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Barangays in Special Geographic Area

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 Special Geographic Area, at a glance

Barangays: 63^[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: 214,703^[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: 11 urban^[4]; 52 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Manaulanan^[5]; Tugunan, Special Geographic Area; 7,790 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: Kabasalan^[6]; Ligawasan, Special Geographic Area; about 30.91 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: Malingao^{[5, 7]}; Kadayangan, Special Geographic Area; 3.41% 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: 37 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Kabasalan, −4.11% a year.

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

Barangays in Special Geographic Area, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	ManaulananTugunan, Special Geographic Area	7,790	about 997	about 7.81 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
2	Fort PikitMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	7,578	about 3,926	about 1.93 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
3	Kib-AyaoKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	7,049	about 532	about 13.25 km²	−0.33% a year	Urban
4	BatulawanMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	6,646	about 1,254	about 5.30 km²	1.27% a year	Urban
5	KabasalanLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	6,371	about 206	about 30.91 km²	−4.11% a year	Urban
6	NunguanMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	5,681	about 408	about 13.92 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
7	KitulaanKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	5,638	about 302	about 18.69 km²	−1.79% a year	Urban
8	NabundasMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	5,591	about 1,030	about 5.43 km²	2.74% a year	Urban
9	LagundeTugunan, Special Geographic Area	5,462	about 844	about 6.47 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
10	KadigasanNabalawag, Special Geographic Area	5,235	about 664	about 7.88 km²	−0.92% a year	Urban
11	MalingaoKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	5,124	about 1,141	about 4.49 km²	3.41% a year	Urban
12	BuliokLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	4,937	about 642	about 7.69 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
13	KapinpilanKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	4,870	about 1,054	about 4.62 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
14	PedtadOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area	4,801	about 319	about 15.04 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
15	NasapianKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	4,755	about 268	about 17.76 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
16	BulolLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	4,729	about 302	about 15.67 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
17	GokotonMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	4,666	about 312	about 14.94 km²	−3.84% a year	Rural
18	BalongTugunan, Special Geographic Area	4,516	about 409	about 11.04 km²	5.78% a year	Rural
19	DamatulanNabalawag, Special Geographic Area	4,510	about 508	about 8.88 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
20	TugalKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	4,369	about 881	about 4.96 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
21	MacabualTugunan, Special Geographic Area	4,311	about 523	about 8.24 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
22	ManarapanKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	4,078	about 633	about 6.44 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
23	TupigKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	3,953	about 179	about 22.05 km²	4.12% a year	Rural
24	BalungisMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	3,891	about 635	about 6.13 km²	−3.24% a year	Rural
25	SambulawanKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	3,801	about 516	about 7.36 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
26	Rajah MudaLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	3,618	about 866	about 4.18 km²	13.73% a year	Rural
27	OlandangNabalawag, Special Geographic Area	3,582	about 430	about 8.33 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
28	Nanga-anOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area	3,491	about 245	about 14.22 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
29	NabalawagNabalawag, Special Geographic Area	3,475	about 344	about 10.09 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
30	KudaranganNabalawag, Special Geographic Area	3,412	about 418	about 8.16 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
31	GligliLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	3,357	about 507	about 6.62 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
32	TumbrasKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	3,330	about 434	about 7.67 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
33	DunguanNabalawag, Special Geographic Area	3,010	about 396	about 7.61 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
34	PamalianTugunan, Special Geographic Area	2,981	about 885	about 3.37 km²	−2.09% a year	Rural
35	BagoaingudLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	2,823	about 994	about 2.84 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
36	MudsengKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	2,780	about 226	about 12.28 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
37	BarungisLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	2,487	about 461	about 5.39 km²	−7.01% a year	Rural
38	MacasendegTugunan, Special Geographic Area	2,445	about 213	about 11.46 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
39	SimsimanPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	2,445	about 505	about 4.84 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
40	LangoganKapalawan, Special Geographic Area	2,416	about 220	about 11.00 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
41	NalapaanMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	2,374	about 344	about 6.91 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
42	SimoneOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area	2,347	about 87	about 26.94 km²	−2.89% a year	Rural
43	KadingilanNabalawag, Special Geographic Area	2,276	about 309	about 7.37 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
44	BualanTugunan, Special Geographic Area	2,246	about 434	about 5.18 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
45	PatotPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	2,201	about 141	about 15.64 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
46	PanicupanTugunan, Special Geographic Area	2,173	about 420	about 5.17 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
47	Libungan TorretaPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	2,122	about 892	about 2.38 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
48	Central LabasKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	1,825	about 352	about 5.19 km²	−2.14% a year	Rural
49	TapodocTugunan, Special Geographic Area	1,797	about 363	about 4.95 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
50	SimbuhayOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area	1,781	about 82	about 21.74 km²	−1.18% 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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