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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, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	RebukenSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,906	about 695	about 4.18 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
402	LanguyanHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	2,904	about 365	about 7.95 km²	11.54% a year	Rural
403	MaterlingUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,903	about 733	about 3.96 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
404	ParanganPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	2,901	about 266	about 10.91 km²	3.69% a year	Rural
405	NabundasPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,898	about 181	about 15.99 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
406	MasulotSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	2,897	about 211	about 13.72 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
407	BadakDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,896	about 188	about 15.44 km²	8.12% a year	Rural
408	Buadi SacayoMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,889	about 33,632	about 0.0859 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
409	PopolBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,881	about 424	about 6.79 km²	4.55% a year	Rural
410	BulodSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	2,879	about 381	about 7.55 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
411	Tong-UmusTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,878	about 569	about 5.06 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
412	PanatanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,876	about 470	about 6.12 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
413	RominimbangBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	2,870	about 267	about 10.73 km²	5.59% a year	Rural
414	Bohe-SuyakUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,864	about 546	about 5.25 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
415	KulapePanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	2,862	about 202	about 14.16 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
416	TampakanSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,859	about 687	about 4.16 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
417	MahawidTuburan, Basilan	2,856	about 523	about 5.46 km²	7.19% a year	Rural
418	BanagoBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	2,855	about 2,827	about 1.01 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
419	LuayanMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	2,845	about 411	about 6.92 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
420	LigayanSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,834	about 1,396	about 2.03 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
421	DarampuaSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	2,833	about 177	about 15.98 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
422	BagoaingudLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	2,823	about 994	about 2.84 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
423	MatatagLamitan City, Basilan	2,816	about 2,347	about 1.20 km²	−0.32% a year	Urban
424	Jose Abad SantosMalabang, Lanao del Sur	2,815	about 12,186	about 0.231 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
425	MapantaoLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	2,811	about 1,837	about 1.53 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
426	Labu-labu IDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,809	about 1,527	about 1.84 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
427	Lahi-lahiTuburan, Basilan	2,807	about 1,604	about 1.75 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
428	PagalonganWao, Lanao del Sur	2,804	about 163	about 17.15 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
429	BenolenDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,796	about 1,185	about 2.36 km²	7.30% a year	Rural
430	PapandayanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,793	about 5,620	about 0.497 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
431	BalagtasanLamitan City, Basilan	2,792	about 283	about 9.88 km²	4.22% a year	Rural
432	Poblacion IIShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	2,788	about 1,787	about 1.56 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
433	BasakanHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	2,785	about 469	about 5.94 km²	13.52% a year	Rural
434	KaumpurnahTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,781	about 2,461	about 1.13 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
435	PataniMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,781	about 1,717	about 1.62 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
436	MudsengKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	2,780	about 226	about 12.28 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
437	LangcoMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	2,773	about 625	about 4.44 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
438	TinungkaanUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	2,772	about 114	about 24.36 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
439	GawangDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,770	about 522	about 5.31 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
440	DimampaoDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	2,768	about 427	about 6.48 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
441	MalalisSultan Dumalondong, Lanao del Sur	2,768	about 509	about 5.44 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
442	Upper TaviranKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	2,765	about 901	about 3.07 km²	7.15% a year	Rural
443	LiongBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	2,758	about 368	about 7.50 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
444	MalibpolokRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,754	about 687	about 4.01 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
445	UlitanUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,751	about 593	about 4.64 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
446	MahaloMapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,747	about 525	about 5.23 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
447	NunukanSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,738	about 104	about 26.30 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
448	Pagatin (Pagatin I)Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	2,736	about 805	about 3.40 km²	6.81% a year	Rural
449	SullohTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,731	about 1,415	about 1.93 km²	9.95% a year	Rural
450	PagatinDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur	2,725	about 761	about 3.58 km²	1.99% 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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