Ranking

Fastest-growing barangays in Cotabato

Sinapangan (Libungan, Cotabato) grew fastest of the 429 barangays in Cotabato that can be compared: up 55.3%, from 1,824 people in 2020 to 2,832 in 2024.^{[1, 2, 3]}

Below are the first 100 of 429 barangays, 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 barangays in Cotabato, top 100
Rank	Name	City or municipality	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Sinapangan	Libungan, Cotabato	2,832	1,824	+55.3%
2	Malitubog	Alamada, Cotabato	3,720	2,422	+53.6%
3	Macabasa	Alamada, Cotabato	3,113	2,101	+48.2%
4	Central Panatan	Pigkawayan, Cotabato	1,709	1,183	+44.5%
5	Lower Dado	Alamada, Cotabato	2,530	1,770	+42.9%
6	Baliki	Midsayap, Cotabato	2,476	1,733	+42.9%
7	Arakan	Matalam, Cotabato	1,649	1,191	+38.5%
8	Kibenes	Carmen, Cotabato	3,308	2,456	+34.7%
9	Polayagan	Alamada, Cotabato	3,581	2,666	+34.3%
10	Anonang	Midsayap, Cotabato	3,366	2,553	+31.8%
11	Pantar	Banisilan, Cotabato	1,893	1,439	+31.6%
12	Libertad	Arakan, Cotabato	1,764	1,347	+31.0%
13	Cabpangi	Pigkawayan, Cotabato	1,639	1,260	+30.1%
14	Ginatilan	Pikit, Cotabato	2,048	1,585	+29.2%
15	Balogo	Pigkawayan, Cotabato	3,222	2,528	+27.5%
16	Popoyon	Tulunan, Cotabato	1,666	1,313	+26.9%
17	Bangilan	Kabacan, Cotabato	1,908	1,507	+26.6%
18	Kiaring	Banisilan, Cotabato	2,754	2,176	+26.6%
19	Nes	Midsayap, Cotabato	2,635	2,085	+26.4%
20	Puting-bato	Banisilan, Cotabato	1,530	1,231	+24.3%
21	Kalacacan	Pikit, Cotabato	3,030	2,448	+23.8%
22	Camansi	Alamada, Cotabato	1,984	1,606	+23.5%
23	Central Glad	Midsayap, Cotabato	3,074	2,502	+22.9%
24	Kalasuyan	Kidapawan City, Cotabato	5,054	4,140	+22.1%
25	New Rizal	M'Lang, Cotabato	2,813	2,317	+21.4%
26	Nica-an	Libungan, Cotabato	2,439	2,028	+20.3%
27	Santa Cruz	Aleosan, Cotabato	1,803	1,500	+20.2%
28	Bato	Makilala, Cotabato	1,535	1,283	+19.6%
29	Bato-bato	President Roxas, Cotabato	1,306	1,094	+19.4%
30	Patadon West	Matalam, Cotabato	1,209	1,017	+18.9%
31	Cabaruyan	Libungan, Cotabato	6,470	5,453	+18.7%
32	Badiangon	Arakan, Cotabato	2,471	2,092	+18.1%
33	Paidu Pulangi	Pikit, Cotabato	5,562	4,729	+17.6%
34	Buhay	Makilala, Cotabato	2,002	1,710	+17.1%
35	Paatan Lower	Kabacan, Cotabato	4,834	4,145	+16.6%
36	Tonganon	Carmen, Cotabato	3,735	3,208	+16.4%
37	Rangayen	Alamada, Cotabato	4,621	3,970	+16.4%
38	Grebona	Libungan, Cotabato	1,698	1,464	+16.0%
39	Manubuan	Matalam, Cotabato	3,209	2,771	+15.8%
40	Luvimin	Kidapawan City, Cotabato	1,459	1,264	+15.4%
41	Santo Niño	Kidapawan City, Cotabato	1,543	1,337	+15.4%
42	Central Bulanan	Midsayap, Cotabato	2,131	1,847	+15.4%
43	Inac	Magpet, Cotabato	1,282	1,116	+14.9%
44	Binoongan	Arakan, Cotabato	1,325	1,156	+14.6%
45	Greenhill	President Roxas, Cotabato	1,798	1,571	+14.5%
46	Pagangan	Aleosan, Cotabato	3,805	3,326	+14.4%
47	Palao	Libungan, Cotabato	2,423	2,119	+14.4%
48	Midpapan II	Pigkawayan, Cotabato	1,567	1,371	+14.3%
49	New Cebu	Makilala, Cotabato	1,495	1,310	+14.1%
50	Linangcob	Kidapawan City, Cotabato	3,229	2,838	+13.8%
51	South Manuangan	Pigkawayan, Cotabato	2,584	2,282	+13.2%
52	North Manuangan	Pigkawayan, Cotabato	2,908	2,573	+13.0%
53	Binay	Magpet, Cotabato	1,851	1,642	+12.7%
54	Taluntalunan	Makilala, Cotabato	2,274	2,022	+12.5%
55	Banisilan Poblacion	Banisilan, Cotabato	6,238	5,554	+12.3%
56	Bulod	Pikit, Cotabato	2,362	2,108	+12.1%
57	Kidama	Matalam, Cotabato	2,342	2,091	+12.0%
58	New Esperanza	M'Lang, Cotabato	1,221	1,091	+11.9%
59	Tacupan	Carmen, Cotabato	3,430	3,066	+11.9%
60	Mahongcog	Magpet, Cotabato	2,126	1,904	+11.7%
61	Langkong	M'Lang, Cotabato	1,996	1,791	+11.5%
62	Punol	Pikit, Cotabato	6,193	5,561	+11.4%
63	Kilala	Carmen, Cotabato	1,131	1,017	+11.2%
64	Batiocan	Libungan, Cotabato	1,842	1,658	+11.1%
65	Kamada	Magpet, Cotabato	1,273	1,148	+10.9%
66	Bantac	Magpet, Cotabato	1,257	1,143	+10.0%
67	San Isidro	Kidapawan City, Cotabato	1,788	1,626	+10.0%
68	Cuyapon	Kabacan, Cotabato	3,536	3,217	+9.9%
69	New Pontevedra	Antipas, Cotabato	1,489	1,357	+9.7%
70	Aroman	Carmen, Cotabato	3,226	2,944	+9.6%
71	Langayen	Pikit, Cotabato	3,010	2,748	+9.5%
72	Upper Glad I	Midsayap, Cotabato	3,246	2,965	+9.5%
73	Takipan	Pikit, Cotabato	3,287	3,003	+9.5%
74	Liboo	M'Lang, Cotabato	1,616	1,481	+9.1%
75	Guiling	Alamada, Cotabato	6,743	6,181	+9.1%
76	Maybula	Tulunan, Cotabato	1,841	1,688	+9.1%
77	Batasan	Makilala, Cotabato	3,084	2,830	+9.0%
78	Tawantawan	M'Lang, Cotabato	2,163	1,988	+8.8%
79	New Panay	Pigkawayan, Cotabato	1,236	1,136	+8.8%
80	Salasang	Arakan, Cotabato	1,659	1,525	+8.8%
81	Raradangan	Alamada, Cotabato	1,839	1,695	+8.5%
82	Old Bulatukan	Makilala, Cotabato	2,850	2,629	+8.4%
83	Miguel Macasarte	Banisilan, Cotabato	1,177	1,087	+8.3%
84	Poblacion	Magpet, Cotabato	7,465	6,941	+7.6%
85	Manobisa	Magpet, Cotabato	2,141	1,994	+7.4%
86	Lower Mingading	Aleosan, Cotabato	1,583	1,476	+7.3%
87	Malabuan	Makilala, Cotabato	1,610	1,504	+7.1%
88	New Panay	Aleosan, Cotabato	2,859	2,673	+7.0%
89	Wadya	Banisilan, Cotabato	3,022	2,828	+6.9%
90	Magatos	Kabacan, Cotabato	4,258	3,987	+6.8%
91	Lampagang	Tulunan, Cotabato	1,335	1,250	+6.8%
92	Calawag	Pikit, Cotabato	1,142	1,071	+6.6%
93	Sangat	M'Lang, Cotabato	3,413	3,201	+6.6%
94	Macabolig	Kidapawan City, Cotabato	1,970	1,850	+6.5%
95	Malamote	Midsayap, Cotabato	2,423	2,276	+6.5%
96	Balete	Magpet, Cotabato	1,710	1,607	+6.4%
97	Tumanding	Arakan, Cotabato	1,573	1,479	+6.4%
98	Ranzo	Carmen, Cotabato	2,356	2,216	+6.3%
99	Sinkatulan	Makilala, Cotabato	1,722	1,624	+6.0%
100	Lawili	Aleosan, Cotabato	2,316	2,185	+6.0%

How the comparison is kept fair

429 of the 480 barangays in Cotabato can be compared. The other 51 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. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) (OpenSTAT table 0121A6DTHP1). Published August 3, 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), 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
3.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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