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Barangays in Maguindanao 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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CotabatoMaguindanao del NorteSpecial Geographic AreaSultan KudaratAmpatuanBuluanDatu Abdullah SangkiDatu Anggal MidtimbangDatu Hoffer AmpatuanDatu PaglasDatu PiangDatu SaliboDatu Saudi AmpatuanDatu UnsayGen. S.K. PendatunGuindulunganMamasapanoMangudadatuPagagawanPagalunganPaglatPandagRajah BuayanShariff AguakShariff Saydona MustaphaSouth UpiSultan Sa BarongisTalayan

Barangays in Maguindanao del Sur, at a glance

Barangays
287[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
813,243[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
33 urban[4]
254 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
Kalbugan[6]
Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur
about 95.12 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
Meta[5, 7]
Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur
13.08% 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
None of the 287[7]
Every one had more people in 2024 than in 2020.
Region: Bangsamoro (BARMM)
Province: Maguindanao del Sur
Town: All
Sort: Most people

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.

287 barangays, 251 to 287 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Maguindanao del Sur, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
251PidtiguianGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur1,089about 174about 6.25 km²4.24% a yearRural
252AlongananDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur1,085about 439about 2.47 km²4.25% a yearRural
253LipaoDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,076about 384about 2.80 km²1.87% a yearRural
254FugotanTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur1,068about 107about 9.94 km²4.64% a yearRural
255PanangetiDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur1,051about 51about 20.62 km²2.25% a yearRural
256LiabMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur1,046about 671about 1.56 km²4.90% a yearRural
257SumakubayGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur1,026about 228about 4.50 km²2.46% a yearRural
258MaoDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,004about 89about 11.26 km²3.07% a yearRural
259BoboguironTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur997about 58about 17.15 km²0.96% a yearRural
260PuyaDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur983about 134about 7.31 km²2.33% a yearRural
261QuipolotGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur968about 426about 2.27 km²0.30% a yearRural
262LanggapananSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur926about 279about 3.32 km²5.39% a yearRural
263MagaslongDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur908about 445about 2.04 km²0.27% a yearRural
264KalipapaDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur904about 628about 1.44 km²1.89% a yearRural
265MakatDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur892about 82about 10.87 km²1.60% a yearRural
266MasigayDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur832about 263about 3.16 km²3.77% a yearRural
267AmbadaoDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur810about 213about 3.81 km²3.78% a yearRural
268SadangenGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur808about 262about 3.08 km²1.70% a yearRural
269MontayDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur798about 279about 2.86 km²4.89% a yearRural
270BalongDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur793about 260about 3.05 km²3.32% a yearRural
271Upper LasanganGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur774about 183about 4.23 km²2.97% a yearRural
272ElbebeDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur772about 55about 14.02 km²2.66% a yearRural
273MacalagDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur770about 188about 4.10 km²2.95% a yearRural
274BulayanDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur767about 95about 8.05 km²2.53% a yearRural
275DamabalasDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur743about 293about 2.54 km²4.72% a yearRural
276TuntunganDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur737about 153about 4.82 km²1.28% a yearRural
277Datu KilayShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur700about 619about 1.13 km²4.06% a yearRural
278AlongananDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur669about 1,214about 0.551 km²0.62% a yearRural
279DadoDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur652about 509about 1.28 km²3.32% a yearRural
280KalipapaDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur617about 1,130about 0.546 km²2.71% a yearRural
281Datu BakalShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur584about 279about 2.09 km²4.10% a yearRural
282TeeDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur536about 357about 1.50 km²5.25% a yearRural
283DamabalasDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur503about 212about 2.37 km²0.39% a yearRural
284DuaminangaDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur489about 322about 1.52 km²0.75% a yearRural
285BalanakanDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur292about 215about 1.36 km²5.67% a yearRural
286MasigayDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur276about 340about 0.811 km²2.80% a yearRural
287LiongDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur243about 406about 0.599 km²3.92% a yearRural

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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