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Barangays in Caraga

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 Caraga, at a glance

Barangays: 1,312^[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: 2,865,196^[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: 199 urban^[4]; 1,113 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: Kasapa^[6]; Loreto, Agusan del Sur; about 468.72 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: 462 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Villa Kananga, −5.40% 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.

1,312 barangays, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	GamutTago, Surigao del Sur	2,657	about 436	about 6.10 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
302	CahayaganCarmen, Agusan del Norte	2,655	about 347	about 7.66 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
303	FloridaButuan City, Agusan del Norte	2,650	about 101	about 26.24 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
304	NoveleRosario, Agusan del Sur	2,649	about 92	about 28.93 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
305	Poblacion IRemedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte	2,649	about 4,232	about 0.626 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
306	San VicenteBislig City, Surigao del Sur	2,646	about 169	about 15.62 km²	−0.43% a year	Urban
307	Nuevo TrabajoSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	2,641	about 71	about 37.07 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
308	La PazSantiago, Agusan del Norte	2,636	about 945	about 2.79 km²	8.33% a year	Rural
309	CabugoClaver, Surigao del Norte	2,631	about 255	about 10.31 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
310	HinapoyanCarmen, Surigao del Sur	2,625	about 21	about 122.80 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
311	CagbasBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	2,621	about 542	about 4.84 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
312	La FraternidadTubay, Agusan del Norte	2,615	about 277	about 9.44 km²	2.67% a year	Urban
313	SayonSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur	2,614	about 712	about 3.67 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
314	PayasanLianga, Surigao del Sur	2,613	about 644	about 4.06 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
315	TagongonTagbina, Surigao del Sur	2,613	about 142	about 18.34 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
316	TimamanaTubod, Surigao del Norte	2,613	about 523	about 5.00 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
317	TagbayaganRosario, Agusan del Sur	2,610	about 144	about 18.16 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
318	SalvacionSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur	2,608	about 508	about 5.13 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
319	Camam-onanGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	2,594	about 58	about 45.11 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
320	CasiklanLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	2,590	about 40	about 65.25 km²	5.99% a year	Rural
321	BinucayanLoreto, Agusan del Sur	2,583	about 157	about 16.50 km²	−4.56% a year	Rural
322	San MarianoLoreto, Agusan del Sur	2,571	about 39	about 66.11 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
323	BanahaoLianga, Surigao del Sur	2,563	about 616	about 4.16 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
324	SongkoyKitcharao, Agusan del Norte	2,558	about 1,224	about 2.09 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
325	Poblacion IGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	2,557	about 21,669	about 0.118 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
326	De OroButuan City, Agusan del Norte	2,552	about 286	about 8.92 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
327	AgsamLanuza, Surigao del Sur	2,544	about 311	about 8.17 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
328	SalvacionTrento, Agusan del Sur	2,542	about 304	about 8.36 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
329	San GabrielVeruela, Agusan del Sur	2,541	about 91	about 27.98 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
330	CambagangBarobo, Surigao del Sur	2,537	about 215	about 11.81 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
331	PoblacionKitcharao, Agusan del Norte	2,536	about 848	about 2.99 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
332	TagasakaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	2,533	about 186	about 13.64 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
333	Sto. RosarioMagallanes, Agusan del Norte	2,531	about 18,474	about 0.137 km²	−1.57% a year	Urban
334	San Agustin NorteTandag City, Surigao del Sur	2,528	about 1,532	about 1.65 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
335	SagumaBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	2,526	about 249	about 10.15 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
336	TagapuaSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur	2,521	about 318	about 7.92 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
337	QuezonSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	2,517	about 628	about 4.01 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
338	MabiniSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	2,514	about 269	about 9.36 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
339	CawilanTubod, Surigao del Norte	2,480	about 492	about 5.04 km²	6.18% a year	Urban
340	La PazBayabas, Surigao del Sur	2,473	about 185	about 13.35 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
341	QuirinoMadrid, Surigao del Sur	2,471	about 2,226	about 1.11 km²	−3.32% a year	Urban
342	ManyayayLianga, Surigao del Sur	2,466	about 37	about 66.45 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
343	Julio OuanoAlegria, Surigao del Norte	2,464	about 1,339	about 1.84 km²	4.13% a year	Rural
344	San PedroAlegria, Surigao del Norte	2,453	about 529	about 4.64 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
345	VinaporCarmen, Agusan del Norte	2,452	about 1,179	about 2.08 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
346	KasapaLoreto, Agusan del Sur	2,445	about 5	about 468.72 km²	5.25% a year	Rural
347	KauswaganLoreto, Agusan del Sur	2,443	about 95	about 25.83 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
348	San MartinProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	2,441	about 49	about 49.97 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
349	San FranciscoMainit, Surigao del Norte	2,440	about 529	about 4.61 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
350	Sumo-sumoTago, Surigao del Sur	2,440	about 295	about 8.26 km²	−0.34% 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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