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Barangays in Maguindanao 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 Maguindanao del Norte

Barangays in Maguindanao del Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 258^[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: 1,124,811^[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: 67 urban^[4]; 191 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte; 25,293 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: Pantawan^[6]; Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte; about 96.74 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: Tamontaka I^{[5, 7]}; Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte; 12.91% 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: 8 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bagua III, −0.82% 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.

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

Barangays in Maguindanao del Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	LipaBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	2,393	about 227	about 10.56 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
152	BituDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,385	about 347	about 6.88 km²	12.21% a year	Rural
153	Datu Macarimbang BiruarParang, Maguindanao del Norte	2,376	about 2,180	about 1.09 km²	7.29% a year	Rural
154	BoliokSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	2,363	about 333	about 7.10 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
155	BugabunganUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	2,362	about 147	about 16.10 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
156	OringBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	2,333	about 381	about 6.13 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
157	KusiongDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,309	about 140	about 16.45 km²	6.41% a year	Rural
158	KabakabaUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	2,306	about 245	about 9.43 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
159	KidamaMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	2,301	about 116	about 19.83 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
160	SolonSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	2,297	about 589	about 3.90 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
161	TanuelDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,281	about 319	about 7.16 km²	5.52% a year	Rural
162	Simuay/SeashoreSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	2,276	about 886	about 2.57 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
163	NekitanDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,268	about 642	about 3.53 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
164	LinekDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,265	about 121	about 18.79 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
165	SapalanDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,262	about 408	about 5.55 km²	5.35% a year	Rural
166	MarguesDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,259	about 294	about 7.68 km²	6.70% a year	Rural
167	DadtumogKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	2,249	about 688	about 3.27 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
168	ResaDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,249	about 98	about 23.06 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
169	RumidasBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	2,246	about 211	about 10.64 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
170	BanatinSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,236	about 335	about 6.67 km²	3.77% a year	Rural
171	KapimpilanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,219	about 418	about 5.31 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
172	TamboSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	2,212	about 399	about 5.55 km²	13.70% a year	Rural
173	KakarSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,199	about 761	about 2.89 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
174	KenebekaDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,190	about 147	about 14.93 km²	8.90% a year	Rural
175	MompongDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,181	about 76	about 28.53 km²	7.79% a year	Rural
176	NaraSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,146	about 735	about 2.92 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
177	BintanTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	2,131	about 293	about 7.27 km²	3.69% a year	Rural
178	MetiDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,122	about 103	about 20.70 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
179	KilalanTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	2,095	about 419	about 5.00 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
180	BulibodSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,061	about 912	about 2.26 km²	4.89% a year	Rural
181	DamaniogSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,045	about 1,099	about 1.86 km²	7.89% a year	Rural
182	BalongNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	2,015	about 207	about 9.73 km²	6.04% a year	Rural
183	BualanBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	1,994	about 211	about 9.45 km²	5.61% a year	Rural
184	BonguedDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,980	about 336	about 5.90 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
185	GadunganParang, Maguindanao del Norte	1,975	about 420	about 4.70 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
186	MaidapaSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,972	about 892	about 2.21 km²	4.20% a year	Rural
187	MaitongKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,970	about 182	about 10.84 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
188	KapimpilanNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,957	about 314	about 6.24 km²	5.65% a year	Rural
189	LangebanKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,957	about 328	about 5.96 km²	3.58% a year	Rural
190	KibucayUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,943	about 105	about 18.49 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
191	LadiaSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,916	about 250	about 7.65 km²	6.68% a year	Rural
192	GuiawaNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,915	about 281	about 6.81 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
193	PedtadKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,912	about 991	about 1.93 km²	6.33% a year	Rural
194	GadunganTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	1,892	about 788	about 2.40 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
195	AmbolodtoDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,879	about 429	about 4.38 km²	6.32% a year	Rural
196	BantekUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,876	about 55	about 34.33 km²	5.90% a year	Rural
197	SifarenDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,875	about 40	about 46.73 km²	7.33% a year	Rural
198	SenditanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,861	about 1,095	about 1.70 km²	23.00% a year	Rural
199	DulanganDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,856	about 473	about 3.92 km²	14.48% a year	Rural
200	AlamadaSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,847	about 227	about 8.14 km²	2.71% 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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