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Barangays in Wao

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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AlamadaAmai ManabilangBanisilanKadingilanKalilanganPangantucanAmoyongBalatinBangaBuntongunBo-otCebuano GroupChristian VillageEastern WaoExtension PoblacionGataKabatanganKadingilanKatutunganKilikili EastKilikili WestMalaigangManila GroupMilayaMimbuayaMuslim VillagePagalonganPanangPark AreaPilintanganSerran VillageWestern Wao

Barangays in Wao, at a glance

Barangays
26[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
51,081[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
1 urban[4]
25 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Park Area[5]
Wao, Lanao del Sur
4,157 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
Park Area[6]
Wao, Lanao del Sur
about 63.76 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
11 barangays[7]
Region: Bangsamoro (BARMM)
Province: Lanao del Sur
Town: Wao
Sort: Most people

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.

26 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in Wao, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
1Park AreaWao, Lanao del Sur4,157about 65about 63.76 km²0.93% a yearRural
2Manila GroupWao, Lanao del Sur3,292about 2,403about 1.37 km²1.74% a yearRural
3Eastern WaoWao, Lanao del Sur3,090about 8,854about 0.349 km²0.95% a yearRural
4Western WaoWao, Lanao del Sur3,058about 2,885about 1.06 km²0.77% a yearUrban
5KatutunganWao, Lanao del Sur2,972about 207about 14.37 km²6.16% a yearRural
6PagalonganWao, Lanao del Sur2,804about 163about 17.15 km²1.71% a yearRural
7Kilikili EastWao, Lanao del Sur2,686about 400about 6.72 km²−2.22% a yearRural
8Extension PoblacionWao, Lanao del Sur2,606about 4,835about 0.539 km²1.74% a yearRural
9Kilikili WestWao, Lanao del Sur2,578about 209about 12.31 km²−4.76% a yearRural
10MilayaWao, Lanao del Sur2,281about 344about 6.64 km²1.50% a yearRural
11PilintanganWao, Lanao del Sur2,102about 37about 56.08 km²0.86% a yearRural
12Cebuano GroupWao, Lanao del Sur2,024about 510about 3.97 km²−0.97% a yearRural
13Christian VillageWao, Lanao del Sur1,821about 201about 9.07 km²−0.14% a yearRural
14BangaWao, Lanao del Sur1,662about 180about 9.23 km²1.42% a yearRural
15Bo-otWao, Lanao del Sur1,564about 235about 6.65 km²−2.74% a yearRural
16KadingilanWao, Lanao del Sur1,515about 33about 45.79 km²−0.36% a yearRural
17Muslim VillageWao, Lanao del Sur1,414about 415about 3.41 km²4.48% a yearRural
18AmoyongWao, Lanao del Sur1,339about 84about 15.92 km²0.71% a yearRural
19GataWao, Lanao del Sur1,278about 185about 6.90 km²−1.77% a yearRural
20KabatanganWao, Lanao del Sur1,273about 164about 7.76 km²−0.99% a yearRural
21BuntongunWao, Lanao del Sur1,238about 104about 11.93 km²−2.28% a yearRural
22PanangWao, Lanao del Sur1,080about 500about 2.16 km²0.43% a yearRural
23MimbuayaWao, Lanao del Sur925about 415about 2.23 km²−0.61% a yearRural
24BalatinWao, Lanao del Sur817about 299about 2.73 km²6.07% a yearRural
25Serran VillageWao, Lanao del Sur802about 265about 3.03 km²2.55% a yearRural
26MalaigangWao, Lanao del Sur703about 127about 5.53 km²−8.52% 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 : 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. 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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