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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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	DualingAleosan, Cotabato	3,608	about 535	about 6.74 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
352	DaliaoMaasim, Sarangani	3,606	about 233	about 15.49 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
353	IlianEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	3,606	about 934	about 3.86 km²	6.84% a year	Rural
354	PoblacionLebak, Sultan Kudarat	3,598	about 4,258	about 0.845 km²	1.60% a year	Urban
355	LibasTantangan, South Cotabato	3,597	about 308	about 11.67 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
356	LambingiBanga, South Cotabato	3,583	about 432	about 8.29 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
357	TasimanLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,582	about 51	about 70.67 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
358	PolayaganAlamada, Cotabato	3,581	about 212	about 16.91 km²	7.33% a year	Rural
359	MarbelMatalam, Cotabato	3,569	about 232	about 15.36 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
360	NagpanMalungon, Sarangani	3,568	about 291	about 12.26 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
361	New CebuPresident Roxas, Cotabato	3,567	about 427	about 8.36 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
362	NomohMaasim, Sarangani	3,554	about 60	about 59.06 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
363	CablalanGlan, Sarangani	3,552	about 309	about 11.50 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
364	PanaySanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,550	about 392	about 9.06 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
365	KimagangoMidsayap, Cotabato	3,542	about 360	about 9.83 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
366	CuyaponKabacan, Cotabato	3,536	about 530	about 6.67 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
367	MalatadAntipas, Cotabato	3,526	about 286	about 12.34 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
368	BaruraoLebak, Sultan Kudarat	3,523	about 769	about 4.58 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
369	Inug-ugPikit, Cotabato	3,523	about 689	about 5.11 km²	−2.96% a year	Rural
370	SalunayanMidsayap, Cotabato	3,522	about 878	about 4.01 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
371	BenoliganKidapawan City, Cotabato	3,520	about 363	about 9.69 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
372	BusokBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	3,520	about 344	about 10.24 km²	−2.30% a year	Rural
373	SabanalKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	3,518	about 47	about 75.56 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
374	LamsugodSurallah, South Cotabato	3,516	about 388	about 9.07 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
375	KudandingIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	3,514	about 399	about 8.80 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
376	KabatiolMaasim, Sarangani	3,503	about 524	about 6.69 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
377	MalisbongPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	3,502	about 1,191	about 2.94 km²	−5.37% a year	Rural
378	MidtapokLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	3,497	about 403	about 8.67 km²	6.49% a year	Rural
379	LaguimitGlan, Sarangani	3,488	about 74	about 47.37 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
380	Datal TampalMalungon, Sarangani	3,479	about 162	about 21.46 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
381	LunenTupi, South Cotabato	3,473	about 183	about 18.95 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
382	ChristiannuevoLebak, Sultan Kudarat	3,470	about 108	about 32.26 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
383	DagupanKabacan, Cotabato	3,462	about 511	about 6.77 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
384	New CanaanAlabel, Sarangani	3,445	about 174	about 19.83 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
385	DungosTulunan, Cotabato	3,432	about 264	about 13.01 km²	−0.27% a year	Urban
386	New PanayEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	3,432	about 538	about 6.38 km²	−4.00% a year	Rural
387	San VicenteSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,430	about 426	about 8.06 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
388	TacupanCarmen, Cotabato	3,430	about 498	about 6.89 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
389	MalibatuanArakan, Cotabato	3,425	about 176	about 19.43 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
390	PagalunganPolomolok, South Cotabato	3,419	about 440	about 7.77 km²	1.49% a year	Urban
391	Zone IIKoronadal City, South Cotabato	3,419	about 4,290	about 0.797 km²	−3.69% a year	Urban
392	CadiisCarmen, Cotabato	3,414	about 204	about 16.75 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
393	SangatM'Lang, Cotabato	3,413	about 986	about 3.46 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
394	TokawalAlabel, Sarangani	3,411	about 184	about 18.55 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
395	DalapitanMatalam, Cotabato	3,407	about 409	about 8.34 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
396	Little BaguioSurallah, South Cotabato	3,398	about 395	about 8.60 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
397	Del CarmenPresident Roxas, Cotabato	3,393	about 505	about 6.72 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
398	MagsaysayKoronadal City, South Cotabato	3,391	about 482	about 7.04 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
399	DalingaoenPikit, Cotabato	3,390	about 325	about 10.43 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
400	DalipeM'Lang, Cotabato	3,382	about 449	about 7.54 km²	0.63% 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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