The Atlas

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM)

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]

Open Bangsamoro (BARMM)

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), at a glance

Barangays: 2,185^[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: 4,545,486^[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: 169 urban^[4]; 2,016 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: Sandab Madaya^[6]; Butig, Lanao del Sur; about 262.64 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: Karaha^{[5, 7]}; Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi; 31.95% 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: 104 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Kabasalan, −4.11% a year.

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.

2,185 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bangsamoro (BARMM), 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	PoblacionCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	25,293	about 72,473	about 0.349 km²	3.88% a year	Urban
3	BaguaCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	23,439	about 101,030	about 0.232 km²	3.89% a year	Urban
4	Bagua IICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	22,966	about 12,688	about 1.81 km²	3.37% a year	Urban
5	Dalican PoblacionDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	22,739	about 5,968	about 3.81 km²	7.16% a year	Urban
6	TamontakaCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	19,025	about 11,965	about 1.59 km²	7.45% a year	Urban
7	KalangananCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	18,960	about 1,192	about 15.91 km²	3.59% a year	Urban
8	LandasanParang, Maguindanao del Norte	18,912	about 1,897	about 9.97 km²	1.74% a year	Urban
9	Rosary Heights XCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	18,807	about 15,167	about 1.24 km²	3.04% a year	Urban
10	Bongao PoblacionBongao, Tawi-Tawi	18,571	about 47,987	about 0.387 km²	4.49% a year	Urban
11	TamontakaDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	17,510	about 5,798	about 3.02 km²	8.40% a year	Urban
12	AwangDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	17,041	about 1,253	about 13.60 km²	5.57% a year	Urban
13	Poblacion VIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	16,773	about 55,540	about 0.302 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
14	Rosary HeightsCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	16,769	about 24,697	about 0.679 km²	2.53% a year	Urban
15	Bagua ICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	15,582	about 8,955	about 1.74 km²	11.09% a year	Urban
16	Rosary Heights IIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	13,411	about 27,369	about 0.49 km²	2.44% a year	Urban
17	RomangaobSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	12,866	about 140	about 91.69 km²	3.29% a year	Urban
18	PoblacionParang, Maguindanao del Norte	12,122	about 5,638	about 2.15 km²	−0.81% a year	Urban
19	Rosary Heights VIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	11,742	about 17,899	about 0.656 km²	3.57% a year	Urban
20	PoblacionPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	11,347	about 2,664	about 4.26 km²	1.69% a year	Urban
21	Poblacion IIParang, Maguindanao del Norte	11,051	about 12,880	about 0.858 km²	1.47% a year	Urban
22	Rosary Heights VICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	10,765	about 20,311	about 0.53 km²	8.92% a year	Urban
23	Poblacion VIIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	10,703	about 3,084	about 3.47 km²	4.03% a year	Urban
24	Rosary Heights XICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	10,454	about 14,621	about 0.715 km²	4.76% a year	Urban
25	MaslabengBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	10,351	about 636	about 16.28 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
26	MakingParang, Maguindanao del Norte	10,058	about 3,234	about 3.11 km²	5.38% a year	Urban
27	SimandagitBongao, Tawi-Tawi	10,028	about 13,928	about 0.72 km²	3.35% a year	Urban
28	PoblacionDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	9,900	about 18,199	about 0.544 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
29	Rosary Heights VIIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	9,830	about 16,549	about 0.594 km²	−0.28% a year	Urban
30	Bugasan SurMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	9,530	about 1,178	about 8.09 km²	5.25% a year	Urban
31	Rosary Heights IXCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	9,477	about 10,794	about 0.878 km²	2.75% a year	Urban
32	Panglima AlariSitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	9,470	about 9,284	about 1.02 km²	2.87% a year	Urban
33	LamionBongao, Tawi-Tawi	9,343	about 50,777	about 0.184 km²	2.89% a year	Urban
34	PoblacionShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	9,055	about 5,659	about 1.60 km²	2.98% a year	Urban
35	Nuro PoblacionUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	8,998	about 1,782	about 5.05 km²	1.69% a year	Urban
36	TownsiteMaluso, Basilan	8,989	about 2,568	about 3.50 km²	14.41% a year	Urban
37	MagsaysayParang, Maguindanao del Norte	8,981	about 5,684	about 1.58 km²	9.95% a year	Urban
38	BulaloSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	8,933	about 7,570	about 1.18 km²	3.11% a year	Urban
39	LanawanTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	8,881	about 6,938	about 1.28 km²	3.78% a year	Urban
40	DigalBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	8,842	about 1,081	about 8.18 km²	2.54% a year	Urban
41	Tubig-BohBongao, Tawi-Tawi	8,815	about 11,722	about 0.752 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
42	NalilBongao, Tawi-Tawi	8,740	about 4,142	about 2.11 km²	11.81% a year	Urban
43	Poblacion IXCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	8,432	about 3,055	about 2.76 km²	4.34% a year	Urban
44	Pag-asaBongao, Tawi-Tawi	8,336	about 23,817	about 0.35 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
45	DalumangcobSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	8,263	about 1,126	about 7.34 km²	3.62% a year	Urban
46	SapadMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	8,181	about 577	about 14.18 km²	3.73% a year	Urban
47	SembaDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	8,180	about 1,690	about 4.84 km²	2.03% a year	Urban
48	Poblacion IICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	8,126	about 39,447	about 0.206 km²	4.41% a year	Urban
49	PollocParang, Maguindanao del Norte	8,075	about 1,170	about 6.90 km²	6.99% a year	Urban
50	Tamontaka ICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	8,043	about 3,408	about 2.36 km²	12.91% a year	Urban

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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