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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, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in SOCCSKSARGEN, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	SangayKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	3,377	about 56	about 60.33 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
402	Central MalamoteMatalam, Cotabato	3,371	about 582	about 5.79 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
403	ManoboMagpet, Cotabato	3,369	about 122	about 27.68 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
404	NalinMidsayap, Cotabato	3,369	about 906	about 3.72 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
405	AnonangMidsayap, Cotabato	3,366	about 520	about 6.47 km²	6.85% a year	Rural
406	BenitezBanga, South Cotabato	3,363	about 1,390	about 2.42 km²	1.16% a year	Urban
407	Upper BaguerPigkawayan, Cotabato	3,357	about 1,174	about 2.86 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
408	MaiboTantangan, South Cotabato	3,355	about 233	about 14.39 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
409	MinapanTulunan, Cotabato	3,354	about 433	about 7.74 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
410	New AntiqueM'Lang, Cotabato	3,350	about 135	about 24.85 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
411	Dadiangas EastGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato	3,345	about 5,430	about 0.616 km²	−0.30% a year	Urban
412	KabalantianArakan, Cotabato	3,328	about 83	about 40.33 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
413	PasandalanLebak, Sultan Kudarat	3,328	about 692	about 4.81 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
414	San VicenteGlan, Sarangani	3,321	about 179	about 18.53 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
415	KiwananMidsayap, Cotabato	3,314	about 746	about 4.44 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
416	BuriasGlan, Sarangani	3,312	about 172	about 19.23 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
417	KibenesCarmen, Cotabato	3,308	about 246	about 13.46 km²	7.40% a year	Rural
418	NulingLebak, Sultan Kudarat	3,307	about 248	about 13.31 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
419	BannawagKabacan, Cotabato	3,287	about 588	about 5.59 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
420	TakipanPikit, Cotabato	3,287	about 578	about 5.69 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
421	PerezKidapawan City, Cotabato	3,286	about 313	about 10.50 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
422	HinalaanKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	3,285	about 76	about 43.19 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
423	KatipunanSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,285	about 375	about 8.77 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
424	KalandaganTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	3,279	about 208	about 15.73 km²	2.29% a year	Urban
425	DlanagT'Boli, South Cotabato	3,270	about 163	about 20.11 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
426	LampayanMatalam, Cotabato	3,266	about 174	about 18.75 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
427	Santo NiñoBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	3,260	about 85	about 38.38 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
428	Poblacion IIBanisilan, Cotabato	3,252	about 276	about 11.80 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
429	LapuzNorala, South Cotabato	3,247	about 563	about 5.77 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
430	Upper Glad IMidsayap, Cotabato	3,246	about 1,546	about 2.10 km²	2.20% a year	Urban
431	MeocanArakan, Cotabato	3,245	about 142	about 22.89 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
432	TinaunganPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat	3,240	about 528	about 6.14 km²	3.91% a year	Rural
433	CabulingBanga, South Cotabato	3,239	about 522	about 6.21 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
434	LinangcobKidapawan City, Cotabato	3,229	about 226	about 14.28 km²	3.14% a year	Rural
435	AromanCarmen, Cotabato	3,226	about 317	about 10.19 km²	2.22% a year	Urban
436	Lopez JaenaNorala, South Cotabato	3,224	about 396	about 8.14 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
437	BalogoPigkawayan, Cotabato	3,222	about 1,063	about 3.03 km²	5.99% a year	Rural
438	Guinsang-anSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,218	about 335	about 9.62 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
439	MacasendegMidsayap, Cotabato	3,213	about 223	about 14.40 km²	−13.53% a year	Rural
440	ManubuanMatalam, Cotabato	3,209	about 360	about 8.91 km²	3.58% a year	Urban
441	Upper MaculanLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,205	about 225	about 14.25 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
442	KatilacanPikit, Cotabato	3,204	about 581	about 5.51 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
443	LagandangIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	3,190	about 22	about 146.59 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
444	Poblacion IIIPigkawayan, Cotabato	3,168	about 3,137	about 1.01 km²	−0.52% a year	Urban
445	KapingkongLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	3,165	about 427	about 7.42 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
446	PidtiguianLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	3,147	about 564	about 5.58 km²	−4.95% a year	Rural
447	Santa CruzTampakan, South Cotabato	3,147	about 681	about 4.62 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
448	TaponGlan, Sarangani	3,145	about 196	about 16.02 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
449	KalibuhanPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	3,144	about 60	about 52.53 km²	3.45% a year	Rural
450	PalianTupi, South Cotabato	3,141	about 465	about 6.75 km²	no 2020 count	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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