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Barangays in Dinagat Islands

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 Dinagat Islands, at a glance

Barangays: 100^[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: 120,533^[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: 9 urban^[4]; 91 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands; 3,743 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: Santiago^[6]; Loreto, Dinagat Islands; about 70.68 km²
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: 47 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.

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

Barangays in Dinagat Islands, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	PoblacionCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	3,743	about 427	about 8.77 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
2	AurelioSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	3,460	about 16,476	about 0.21 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
3	San JoseSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	3,373	about 12,539	about 0.269 km²	−5.26% a year	Urban
4	Santa CruzSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	3,138	about 2,510	about 1.25 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
5	San AntonioLibjo, Dinagat Islands	2,807	about 96	about 29.33 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
6	Don Ruben EcleoSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	2,794	about 1,768	about 1.58 km²	1.75% a year	Urban
7	Tag-abacaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	2,687	about 487	about 5.52 km²	−4.97% a year	Rural
8	MahayahaySan Jose, Dinagat Islands	2,413	about 12,126	about 0.199 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
9	ValenciaCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	2,382	about 186	about 12.82 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
10	SeringBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	2,247	about 747	about 3.01 km²	−8.02% a year	Rural
11	CuarintaSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	2,235	about 104	about 21.55 km²	5.34% a year	Rural
12	General AguinaldoLibjo, Dinagat Islands	2,193	about 49	about 44.71 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
13	LunaSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	2,077	about 1,623	about 1.28 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
14	San JuanSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	2,017	about 6,075	about 0.332 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
15	R. Ecleo, Sr.Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,976	about 1,162	about 1.70 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
16	Doña HeleneBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,957	about 1,216	about 1.61 km²	−5.39% a year	Rural
17	Puerto PrincesaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,793	about 125	about 14.37 km²	−3.94% a year	Rural
18	WilsonSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	1,788	about 453	about 3.95 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
19	MalinaoTubajon, Dinagat Islands	1,780	about 87	about 20.45 km²	1.01% a year	Urban
20	SantiagoLoreto, Dinagat Islands	1,761	about 25	about 70.68 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
21	San JoseLibjo, Dinagat Islands	1,690	about 170	about 9.93 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
22	Santa CruzTubajon, Dinagat Islands	1,644	about 112	about 14.69 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
23	San JuanLoreto, Dinagat Islands	1,602	about 398	about 4.03 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
24	AlborLibjo, Dinagat Islands	1,598	about 424	about 3.77 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
25	GarciaLibjo, Dinagat Islands	1,590	about 231	about 6.89 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
26	New MabuhayDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,577	about 777	about 2.03 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
27	FerdinandBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,574	about 1,086	about 1.45 km²	−5.03% a year	Rural
28	PlaridelLibjo, Dinagat Islands	1,562	about 417	about 3.75 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
29	Del PilarCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,509	about 23	about 66.68 km²	−3.05% a year	Rural
30	PanamaonLoreto, Dinagat Islands	1,432	about 45	about 31.80 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
31	EsperanzaLoreto, Dinagat Islands	1,377	about 30	about 46.11 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
32	MabiniTubajon, Dinagat Islands	1,336	about 172	about 7.77 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
33	Cabunga-anCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,329	about 194	about 6.85 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
34	CarmenLoreto, Dinagat Islands	1,315	about 692	about 1.90 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
35	NavarroBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,302	about 184	about 7.08 km²	−6.68% a year	Rural
36	Rita GlendaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,294	about 191	about 6.78 km²	−10.67% a year	Rural
37	Santo NiñoBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,280	about 395	about 3.24 km²	−4.37% a year	Rural
38	Justiniana EderaSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	1,279	about 3,644	about 0.351 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
39	MatingbeSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	1,192	about 839	about 1.42 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
40	TigbaoCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,192	about 69	about 17.38 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
41	Cab-ilanDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,145	about 3,253	about 0.352 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
42	CortesBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,141	about 746	about 1.53 km²	−5.82% a year	Rural
43	DiegasBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,141	about 444	about 2.57 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
44	WadasDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,098	about 220	about 4.99 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
45	BoaCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,085	about 25	about 43.26 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
46	MelgarBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,081	about 135	about 8.00 km²	−7.11% a year	Rural
47	LegaspiCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	1,065	about 92	about 11.56 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
48	BagumbayanDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,052	about 360	about 2.92 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
49	LlameraLibjo, Dinagat Islands	1,045	about 58	about 18.13 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
50	BayanihanLibjo, Dinagat Islands	1,034	about 37	about 28.13 km²	3.08% 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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