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Barangays in Surigao del Norte

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 Surigao del Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 335^[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: 565,644^[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: 36 urban^[4]; 299 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Taft^[5]; Surigao City, Surigao del Norte; 21,290 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: Cagdianao^[6]; Claver, Surigao del Norte; about 110.04 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: Sabang^{[5, 7]}; Surigao City, Surigao del Norte; 10.82% 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: 53 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Canlanipa, −5.09% 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.

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

Barangays in Surigao del Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	TaftSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	21,290	about 21,570	about 0.987 km²	2.46% a year	Urban
2	WashingtonSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	19,528	about 14,683	about 1.33 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
3	San JuanSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	14,668	about 13,335	about 1.10 km²	−2.87% a year	Urban
4	LunaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	13,939	about 2,227	about 6.26 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
5	SabangSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	9,382	about 4,115	about 2.28 km²	10.82% a year	Urban
6	CanlanipaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	9,360	about 17,301	about 0.541 km²	−5.09% a year	Urban
7	RizalSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	8,262	about 827	about 9.99 km²	2.37% a year	Urban
8	CagniogSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	7,589	about 1,248	about 6.08 km²	3.32% a year	Urban
9	Mat-iSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	7,326	about 271	about 27.08 km²	2.47% a year	Urban
10	SeringSocorro, Surigao del Norte	6,516	about 633	about 10.30 km²	7.94% a year	Urban
11	TaganitoClaver, Surigao del Norte	6,060	about 104	about 58.37 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
12	PoblacionBacuag, Surigao del Norte	5,883	about 1,904	about 3.09 km²	1.40% a year	Urban
13	MagsaysayPlacer, Surigao del Norte	5,429	about 2,262	about 2.40 km²	−1.02% a year	Urban
14	RizalSocorro, Surigao del Norte	5,294	about 9,019	about 0.587 km²	1.82% a year	Urban
15	IpilSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	4,916	about 748	about 6.57 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
16	CagdianaoClaver, Surigao del Norte	4,768	about 43	about 110.04 km²	3.15% a year	Urban
17	Matin-aoMainit, Surigao del Norte	4,764	about 876	about 5.44 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
18	PoblacionSison, Surigao del Norte	4,227	about 1,822	about 2.32 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
19	San IsidroGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	4,152	about 917	about 4.53 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
20	Poblacion VGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	4,135	about 3,181	about 1.30 km²	1.87% a year	Urban
21	Barangay 1Dapa, Surigao del Norte	4,112	about 8,290	about 0.496 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
22	LadgaronClaver, Surigao del Norte	3,838	about 1,196	about 3.21 km²	2.35% a year	Urban
23	QuezonMainit, Surigao del Norte	3,834	about 6,254	about 0.613 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
24	BonifacioSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	3,824	about 1,411	about 2.71 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
25	TayagaClaver, Surigao del Norte	3,812	about 2,742	about 1.39 km²	1.99% a year	Urban
26	UrbiztondoClaver, Surigao del Norte	3,810	about 112	about 33.92 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
27	Del CarmenDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	3,719	about 826	about 4.50 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
28	Barangay 12Dapa, Surigao del Norte	3,676	about 1,097	about 3.35 km²	1.88% a year	Urban
29	NavarroSocorro, Surigao del Norte	3,657	about 8,426	about 0.434 km²	6.41% a year	Urban
30	HayanggabonClaver, Surigao del Norte	3,563	about 92	about 38.67 km²	6.04% a year	Urban
31	UnionDapa, Surigao del Norte	3,523	about 417	about 8.45 km²	4.36% a year	Rural
32	Albino TarucSocorro, Surigao del Norte	3,431	about 243	about 14.14 km²	−3.54% a year	Rural
33	MabuaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	3,407	about 3,340	about 1.02 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
34	TalaveraTagana-An, Surigao del Norte	3,302	about 1,260	about 2.62 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
35	Santa CruzPlacer, Surigao del Norte	3,246	about 562	about 5.78 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
36	DaywanClaver, Surigao del Norte	3,226	about 1,079	about 2.99 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
37	CentralPlacer, Surigao del Norte	3,109	about 9,870	about 0.315 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
38	MahanubGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	3,067	about 1,733	about 1.77 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
39	TrinidadSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	2,966	about 337	about 8.81 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
40	CantapoyMalimono, Surigao del Norte	2,848	about 444	about 6.41 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
41	CampoBacuag, Surigao del Norte	2,775	about 571	about 4.86 km²	6.86% a year	Rural
42	TogbongonSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	2,762	about 1,141	about 2.42 km²	4.96% a year	Rural
43	OsmeñaDapa, Surigao del Norte	2,712	about 137	about 19.84 km²	1.86% a year	Urban
44	CapalayanSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	2,677	about 448	about 5.97 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
45	CabugoClaver, Surigao del Norte	2,631	about 255	about 10.31 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
46	TimamanaTubod, Surigao del Norte	2,613	about 523	about 5.00 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
47	Camam-onanGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	2,594	about 58	about 45.11 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
48	Poblacion IGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	2,557	about 21,669	about 0.118 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
49	QuezonSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	2,517	about 628	about 4.01 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
50	MabiniSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	2,514	about 269	about 9.36 km²	1.66% 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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