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Barangays in Sulu

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 Sulu

Barangays in Sulu, at a glance

Barangays: 410^[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: 1,146,097^[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: 36 urban^[4]; 374 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bus-bus^[5]; Jolo, Sulu; 39,070 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: Suang Bunah^[6]; Pangutaran, Sulu; about 53.81 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: Matatal^{[5, 7]}; Maimbung, Sulu; 19.54% 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: 2 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.

410 barangays, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Sulu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	KagayTalipao, Sulu	1,868	about 721	about 2.59 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
202	Se-ipangPangutaran, Sulu	1,866	about 261	about 7.14 km²	5.84% a year	Rural
203	Kong-Kong LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	1,853	about 4,240	about 0.437 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
204	MabahayTalipao, Sulu	1,850	about 371	about 4.98 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
205	Kan AguePatikul, Sulu	1,849	about 1,651	about 1.12 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
206	SamakTalipao, Sulu	1,848	about 1,455	about 1.27 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
207	PaitLugus, Sulu	1,844	about 640	about 2.88 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
208	DanaoTongkil, Sulu	1,836	about 445	about 4.13 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
209	Upper TalipaoTalipao, Sulu	1,823	about 102	about 17.96 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
210	KahawaTalipao, Sulu	1,817	about 2,633	about 0.69 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
211	Tengah LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	1,809	about 15,595	about 0.116 km²	3.14% a year	Rural
212	KabungkolTalipao, Sulu	1,800	about 401	about 4.49 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
213	KiputPata, Sulu	1,800	about 314	about 5.73 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
214	Sapah MalaumIndanan, Sulu	1,800	about 837	about 2.15 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
215	LikbahPanglima Estino, Sulu	1,797	about 1,021	about 1.76 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
216	Alu-KabingaanTapul, Sulu	1,790	about 95	about 18.83 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
217	TulakanTapul, Sulu	1,783	about 366	about 4.87 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
218	Laum SuwahParang, Sulu	1,778	about 1,446	about 1.23 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
219	TukayParang, Sulu	1,778	about 999	about 1.78 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
220	MalimbayaIndanan, Sulu	1,762	about 520	about 3.39 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
221	AsinOld Panamao, Sulu	1,759	about 1,599	about 1.10 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
222	Kutah SairapParang, Sulu	1,758	about 2,965	about 0.593 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
223	Upper SinumaanTalipao, Sulu	1,755	about 1,450	about 1.21 km²	4.91% a year	Rural
224	Kahoy SinahParang, Sulu	1,750	about 1,667	about 1.05 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
225	KiutaanTalipao, Sulu	1,750	about 1,136	about 1.54 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
226	BangalanIndanan, Sulu	1,746	about 574	about 3.04 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
227	PayuhanParang, Sulu	1,740	about 2,130	about 0.817 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
228	TanumPatikul, Sulu	1,737	about 772	about 2.25 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
229	KamaunggiTapul, Sulu	1,736	about 571	about 3.04 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
230	PiyahanParang, Sulu	1,733	about 2,208	about 0.785 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
231	Luuk-tulayPata, Sulu	1,728	about 435	about 3.97 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
232	TinggahTalipao, Sulu	1,726	about 1,040	about 1.66 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
233	BakkaanTongkil, Sulu	1,724	about 89	about 19.32 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
234	Pag-asinanHadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu	1,718	about 1,193	about 1.44 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
235	BandangTalipao, Sulu	1,715	about 903	about 1.90 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
236	LumbayaoTalipao, Sulu	1,715	about 730	about 2.35 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
237	PaligueIndanan, Sulu	1,710	about 658	about 2.60 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
238	Lumping Pigih DahoTalipao, Sulu	1,702	about 652	about 2.61 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
239	BuhanginanPatikul, Sulu	1,701	about 930	about 1.83 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
240	MarsadaPanglima Estino, Sulu	1,698	about 751	about 2.26 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
241	DanapaParang, Sulu	1,689	about 500	about 3.38 km²	8.50% a year	Rural
242	MangkallayLugus, Sulu	1,687	about 691	about 2.44 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
243	LiangParang, Sulu	1,667	about 2,409	about 0.692 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
244	KandagaTalipao, Sulu	1,663	about 562	about 2.96 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
245	Kamih-PungudPanglima Estino, Sulu	1,660	about 1,038	about 1.60 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
246	BulangsiOld Panamao, Sulu	1,651	about 764	about 2.16 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
247	DanagPatikul, Sulu	1,650	about 90	about 18.31 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
248	Luuk LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	1,646	about 10,224	about 0.161 km²	3.22% a year	Rural
249	MaubohTalipao, Sulu	1,644	about 613	about 2.68 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
250	KanjarangPata, Sulu	1,633	about 465	about 3.51 km²	1.81% 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: Zamboanga Peninsula (OpenSTAT table 0091A6DTPH8). Published August 5, 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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