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Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN

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 SOCCSKSARGEN, at a glance

Barangays: 1,097^[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: 4,462,776^[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: 268 urban^[4]; 829 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: 431 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion, −4.68% 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.

1,097 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	SpringAlabel, Sarangani	6,193	about 397	about 15.61 km²	2.29% a year	Urban
152	SulitPolomolok, South Cotabato	6,173	about 606	about 10.18 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
153	MasiagBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	6,159	about 81	about 75.97 km²	−0.81% a year	Urban
154	Pag-asaKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	6,145	about 11,594	about 0.53 km²	1.96% a year	Urban
155	GreenfieldArakan, Cotabato	6,125	about 285	about 21.48 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
156	BalitonGlan, Sarangani	6,079	about 391	about 15.54 km²	−0.11% a year	Urban
157	San VicenteMakilala, Cotabato	6,057	about 711	about 8.52 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
158	BualTulunan, Cotabato	6,050	about 609	about 9.93 km²	−0.25% a year	Urban
159	LamfugonLake Sebu, South Cotabato	6,047	about 205	about 29.49 km²	−2.93% a year	Urban
160	TinutulanPikit, Cotabato	6,010	about 573	about 10.49 km²	−0.77% a year	Urban
161	Kalawag IIIIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	5,997	about 716	about 8.37 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
162	MalapagCarmen, Cotabato	5,982	about 142	about 42.23 km²	−0.46% a year	Urban
163	ColonMaasim, Sarangani	5,972	about 687	about 8.69 km²	0.99% a year	Urban
164	KatubaoKiamba, Sarangani	5,963	about 142	about 42.00 km²	1.49% a year	Urban
165	DansuliIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	5,892	about 1,367	about 4.31 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
166	LomuyonKiamba, Sarangani	5,760	about 133	about 43.47 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
167	TubialaSurallah, South Cotabato	5,725	about 490	about 11.69 km²	1.89% a year	Urban
168	KeytodacLebak, Sultan Kudarat	5,702	about 88	about 64.86 km²	−1.00% a year	Urban
169	MagsaysayKidapawan City, Cotabato	5,632	about 2,903	about 1.94 km²	−1.00% a year	Urban
170	BualIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	5,619	about 35	about 158.81 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
171	KitacubongAlamada, Cotabato	5,595	about 568	about 9.85 km²	−1.95% a year	Urban
172	Rang-ayBanga, South Cotabato	5,574	about 801	about 6.96 km²	1.50% a year	Urban
173	DomolokAlabel, Sarangani	5,567	about 67	about 82.55 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
174	Paidu PulangiPikit, Cotabato	5,562	about 1,002	about 5.55 km²	3.97% a year	Urban
175	BiwangBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	5,531	about 519	about 10.66 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
176	SalangsangLebak, Sultan Kudarat	5,480	about 110	about 49.67 km²	−0.23% a year	Urban
177	KulamanSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	5,479	about 2,686	about 2.04 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
178	CaloocanKoronadal City, South Cotabato	5,468	about 971	about 5.63 km²	1.40% a year	Urban
179	NaciSurallah, South Cotabato	5,453	about 365	about 14.95 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
180	San MateoAleosan, Cotabato	5,431	about 357	about 15.22 km²	−0.87% a year	Urban
181	Lun MaslaMalapatan, Sarangani	5,384	about 239	about 22.50 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
182	KiladaMatalam, Cotabato	5,363	about 720	about 7.45 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
183	Upper KlinanPolomolok, South Cotabato	5,326	about 341	about 15.61 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
184	BantogonKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	5,320	about 254	about 20.96 km²	−0.37% a year	Urban
185	IlayaGlan, Sarangani	5,313	about 926	about 5.74 km²	3.70% a year	Urban
186	NuanganKidapawan City, Cotabato	5,288	about 1,180	about 4.48 km²	−0.49% a year	Urban
187	Pag-asaAlabel, Sarangani	5,202	about 78	about 66.29 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
188	NalusKiamba, Sarangani	5,191	about 166	about 31.33 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
189	Malalag CogonMalungon, Sarangani	5,174	about 738	about 7.01 km²	1.44% a year	Urban
190	KisanteMakilala, Cotabato	5,162	about 397	about 12.99 km²	−0.10% a year	Urban
191	DagumaBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	5,151	about 666	about 7.73 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
192	San MiguelNorala, South Cotabato	5,135	about 428	about 12.00 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
193	LadolAlabel, Sarangani	5,120	about 3,282	about 1.56 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
194	BasakLebak, Sultan Kudarat	5,118	about 191	about 26.78 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
195	ManongolKidapawan City, Cotabato	5,110	about 757	about 6.75 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
196	GumagaLibungan, Cotabato	5,078	about 723	about 7.02 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
197	RizalBanga, South Cotabato	5,077	about 385	about 13.20 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
198	MaindangLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	5,065	about 808	about 6.27 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
199	New PangasinanKoronadal City, South Cotabato	5,059	about 631	about 8.02 km²	3.85% a year	Urban
200	KalasuyanKidapawan City, Cotabato	5,054	about 1,082	about 4.67 km²	4.90% a year	Urban

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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