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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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	Talo-aoBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	2,437	about 580	about 4.20 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
352	BaleguianJabonga, Agusan del Norte	2,434	about 79	about 30.75 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
353	WaloeLoreto, Agusan del Sur	2,434	about 45	about 54.52 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
354	San VicenteLoreto, Agusan del Sur	2,431	about 74	about 33.02 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
355	SagbayanSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	2,429	about 184	about 13.18 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
356	Poblacion 12Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	2,420	about 2,662	about 0.909 km²	−0.50% a year	Urban
357	MaitumTandag City, Surigao del Sur	2,419	about 85	about 28.38 km²	5.82% a year	Rural
358	MahayahaySan Jose, Dinagat Islands	2,413	about 12,126	about 0.199 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
359	ConsueloGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	2,411	about 373	about 6.46 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
360	Bad-asPlacer, Surigao del Norte	2,407	about 704	about 3.42 km²	1.14% a year	Urban
361	AwaProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	2,403	about 411	about 5.84 km²	3.39% a year	Rural
362	LipataSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	2,393	about 973	about 2.46 km²	−4.28% a year	Urban
363	MararagMarihatag, Surigao del Sur	2,388	about 219	about 10.88 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
364	Del CarmenSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	2,387	about 843	about 2.83 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
365	San Ignacio Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	2,383	about 13,239	about 0.18 km²	7.67% a year	Urban
366	ValenciaCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	2,382	about 186	about 12.82 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
367	AzpetiaProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	2,378	about 143	about 16.58 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
368	Mat-iLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	2,373	about 496	about 4.78 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
369	MagroyongSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	2,372	about 117	about 20.34 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
370	BasilisaRemedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte	2,363	about 567	about 4.17 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
371	Imadejas Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	2,358	about 3,725	about 0.633 km²	1.70% a year	Urban
372	CatangnanGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	2,328	about 927	about 2.51 km²	5.61% a year	Urban
373	San ToribioEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	2,327	about 340	about 6.85 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
374	MahayahayLingig, Surigao del Sur	2,322	about 51	about 45.41 km²	−2.40% a year	Rural
375	AlipaoAlegria, Surigao del Norte	2,302	about 276	about 8.34 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
376	MabuhaySison, Surigao del Norte	2,301	about 469	about 4.91 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
377	San NicolasTalacogon, Agusan del Sur	2,301	about 935	about 2.46 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
378	PiglawiganEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	2,290	about 287	about 7.99 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
379	San AntonioRemedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte	2,290	about 44	about 51.75 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
380	Ata-atahonNasipit, Agusan del Norte	2,276	about 594	about 3.83 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
381	BayanMarihatag, Surigao del Sur	2,264	about 228	about 9.91 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
382	BalibayonSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	2,259	about 2,310	about 0.978 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
383	San RoqueKitcharao, Agusan del Norte	2,254	about 340	about 6.62 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
384	SeringBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	2,247	about 747	about 3.01 km²	−8.02% a year	Rural
385	MagsaysayMainit, Surigao del Norte	2,242	about 5,027	about 0.446 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
386	MasgadMalimono, Surigao del Norte	2,242	about 202	about 11.10 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
387	Santa MariaTagbina, Surigao del Sur	2,241	about 129	about 17.33 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
388	CuarintaSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	2,235	about 104	about 21.55 km²	5.34% a year	Rural
389	SumileButuan City, Agusan del Norte	2,226	about 171	about 12.99 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
390	BobonButuan City, Agusan del Norte	2,225	about 467	about 4.76 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
391	CambatongHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	2,225	about 86	about 25.93 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
392	Barangay 2San Francisco, Agusan del Sur	2,216	about 6,947	about 0.319 km²	−2.78% a year	Urban
393	TagmamarkayTubay, Agusan del Norte	2,215	about 138	about 16.07 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
394	QuezonTagbina, Surigao del Sur	2,214	about 354	about 6.26 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
395	AlambiqueGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	2,213	about 4,339	about 0.51 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
396	BatucanTalacogon, Agusan del Sur	2,208	about 236	about 9.37 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
397	CalagdaanCantilan, Surigao del Sur	2,203	about 344	about 6.40 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
398	Poblacion 3Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte	2,203	about 18,207	about 0.121 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
399	LiatimcoLianga, Surigao del Sur	2,194	about 549	about 4.00 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
400	General AguinaldoLibjo, Dinagat Islands	2,193	about 49	about 44.71 km²	0.72% 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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