The Atlas

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM)

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 Bangsamoro (BARMM)

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), at a glance

Barangays: 2,185^[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: 4,545,486^[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: 169 urban^[4]; 2,016 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur; 30,849 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: Sandab Madaya^[6]; Butig, Lanao del Sur; about 262.64 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: 104 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Kabasalan, −4.11% 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.

2,185 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	DarussalamLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	5,028	about 205	about 24.55 km²	1.98% a year	Urban
152	SengalLamitan City, Basilan	4,998	about 1,259	about 3.97 km²	5.00% a year	Rural
153	Bayanga SurMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	4,943	about 210	about 23.53 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
154	BuliokLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	4,937	about 642	about 7.69 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
155	NunanganDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	4,933	about 975	about 5.06 km²	4.77% a year	Rural
156	Panggao SaducMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,926	about 17,848	about 0.276 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
157	Marogong ProperMarogong, Lanao del Sur	4,921	about 1,557	about 3.16 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
158	LooySouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	4,906	about 158	about 31.13 km²	4.49% a year	Rural
159	Rapasun MSUMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,896	about 8,500	about 0.576 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
160	Marawi PoblacionMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,892	about 7,039	about 0.695 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
161	KapinpilanKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	4,870	about 1,054	about 4.62 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
162	Languyan ProperLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	4,868	about 2,968	about 1.64 km²	4.74% a year	Rural
163	Dinaig ProperDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,856	about 193	about 25.11 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
164	Tamontaka IVCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	4,847	about 685	about 7.08 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
165	PedtadOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area	4,801	about 319	about 15.04 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
166	TukanolocongDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	4,796	about 304	about 15.80 km²	4.68% a year	Rural
167	TausanHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	4,784	about 533	about 8.98 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
168	KarimBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	4,770	about 224	about 21.29 km²	5.52% a year	Rural
169	MidtimbangDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	4,765	about 805	about 5.92 km²	4.91% a year	Rural
170	BaruraoSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	4,761	about 849	about 5.61 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
171	NasapianKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	4,755	about 268	about 17.76 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
172	DicalonganAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,752	about 647	about 7.35 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
173	LayogPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,747	about 451	about 10.52 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
174	BulolLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	4,729	about 302	about 15.67 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
175	MalangitPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	4,684	about 567	about 8.26 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
176	GokotonMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	4,666	about 312	about 14.94 km²	−3.84% a year	Rural
177	SalmanAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,641	about 75	about 61.82 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
178	Tambunan ITalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,588	about 1,147	about 4.00 km²	5.12% a year	Rural
179	LabunganDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,586	about 121	about 37.80 km²	9.18% a year	Rural
180	KalbuganPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,578	about 48	about 95.12 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
181	BadjaTipo-Tipo, Basilan	4,573	about 1,079	about 4.24 km²	6.33% a year	Rural
182	MatampayMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,536	about 8,384	about 0.541 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
183	BalongTugunan, Special Geographic Area	4,516	about 409	about 11.04 km²	5.78% a year	Rural
184	Bayanga NorteMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	4,514	about 171	about 26.39 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
185	DamatulanNabalawag, Special Geographic Area	4,510	about 508	about 8.88 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
186	Lilod SaducMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,505	about 6,113	about 0.737 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
187	Basak MalutlutMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,496	about 4,242	about 1.06 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
188	TimundonSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	4,476	about 685	about 6.53 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
189	TalisawaDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	4,460	about 445	about 10.03 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
190	CalutTuburan, Basilan	4,458	about 1,347	about 3.31 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
191	Kaya-kayaDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	4,449	about 285	about 15.59 km²	5.28% a year	Rural
192	TalitayTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	4,445	about 1,017	about 4.37 km²	3.76% a year	Rural
193	Tamontaka IIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	4,442	about 1,466	about 3.03 km²	8.26% a year	Rural
194	Bohe-PahuhUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	4,436	about 496	about 8.95 km²	20.08% a year	Rural
195	PasiaganBongao, Tawi-Tawi	4,425	about 1,317	about 3.36 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
196	TubocMalabang, Lanao del Sur	4,422	about 5,246	about 0.843 km²	13.35% a year	Rural
197	KayagaPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	4,414	about 785	about 5.62 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
198	TugalKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	4,369	about 881	about 4.96 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
199	BuanPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	4,347	about 93	about 46.95 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
200	MamasapanoMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	4,328	about 880	about 4.92 km²	1.67% 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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