The Atlas

Barangays in Cotabato

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 Cotabato

Barangays in Cotabato, at a glance

Barangays: 480^[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: 1,286,142^[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: 76 urban^[4]; 404 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Kidapawan City, Cotabato; 28,191 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: Guiling^[6]; Alamada, Cotabato; about 137.86 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: Kalasuyan^{[5, 7]}; Kidapawan City, Cotabato; 4.90% 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: 254 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Tuael, −3.24% 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.

480 barangays, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cotabato, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	KilalaCarmen, Cotabato	1,131	about 58	about 19.59 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
402	New CaridadTulunan, Cotabato	1,131	about 83	about 13.64 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
403	MalengenLibungan, Cotabato	1,125	about 116	about 9.73 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
404	SalapunganKabacan, Cotabato	1,123	about 677	about 1.66 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
405	AlibayonMagpet, Cotabato	1,112	about 342	about 3.25 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
406	New ConsolacionM'Lang, Cotabato	1,105	about 110	about 10.02 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
407	BangbangMatalam, Cotabato	1,101	about 91	about 12.05 km²	−3.16% a year	Rural
408	CamasiPresident Roxas, Cotabato	1,091	about 265	about 4.12 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
409	PinamatonMatalam, Cotabato	1,078	about 88	about 12.29 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
410	San RoqueKidapawan City, Cotabato	1,078	about 247	about 4.36 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
411	New CulasiPigkawayan, Cotabato	1,075	about 276	about 3.90 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
412	San PedroMidsayap, Cotabato	1,071	about 482	about 2.22 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
413	Upper Glad IIMidsayap, Cotabato	1,071	about 900	about 1.19 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
414	New KaliboM'Lang, Cotabato	1,069	about 187	about 5.72 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
415	MalangagAntipas, Cotabato	1,059	about 84	about 12.65 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
416	Kulaman ValleyArakan, Cotabato	1,045	about 37	about 28.20 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
417	NabundasanTulunan, Cotabato	1,043	about 176	about 5.93 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
418	RenibonPigkawayan, Cotabato	1,041	about 68	about 15.23 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
419	B. CadungonAntipas, Cotabato	1,037	about 108	about 9.56 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
420	San MiguelArakan, Cotabato	1,037	about 82	about 12.63 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
421	TuburanTulunan, Cotabato	1,037	about 122	about 8.47 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
422	SalatPresident Roxas, Cotabato	1,036	about 38	about 27.61 km²	−12.80% a year	Rural
423	TaculenMatalam, Cotabato	1,025	about 256	about 4.00 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
424	AllabArakan, Cotabato	1,024	about 101	about 10.13 km²	6.52% a year	Rural
425	BitokaMidsayap, Cotabato	1,014	about 324	about 3.13 km²	5.88% a year	Rural
426	BangkalMagpet, Cotabato	1,011	about 112	about 9.01 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
427	DoloresAntipas, Cotabato	1,009	about 205	about 4.93 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
428	MagcaalamMagpet, Cotabato	1,006	about 100	about 10.10 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
429	ManupalMatalam, Cotabato	993	about 299	about 3.32 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
430	Palma-PerezM'Lang, Cotabato	985	about 190	about 5.19 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
431	MilayaMidsayap, Cotabato	984	about 224	about 4.40 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
432	PentilAleosan, Cotabato	984	about 124	about 7.96 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
433	KawayanonMakilala, Cotabato	983	about 125	about 7.84 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
434	Datu CeloMagpet, Cotabato	967	about 129	about 7.48 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
435	CabangbanganPresident Roxas, Cotabato	964	about 170	about 5.66 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
436	IlianMatalam, Cotabato	962	about 171	about 5.61 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
437	LomonayPresident Roxas, Cotabato	961	about 168	about 5.72 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
438	MalinanKidapawan City, Cotabato	956	about 110	about 8.69 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
439	PalacatAleosan, Cotabato	942	about 255	about 3.69 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
440	Datu IndangPresident Roxas, Cotabato	935	about 145	about 6.46 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
441	Tumbao-CamaligBanisilan, Cotabato	934	about 89	about 10.50 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
442	BagumbayanMagpet, Cotabato	920	about 80	about 11.50 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
443	CarugmananBanisilan, Cotabato	918	about 105	about 8.72 km²	−4.01% a year	Rural
444	BituanTulunan, Cotabato	914	about 71	about 12.86 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
445	MalayanM'Lang, Cotabato	912	about 161	about 5.67 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
446	CanaanAntipas, Cotabato	903	about 168	about 5.36 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
447	New IgbarasPigkawayan, Cotabato	891	about 100	about 8.94 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
448	IlianMagpet, Cotabato	866	about 237	about 3.66 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
449	AnapolonArakan, Cotabato	858	about 153	about 5.62 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
450	Datu AgodAntipas, Cotabato	835	about 139	about 6.00 km²	−0.93% 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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