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Barangays in Sultan Kudarat

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 Sultan Kudarat, at a glance

Barangays: 249^[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: 863,651^[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: 53 urban^[4]; 196 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Kalawag II^[5]; Isulan, Sultan Kudarat; 17,372 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: Balwan^[6]; Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat; about 251.83 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: Kenram^{[5, 7]}; Isulan, Sultan Kudarat; 3.77% 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: 102 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion, −4.68% 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.

249 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Sultan Kudarat, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	Kalawag IIIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	17,372	about 5,869	about 2.96 km²	0.85% a year	Urban
2	San PabloTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	16,757	about 4,707	about 3.56 km²	3.14% a year	Urban
3	PoblacionTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	15,969	about 6,049	about 2.64 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
4	New IsabelaTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	12,361	about 4,093	about 3.02 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
5	Kalawag IIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	11,195	about 2,132	about 5.25 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
6	PoblacionLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	10,832	about 1,517	about 7.14 km²	−2.80% a year	Urban
7	LaguilayanIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	10,623	about 93	about 114.01 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
8	TamnagLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	9,133	about 1,316	about 6.94 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
9	Lutayan ProperLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	8,974	about 1,603	about 5.60 km²	−4.45% a year	Urban
10	SalumpingEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	8,577	about 86	about 100.24 km²	−2.11% a year	Urban
11	San EmmanuelTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	8,462	about 1,533	about 5.52 km²	1.83% a year	Urban
12	PoblacionEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	8,150	about 4,454	about 1.83 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
13	Enrique J.C. MontillaTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	7,831	about 385	about 20.34 km²	2.53% a year	Urban
14	Virginia GriñoTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	7,825	about 1,068	about 7.33 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
15	PoblacionPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat	7,794	about 1,394	about 5.59 km²	1.17% a year	Urban
16	PoblacionColumbio, Sultan Kudarat	7,758	about 893	about 8.69 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
17	MamaliLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	7,412	about 1,082	about 6.85 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
18	Bai SarifinangBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	7,376	about 83	about 88.77 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
19	TibpuanLebak, Sultan Kudarat	7,313	about 2,031	about 3.60 km²	1.90% a year	Urban
20	BuenaflorTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	7,199	about 1,558	about 4.62 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
21	KenramIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	7,196	about 538	about 13.38 km²	3.77% a year	Urban
22	SampaoIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	6,985	about 595	about 11.74 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
23	BlingkongLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	6,873	about 791	about 8.69 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
24	KapayaBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	6,819	about 460	about 14.82 km²	3.30% a year	Urban
25	SaliaoEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	6,697	about 1,356	about 4.94 km²	2.05% a year	Urban
26	BambadIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	6,626	about 601	about 11.02 km²	−0.74% a year	Urban
27	PoblacionPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	6,560	about 1,616	about 4.06 km²	−4.68% a year	Urban
28	PalavillaLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	6,545	about 110	about 59.74 km²	1.64% a year	Urban
29	PoblacionBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	6,321	about 274	about 23.11 km²	1.40% a year	Urban
30	PoblacionKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	6,207	about 4,632	about 1.34 km²	1.02% a year	Urban
31	MasiagBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	6,159	about 81	about 75.97 km²	−0.81% a year	Urban
32	Pag-asaKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	6,145	about 11,594	about 0.53 km²	1.96% a year	Urban
33	Kalawag IIIIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	5,997	about 716	about 8.37 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
34	DansuliIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	5,892	about 1,367	about 4.31 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
35	KeytodacLebak, Sultan Kudarat	5,702	about 88	about 64.86 km²	−1.00% a year	Urban
36	BualIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	5,619	about 35	about 158.81 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
37	BiwangBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	5,531	about 519	about 10.66 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
38	SalangsangLebak, Sultan Kudarat	5,480	about 110	about 49.67 km²	−0.23% a year	Urban
39	KulamanSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	5,479	about 2,686	about 2.04 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
40	BantogonKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	5,320	about 254	about 20.96 km²	−0.37% a year	Urban
41	DagumaBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	5,151	about 666	about 7.73 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
42	BasakLebak, Sultan Kudarat	5,118	about 191	about 26.78 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
43	MaindangLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	5,065	about 808	about 6.27 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
44	PimbalayanLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	4,971	about 850	about 5.85 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
45	D'LotillaIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	4,943	about 647	about 7.64 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
46	Upper KatungalTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	4,916	about 643	about 7.64 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
47	SisimanLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	4,805	about 142	about 33.82 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
48	TukaBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	4,751	about 341	about 13.92 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
49	Poloy-poloyLebak, Sultan Kudarat	4,568	about 120	about 37.93 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
50	PamantinganEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	4,479	about 446	about 10.05 km²	−2.14% 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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