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Barangays in Sapa-Sapa

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 Sapa-Sapa, at a glance

Barangays: 23^[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: 37,129^[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]; 22 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Tonggusong Banaran^[5]; Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi; 6,461 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: Baldatal Islam^[6]; Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi; about 16.27 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: Tonggusong Banaran^{[5, 7]}; Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi; 1.69% 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: None of the 23^[7]; Every one had more people in 2024 than in 2020.

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.

23 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in Sapa-Sapa, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	Tonggusong BanaranSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	6,461	about 1,718	about 3.76 km²	1.69% a year	Urban
2	Lookan BanaranSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,646	about 1,917	about 1.38 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
3	MalantaSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,210	about 1,444	about 1.53 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
4	Mantabuan TabunanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,038	about 1,670	about 1.22 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
5	Sapa-sapaSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,972	about 1,281	about 1.54 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
6	Baldatal IslamSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,862	about 114	about 16.27 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
7	Dalo-daloSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,726	about 1,463	about 1.18 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
8	Lakit-lakitSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,697	about 927	about 1.83 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
9	Tup-tup BanaranSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,694	about 1,236	about 1.37 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
10	TangngahSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,562	about 1,270	about 1.23 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
11	Lookan LatuanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,404	about 955	about 1.47 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
12	LatuanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,350	about 993	about 1.36 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
13	Sukah-sukahSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,204	about 1,231	about 0.978 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
14	Palate GadjaminahSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,142	about 466	about 2.45 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
15	Tapian Bohe NorthSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,140	about 781	about 1.46 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
16	ButunSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,125	about 322	about 3.49 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
17	Tapian Bohe SouthSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,100	about 738	about 1.49 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
18	Nunuk Likud SikubongSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	977	about 713	about 1.37 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
19	SapaatSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	884	about 468	about 1.89 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
20	PamasanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	852	about 613	about 1.39 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
21	Tabunan Likud SikubongSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	836	about 638	about 1.31 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
22	Look NatuhSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	830	about 891	about 0.932 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
23	KohecSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	417	about 613	about 0.68 km²	2.84% 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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