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Lanao del Sur

Lanao del Sur is a province in the Bangsamoro (BARMM) region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 1,368,137 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 39 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A white mosque with a golden central dome and two tall white-and-gold minarets, its upper walls set with gold lattice windows and lettered with its name, under a blue sky with towering white clouds.
The Marawi Grand Mosque, the Jameo Mindanao Al-Islamie Islamic Center of Marawi.Photo: “Grand Mosque of Marawi” by Liem25, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    1,368,137

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA 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

    Up 46.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 6 provinces of Bangsamoro (BARMM) by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 30 of every 100 people in Bangsamoro (BARMM) lived in Lanao del Sur in 2024 (30.1%)

  • Inside itSources

    40

    cities and municipalities

    1,164 barangays

  • LandSources

    5,483.08 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand 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.Explained by Scene: Lanao del Sur's land would fill a square about 74.0 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 250 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    241,749

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    5.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    6.5%

    About 7 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban 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

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1903600000[4]Formerly 153600000

People

Lanao del Sur had 1,368,137 people in the 2024 census, up 46.6% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Lanao del Sur had the most people of the 6 provinces of Bangsamoro (BARMM) in 2024[1]
  1. 1Lanao del Sur1,368,137
  2. 2Maguindanao del Norte1,124,811
  3. 3Maguindanao del Sur813,243
  4. 4Basilan541,947
  5. 5Tawi-Tawi482,645
  6. 6Special Geographic Area214,703
All 6 provinces of Bangsamoro (BARMM)
Of every 100 people in Lanao del Sur in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 39 of every 100 are children under 15 (38.9%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.6%)
  • About 3 of every 100 are 65 or older (2.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 5191,24294,47696,766
5 - 9183,07890,84092,238
10 - 14157,12177,29879,823
15 - 19145,63470,46375,171
20 - 24136,11665,19170,925
25 - 29119,74657,42362,323
30 - 34104,90252,45152,451
35 - 3977,49338,55838,935
40 - 4469,85135,32734,524
45 - 4954,10227,40126,701
50 - 5444,03722,67621,361
55 - 5928,61814,44514,173
60 - 6420,24210,5379,705
65 - 6914,5037,2677,236
70 - 7410,6155,1165,499
75 - 794,9722,2492,723
80 - 842,6061,2021,404
85 and over2,1468521,294

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA 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
1,368,137[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
241,749[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
5.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Bangsamoro (BARMM), 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
30.1%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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
6.5% (88,919 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
673,772 men, 693,252 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20241,368,137[1, 2]3.29% a year241,7495.7
2020as of May 1, 20201,195,518[1]2.86% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20151,045,429[1]2.18% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010933,260[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then1,138,544[35]4.98% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders800,162[35, 36]3.35% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then686,193[35]2.56% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then599,637[35]4.00% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then404,971[35]−4.12% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then499,882[35]1.88% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then455,508[35]1.83% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then378,327[35]———

Cities and municipalities

Lanao del Sur is made up of 39 municipalities and 1 city, with 1,164 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Lanao del Sur by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BukidnonCotabatoLanao del NorteMaguindanao del NorteAmai Manabilang: 14,837 people, 36 per km², 4.96% a yearBacolod-Kalawi: 24,381 people, 1,077 per km², 1.27% a yearBalabagan: 31,227 people, 291 per km², 1.08% a yearBalindong: 40,047 people, 874 per km², 5.08% a yearBayang: 30,227 people, 1,399 per km², 1.83% a yearBinidayan: 27,031 people, 1,720 per km², 0.97% a yearBuadiposo-Buntong: 23,283 people, 131 per km², 6.30% a yearBubong: 28,733 people, 102 per km², 1.95% a yearButig: 25,394 people, 36 per km², 2.65% a yearCalanogas: 17,585 people, 245 per km², 3.91% a yearMarawi City: 259,993 people, 3,093 per km², 5.62% a yearDitsaan-Ramain: 26,918 people, 1,593 per km², 2.38% a yearGanassi: 33,897 people, 1,456 per km², 2.32% a yearKapai: 21,630 people, 235 per km², 1.20% a yearKapatagan: 23,228 people, 165 per km², 3.04% a yearLumba-Bayabao: 50,959 people, 78 per km², 2.53% a yearLumbaca-Unayan: 8,768 people, 131 per km², 1.83% a yearLumbatan: 24,988 people, 311 per km², 2.24% a yearLumbayanague: 21,469 people, 1,089 per km², 2.86% a yearMadalum: 30,044 people, 282 per km², 3.08% a yearMadamba: 24,886 people, 278 per km², 2.94% a yearMaguing: 37,292 people, 93 per km², 4.99% a yearMalabang: 58,377 people, 707 per km², 4.24% a yearMarantao: 46,233 people, 1,309 per km², 4.97% a yearMarogong: 33,595 people, 185 per km², 2.65% a yearMasiu: 36,803 people, 1,034 per km², 2.22% a yearMulondo: 23,159 people, 1,304 per km², 3.66% a yearPagayawan: 15,659 people, 315 per km², 0.94% a yearPiagapo: 40,558 people, 244 per km², 7.39% a yearPicong: 19,296 people, 178 per km², 0.49% a yearPoona Bayabao: 33,307 people, 1,686 per km², 1.63% a yearPualas: 18,020 people, 420 per km², 5.30% a yearSaguiaran: 28,807 people, 909 per km², 1.83% a yearSultan Dumalondong: 12,984 people, 710 per km², 0.92% a yearTagoloan II: 12,843 people, 24 per km², 0.46% a yearTamparan: 37,190 people, 4,355 per km², 3.61% a yearTaraka: 29,558 people, 2,198 per km², 2.03% a yearTubaran: 17,567 people, 254 per km², 0.94% a yearTugaya: 26,283 people, 618 per km², 1.42% a yearWao: 51,081 people, 140 per km², 0.34% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
Amai ManabilangMunicipality14,8371.08%4.96% a year417.04 km²
Bacolod-KalawiMunicipality24,3811.78%1.27% a year22.63 km²
BalabaganMunicipality31,2272.28%1.08% a year107.39 km²
BalindongMunicipality40,0472.93%5.08% a year45.83 km²
BayangMunicipality30,2272.21%1.83% a year21.61 km²
BinidayanMunicipality27,0311.98%0.97% a year15.72 km²
Buadiposo-BuntongMunicipality23,2831.7%6.30% a year177.11 km²
BubongMunicipality28,7332.1%1.95% a year281.16 km²
ButigMunicipality25,3941.86%2.65% a year712.92 km²
CalanogasMunicipality17,5851.29%3.91% a year71.84 km²
Marawi CityComponent city259,99319%5.62% a year84.07 km²
Ditsaan-RamainMunicipality26,9181.97%2.38% a year16.90 km²
GanassiMunicipality33,8972.48%2.32% a year23.28 km²
KapaiMunicipality21,6301.58%1.20% a year92.16 km²
KapataganMunicipality23,2281.7%3.04% a year141.00 km²
Lumba-BayabaoMunicipality50,9593.72%2.53% a year656.96 km²
Lumbaca-UnayanMunicipality8,7680.64%1.83% a year66.90 km²
LumbatanMunicipality24,9881.83%2.24% a year80.43 km²
LumbayanagueMunicipality21,4691.57%2.86% a year19.72 km²
MadalumMunicipality30,0442.2%3.08% a year106.42 km²
MadambaMunicipality24,8861.82%2.94% a year89.54 km²
MaguingMunicipality37,2922.73%4.99% a year399.16 km²
MalabangMunicipality58,3774.27%4.24% a year82.55 km²
MarantaoMunicipality46,2333.38%4.97% a year35.31 km²
MarogongMunicipality33,5952.46%2.65% a year181.28 km²
MasiuMunicipality36,8032.69%2.22% a year35.59 km²
MulondoMunicipality23,1591.69%3.66% a year17.76 km²
PagayawanMunicipality15,6591.14%0.94% a year49.72 km²
PiagapoMunicipality40,5582.96%7.39% a year166.29 km²
PicongMunicipality19,2961.41%0.49% a year108.25 km²
Poona BayabaoMunicipality33,3072.43%1.63% a year19.76 km²
PualasMunicipality18,0201.32%5.30% a year42.86 km²
SaguiaranMunicipality28,8072.11%1.83% a year31.68 km²
Sultan DumalondongMunicipality12,9840.95%0.92% a year18.29 km²
Tagoloan IIMunicipality12,8430.94%0.46% a year546.43 km²
TamparanMunicipality37,1902.72%3.61% a year8.54 km²
TarakaMunicipality29,5582.16%2.03% a year13.45 km²
TubaranMunicipality17,5671.28%0.94% a year69.11 km²
TugayaMunicipality26,2831.92%1.42% a year42.54 km²
WaoMunicipality51,0813.73%0.34% a year363.88 km²

Land & Environment

Lanao del Sur covers 5,483.08 km² of land, 250 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,809 m above the sea and it has 77.3 km of coast.
Land areaLand 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
5,483.08 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
250 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
7.78701° N, 124.48854° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[32]
Lowest
1 m
Average
936 m
Highest
2,809 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

77.3 km of coastline[33]

Rivers[33]

  1. Taraka River57.7 of 57.8 km
  2. Maradugao River34.7 of 150.6 km
  3. Ramain River29.9 km
  4. Matling River28.6 of 29.2 km
  5. Bayug River22.3 of 77.0 km
  6. Lalabuan River18.3 of 18.4 km
  7. Kapai River17.5 of 38.7 km
  8. Malitubog River14.7 of 86.1 km

The longest inside it: 26 in all.

Lakes[33]

  1. Lake Lanao354.5 km²
  2. Lake Dapao10.1 km²
  3. Lake Putian3.3 km²
  4. Lake Ugaan0.36 km²
  5. Lake Baranibud0.25 km²
  6. Lake Latukan0.24 km²

The largest: 10 in all.

Peaks[33]

  1. Mount Piapayunganvolcano2,802 m
  2. Mount Ragang2,651 m
  3. Mount Latukanvolcano2,301 m
  4. Mount Makaturingvolcano1,940 m
  5. Mount Maranat1,893 m
  6. Mount Gurainvolcano1,840 m

The highest: 40 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[34]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

Lanao del Sur's economy made ₱99.9 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱78,909 for each person. About 18 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱99.9 billion[19]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱80.8 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
2.7%[20]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱78,909[21]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
17.9% of people[22]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 18 of every 100 people in Lanao del Sur lived below the poverty line in 2023 (17.9%)[22]

The PSA's survey puts it between 14.4% and 21.3%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱33,513 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 95government offices
  • 44hospitals and health centres
  • 400schools
  • 52places of worship
  • 6markets
  • 4stations and terminals
  • 11parks
  • 1beach
  • 4monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Lanao del Sur” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals4

Parks11

5 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 40 cities and municipalities of Lanao del Sur

Beaches1

Monuments and memorials4

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Lanao del Sur. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[16, 17]

Capital
Marawi City[4]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[18]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[23]
    Vice governor
    Mohammad Khalid Raki-in Adiong[23]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[24]
    Vice governor
    Mohammad Khalid Raki-in Adiong[24]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[25]
    Vice governor
    Mohammad Khalid Raki-in Adiong[25]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Bedjoria Soraya Alonto Adiong[26]
    Vice governor
    Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[26]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[27]
    Vice governor
    Arsad Alawi Marohombsar[27]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[28]
    Vice governor
    Arsad Alawi Aniego Ampaso Marahombsar[28]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[29]
    Vice governor
    Arsad Aniego-Alawi Ampaso Marohombsar[29]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Mamintal Magangcong Adiong Sr.[30]
    Vice governor
    Bashier Dimala-Ang Manalo[30]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Mamintal M. Adiong[31]
    Vice governor
    Datu Dimapuno A. Ramos[31]
Governors and vice governors of Lanao del Sur, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[23]Mohammad Khalid Raki-in Adiong[23]
2022–2025Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[24]Mohammad Khalid Raki-in Adiong[24]
2019–2022Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[25]Mohammad Khalid Raki-in Adiong[25]
2016–2019Bedjoria Soraya Alonto Adiong[26]Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[26]
2013–2016Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[27]Arsad Alawi Marohombsar[27]
2010–2013Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[28]Arsad Alawi Aniego Ampaso Marahombsar[28]
2007–2010Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr.[29]Arsad Aniego-Alawi Ampaso Marohombsar[29]
2004–2007Mamintal Magangcong Adiong Sr.[30]Bashier Dimala-Ang Manalo[30]
2001–2004Mamintal M. Adiong[31]Datu Dimapuno A. Ramos[31]

History & Identity

Stories that tell of Lanao del Sur

Lanao del Sur is part of these Stories, told from their own place.

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Created
Created by Republic Act No. 2228, approved 22 May 1959, which divided the Province of Lanao; chartered 4 July 1959[9, 10]

How it got its name

Local traditionAs the government of Lanao del Norte explains the name both provinces share, Lanao comes from the Maranao word ranao, a body of water: Lake Lanao, which lies at the heart of Lanao del Sur.[11]

Local traditionIts people's own name, Meranao, first spelled Maranaw, comes from taw sa ranaw, people of the lake.[10]

When Republic Act No. 2228 divided the Province of Lanao into two provinces in 1959, one was named Lanao del Norte and the other Lanao del Sur.[9]

Its story

Lanao is the home of the four principalities of the Maranao, the Pat a Pangampong sa Ranao: Masiu, Unayan, Balo-i and Bayabao, which governed themselves by an unwritten code, the Igma Ago Taritib.[10]

Led by Amai Pakpak, the Maranao defended Marawi on 21 August 1891 against more than 1,200 Spanish soldiers under Governor-General Valeriano Weyler, who burned its fort and withdrew. On 10 March 1895 Governor-General Ramon Blanco's army of more than 5,000, with gunboats carried onto Lake Lanao, took Marawi; Amai Pakpak fell in the battle.[12]

Its people also resisted American and Japanese rule. Under the Americans, Lanao was one of the five districts of the Moro Province from 1903 and a province from 1914.[10, 13, 14]

Republic Act No. 2228 divided Lanao in 1959, making Marawi the capital of Lanao del Sur, which was chartered on 4 July 1959.[9, 10]

Lanao del Sur was part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which Marawi City joined only in 2001, and on 21 January 2019 it ratified, with Marawi, the Bangsamoro Organic Law.[10, 15]

Timeline

  1. 21 August 1891

    Amai Pakpak's Maranaw fighters defend Marawi against Spanish troops under Governor-General Valeriano Weyler, who take Kota Marawi in a two-hour battle and burn it.[12]

  2. 10 March 1895

    Blanco's forces take Marawi; Amai Pakpak is killed.[12]

  3. 1 June 1903

    Act No. 787 makes Lanao a district of the Moro Province.[13]

  4. 23 July 1914

    Act No. 2408 sets up the civil Province of Lanao.[14]

  5. 22 May 1959

    Republic Act No. 2228 divides Lanao into Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur.[9]

  6. 4 July 1959

    Lanao del Sur is chartered.[10]

  7. 21 January 2019

    Lanao del Sur and Marawi ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law.[15]

Nearby

Lanao del Sur shares a border with Bukidnon, Cotabato, Lanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Norte.

How it compares

Lanao del Sur beside Bangsamoro (BARMM), and where it stands among the provinces of Bangsamoro (BARMM).

Lanao del Sur beside Bangsamoro (BARMM)
FigureLanao del SurBangsamoro (BARMM)Rank among the provinces of Bangsamoro (BARMM)
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 glossary1,368,137[1, 2]4,545,4861st of 6
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth 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 glossary3.29% a year[1, 2]slower3.46% a year3rd of 6
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary250[7]less crowded3146th of 6
Land areaLand 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 glossary5,483.08 km²[7]14,478.08 km²1st of 6
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary5.7[1, 2]higher4.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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 glossary6.5%[6]lower29.1%not ranked

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