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Barangays in Maguindanao 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 Maguindanao del Norte

Barangays in Maguindanao del Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 258^[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: 1,124,811^[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: 67 urban^[4]; 191 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte; 25,293 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: Pantawan^[6]; Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte; about 96.74 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: Tamontaka I^{[5, 7]}; Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte; 12.91% 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: 8 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bagua III, −0.82% 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.

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

Barangays in Maguindanao del Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	SibutoDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,839	about 369	about 4.98 km²	6.65% a year	Rural
202	PantawanBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	1,837	about 19	about 96.74 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
203	LaguitanDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,833	about 113	about 16.15 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
204	KabuanParang, Maguindanao del Norte	1,822	about 456	about 4.00 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
205	LiongKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,809	about 364	about 4.97 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
206	Campo IslamParang, Maguindanao del Norte	1,783	about 2,669	about 0.668 km²	−5.46% a year	Rural
207	Tamontaka VCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	1,781	about 636	about 2.80 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
208	SefegefenUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,766	about 470	about 3.76 km²	3.27% a year	Rural
209	PanggaoBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	1,730	about 536	about 3.23 km²	5.70% a year	Rural
210	TambakDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,721	about 468	about 3.68 km²	11.33% a year	Rural
211	ButerinKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,711	about 99	about 17.29 km²	4.38% a year	Rural
212	PiersBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	1,694	about 47	about 36.22 km²	4.23% a year	Rural
213	KigaUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,679	about 216	about 7.77 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
214	LapakenDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,668	about 370	about 4.51 km²	4.36% a year	Rural
215	KiladapTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	1,663	about 723	about 2.30 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
216	KinitanUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,661	about 249	about 6.68 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
217	BagumbayanKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,652	about 554	about 2.98 km²	8.63% a year	Rural
218	RentiUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,630	about 38	about 43.28 km²	6.25% a year	Rural
219	SinipakDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,623	about 76	about 21.22 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
220	SamberenParang, Maguindanao del Norte	1,614	about 244	about 6.62 km²	11.04% a year	Rural
221	TukaSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	1,614	about 1,261	about 1.28 km²	10.76% a year	Rural
222	BayabasUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,609	about 40	about 40.32 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
223	AratucBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	1,582	about 97	about 16.34 km²	5.65% a year	Rural
224	KatamlanganSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,581	about 226	about 7.00 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
225	MulaugSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,563	about 1,124	about 1.39 km²	9.17% a year	Rural
226	NekitanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,551	about 502	about 3.09 km²	16.14% a year	Rural
227	GantaKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,531	about 1,791	about 0.855 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
228	LibunganNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,529	about 792	about 1.93 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
229	RifaoUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,523	about 18	about 84.47 km²	5.71% a year	Rural
230	KakarDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,491	about 222	about 6.73 km²	11.33% a year	Rural
231	Ranao PilayanUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,480	about 92	about 16.06 km²	7.66% a year	Rural
232	TambakDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,476	about 92	about 16.13 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
233	PingpingSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,470	about 155	about 9.48 km²	5.43% a year	Rural
234	BungabongSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	1,468	about 158	about 9.27 km²	3.26% a year	Rural
235	PagalunganKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,467	about 321	about 4.57 km²	6.60% a year	Rural
236	TenonggosDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,464	about 70	about 20.86 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
237	MatilakKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,460	about 726	about 2.01 km²	5.11% a year	Rural
238	MakadayonTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte	1,448	about 1,207	about 1.20 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
239	GanasiUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,426	about 146	about 9.77 km²	−2.43% a year	Rural
240	PoblacionKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,414	about 1,836	about 0.77 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
241	TarikenSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	1,389	about 471	about 2.95 km²	5.78% a year	Rural
242	SedemDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,372	about 102	about 13.41 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
243	AmpuanBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	1,350	about 147	about 9.16 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
244	RenedeUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	1,344	about 208	about 6.46 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
245	KabuntalanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,342	about 794	about 1.69 km²	9.25% a year	Rural
246	DaguronganSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	1,331	about 1,706	about 0.78 km²	5.80% a year	Rural
247	KatidtuanKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	1,322	about 264	about 5.01 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
248	SambolawanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,317	about 297	about 4.43 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
249	KirkirSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	1,303	about 716	about 1.82 km²	5.58% a year	Rural
250	NalinanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,260	about 575	about 2.19 km²	3.84% 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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