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Barangays in Buenavista

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 Buenavista, at a glance

Barangays: 25^[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: 70,691^[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]; 19 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Matabao^[5]; Buenavista, Agusan del Norte; 5,862 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: Simbalan^[6]; Buenavista, Agusan del Norte; about 131.59 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: Matabao^{[5, 7]}; Buenavista, Agusan del Norte; 1.28% 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: 8 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Simbalan, −0.52% 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.

25 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in Buenavista, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	MatabaoBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	5,862	about 1,809	about 3.24 km²	1.28% a year	Urban
2	ManapaBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	5,372	about 1,377	about 3.90 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
3	SimbalanBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	5,329	about 40	about 131.59 km²	−0.52% a year	Urban
4	AlubijidBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	4,349	about 192	about 22.60 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
5	SacolBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	4,261	about 2,019	about 2.11 km²	5.79% a year	Rural
6	SangayBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	4,083	about 52	about 78.40 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
7	GuinabsanBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	3,846	about 55	about 69.80 km²	−3.33% a year	Rural
8	RizalBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	3,720	about 543	about 6.85 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
9	Poblacion 3Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	3,663	about 7,326	about 0.50 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
10	AbilanBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	3,223	about 408	about 7.89 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
11	Poblacion 10Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	2,734	about 29,054	about 0.0941 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
12	Talo-aoBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	2,437	about 580	about 4.20 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
13	MacalangBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	2,113	about 188	about 11.24 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
14	Poblacion 1Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	2,071	about 7,068	about 0.293 km²	8.39% a year	Rural
15	Lower OlaveBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,979	about 26	about 76.71 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
16	MalpocBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,933	about 248	about 7.81 km²	−6.65% a year	Urban
17	Poblacion 6Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,887	about 9,116	about 0.207 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
18	Poblacion 4Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,833	about 12,818	about 0.143 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
19	MalapongBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,788	about 245	about 7.29 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
20	Agong-ongBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,730	about 567	about 3.05 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
21	Poblacion 9Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,580	about 22,571	about 0.070 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
22	Poblacion 2Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,450	about 1,753	about 0.827 km²	−0.10% a year	Urban
23	Poblacion 7Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,237	about 11,561	about 0.107 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
24	Poblacion 5Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,136	about 6,491	about 0.175 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
25	Poblacion 8Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,075	about 9,685	about 0.111 km²	−0.89% 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 XIII (Caraga) (OpenSTAT table 0131A6DTHP2). 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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