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Barangays in Socorro

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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Del PilarHeleneHonradoNavarroNueva EstrellaPamosainganRizalSalogSan RoqueSanta CruzSeringSongkoySudlonAlbino Taruc

Barangays in Socorro, at a glance

Barangays
14[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
28,436[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
3 urban[4]
11 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Sering[5]
Socorro, Surigao del Norte
6,516 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
Salog[6]
Socorro, Surigao del Norte
about 49.39 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
Sering[5, 7]
Socorro, Surigao del Norte
7.94% 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
5 barangays[7]

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.

14 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in Socorro, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
1SeringSocorro, Surigao del Norte6,516about 633about 10.30 km²7.94% a yearUrban
2RizalSocorro, Surigao del Norte5,294about 9,019about 0.587 km²1.82% a yearUrban
3NavarroSocorro, Surigao del Norte3,657about 8,426about 0.434 km²6.41% a yearUrban
4Albino TarucSocorro, Surigao del Norte3,431about 243about 14.14 km²−3.54% a yearRural
5Nueva EstrellaSocorro, Surigao del Norte1,930about 388about 4.98 km²0.68% a yearRural
6SongkoySocorro, Surigao del Norte1,542about 419about 3.68 km²0.73% a yearRural
7SalogSocorro, Surigao del Norte1,097about 22about 49.39 km²2.22% a yearRural
8PamosainganSocorro, Surigao del Norte1,038about 298about 3.48 km²−3.24% a yearRural
9SudlonSocorro, Surigao del Norte857about 271about 3.16 km²−0.19% a yearRural
10HeleneSocorro, Surigao del Norte849about 90about 9.44 km²1.07% a yearRural
11San RoqueSocorro, Surigao del Norte845about 85about 9.96 km²0.78% a yearRural
12Del PilarSocorro, Surigao del Norte528about 78about 6.77 km²0.79% a yearRural
13Santa CruzSocorro, Surigao del Norte462about 124about 3.72 km²−1.55% a yearRural
14HonradoSocorro, Surigao del Norte390about 58about 6.74 km²−1.87% a yearRural

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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