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Barangays in Indanan

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 Indanan, at a glance

Barangays: 34^[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: 105,384^[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: 4 urban^[4]; 30 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Kajatian^[5]; Indanan, Sulu; 22,578 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: Tumantangis^[6]; Indanan, Sulu; about 12.99 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: Buanza^{[5, 7]}; Indanan, Sulu; 5.03% 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: None of the 34^[7]; Every one had more people in 2024 than in 2020.

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.

34 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in Indanan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	KajatianIndanan, Sulu	22,578	about 4,181	about 5.40 km²	4.98% a year	Urban
2	BuanzaIndanan, Sulu	7,169	about 1,922	about 3.73 km²	5.03% a year	Urban
3	TimbanganIndanan, Sulu	5,600	about 2,090	about 2.68 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
4	TagbakIndanan, Sulu	5,436	about 1,874	about 2.90 km²	4.65% a year	Urban
5	Bato-batoIndanan, Sulu	4,950	about 908	about 5.45 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
6	SionoganIndanan, Sulu	3,538	about 980	about 3.61 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
7	PoblacionIndanan, Sulu	3,198	about 672	about 4.76 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
8	Tubig DakulahIndanan, Sulu	3,183	about 1,641	about 1.94 km²	8.92% a year	Rural
9	PasilIndanan, Sulu	3,068	about 1,358	about 2.26 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
10	KagayIndanan, Sulu	2,584	about 549	about 4.71 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
11	LangpasIndanan, Sulu	2,550	about 1,063	about 2.40 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
12	BunutIndanan, Sulu	2,496	about 832	about 3.00 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
13	AdjidIndanan, Sulu	2,400	about 930	about 2.58 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
14	Kan IslamIndanan, Sulu	2,264	about 2,177	about 1.04 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
15	Tubig ParangIndanan, Sulu	2,200	about 1,063	about 2.07 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
16	KuppongIndanan, Sulu	2,129	about 553	about 3.85 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
17	Jati-TunggalIndanan, Sulu	2,050	about 1,165	about 1.76 km²	6.28% a year	Rural
18	PanabuanIndanan, Sulu	2,010	about 1,340	about 1.50 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
19	LicupIndanan, Sulu	2,008	about 607	about 3.31 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
20	KarawanIndanan, Sulu	2,003	about 1,022	about 1.96 km²	7.42% a year	Rural
21	ManggisIndanan, Sulu	1,907	about 1,289	about 1.48 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
22	Sapah MalaumIndanan, Sulu	1,800	about 837	about 2.15 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
23	MalimbayaIndanan, Sulu	1,762	about 520	about 3.39 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
24	BangalanIndanan, Sulu	1,746	about 574	about 3.04 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
25	PaligueIndanan, Sulu	1,710	about 658	about 2.60 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
26	Panglima MisuariIndanan, Sulu	1,625	about 991	about 1.64 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
27	KatianIndanan, Sulu	1,593	about 1,844	about 0.864 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
28	Kabbon MaasIndanan, Sulu	1,576	about 1,608	about 0.98 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
29	ManilopIndanan, Sulu	1,524	about 699	about 2.18 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
30	LambayongIndanan, Sulu	1,495	about 1,359	about 1.10 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
31	TumantangisIndanan, Sulu	1,430	about 110	about 12.99 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
32	Kandang TukayIndanan, Sulu	1,308	about 540	about 2.42 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
33	SawakiIndanan, Sulu	1,274	about 643	about 1.98 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
34	Bud-TaranIndanan, Sulu	1,220	about 200	about 6.09 km²	1.22% 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: Zamboanga Peninsula (OpenSTAT table 0091A6DTPH8). Published August 5, 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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