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Barangays in Old Panamao

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 Old Panamao, at a glance

Barangays: 31^[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: 53,903^[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: 1 urban^[4]; 30 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Su-uh^[5]; Old Panamao, Sulu; 13,750 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: Tayungan^[6]; Old Panamao, Sulu; about 6.86 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: Su-uh^{[5, 7]}; Old Panamao, Sulu; 0.03% 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 31^[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.

31 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in Old Panamao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	Su-uhOld Panamao, Sulu	13,750	about 5,753	about 2.39 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
2	Seit LakeOld Panamao, Sulu	2,814	about 804	about 3.50 km²	4.97% a year	Rural
3	Kan-SipatOld Panamao, Sulu	2,109	about 525	about 4.02 km²	24.14% a year	Rural
4	Kulay-kulayOld Panamao, Sulu	2,008	about 5,837	about 0.344 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
5	Upper PatibulanOld Panamao, Sulu	2,007	about 1,715	about 1.17 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
6	AsinOld Panamao, Sulu	1,759	about 1,599	about 1.10 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
7	BulangsiOld Panamao, Sulu	1,651	about 764	about 2.16 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
8	Tabu ManukOld Panamao, Sulu	1,550	about 3,523	about 0.44 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
9	KamaligOld Panamao, Sulu	1,506	about 3,400	about 0.443 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
10	Kan-DayokOld Panamao, Sulu	1,492	about 295	about 5.06 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
11	Tubig GantangOld Panamao, Sulu	1,340	about 713	about 1.88 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
12	BakudOld Panamao, Sulu	1,332	about 1,437	about 0.927 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
13	TayunganOld Panamao, Sulu	1,308	about 191	about 6.86 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
14	BaunohOld Panamao, Sulu	1,278	about 2,159	about 0.592 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
15	Lower PatibulanOld Panamao, Sulu	1,274	about 988	about 1.29 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
16	Pugad ManaulOld Panamao, Sulu	1,262	about 214	about 5.90 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
17	Seit HigadOld Panamao, Sulu	1,262	about 493	about 2.56 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
18	Kan UkolOld Panamao, Sulu	1,245	about 537	about 2.32 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
19	PuhaganOld Panamao, Sulu	1,219	about 1,593	about 0.765 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
20	Kan AsaaliOld Panamao, Sulu	1,190	about 1,363	about 0.873 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
21	ParangOld Panamao, Sulu	1,108	about 833	about 1.33 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
22	BitanagOld Panamao, Sulu	1,054	about 1,564	about 0.674 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
23	LunggangOld Panamao, Sulu	1,048	about 452	about 2.32 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
24	BangdayOld Panamao, Sulu	1,033	about 1,054	about 0.98 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
25	Bud SeitOld Panamao, Sulu	1,020	about 1,216	about 0.839 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
26	Tubig JatiOld Panamao, Sulu	1,008	about 573	about 1.76 km²	5.64% a year	Rural
27	DatagOld Panamao, Sulu	980	about 1,910	about 0.513 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
28	LakitOld Panamao, Sulu	913	about 236	about 3.87 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
29	KawasanOld Panamao, Sulu	903	about 305	about 2.96 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
30	Tandu-tanduOld Panamao, Sulu	855	about 333	about 2.57 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
31	TinahOld Panamao, Sulu	625	about 275	about 2.27 km²	0.94% 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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