The Atlas

Barangays in Cotabato

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 Cotabato

Barangays in Cotabato, at a glance

Barangays: 480^[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: 1,286,142^[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: 76 urban^[4]; 404 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Kidapawan City, Cotabato; 28,191 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: Guiling^[6]; Alamada, Cotabato; about 137.86 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: Kalasuyan^{[5, 7]}; Kidapawan City, Cotabato; 4.90% 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: 254 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Tuael, −3.24% 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.

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

Barangays in Cotabato, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	ParuayanAlamada, Cotabato	2,318	about 121	about 19.21 km²	−2.85% a year	Rural
202	LawiliAleosan, Cotabato	2,316	about 173	about 13.38 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
203	ArizonaMidsayap, Cotabato	2,311	about 242	about 9.56 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
204	ParadiseBanisilan, Cotabato	2,308	about 133	about 17.36 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
205	BagumbayanTulunan, Cotabato	2,292	about 452	about 5.07 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
206	San IsidroMidsayap, Cotabato	2,285	about 686	about 3.33 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
207	TaluntalunanMakilala, Cotabato	2,274	about 475	about 4.79 km²	2.86% a year	Urban
208	IndanganMakilala, Cotabato	2,248	about 201	about 11.16 km²	−2.70% a year	Rural
209	AbagaLibungan, Cotabato	2,241	about 992	about 2.26 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
210	General LunaCarmen, Cotabato	2,236	about 226	about 9.91 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
211	New LeonAleosan, Cotabato	2,231	about 203	about 10.97 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
212	Nueva VidaM'Lang, Cotabato	2,225	about 200	about 11.11 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
213	New AlimodianMatalam, Cotabato	2,217	about 126	about 17.54 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
214	New BulatukanMakilala, Cotabato	2,215	about 471	about 4.70 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
215	Paatan UpperKabacan, Cotabato	2,210	about 313	about 7.07 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
216	KabulacanMatalam, Cotabato	2,204	about 132	about 16.65 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
217	LanoonCarmen, Cotabato	2,202	about 250	about 8.82 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
218	Pag-asaM'Lang, Cotabato	2,184	about 196	about 11.14 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
219	KolambogPikit, Cotabato	2,180	about 387	about 5.63 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
220	GastayBanisilan, Cotabato	2,174	about 251	about 8.66 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
221	Poblacion IIPigkawayan, Cotabato	2,174	about 2,090	about 1.04 km²	−0.97% a year	Urban
222	TawantawanM'Lang, Cotabato	2,163	about 271	about 7.97 km²	2.04% a year	Urban
223	ManobisaMagpet, Cotabato	2,141	about 90	about 23.71 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
224	Central BulananMidsayap, Cotabato	2,131	about 493	about 4.32 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
225	New BugasongMatalam, Cotabato	2,128	about 216	about 9.85 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
226	MahongcogMagpet, Cotabato	2,126	about 112	about 18.91 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
227	TampedMatalam, Cotabato	2,124	about 91	about 23.39 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
228	BulakanonMakilala, Cotabato	2,121	about 405	about 5.24 km²	−0.99% a year	Urban
229	PacaoAlamada, Cotabato	2,116	about 81	about 26.11 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
230	GubatanMagpet, Cotabato	2,112	about 427	about 4.95 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
231	AgricultureMidsayap, Cotabato	2,104	about 415	about 5.07 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
232	TagbacMagpet, Cotabato	2,071	about 238	about 8.71 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
233	NoaMagpet, Cotabato	2,067	about 253	about 8.18 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
234	MinamaingMatalam, Cotabato	2,065	about 188	about 11.00 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
235	GinatilanPikit, Cotabato	2,048	about 337	about 6.07 km²	6.34% a year	Rural
236	LataganMatalam, Cotabato	2,035	about 127	about 15.99 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
237	PatindeguenMidsayap, Cotabato	2,009	about 392	about 5.12 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
238	BalabagKidapawan City, Cotabato	2,004	about 298	about 6.72 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
239	GinatilanKidapawan City, Cotabato	2,003	about 446	about 4.49 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
240	BuhayMakilala, Cotabato	2,002	about 346	about 5.79 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
241	MalamoteKabacan, Cotabato	1,997	about 437	about 4.57 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
242	LangkongM'Lang, Cotabato	1,996	about 440	about 4.54 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
243	CamutanAntipas, Cotabato	1,995	about 182	about 10.94 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
244	BeradaKidapawan City, Cotabato	1,985	about 334	about 5.94 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
245	CamansiAlamada, Cotabato	1,984	about 143	about 13.84 km²	5.20% a year	Rural
246	PinamulaanBanisilan, Cotabato	1,984	about 100	about 19.90 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
247	IlboceanMidsayap, Cotabato	1,973	about 643	about 3.07 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
248	TalitayPikit, Cotabato	1,972	about 527	about 3.74 km²	−5.45% a year	Rural
249	Bulanan UpperMidsayap, Cotabato	1,970	about 230	about 8.55 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
250	MacaboligKidapawan City, Cotabato	1,970	about 273	about 7.22 km²	1.52% 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 : 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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