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Barangays in Surigao del Sur

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]

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Barangays in Surigao del Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 310^[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: 648,858^[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]; 274 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Mangagoy^[5]; Bislig City, Surigao del Sur; 29,324 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: Pakwan^[6]; Lanuza, Surigao del Sur; about 218.11 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: Rosario^{[5, 7]}; Tandag City, Surigao del Sur; 4.12% 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: 131 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Agustin Sur, −1.29% 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.

310 barangays, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Surigao del Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	MabuhayTandag City, Surigao del Sur	858	about 30	about 28.53 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
252	Pong-onSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur	858	about 244	about 3.52 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
253	Tag-AnonganCortes, Surigao del Sur	850	about 3,373	about 0.252 km²	−1.54% a year	Rural
254	San AntonioMadrid, Surigao del Sur	841	about 234	about 3.60 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
255	BuctoBislig City, Surigao del Sur	833	about 136	about 6.12 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
256	San VicenteCarmen, Surigao del Sur	833	about 552	about 1.51 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
257	San RoqueBarobo, Surigao del Sur	818	about 133	about 6.13 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
258	EsperanzaCarmen, Surigao del Sur	808	about 112	about 7.22 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
259	LoboCantilan, Surigao del Sur	807	about 7	about 118.34 km²	−3.62% a year	Rural
260	LactudanCagwait, Surigao del Sur	805	about 249	about 3.23 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
261	PoblacionSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur	805	about 5,963	about 0.135 km²	−4.18% a year	Rural
262	BaleteBayabas, Surigao del Sur	803	about 257	about 3.13 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
263	BalibadonCortes, Surigao del Sur	797	about 56	about 14.23 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
264	San VicenteMadrid, Surigao del Sur	796	about 342	about 2.33 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
265	AnibonganLingig, Surigao del Sur	758	about 139	about 5.44 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
266	LayogTago, Surigao del Sur	754	about 19	about 39.82 km²	−4.18% a year	Rural
267	LagoTagbina, Surigao del Sur	721	about 93	about 7.75 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
268	EmbarcaderoCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	715	about 850	about 0.841 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
269	CauswaganBarobo, Surigao del Sur	713	about 118	about 6.04 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
270	LindoyTago, Surigao del Sur	703	about 58	about 12.11 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
271	Santa CruzTagbina, Surigao del Sur	699	about 96	about 7.26 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
272	Mat-eCagwait, Surigao del Sur	696	about 146	about 4.77 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
273	Santa FeTagbina, Surigao del Sur	694	about 51	about 13.67 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
274	MadrelinoCortes, Surigao del Sur	689	about 180	about 3.83 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
275	PamanlinanBislig City, Surigao del Sur	679	about 33	about 20.32 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
276	BatunanTagbina, Surigao del Sur	671	about 124	about 5.42 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
277	BabuyanCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	663	about 29	about 22.97 km²	−3.22% a year	Rural
278	BugsukanCantilan, Surigao del Sur	654	about 454	about 1.44 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
279	MamisBarobo, Surigao del Sur	654	about 76	about 8.64 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
280	Tag-AnitoCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	639	about 324	about 1.97 km²	5.16% a year	Rural
281	ManlicoCortes, Surigao del Sur	635	about 158	about 4.03 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
282	San RoqueMadrid, Surigao del Sur	633	about 61	about 10.42 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
283	Zone IILanuza, Surigao del Sur	630	about 2,972	about 0.212 km²	15.06% a year	Rural
284	TarusanHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	621	about 60	about 10.38 km²	−2.90% a year	Rural
285	Zone IIILanuza, Surigao del Sur	621	about 135	about 4.61 km²	−8.04% a year	Rural
286	CancavanCarmen, Surigao del Sur	616	about 106	about 5.81 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
287	SayonTagbina, Surigao del Sur	607	about 126	about 4.81 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
288	TapiCantilan, Surigao del Sur	604	about 253	about 2.39 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
289	MaligayaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	600	about 68	about 8.86 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
290	TiwiHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	596	about 46	about 12.85 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
291	UmbayTago, Surigao del Sur	596	about 217	about 2.75 km²	7.03% a year	Rural
292	TawaganCagwait, Surigao del Sur	582	about 428	about 1.36 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
293	SongkitMadrid, Surigao del Sur	579	about 211	about 2.74 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
294	CampaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	575	about 340	about 1.69 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
295	TrinidadTagbina, Surigao del Sur	564	about 105	about 5.38 km²	3.84% a year	Rural
296	HaripHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	545	about 36	about 15.04 km²	9.24% a year	Rural
297	TagbobongaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	541	about 53	about 10.18 km²	−2.41% a year	Rural
298	CabugoBayabas, Surigao del Sur	540	about 231	about 2.34 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
299	Zone IVLanuza, Surigao del Sur	535	about 2,908	about 0.184 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
300	BagsacMadrid, Surigao del Sur	511	about 121	about 4.21 km²	0.62% 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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