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Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN

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 SOCCSKSARGEN, at a glance

Barangays: 1,097^[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: 4,462,776^[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: 268 urban^[4]; 829 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Calumpang^[5]; General Santos City, South Cotabato; 90,480 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: Ned^[6]; Lake Sebu, South Cotabato; about 493.50 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: New Dumangas^{[5, 7]}; T'Boli, South Cotabato; 8.62% 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: 431 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion, −4.68% 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.

1,097 barangays, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	MalalagMaitum, Sarangani	3,990	about 1,224	about 3.26 km²	−0.87% a year	Urban
302	SenebenLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	3,974	about 478	about 8.32 km²	6.86% a year	Rural
303	San RoquePalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	3,971	about 791	about 5.02 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
304	MoloySurallah, South Cotabato	3,966	about 169	about 23.52 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
305	Poblacion BM'Lang, Cotabato	3,964	about 3,705	about 1.07 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
306	UgalinganCarmen, Cotabato	3,960	about 474	about 8.36 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
307	CaleanTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	3,953	about 719	about 5.50 km²	3.27% a year	Rural
308	MaligoPolomolok, South Cotabato	3,952	about 156	about 25.35 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
309	Rajah NudaTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	3,947	about 357	about 11.05 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
310	PalkanPolomolok, South Cotabato	3,942	about 177	about 22.23 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
311	BayasongLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	3,939	about 775	about 5.08 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
312	BanateMalungon, Sarangani	3,914	about 309	about 12.66 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
313	DagongM'Lang, Cotabato	3,899	about 177	about 22.05 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
314	MarguesEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	3,893	about 404	about 9.63 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
315	TinumiguesLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	3,889	about 412	about 9.45 km²	−5.28% a year	Rural
316	GumasaGlan, Sarangani	3,886	about 578	about 6.72 km²	3.31% a year	Urban
317	MalbangMaasim, Sarangani	3,878	about 948	about 4.09 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
318	BololmalaTupi, South Cotabato	3,876	about 378	about 10.25 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
319	MidtungokSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	3,872	about 483	about 8.02 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
320	LamianSurallah, South Cotabato	3,866	about 285	about 13.55 km²	−3.21% a year	Rural
321	BaguerLibungan, Cotabato	3,865	about 348	about 11.11 km²	−0.72% a year	Urban
322	TaguisaLebak, Sultan Kudarat	3,860	about 291	about 13.26 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
323	Small MargusGlan, Sarangani	3,834	about 688	about 5.57 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
324	Upper LabayGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato	3,834	about 216	about 17.72 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
325	AmbalganSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,833	about 755	about 5.08 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
326	San IsidroSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,822	about 541	about 7.06 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
327	BarasTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	3,815	about 487	about 7.83 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
328	UdtongLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	3,810	about 463	about 8.23 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
329	LutayMalungon, Sarangani	3,809	about 99	about 38.61 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
330	NalilidanKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	3,809	about 278	about 13.72 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
331	PaganganAleosan, Cotabato	3,805	about 267	about 14.27 km²	3.28% a year	Rural
332	SadsalanLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	3,786	about 513	about 7.38 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
333	BatomelongGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato	3,776	about 728	about 5.19 km²	5.95% a year	Rural
334	SilutonLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,773	about 548	about 6.89 km²	5.58% a year	Rural
335	BugsoSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	3,766	about 169	about 22.33 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
336	TudokT'Boli, South Cotabato	3,762	about 35	about 108.83 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
337	DatablaoColumbio, Sultan Kudarat	3,761	about 58	about 64.74 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
338	Labu-oPresident Roxas, Cotabato	3,751	about 305	about 12.30 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
339	TonganonCarmen, Cotabato	3,735	about 52	about 71.91 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
340	LinanTupi, South Cotabato	3,733	about 153	about 24.34 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
341	SalabacaEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	3,725	about 435	about 8.56 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
342	MalitubogAlamada, Cotabato	3,720	about 224	about 16.63 km²	10.84% a year	Rural
343	MiasongTupi, South Cotabato	3,713	about 78	about 47.79 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
344	VillamonteLebak, Sultan Kudarat	3,662	about 152	about 24.06 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
345	Barangay Poblacion 6Midsayap, Cotabato	3,650	about 5,685	about 0.642 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
346	KalaisanKidapawan City, Cotabato	3,650	about 416	about 8.77 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
347	KapatanGlan, Sarangani	3,643	about 44	about 82.73 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
348	TinaTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	3,622	about 739	about 4.90 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
349	VillamorEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	3,621	about 610	about 5.94 km²	−1.45% a year	Urban
350	Upper SuyanMalapatan, Sarangani	3,618	about 70	about 52.05 km²	−7.40% 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 XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) (OpenSTAT table 0121A6DTHP1). 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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