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Barangays in Maguindanao del Sur

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 Maguindanao del Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 287^[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: 813,243^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 254 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur; 30,849 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: Kalbugan^[6]; Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur; about 95.12 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: Meta^{[5, 7]}; Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur; 13.08% 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 287^[7]; Every one had more people in 2024 than in 2020.

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

Barangays in Maguindanao del Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	PoblacionBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	30,849	about 4,232	about 7.29 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
2	RomangaobSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	12,866	about 140	about 91.69 km²	3.29% a year	Urban
3	PoblacionPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	11,347	about 2,664	about 4.26 km²	1.69% a year	Urban
4	MaslabengBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	10,351	about 636	about 16.28 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
5	PoblacionDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	9,900	about 18,199	about 0.544 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
6	PoblacionShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	9,055	about 5,659	about 1.60 km²	2.98% a year	Urban
7	DigalBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	8,842	about 1,081	about 8.18 km²	2.54% a year	Urban
8	KauranAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	7,790	about 359	about 21.68 km²	4.37% a year	Urban
9	ManongkalingMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	7,680	about 888	about 8.65 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
10	KuyaSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	7,490	about 96	about 78.39 km²	5.36% a year	Urban
11	BrarDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	7,252	about 742	about 9.77 km²	3.14% a year	Urban
12	PoblacionDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	7,237	about 2,566	about 2.82 km²	4.27% a year	Urban
13	DungguanPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	6,811	about 834	about 8.17 km²	2.85% a year	Urban
14	TumbaoMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	6,680	about 786	about 8.50 km²	3.81% a year	Urban
15	Tambunan IIGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	6,505	about 1,423	about 4.57 km²	3.68% a year	Urban
16	KitangoDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	6,408	about 1,450	about 4.42 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
17	PaglatPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur	6,298	about 1,657	about 3.80 km²	5.30% a year	Urban
18	SambulawanDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur	6,221	about 1,994	about 3.12 km²	5.11% a year	Urban
19	SalbuDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	6,014	about 710	about 8.47 km²	6.69% a year	Urban
20	Labu-labuShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	5,960	about 3,056	about 1.95 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
21	TalayanTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	5,910	about 1,535	about 3.85 km²	3.17% a year	Urban
22	PagagawanPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	5,888	about 688	about 8.56 km²	6.22% a year	Urban
23	BadakGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	5,782	about 280	about 20.66 km²	6.07% a year	Urban
24	TunggolPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	5,780	about 600	about 9.63 km²	1.41% a year	Urban
25	KilanganPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	5,712	about 733	about 7.79 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
26	PilarSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	5,694	about 123	about 46.32 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
27	MetaDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	5,662	about 815	about 6.95 km²	13.08% a year	Urban
28	PandanSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	5,661	about 136	about 41.53 km²	4.85% a year	Urban
29	Binangga SouthTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	5,646	about 941	about 6.00 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
30	MapayagDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	5,453	about 4,362	about 1.25 km²	9.85% a year	Urban
31	BuliokPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	5,273	about 122	about 43.14 km²	1.54% a year	Urban
32	TugalDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	5,082	about 932	about 5.45 km²	6.05% a year	Urban
33	NunanganDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	4,933	about 975	about 5.06 km²	4.77% a year	Rural
34	LooySouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	4,906	about 158	about 31.13 km²	4.49% a year	Rural
35	TukanolocongDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	4,796	about 304	about 15.80 km²	4.68% a year	Rural
36	MidtimbangDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	4,765	about 805	about 5.92 km²	4.91% a year	Rural
37	BaruraoSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	4,761	about 849	about 5.61 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
38	DicalonganAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,752	about 647	about 7.35 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
39	LayogPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,747	about 451	about 10.52 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
40	MalangitPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	4,684	about 567	about 8.26 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
41	SalmanAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,641	about 75	about 61.82 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
42	Tambunan ITalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,588	about 1,147	about 4.00 km²	5.12% a year	Rural
43	KalbuganPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,578	about 48	about 95.12 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
44	TalisawaDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	4,460	about 445	about 10.03 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
45	Kaya-kayaDatu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur	4,449	about 285	about 15.59 km²	5.28% a year	Rural
46	KayagaPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	4,414	about 785	about 5.62 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
47	MamasapanoMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur	4,328	about 880	about 4.92 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
48	KabulingPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	4,216	about 388	about 10.86 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
49	KitapokDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,194	about 527	about 7.96 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
50	DapiawanDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	4,147	about 2,206	about 1.88 km²	0.37% 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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