^{[5, 7]}; Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan; 16.59% 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: 15 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Santa Clara, −0.02% 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.

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

Barangays in Basilan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	Boloh-bolohTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	1,645	about 458	about 3.59 km²	5.19% a year	Rural
152	LookbisayaAl-Barka, Basilan	1,644	about 908	about 1.81 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
153	MacalangAl-Barka, Basilan	1,637	about 516	about 3.17 km²	7.56% a year	Rural
154	Cabengbeng LowerSumisip, Basilan	1,627	about 363	about 4.48 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
155	Lantawan ProperLantawan, Basilan	1,615	about 305	about 5.29 km²	9.46% a year	Rural
156	Apil-apilAl-Barka, Basilan	1,559	about 549	about 2.84 km²	5.79% a year	Rural
157	Parian-BaunohLantawan, Basilan	1,551	about 269	about 5.76 km²	8.35% a year	Rural
158	TumakidLamitan City, Basilan	1,551	about 572	about 2.71 km²	5.11% a year	Rural
159	LangongHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	1,548	about 653	about 2.37 km²	10.21% a year	Rural
160	Abong-AbongMaluso, Basilan	1,538	about 340	about 4.53 km²	8.25% a year	Rural
161	Upper GarlayanMaluso, Basilan	1,528	about 159	about 9.63 km²	18.31% a year	Rural
162	Danit-PuntocanLamitan City, Basilan	1,527	about 190	about 8.02 km²	10.66% a year	Rural
163	LebbuhLamitan City, Basilan	1,524	about 508	about 3.00 km²	6.44% a year	Rural
164	MahatalangSumisip, Basilan	1,507	about 49	about 30.50 km²	3.82% a year	Rural
165	MananggalHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	1,504	about 294	about 5.12 km²	10.15% a year	Rural
166	Malo-ong CanalLamitan City, Basilan	1,494	about 236	about 6.33 km²	−6.41% a year	Rural
167	TongsengalSumisip, Basilan	1,490	about 189	about 7.90 km²	6.03% a year	Rural
168	Tandong AhasLamitan City, Basilan	1,482	about 588	about 2.52 km²	5.75% a year	Rural
169	Guanan SouthMaluso, Basilan	1,475	about 27,936	about 0.0528 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
170	MarangSumisip, Basilan	1,436	about 165	about 8.68 km²	6.51% a year	Rural
171	LinuanAl-Barka, Basilan	1,433	about 286	about 5.01 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
172	Limbo-UpasTipo-Tipo, Basilan	1,426	about 279	about 5.12 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
173	Sumisip CentralSumisip, Basilan	1,422	about 149	about 9.52 km²	−4.65% a year	Rural
174	BohebesseyLamitan City, Basilan	1,420	about 219	about 6.48 km²	7.34% a year	Rural
175	SangkahanAl-Barka, Basilan	1,408	about 373	about 3.77 km²	6.21% a year	Rural
176	SilangkumTipo-Tipo, Basilan	1,397	about 377	about 3.71 km²	−7.35% a year	Rural
177	Suba-anLantawan, Basilan	1,397	about 405	about 3.45 km²	28.63% a year	Rural
178	BaungisLantawan, Basilan	1,380	about 138	about 10.02 km²	18.37% a year	Rural
179	BagbagonLantawan, Basilan	1,366	about 259	about 5.28 km²	8.56% a year	Rural
180	BulanzaLantawan, Basilan	1,366	about 338	about 4.04 km²	11.61% a year	Rural
181	Guanan NorthMaluso, Basilan	1,362	about 296	about 4.60 km²	7.13% a year	Rural
182	CabcabanSumisip, Basilan	1,353	about 242	about 5.58 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
183	CalugusanLamitan City, Basilan	1,340	about 405	about 3.31 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
184	Kaum-AirSumisip, Basilan	1,328	about 334	about 3.98 km²	9.29% a year	Rural
185	LumutonLamitan City, Basilan	1,328	about 96	about 13.90 km²	7.48% a year	Rural
186	KamamburinganUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	1,310	about 77	about 17.05 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
187	Upper BañasLantawan, Basilan	1,301	about 99	about 13.13 km²	15.95% a year	Rural
188	SimbangonLamitan City, Basilan	1,285	about 229	about 5.60 km²	5.20% a year	Rural
189	CalugusanLantawan, Basilan	1,238	about 278	about 4.46 km²	12.52% a year	Rural
190	CaboboLamitan City, Basilan	1,225	about 1,346	about 0.91 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
191	ArcoLamitan City, Basilan	1,224	about 133	about 9.21 km²	8.15% a year	Rural
192	Lower BañasLantawan, Basilan	1,209	about 239	about 5.05 km²	12.75% a year	Rural
193	BulinganLamitan City, Basilan	1,208	about 388	about 3.11 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
194	BohesapaLamitan City, Basilan	1,204	about 116	about 10.42 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
195	LuksumbangLamitan City, Basilan	1,202	about 208	about 5.79 km²	6.13% a year	Rural
196	BaimbingLamitan City, Basilan	1,158	about 236	about 4.91 km²	11.63% a year	Rural
197	LawilaLantawan, Basilan	1,137	about 188	about 6.04 km²	13.89% a year	Rural
198	BaiwasSumisip, Basilan	1,135	about 30	about 38.15 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
199	KaumpamatsakemSumisip, Basilan	1,130	about 88	about 12.87 km²	−3.27% a year	Rural
200	LimbocandisSumisip, Basilan	1,123	about 312	about 3.60 km²	1.83% 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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