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Barangays in South Upi
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 South Upi, at a glance
- Barangays
- 11[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
- 50,018[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
- 4 urban[4]
- 7 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
- 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
- Romangaob[6]
- South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur
- about 91.69 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
- Kuya[5, 7]
- South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur
- 5.36% 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 11[7]
- Every one had more people in 2024 than in 2020.
Province: Maguindanao del Sur
Town: South Upi
- All
- Ampatuan
- Buluan
- Datu Abdullah Sangki
- Datu Anggal Midtimbang
- Datu Hoffer Ampatuan
- Datu Paglas
- Datu Piang
- Datu Salibo
- Datu Saudi Ampatuan
- Datu Unsay
- Gen. S.K. Pendatun
- Guindulungan
- Mamasapano
- Mangudadatu
- Pagagawan
- Pagalungan
- Paglat
- Pandag
- Rajah Buayan
- Shariff Aguak
- Shariff Saydona Mustapha
- South Upi
- Sultan Sa Barongis
- Talayan
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.
11 barangays, most people first.
| Rank | Name | People, 2024 | People per km² | Area | Growth, 2020–2024 | Urban or rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RomangaobSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 12,866 | about 140 | about 91.69 km² | 3.29% a year | Urban |
| 2 | KuyaSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 7,490 | about 96 | about 78.39 km² | 5.36% a year | Urban |
| 3 | PilarSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 5,694 | about 123 | about 46.32 km² | 1.21% a year | Urban |
| 4 | PandanSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 5,661 | about 136 | about 41.53 km² | 4.85% a year | Urban |
| 5 | LooySouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 4,906 | about 158 | about 31.13 km² | 4.49% a year | Rural |
| 6 | KiganSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 3,388 | about 147 | about 23.09 km² | 3.99% a year | Rural |
| 7 | BongoSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 2,368 | about 101 | about 23.36 km² | 0.88% a year | Rural |
| 8 | San JoseSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 2,101 | about 40 | about 52.72 km² | 5.20% a year | Rural |
| 9 | ItawSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 2,093 | about 63 | about 33.41 km² | 7.27% a year | Rural |
| 10 | LamudSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 2,001 | about 161 | about 12.40 km² | 0.07% a year | Rural |
| 11 | BiarongSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur | 1,450 | about 146 | about 9.96 km² | 1.51% 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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