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Barangays in Basilan

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 Basilan, at a glance

Barangays: 210^[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: 541,947^[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: 19 urban^[4]; 191 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Townsite^[5]; Maluso, Basilan; 8,989 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: Baiwas^[6]; Sumisip, Basilan; about 38.15 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: Bukut-Umus^{[5, 7]}; Tabuan-Lasa, Basilan; 16.59% 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: 15 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Santa Clara, −0.02% 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.

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

Barangays in Basilan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	TownsiteMaluso, Basilan	8,989	about 2,568	about 3.50 km²	14.41% a year	Urban
2	LanawanTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	8,881	about 6,938	about 1.28 km²	3.78% a year	Urban
3	Port Holland Zone III Pob.Maluso, Basilan	7,940	about 49,317	about 0.161 km²	12.25% a year	Urban
4	MagandaLamitan City, Basilan	7,703	about 25,763	about 0.299 km²	3.43% a year	Urban
5	BatoLamitan City, Basilan	7,697	about 5,537	about 1.39 km²	3.05% a year	Urban
6	Tipo-tipo ProperTipo-Tipo, Basilan	7,431	about 1,239	about 6.00 km²	3.71% a year	Urban
7	SemutAkbar, Basilan	7,175	about 1,511	about 4.75 km²	1.93% a year	Urban
8	Port Holland Zone IVMaluso, Basilan	7,084	about 22,852	about 0.31 km²	4.01% a year	Urban
9	Port Holland Zone I Pob.Maluso, Basilan	6,636	about 28,978	about 0.229 km²	6.96% a year	Urban
10	Atong-atongLantawan, Basilan	6,316	about 1,134	about 5.57 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
11	Santa ClaraLamitan City, Basilan	6,102	about 417	about 14.62 km²	−0.02% a year	Urban
12	Bukut-UmusTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	5,733	about 4,247	about 1.35 km²	16.59% a year	Urban
13	Limo-okLamitan City, Basilan	5,675	about 477	about 11.89 km²	5.83% a year	Urban
14	ButonHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	5,660	about 450	about 12.57 km²	5.54% a year	Urban
15	BanahTipo-Tipo, Basilan	5,560	about 1,321	about 4.21 km²	15.27% a year	Urban
16	Kulay BatoLamitan City, Basilan	5,379	about 4,014	about 1.34 km²	7.32% a year	Urban
17	SengalLamitan City, Basilan	4,998	about 1,259	about 3.97 km²	5.00% a year	Rural
18	TausanHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	4,784	about 533	about 8.98 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
19	BadjaTipo-Tipo, Basilan	4,573	about 1,079	about 4.24 km²	6.33% a year	Rural
20	CalutTuburan, Basilan	4,458	about 1,347	about 3.31 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
21	Bohe-PahuhUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	4,436	about 496	about 8.95 km²	20.08% a year	Rural
22	Sangbay BigHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	4,199	about 1,891	about 2.22 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
23	MatibayLamitan City, Basilan	4,147	about 10,393	about 0.399 km²	−5.41% a year	Urban
24	BalasLamitan City, Basilan	4,062	about 654	about 6.21 km²	7.29% a year	Rural
25	Port Holland Zone II Pob.Maluso, Basilan	4,037	about 33,364	about 0.121 km²	8.60% a year	Rural
26	TairanLantawan, Basilan	4,003	about 611	about 6.55 km²	16.04% a year	Rural
27	Tuburan ProperHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	3,995	about 584	about 6.84 km²	−4.44% a year	Rural
28	Port Holland Zone VMaluso, Basilan	3,990	about 34,103	about 0.117 km²	13.49% a year	Rural
29	MangalSumisip, Basilan	3,961	about 1,042	about 3.80 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
30	TumahubongSumisip, Basilan	3,943	about 207	about 19.07 km²	8.95% a year	Rural
31	BabagTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	3,863	about 1,521	about 2.54 km²	13.76% a year	Rural
32	ParangbasakLamitan City, Basilan	3,851	about 1,058	about 3.64 km²	4.27% a year	Rural
33	ColoniaLamitan City, Basilan	3,846	about 3,734	about 1.03 km²	3.79% a year	Rural
34	Sangbay SmallHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	3,623	about 1,165	about 3.11 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
35	GuiongSumisip, Basilan	3,485	about 267	about 13.04 km²	5.73% a year	Rural
36	LubukanHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	3,438	about 347	about 9.92 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
37	SalupingTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	3,400	about 7,010	about 0.485 km²	9.42% a year	Rural
38	MaligayaLamitan City, Basilan	3,393	about 33,594	about 0.101 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
39	Duga-aTuburan, Basilan	3,369	about 355	about 9.48 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
40	BohetambisTuburan, Basilan	3,340	about 447	about 7.48 km²	20.42% a year	Rural
41	TaberlonganMaluso, Basilan	3,283	about 199	about 16.51 km²	11.13% a year	Rural
42	CandiisHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	3,279	about 537	about 6.11 km²	9.21% a year	Rural
43	SeronggonHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	3,226	about 441	about 7.32 km²	22.25% a year	Rural
44	Upper Bato-batoAkbar, Basilan	3,207	about 1,812	about 1.77 km²	3.91% a year	Rural
45	DasalanHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	3,178	about 469	about 6.78 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
46	LinonganAkbar, Basilan	3,135	about 3,823	about 0.82 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
47	Lower ManggasLantawan, Basilan	3,078	about 1,344	about 2.29 km²	10.76% a year	Rural
48	ManaulSumisip, Basilan	3,066	about 538	about 5.70 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
49	Lower SinangkapanTuburan, Basilan	3,060	about 892	about 3.43 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
50	AmaloyUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	3,058	about 892	about 3.43 km²	12.61% 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 : Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) (OpenSTAT table 0141A6DTHP3). Published August 7, 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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