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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, 301 to 335 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
301	San MateoBurgos, Surigao del Norte	417	about 86	about 4.87 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
302	JaboyPilar, Surigao del Norte	414	about 70	about 5.93 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
303	Barangay 11Dapa, Surigao del Norte	411	about 15,393	about 0.0267 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
304	MabiniPilar, Surigao del Norte	409	about 156	about 2.62 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
305	DagohoyDapa, Surigao del Norte	408	about 210	about 1.94 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
306	AuroraSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	407	about 27	about 15.22 km²	−13.24% a year	Rural
307	BingaMainit, Surigao del Norte	396	about 29	about 13.56 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
308	Barangay 9Dapa, Surigao del Norte	395	about 9,925	about 0.0398 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
309	BitaugBurgos, Surigao del Norte	393	about 161	about 2.44 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
310	HonradoSocorro, Surigao del Norte	390	about 58	about 6.74 km²	−1.87% a year	Rural
311	SugbaySurigao City, Surigao del Norte	388	about 447	about 0.868 km²	−8.19% a year	Rural
312	PelaezSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	381	about 125	about 3.06 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
313	SilopMainit, Surigao del Norte	375	about 36	about 10.31 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
314	Santa FelominaDapa, Surigao del Norte	374	about 248	about 1.51 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
315	BaybaySurigao City, Surigao del Norte	349	about 163	about 2.14 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
316	CatadmanSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	343	about 733	about 0.468 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
317	FabioTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	343	about 70	about 4.93 km²	3.94% a year	Rural
318	PuntaPilar, Surigao del Norte	343	about 12,992	about 0.0264 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
319	AnibonganGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	340	about 73	about 4.66 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
320	DomoyogDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	337	about 48	about 7.02 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
321	La JanuzaGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	321	about 359	about 0.893 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
322	MagupangePlacer, Surigao del Norte	317	about 364	about 0.87 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
323	Matin-aoBurgos, Surigao del Norte	304	about 135	about 2.26 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
324	Barangay 5Dapa, Surigao del Norte	302	about 5,501	about 0.0549 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
325	CentroPilar, Surigao del Norte	294	about 13,067	about 0.0225 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
326	SidlakanSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	293	about 402	about 0.728 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
327	Tapi-anMainit, Surigao del Norte	273	about 59	about 4.66 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
328	BilabidSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	271	about 678	about 0.40 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
329	ConsolacionPilar, Surigao del Norte	264	about 57	about 4.66 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
330	MacapagalSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	263	about 43	about 6.10 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
331	FerldaAlegria, Surigao del Norte	252	about 21	about 11.98 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
332	Barangay 8Dapa, Surigao del Norte	222	about 2,424	about 0.0916 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
333	Bobona-onMainit, Surigao del Norte	206	about 18	about 11.18 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
334	San MiguelSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	157	about 15	about 10.59 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
335	Barangay 7Dapa, Surigao del Norte	125	about 13,631	about 0.00917 km²	1.19% 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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