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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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	MacabualTugunan, Special Geographic Area	4,311	about 523	about 8.24 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
202	Sugod ProperMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,299	about 2,670	about 1.61 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
203	BakaDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,234	about 157	about 26.94 km²	7.99% a year	Rural
204	GangSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,231	about 3,812	about 1.11 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
205	Sitangkai PoblacionSitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	4,229	about 2,249	about 1.88 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
206	KabulingPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	4,216	about 388	about 10.86 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
207	TaviranDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,211	about 367	about 11.47 km²	11.00% a year	Rural
208	Sangbay BigHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	4,199	about 1,891	about 2.22 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
209	KitapokDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,194	about 527	about 7.96 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
210	CadayonanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,157	about 3,464	about 1.20 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
211	Park AreaWao, Lanao del Sur	4,157	about 65	about 63.76 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
212	DapiawanDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,147	about 2,206	about 1.88 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
213	MatibayLamitan City, Basilan	4,147	about 10,393	about 0.399 km²	−5.41% a year	Urban
214	TukanalipaoMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	4,139	about 1,617	about 2.56 km²	12.84% a year	Rural
215	BanabaDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	4,118	about 255	about 16.14 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
216	Tubig IndanganSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	4,099	about 636	about 6.44 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
217	BorongotanUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	4,096	about 479	about 8.55 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
218	KurintemDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,085	about 731	about 5.59 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
219	ManarapanKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	4,078	about 633	about 6.44 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
220	TogaigBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	4,065	about 183	about 22.18 km²	5.25% a year	Rural
221	BalasLamitan City, Basilan	4,062	about 654	about 6.21 km²	7.29% a year	Rural
222	Moncado ColonyMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,042	about 42,637	about 0.0948 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
223	Port Holland Zone II Pob.Maluso, Basilan	4,037	about 33,364	about 0.121 km²	8.60% a year	Rural
224	MatuberDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,030	about 355	about 11.35 km²	4.20% a year	Rural
225	NabalawagBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	4,028	about 220	about 18.27 km²	5.27% a year	Rural
226	PanapanMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	4,018	about 558	about 7.20 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
227	TairanLantawan, Basilan	4,003	about 611	about 6.55 km²	16.04% a year	Rural
228	AdaonDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	4,000	about 1,262	about 3.17 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
229	Tuburan ProperHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	3,995	about 584	about 6.84 km²	−4.44% a year	Rural
230	Port Holland Zone VMaluso, Basilan	3,990	about 34,103	about 0.117 km²	13.49% a year	Rural
231	NangiUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	3,989	about 193	about 20.66 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
232	MangalSumisip, Basilan	3,961	about 1,042	about 3.80 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
233	LipawanBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	3,960	about 189	about 20.96 km²	5.60% a year	Rural
234	TupigKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	3,953	about 179	about 22.05 km²	4.12% a year	Rural
235	SilantupTandubas, Tawi-Tawi	3,952	about 2,906	about 1.36 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
236	TumahubongSumisip, Basilan	3,943	about 207	about 19.07 km²	8.95% a year	Rural
237	Batu-batuPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	3,936	about 481	about 8.19 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
238	BuayanDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	3,935	about 1,075	about 3.66 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
239	SugadolDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	3,924	about 311	about 12.63 km²	5.11% a year	Rural
240	Papandayan CanioganMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,912	about 3,344	about 1.17 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
241	TuayanDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,911	about 466	about 8.39 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
242	Lower DilagPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	3,900	about 1,291	about 3.02 km²	13.61% a year	Rural
243	BalungisMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	3,891	about 635	about 6.13 km²	−3.24% a year	Rural
244	Poblacion IIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	3,877	about 36,924	about 0.105 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
245	PinaringSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,869	about 436	about 8.88 km²	7.21% a year	Rural
246	BabagTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	3,863	about 1,521	about 2.54 km²	13.76% a year	Rural
247	ParangbasakLamitan City, Basilan	3,851	about 1,058	about 3.64 km²	4.27% a year	Rural
248	ColoniaLamitan City, Basilan	3,846	about 3,734	about 1.03 km²	3.79% a year	Rural
249	LimpongoDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,841	about 727	about 5.28 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
250	KatidtuanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,804	about 488	about 7.79 km²	3.41% 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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