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, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cotabato, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	PoblacionKidapawan City, Cotabato	28,191	about 5,025	about 5.61 km²	−0.53% a year	Urban
2	PoblacionKabacan, Cotabato	17,037	about 1,923	about 8.86 km²	−0.65% a year	Urban
3	PoblacionCarmen, Cotabato	12,960	about 1,857	about 6.98 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
4	SudapinKidapawan City, Cotabato	11,805	about 2,108	about 5.60 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
5	KayagaKabacan, Cotabato	11,726	about 788	about 14.89 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
6	DadoAlamada, Cotabato	10,923	about 108	about 101.08 km²	−2.06% a year	Urban
7	PoblacionMakilala, Cotabato	10,841	about 1,281	about 8.46 km²	−0.50% a year	Urban
8	LanaoKidapawan City, Cotabato	9,755	about 2,748	about 3.55 km²	−0.07% a year	Urban
9	SingaoKidapawan City, Cotabato	9,624	about 909	about 10.59 km²	−0.66% a year	Urban
10	BaoAlamada, Cotabato	9,275	about 129	about 71.97 km²	−0.38% a year	Urban
11	PoblacionPikit, Cotabato	9,120	about 6,378	about 1.43 km²	−1.95% a year	Urban
12	LilionganCarmen, Cotabato	8,948	about 119	about 75.11 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
13	PoblacionPresident Roxas, Cotabato	8,213	about 527	about 15.59 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
14	SaguingMakilala, Cotabato	7,921	about 533	about 14.87 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
15	Dungo-anM'Lang, Cotabato	7,606	about 345	about 22.04 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
16	AmasKidapawan City, Cotabato	7,540	about 510	about 14.78 km²	−0.12% a year	Urban
17	PoblacionAntipas, Cotabato	7,513	about 1,304	about 5.76 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
18	PoblacionMagpet, Cotabato	7,465	about 1,357	about 5.50 km²	1.76% a year	Urban
19	BagontapayM'Lang, Cotabato	7,244	about 543	about 13.33 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
20	PoblacionTulunan, Cotabato	7,113	about 4,531	about 1.57 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
21	BalindogKidapawan City, Cotabato	7,012	about 1,291	about 5.43 km²	−0.28% a year	Urban
22	PoblacionLibungan, Cotabato	6,939	about 3,289	about 2.11 km²	−0.31% a year	Urban
23	TuaelPresident Roxas, Cotabato	6,907	about 70	about 99.21 km²	−3.24% a year	Urban
24	GuilingAlamada, Cotabato	6,743	about 49	about 137.86 km²	2.11% a year	Urban
25	PoblacionMatalam, Cotabato	6,721	about 1,552	about 4.33 km²	−0.35% a year	Urban
26	MalasilaMakilala, Cotabato	6,648	about 306	about 21.75 km²	−0.70% a year	Urban
27	SadaanMidsayap, Cotabato	6,537	about 809	about 8.08 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
28	CabaruyanLibungan, Cotabato	6,470	about 472	about 13.70 km²	4.19% a year	Urban
29	Barangay Poblacion 8Midsayap, Cotabato	6,357	about 2,278	about 2.79 km²	−1.35% a year	Urban
30	Banisilan PoblacionBanisilan, Cotabato	6,238	about 636	about 9.81 km²	2.82% a year	Urban
31	PunolPikit, Cotabato	6,193	about 855	about 7.24 km²	2.62% a year	Urban
32	GreenfieldArakan, Cotabato	6,125	about 285	about 21.48 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
33	San VicenteMakilala, Cotabato	6,057	about 711	about 8.52 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
34	BualTulunan, Cotabato	6,050	about 609	about 9.93 km²	−0.25% a year	Urban
35	TinutulanPikit, Cotabato	6,010	about 573	about 10.49 km²	−0.77% a year	Urban
36	MalapagCarmen, Cotabato	5,982	about 142	about 42.23 km²	−0.46% a year	Urban
37	MagsaysayKidapawan City, Cotabato	5,632	about 2,903	about 1.94 km²	−1.00% a year	Urban
38	KitacubongAlamada, Cotabato	5,595	about 568	about 9.85 km²	−1.95% a year	Urban
39	Paidu PulangiPikit, Cotabato	5,562	about 1,002	about 5.55 km²	3.97% a year	Urban
40	San MateoAleosan, Cotabato	5,431	about 357	about 15.22 km²	−0.87% a year	Urban
41	KiladaMatalam, Cotabato	5,363	about 720	about 7.45 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
42	NuanganKidapawan City, Cotabato	5,288	about 1,180	about 4.48 km²	−0.49% a year	Urban
43	KisanteMakilala, Cotabato	5,162	about 397	about 12.99 km²	−0.10% a year	Urban
44	ManongolKidapawan City, Cotabato	5,110	about 757	about 6.75 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
45	GumagaLibungan, Cotabato	5,078	about 723	about 7.02 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
46	KalasuyanKidapawan City, Cotabato	5,054	about 1,082	about 4.67 km²	4.90% a year	Urban
47	KatidtuanKabacan, Cotabato	5,023	about 561	about 8.95 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
48	BuayanM'Lang, Cotabato	4,919	about 431	about 11.41 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
49	PacoKidapawan City, Cotabato	4,901	about 489	about 10.02 km²	−0.13% a year	Urban
50	VillaricaMidsayap, Cotabato	4,883	about 1,480	about 3.30 km²	0.57% a year	Urban

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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