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Barangays in Tawi-Tawi

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 Tawi-Tawi, at a glance

Barangays: 203^[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: 482,645^[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: 17 urban^[4]; 186 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bongao Poblacion^[5]; Bongao, Tawi-Tawi; 18,571 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: Baliungan^[6]; Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi; about 135.20 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: 21 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.

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

Barangays in Tawi-Tawi, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	TabunanPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	1,301	about 498	about 2.61 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
152	PanionganBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,290	about 832	about 1.55 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
153	Tong TampakanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,290	about 8,269	about 0.156 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
154	SumangdayPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	1,252	about 102	about 12.33 km²	−13.82% a year	Rural
155	SibutuSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	1,248	about 1,095	about 1.14 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
156	Luuk TulayBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,206	about 223	about 5.42 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
157	Sukah-sukahSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,204	about 1,231	about 0.978 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
158	Lato LatoBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,203	about 425	about 2.83 km²	4.94% a year	Rural
159	MasantongBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,202	about 153	about 7.86 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
160	TanduanMapun, Tawi-Tawi	1,183	about 566	about 2.09 km²	−3.08% a year	Rural
161	MaruwaSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	1,180	about 624	about 1.89 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
162	Palate GadjaminahSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,142	about 466	about 2.45 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
163	Tubig DayangSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,141	about 8,452	about 0.135 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
164	Tapian Bohe NorthSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,140	about 781	about 1.46 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
165	ButunSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,125	about 322	about 3.49 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
166	LagasanBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,121	about 1,933	about 0.58 km²	−8.88% a year	Rural
167	Tinda-tindahanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,118	about 59,786	about 0.0187 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
168	Lambi-lambianSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,113	about 1,070	about 1.04 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
169	Tampakan DampongSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,108	about 6,156	about 0.18 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
170	BengkolSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,103	about 29,651	about 0.0372 km²	4.34% a year	Rural
171	Tapian Bohe SouthSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,100	about 738	about 1.49 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
172	PagatpatBongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,058	about 194	about 5.44 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
173	Tubig Dayang CenterSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,052	about 9,310	about 0.113 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
174	Bunay Bunay TongSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	996	about 389	about 2.56 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
175	Tubig Dayang RiversideSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	984	about 547	about 1.80 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
176	Nunuk Likud SikubongSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	977	about 713	about 1.37 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
177	TabulianMapun, Tawi-Tawi	969	about 239	about 4.05 km²	−5.36% a year	Rural
178	PampangSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	950	about 1,167	about 0.814 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
179	PagasinanBongao, Tawi-Tawi	944	about 1,829	about 0.516 km²	−15.69% a year	Rural
180	LaudSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	916	about 47,958	about 0.0191 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
181	BagidSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	902	about 141	about 6.38 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
182	Lahay-lahayTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	902	about 32	about 28.59 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
183	SapaatSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	884	about 468	about 1.89 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
184	NunukSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	876	about 5,183	about 0.169 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
185	SalamatTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	874	about 168	about 5.21 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
186	TangngahSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	866	about 65,606	about 0.0132 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
187	LaitanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	855	about 620	about 1.38 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
188	PamasanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	852	about 613	about 1.39 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
189	East TalisaySouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	847	about 5,723	about 0.148 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
190	Unas-unasSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	845	about 20,560	about 0.0411 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
191	Tabunan Likud SikubongSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	836	about 638	about 1.31 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
192	Look NatuhSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	830	about 891	about 0.932 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
193	NusaSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	830	about 19,302	about 0.043 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
194	Kalang-kalangTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	810	about 1,069	about 0.758 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
195	BallakTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	806	about 1,004	about 0.803 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
196	Bunay Bunay CenterSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	798	about 12,353	about 0.0646 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
197	BabaganSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	768	about 47,117	about 0.0163 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
198	BubuanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	764	about 59	about 13.02 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
199	Likud DampongSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	764	about 1,481	about 0.516 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
200	TalisaySouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	714	about 5,212	about 0.137 km²	−0.95% 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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