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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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	GambarKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	3,129	about 418	about 7.48 km²	7.86% a year	Rural
352	PuraDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,111	about 164	about 18.94 km²	5.61% a year	Rural
353	Raya Madaya IMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,100	about 57,301	about 0.0541 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
354	PikegShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	3,096	about 614	about 5.04 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
355	Eastern WaoWao, Lanao del Sur	3,090	about 8,854	about 0.349 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
356	Tandu BanakSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	3,084	about 754	about 4.09 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
357	Lower ManggasLantawan, Basilan	3,078	about 1,344	about 2.29 km²	10.76% a year	Rural
358	ManaulSumisip, Basilan	3,066	about 538	about 5.70 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
359	Lower SinangkapanTuburan, Basilan	3,060	about 892	about 3.43 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
360	KamasiAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,059	about 301	about 10.17 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
361	AmaloyUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	3,058	about 892	about 3.43 km²	12.61% a year	Rural
362	Western WaoWao, Lanao del Sur	3,058	about 2,885	about 1.06 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
363	TundonPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	3,055	about 7,309	about 0.418 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
364	Luuk PandanBongao, Tawi-Tawi	3,046	about 631	about 4.83 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
365	LinamunanTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,035	about 753	about 4.03 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
366	SabakenNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	3,023	about 171	about 17.63 km²	3.59% a year	Rural
367	TapianDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,020	about 426	about 7.09 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
368	TolaliMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,019	about 10,131	about 0.298 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
369	DunguanNabalawag, Special Geographic Area	3,010	about 396	about 7.61 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
370	DamalusayPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur	3,009	about 1,254	about 2.40 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
371	PiangologanMarogong, Lanao del Sur	3,007	about 63	about 47.99 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
372	Bauno GaringPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	3,006	about 1,405	about 2.14 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
373	KinimiDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,004	about 84	about 35.78 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
374	PalahanganHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	3,004	about 1,295	about 2.32 km²	7.80% a year	Rural
375	Lower Bato-batoAkbar, Basilan	2,997	about 954	about 3.14 km²	8.63% a year	Rural
376	TalitayBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,986	about 410	about 7.29 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
377	TongbatoUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,985	about 420	about 7.10 km²	8.87% a year	Rural
378	PamalianTugunan, Special Geographic Area	2,981	about 885	about 3.37 km²	−2.09% a year	Rural
379	TarawakanBongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,975	about 223	about 13.34 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
380	KatutunganWao, Lanao del Sur	2,972	about 207	about 14.37 km²	6.16% a year	Rural
381	Upper SinangkapanAkbar, Basilan	2,972	about 451	about 6.59 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
382	PanadtabanRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,971	about 480	about 6.19 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
383	MilebRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,967	about 468	about 6.34 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
384	Calang CanasMaluso, Basilan	2,957	about 1,183	about 2.50 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
385	EdcorBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	2,954	about 270	about 10.93 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
386	BaitalRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,952	about 759	about 3.89 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
387	Sangcay DansalanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,947	about 70,841	about 0.0416 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
388	DarapananSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,946	about 482	about 6.11 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
389	TumaguintingNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	2,945	about 364	about 8.09 km²	−2.51% a year	Rural
390	MaitumaigDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	2,943	about 479	about 6.14 km²	5.28% a year	Rural
391	KiblegUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	2,935	about 121	about 24.22 km²	4.39% a year	Rural
392	PipilUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,932	about 352	about 8.34 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
393	Tablas UsewTuburan, Basilan	2,928	about 1,084	about 2.70 km²	7.46% a year	Rural
394	MaganoyDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	2,914	about 280	about 10.42 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
395	GalakitPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,912	about 481	about 6.06 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
396	Manuk MangkawSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,912	about 804	about 3.62 km²	−6.20% a year	Rural
397	UbitLamitan City, Basilan	2,911	about 417	about 6.98 km²	9.20% a year	Rural
398	BagoengedPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,910	about 416	about 6.99 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
399	LepakPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	2,907	about 551	about 5.28 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
400	PoblacionPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	2,907	about 7,512	about 0.387 km²	0.77% 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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