The Atlas

Barangays in M'Lang

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 M'Lang, at a glance

Barangays: 37^[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: 98,646^[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: 6 urban^[4]; 31 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Dungo-an^[5]; M'Lang, Cotabato; 7,606 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: Tibao^[6]; M'Lang, Cotabato; about 28.97 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: Bagontapay^{[5, 7]}; M'Lang, Cotabato; 0.41% 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: 23 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Dungo-an, −0.16% 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.

37 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in M'Lang, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	Dungo-anM'Lang, Cotabato	7,606	about 345	about 22.04 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
2	BagontapayM'Lang, Cotabato	7,244	about 543	about 13.33 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
3	BuayanM'Lang, Cotabato	4,919	about 431	about 11.41 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
4	PoblacionM'Lang, Cotabato	4,823	about 5,499	about 0.877 km²	−0.44% a year	Urban
5	LikaM'Lang, Cotabato	4,716	about 581	about 8.12 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
6	InasM'Lang, Cotabato	4,254	about 562	about 7.57 km²	−0.07% a year	Urban
7	BialongM'Lang, Cotabato	4,169	about 507	about 8.23 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
8	Poblacion BM'Lang, Cotabato	3,964	about 3,705	about 1.07 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
9	DagongM'Lang, Cotabato	3,899	about 177	about 22.05 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
10	SangatM'Lang, Cotabato	3,413	about 986	about 3.46 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
11	DalipeM'Lang, Cotabato	3,382	about 449	about 7.54 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
12	New AntiqueM'Lang, Cotabato	3,350	about 135	about 24.85 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
13	GaunanM'Lang, Cotabato	2,910	about 118	about 24.64 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
14	New RizalM'Lang, Cotabato	2,813	about 296	about 9.50 km²	4.76% a year	Rural
15	LepagaM'Lang, Cotabato	2,786	about 208	about 13.40 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
16	TibaoM'Lang, Cotabato	2,488	about 86	about 28.97 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
17	New JaniuayM'Lang, Cotabato	2,458	about 330	about 7.44 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
18	Nueva VidaM'Lang, Cotabato	2,225	about 200	about 11.11 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
19	Pag-asaM'Lang, Cotabato	2,184	about 196	about 11.14 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
20	TawantawanM'Lang, Cotabato	2,163	about 271	about 7.97 km²	2.04% a year	Urban
21	LangkongM'Lang, Cotabato	1,996	about 440	about 4.54 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
22	New Lawa-anM'Lang, Cotabato	1,895	about 212	about 8.93 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
23	Luz VillageM'Lang, Cotabato	1,851	about 205	about 9.04 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
24	KatipunanM'Lang, Cotabato	1,840	about 122	about 15.05 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
25	LibooM'Lang, Cotabato	1,616	about 388	about 4.17 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
26	CalunasanM'Lang, Cotabato	1,604	about 176	about 9.11 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
27	New BarbazaM'Lang, Cotabato	1,529	about 310	about 4.94 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
28	Pulang-lupaM'Lang, Cotabato	1,332	about 168	about 7.92 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
29	MagallonM'Lang, Cotabato	1,267	about 245	about 5.18 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
30	New EsperanzaM'Lang, Cotabato	1,221	about 177	about 6.90 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
31	La FortunaM'Lang, Cotabato	1,143	about 189	about 6.06 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
32	New ConsolacionM'Lang, Cotabato	1,105	about 110	about 10.02 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
33	New KaliboM'Lang, Cotabato	1,069	about 187	about 5.72 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
34	Palma-PerezM'Lang, Cotabato	985	about 190	about 5.19 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
35	MalayanM'Lang, Cotabato	912	about 161	about 5.67 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
36	La SuerteM'Lang, Cotabato	765	about 125	about 6.12 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
37	UgpayM'Lang, Cotabato	750	about 217	about 3.45 km²	1.19% 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 : 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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