Ranking

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Caraga

Santiago (Agusan del Norte) grew fastest of the 73 cities and municipalities in Caraga that can be compared: up 18.2%, from 28,657 people in 2020 to 33,877 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are all 73 cities and municipalities, ordered by how many more people they had in 2024 than in 2020, in percent, each with its 2020 count and its change since.

People are counted as of July 1, 2024 (the 2024 Census of Population) and May 1, 2020 (the 2020 Census of Population and Housing), both by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

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Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Caraga, top 73
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Santiago	Agusan del Norte	33,877	28,657	+18.2%
2	Bacuag	Surigao del Norte	17,076	14,881	+14.8%
3	Tubod	Surigao del Norte	16,675	15,043	+10.9%
4	Claver	Surigao del Norte	39,882	36,033	+10.7%
5	Tubajon	Dinagat Islands	8,964	8,119	+10.4%
6	General Luna	Surigao del Norte	25,208	22,853	+10.3%
7	Alegria	Surigao del Norte	17,846	16,184	+10.3%
8	Socorro	Surigao del Norte	28,436	25,942	+9.6%
9	Veruela	Agusan del Sur	43,085	39,708	+8.5%
10	Dapa	Surigao del Norte	31,392	29,006	+8.2%
11	Bunawan	Agusan del Sur	50,999	47,512	+7.3%
12	Pilar	Surigao del Norte	11,135	10,374	+7.3%
13	Las Nieves	Agusan del Norte	32,402	30,240	+7.2%
14	Kitcharao	Agusan del Norte	22,671	21,278	+6.6%
15	Burgos	Surigao del Norte	4,399	4,185	+5.1%
16	Gigaquit	Surigao del Norte	22,949	21,849	+5.0%
17	Tagana-An	Surigao del Norte	18,158	17,323	+4.8%
18	Carrascal	Surigao del Sur	25,672	24,586	+4.4%
19	Jabonga	Agusan del Norte	25,937	24,855	+4.4%
20	San Francisco	Surigao del Norte	16,004	15,347	+4.3%
21	Mainit	Surigao del Norte	29,205	28,019	+4.2%
22	San Benito	Surigao del Norte	5,880	5,663	+3.8%
23	Sison	Surigao del Norte	14,826	14,290	+3.8%
24	Surigao City	Surigao del Norte	177,333	171,107	+3.6%
25	Santa Monica	Surigao del Norte	9,757	9,423	+3.5%
26	Nasipit	Agusan del Norte	46,382	44,822	+3.5%
27	San Isidro	Surigao del Norte	8,813	8,519	+3.5%
28	Butuan City	Agusan del Norte	385,530	372,910	+3.4%
29	San Agustin	Surigao del Sur	23,612	22,855	+3.3%
30	Del Carmen	Surigao del Norte	20,786	20,127	+3.3%
31	Rosario	Agusan del Sur	51,207	49,610	+3.2%
32	Malimono	Surigao del Norte	19,442	18,852	+3.1%
33	San Luis	Agusan del Sur	36,264	35,196	+3.0%
34	Placer	Surigao del Norte	30,442	29,616	+2.8%
35	Tubay	Agusan del Norte	26,463	25,785	+2.6%
36	Buenavista	Agusan del Norte	70,691	68,892	+2.6%
37	Loreto	Dinagat Islands	9,940	9,690	+2.6%
38	Cagwait	Surigao del Sur	22,305	21,747	+2.6%
39	Cabadbaran City	Agusan del Norte	82,343	80,354	+2.5%
40	Magallanes	Agusan del Norte	22,780	22,293	+2.2%
41	Prosperidad	Agusan del Sur	90,162	88,321	+2.1%
42	Dinagat	Dinagat Islands	10,820	10,621	+1.9%
43	Cagdianao	Dinagat Islands	18,679	18,350	+1.8%
44	Marihatag	Surigao del Sur	19,730	19,441	+1.5%
45	Hinatuan	Surigao del Sur	44,475	43,841	+1.5%
46	San Jose	Dinagat Islands	26,735	26,375	+1.4%
47	Madrid	Surigao del Sur	16,872	16,653	+1.3%
48	Carmen	Surigao del Sur	11,859	11,720	+1.2%
49	Barobo	Surigao del Sur	53,729	53,146	+1.1%
50	Lianga	Surigao del Sur	34,213	33,869	+1.0%
51	Lanuza	Surigao del Sur	13,750	13,642	+0.8%
52	Bayugan City	Agusan del Sur	110,313	109,499	+0.7%
53	Tandag City	Surigao del Sur	63,098	62,669	+0.7%
54	Tago	Surigao del Sur	40,097	39,831	+0.7%
55	Libjo	Dinagat Islands	18,157	18,051	+0.6%
56	Bislig City	Surigao del Sur	99,872	99,290	+0.6%
57	Carmen	Agusan del Norte	23,304	23,172	+0.6%
58	Remedios T. Romualdez	Agusan del Norte	17,250	17,155	+0.6%
59	Cortes	Surigao del Sur	18,023	17,924	+0.6%
60	Cantilan	Surigao del Sur	34,233	34,060	+0.5%
61	Bayabas	Surigao del Sur	9,016	8,979	+0.4%
62	San Miguel	Surigao del Sur	41,942	41,809	+0.3%
63	Tagbina	Surigao del Sur	41,157	41,051	+0.3%
64	Lingig	Surigao del Sur	35,203	35,142	+0.2%
65	Loreto	Agusan del Sur	43,761	43,880	−0.3%
66	Esperanza	Agusan del Sur	59,065	59,353	−0.5%
67	San Francisco	Agusan del Sur	79,718	80,760	−1.3%
68	Sibagat	Agusan del Sur	33,271	33,957	−2.0%
69	Talacogon	Agusan del Sur	37,744	39,678	−4.9%
70	La Paz	Agusan del Sur	29,096	30,969	−6.1%
71	Trento	Agusan del Sur	51,179	54,492	−6.1%
72	Santa Josefa	Agusan del Sur	24,667	26,432	−6.7%
73	Basilisa	Dinagat Islands	27,238	36,911	−26.2%

How the comparison is kept fair

73 of the 73 cities and municipalities in Caraga can be compared. The other 0 are left out.

Only places with at least 1,000 people in the 2020 census are ranked, so a village that gained a few families does not top the list.
A place is ranked only if the same place was counted in both censuses. Scene leaves out a place the PSA's list of changes shows as created, divided, merged or given a new code since the 2020 census, a place another one was carved out of, and a place with no 2020 count.
The PSA's data carries no field that flags a changed border by itself; Scene reads the change list and the notes to each count, so a border change the PSA has not listed cannot be seen here.

The change is the percent difference between the two counts, as Scene works it out.

Sources

Every count here is the PSA's own, for the place as the PSA names it today. The change and the order are Scene's arithmetic on those counts. How Scene works out the rest.

1.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
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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