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Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM)

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 Bangsamoro (BARMM)

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), at a glance

Barangays: 2,185^[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: 4,545,486^[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: 169 urban^[4]; 2,016 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: Sandab Madaya^[6]; Butig, Lanao del Sur; about 262.64 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: Karaha^{[5, 7]}; Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi; 31.95% 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: 104 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Kabasalan, −4.11% 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.

2,185 barangays, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	KiganSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	3,388	about 147	about 23.09 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
302	TalibadokDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,388	about 1,746	about 1.94 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
303	PaitanMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	3,379	about 133	about 25.41 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
304	Norhaya VillageMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,375	about 54,789	about 0.0616 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
305	Duga-aTuburan, Basilan	3,369	about 355	about 9.48 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
306	MalaccaPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	3,363	about 692	about 4.86 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
307	KalianMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	3,362	about 496	about 6.78 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
308	GligliLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	3,357	about 507	about 6.62 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
309	Banggolo PoblacionMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,342	about 52,382	about 0.0638 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
310	Bubonga Lilod MadayaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,341	about 73,753	about 0.0453 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
311	BohetambisTuburan, Basilan	3,340	about 447	about 7.48 km²	20.42% a year	Rural
312	TumbrasKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	3,330	about 434	about 7.67 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
313	Labu-labu IIDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,323	about 2,769	about 1.20 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
314	Campo MuslimMalabang, Lanao del Sur	3,322	about 27,455	about 0.121 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
315	BulitPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,303	about 411	about 8.04 km²	4.56% a year	Rural
316	IganagampongDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	3,300	about 657	about 5.02 km²	5.51% a year	Rural
317	CabayuanBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	3,293	about 305	about 10.80 km²	6.25% a year	Rural
318	Manila GroupWao, Lanao del Sur	3,292	about 2,403	about 1.37 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
319	BangonMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,289	about 10,644	about 0.309 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
320	MalimonoMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,286	about 520	about 6.32 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
321	ManionParang, Maguindanao del Norte	3,285	about 475	about 6.92 km²	7.04% a year	Rural
322	MakaguilingSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,284	about 1,144	about 2.87 km²	3.76% a year	Rural
323	TaberlonganMaluso, Basilan	3,283	about 199	about 16.51 km²	11.13% a year	Rural
324	KanguanDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	3,281	about 6,751	about 0.486 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
325	DapantisRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,280	about 796	about 4.12 km²	3.06% a year	Rural
326	CandiisHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	3,279	about 537	about 6.11 km²	9.21% a year	Rural
327	MatengenSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,271	about 134	about 24.41 km²	5.23% a year	Rural
328	DadosDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,260	about 805	about 4.05 km²	6.69% a year	Rural
329	North LarapSitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	3,260	about 756	about 4.31 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
330	Upper DilagPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	3,260	about 1,094	about 2.98 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
331	Raya SaducMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,258	about 42,644	about 0.0764 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
332	CabasaranMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,254	about 859	about 3.79 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
333	BakongSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	3,252	about 1,848	about 1.76 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
334	Poblacion VCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	3,235	about 12,442	about 0.26 km²	−1.01% a year	Urban
335	BacayawanSultan Dumalondong, Lanao del Sur	3,234	about 2,812	about 1.15 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
336	MacasampenGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,234	about 371	about 8.72 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
337	SeronggonHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	3,226	about 441	about 7.32 km²	22.25% a year	Rural
338	Upper Bato-batoAkbar, Basilan	3,207	about 1,812	about 1.77 km²	3.91% a year	Rural
339	GuinibonDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	3,204	about 400	about 8.02 km²	5.35% a year	Rural
340	Lilod MadayaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,202	about 72,443	about 0.0442 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
341	BungcogUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	3,195	about 144	about 22.20 km²	6.83% a year	Rural
342	DamalasakPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,192	about 1,535	about 2.08 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
343	TagudtonganParang, Maguindanao del Norte	3,185	about 1,154	about 2.76 km²	7.70% a year	Rural
344	Upper SilingBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,183	about 663	about 4.80 km²	5.16% a year	Rural
345	TamarTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,182	about 140	about 22.76 km²	5.10% a year	Rural
346	DasalanHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	3,178	about 469	about 6.78 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
347	BulodPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,169	about 71	about 44.53 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
348	Beyaba-DamagMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,163	about 6,673	about 0.474 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
349	RagayanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	3,156	about 839	about 3.76 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
350	LinonganAkbar, Basilan	3,135	about 3,823	about 0.82 km²	3.81% 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 : 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.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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