The Atlas

Barangays in Surigao 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 Surigao del Norte

Barangays in Surigao del Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 335^[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: 565,644^[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]; 299 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Taft^[5]; Surigao City, Surigao del Norte; 21,290 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: Cagdianao^[6]; Claver, Surigao del Norte; about 110.04 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: Sabang^{[5, 7]}; Surigao City, Surigao del Norte; 10.82% 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: 53 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Canlanipa, −5.09% 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.

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

Barangays in Surigao del Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	LibuacSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	915	about 1,452	about 0.63 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
202	TuboranDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	899	about 171	about 5.26 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
203	Santa CruzSan Benito, Surigao del Norte	892	about 143	about 6.23 km²	4.75% a year	Rural
204	TinagoMalimono, Surigao del Norte	890	about 353	about 2.52 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
205	HalianDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	884	about 1,789	about 0.494 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
206	TigasaoSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	883	about 111	about 7.98 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
207	Pananay-anPlacer, Surigao del Norte	880	about 155	about 5.67 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
208	LakandulaPlacer, Surigao del Norte	870	about 360	about 2.42 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
209	Sico-sicoGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	863	about 14	about 60.63 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
210	WangkeClaver, Surigao del Norte	862	about 529	about 1.63 km²	7.32% a year	Rural
211	SudlonSocorro, Surigao del Norte	857	about 271	about 3.16 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
212	HeleneSocorro, Surigao del Norte	849	about 90	about 9.44 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
213	Abad SantosSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	848	about 213	about 3.99 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
214	San PedroSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	846	about 184	about 4.59 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
215	San RoqueSocorro, Surigao del Norte	845	about 85	about 9.96 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
216	MacopaSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte	838	about 319	about 2.63 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
217	KatipunanPilar, Surigao del Norte	831	about 105	about 7.90 km²	5.95% a year	Rural
218	LahiGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	830	about 129	about 6.44 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
219	MansayaoMainit, Surigao del Norte	806	about 228	about 3.53 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
220	PanhutonganPlacer, Surigao del Norte	796	about 692	about 1.15 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
221	LisondraSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	795	about 826	about 0.963 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
222	CambuayonBacuag, Surigao del Norte	790	about 238	about 3.32 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
223	TangboSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	790	about 270	about 2.93 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
224	Cambas-acDapa, Surigao del Norte	786	about 354	about 2.22 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
225	SuyanganGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	783	about 664	about 1.18 km²	−3.87% a year	Rural
226	Upper PatagSison, Surigao del Norte	779	about 339	about 2.30 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
227	TagbongabongPlacer, Surigao del Norte	778	about 489	about 1.59 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
228	MagsaysayGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	773	about 310	about 2.49 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
229	TagbayaniSison, Surigao del Norte	772	about 72	about 10.66 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
230	BagakayDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	766	about 66	about 11.53 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
231	San JuanSan Benito, Surigao del Norte	761	about 136	about 5.59 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
232	DatuPilar, Surigao del Norte	758	about 64	about 11.83 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
233	JubangDapa, Surigao del Norte	754	about 186	about 4.06 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
234	CabugaoDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	745	about 127	about 5.86 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
235	San IsidroSison, Surigao del Norte	741	about 1,167	about 0.635 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
236	Can-agaMalimono, Surigao del Norte	731	about 135	about 5.40 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
237	BudlinginAlegria, Surigao del Norte	730	about 34	about 21.59 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
238	MagsaysaySanta Monica, Surigao del Norte	723	about 268	about 2.70 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
239	San IsidroSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	715	about 542	about 1.32 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
240	TinogpahanSison, Surigao del Norte	712	about 168	about 4.23 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
241	BoyonganPlacer, Surigao del Norte	708	about 120	about 5.92 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
242	CabongbonganSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	708	about 68	about 10.35 km²	−4.04% a year	Rural
243	PacoMainit, Surigao del Norte	701	about 282	about 2.49 km²	3.39% a year	Rural
244	DanawanSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	700	about 700	about 1.00 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
245	SuyocPlacer, Surigao del Norte	689	about 116	about 5.94 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
246	BitauganSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	679	about 580	about 1.17 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
247	DanaoSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	675	about 49	about 13.69 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
248	San FernandoDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	659	about 23	about 28.57 km²	5.85% a year	Rural
249	CorregidorDapa, Surigao del Norte	652	about 669	about 0.974 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
250	Barangay 3Dapa, Surigao del Norte	628	about 6,947	about 0.0904 km²	1.38% 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 XIII (Caraga) (OpenSTAT table 0131A6DTHP2). 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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