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Municipality

Parang

Parang is a municipality in Maguindanao del Norte, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 123,209 in the 2024 census, and it has 25 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Parang by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BariraBuldonMatanogSultan KudaratSultan MasturaBongo Island: 5,263 people, 1,434 per km², 6.80% a yearCampo Islam: 1,783 people, 2,669 per km², −5.46% a yearCotongan: 2,415 people, 1,108 per km², 6.52% a yearDatu Macarimbang Biruar: 2,376 people, 2,180 per km², 7.29% a yearGadungan: 1,975 people, 420 per km², 1.82% a yearGadunganpedpandaran: 1,131 people, 1,001 per km², 3.22% a yearGuiday T. Biruar: 5,377 people, 176 per km², 8.92% a yearGumagadong Calawag: 2,513 people, 396 per km², 4.66% a yearKabuan: 1,822 people, 456 per km², 3.24% a yearLandasan: 18,912 people, 1,897 per km², 1.74% a yearLimbayan: 2,704 people, 391 per km², 2.85% a yearMacasandag: 2,477 people, 664 per km², 3.47% a yearMagsaysay: 8,981 people, 5,684 per km², 9.95% a yearMaking: 10,058 people, 3,234 per km², 5.38% a yearManion: 3,285 people, 475 per km², 7.04% a yearMoro Point: 1,250 people, 1,357 per km², 8.00% a yearNituan: 6,986 people, 798 per km², 10.65% a yearOrandang: 2,715 people, 286 per km², 14.82% a yearPinantao: 2,440 people, 147 per km², 0.94% a yearPoblacion: 12,122 people, 5,638 per km², −0.81% a yearPoblacion II: 11,051 people, 12,880 per km², 1.47% a yearPolloc: 8,075 people, 1,170 per km², 6.99% a yearSamberen: 1,614 people, 244 per km², 11.04% a yearTagudtongan: 3,185 people, 1,154 per km², 7.70% a yearTuca-Maror: 2,699 people, 776 per km², 4.49% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays 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

  • PeopleSources

    123,209

    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 68% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    4th

    of the 13 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte 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 11 of every 100 people in Maguindanao del Norte lived in Parang in 2024 (10.95%)

  • Inside itSources

    25

    barangays

  • LandSources

    212.20 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: Parang's land would fill a square about 14.6 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: 581 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 6 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

    24,502

    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

    5.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    70.5%

    About 71 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
1908709000[4]Formerly 153811000
ZIP code
9604[15]

People

Parang had 123,209 people in the 2024 census, up 68% 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.

Parang had the 4th most people of the 13 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte in 2024[1]
  1. 1Cotabato City383,383
  2. 2Datu Odin Sinsuat152,907
  3. 3Sultan Kudarat124,965
  4. 4Parang123,209
  5. 5Upi65,363
  6. 6Buldon45,676
  7. 7Barira43,301
All 13 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 73 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Landasan18,91215 in 100
  2. Poblacion12,12210 in 100
  3. Poblacion II11,0519 in 100
  4. Making10,0588 in 100
  5. Magsaysay8,9817 in 100
  6. Polloc8,0757 in 100
  7. Nituan6,9866 in 100
  8. Guiday T. Biruar5,3774 in 100
  9. Bongo Island5,2634 in 100
  10. Manion3,2853 in 100
See all 25 barangays of Parang
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 42 of every 100 are children under 15 (42%)
  • About 56 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (56.1%)
  • About 2 of every 100 are 65 or older (1.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 416,7078,6468,061
5 - 913,7656,8986,867
10 - 1412,7256,4546,271
15 - 1910,4975,3355,162
20 - 249,9024,8335,069
25 - 299,3544,3025,052
30 - 347,4143,7133,701
35 - 395,9162,8973,019
40 - 444,8872,4822,405
45 - 493,8851,9471,938
50 - 542,7871,4981,289
55 - 591,787965822
60 - 641,286674612
65 - 69867447420
70 - 74548244304
75 - 79283130153
80 years and over22097123

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
123,209[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
24,502[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
5.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Maguindanao del Norte, 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
10.95%[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
70.5% (86,825 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
51,562 men, 51,268 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024123,209[1, 2]4.41% a year24,5025.0
2020as of May 1, 2020102,914[1]3.06% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201589,194[1]3.80% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201073,328[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then102,247[31]7.40% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders60,935[31, 32]4.52% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then49,562[31]−2.05% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then55,355[31]1.87% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then46,003[31]7.18% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then32,506[31]0.53% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then31,667[31]−1.59% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then37,296[31]———

Barangays

Parang is made up of 25 barangays.
Barangays of Parang. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bongo Island5,2634.27%6.80% a yearabout 3.67 km²Urban
Campo Islam1,7831.45%−5.46% a yearabout 0.668 km²Rural
Cotongan2,4151.96%6.52% a yearabout 2.18 km²Rural
Datu Macarimbang Biruar2,3761.93%7.29% a yearabout 1.09 km²Rural
Gadungan1,9751.6%1.82% a yearabout 4.70 km²Rural
Gadunganpedpandaran1,1310.92%3.22% a yearabout 1.13 km²Rural
Guiday T. Biruar5,3774.36%8.92% a yearabout 30.51 km²Urban
Gumagadong Calawag2,5132.04%4.66% a yearabout 6.35 km²Rural
Kabuan1,8221.48%3.24% a yearabout 4.00 km²Rural
Landasan18,91215.35%1.74% a yearabout 9.97 km²Urban
Limbayan2,7042.19%2.85% a yearabout 6.91 km²Rural
Macasandag2,4772.01%3.47% a yearabout 3.73 km²Rural
Magsaysay8,9817.29%9.95% a yearabout 1.58 km²Urban
Making10,0588.16%5.38% a yearabout 3.11 km²Urban
Manion3,2852.67%7.04% a yearabout 6.92 km²Rural
Moro Point1,2501.01%8.00% a yearabout 0.921 km²Rural
Nituan6,9865.67%10.65% a yearabout 8.75 km²Urban
Orandang2,7152.2%14.82% a yearabout 9.50 km²Rural
Pinantao2,4401.98%0.94% a yearabout 16.63 km²Rural
Poblacion12,1229.84%−0.81% a yearabout 2.15 km²Urban
Poblacion II11,0518.97%1.47% a yearabout 0.858 km²Urban
Polloc8,0756.55%6.99% a yearabout 6.90 km²Urban
Samberen1,6141.31%11.04% a yearabout 6.62 km²Rural
Tagudtongan3,1852.59%7.70% a yearabout 2.76 km²Rural
Tuca-Maror2,6992.19%4.49% a yearabout 3.48 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Parang covers 212.20 km² of land, 581 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 386 m above the sea and it has 62.1 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
212.20 km²[6]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
581 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.35018° N, 124.29408° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
1 m
Average
74 m
Highest
386 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

62.1 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Nituan River11.0 of 15.6 km
  2. Ambal River3.2 of 12.3 km
  3. Bugasan River1.6 of 1.7 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Banisilan Hillheight not mapped

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[29]

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.

At Cotabato City, the nearest PAGASA station, 23 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,414 mm of rain on 165 days a year; 27.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Cotabato City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January89 mm1027.7 °C32.6 °C22.8 °C
February95 mm928.0 °C33.1 °C23.0 °C
March117 mm1028.4 °C33.6 °C23.3 °C
April141 mm1028.8 °C34.0 °C23.5 °C
May253 mm1628.3 °C33.4 °C23.2 °C
June313 mm1927.7 °C32.5 °C22.8 °C
July315 mm1927.4 °C32.2 °C22.7 °C
August239 mm1527.6 °C32.3 °C22.8 °C
September252 mm1627.6 °C32.4 °C22.9 °C
October279 mm1627.7 °C32.4 °C22.9 °C
November190 mm1427.9 °C32.9 °C23.0 °C
December133 mm1127.9 °C32.8 °C22.9 °C
The year2,414 mm16527.9 °C32.9 °C23.0 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 45 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 24 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty 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
24.1% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
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 24 of every 100 people in Parang lived below the poverty line in 2021 (24.1%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 18.8% and 29.4%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 15government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 25schools
  • 6places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park
  • 1beach

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Parang” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices13

7 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 25 barangays of Parang

Hospitals and health centres1

Markets2

Stations and terminals1

Beaches1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Parang. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[13, 14]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Maguindanao del Norte[16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor 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

    Mayor
    Cahar Pendat Ibay[19]
    Vice mayor
    Abdul Aziz Taha Ali[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Cahar Pendat Ibay[20]
    Vice mayor
    Adnan Chua Biruar[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Cahar Pendat Ibay[21]
    Vice mayor
    Adnan Chua Biruar[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Ibrahim Pendat Ibay[22]
    Vice mayor
    Soraida Biruar Ampatuan[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Ibrahim Pendat Ibay[23]
    Vice mayor
    Soraida Biruar Ampatuan[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Ibrahim Pendat Ibay[24]
    Vice mayor
    Soraida Macarimbang Biruar Ampatuan[24]

  7. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Talib Abo[25]
    Vice mayor
    Adnan Biruar[25]

  8. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Vivencio V. Bataga[26]
    Vice mayor
    Adnan C. Biruar[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Parang, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Cahar Pendat Ibay[19]Abdul Aziz Taha Ali[19]
2022–2025Cahar Pendat Ibay[20]Adnan Chua Biruar[20]
2019–2022Cahar Pendat Ibay[21]Adnan Chua Biruar[21]
2016–2019Ibrahim Pendat Ibay[22]Soraida Biruar Ampatuan[22]
2013–2016Ibrahim Pendat Ibay[23]Soraida Biruar Ampatuan[23]
2010–2013Ibrahim Pendat Ibay[24]Soraida Macarimbang Biruar Ampatuan[24]
2004–2007Talib Abo[25]Adnan Biruar[25]
2001–2004Vivencio V. Bataga[26]Adnan C. Biruar[26]

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 82, signed 18 August 1947 by President Roxas, organised the former municipal districts of Cotabato Province into ten municipalities including Parang, effective that day.[9]

Its story

In 1949 Executive Order No. 219 fixed the boundary between Parang and Nuling, because Order No. 82 had not described it.[10]

In 1961 Republic Act No. 3419 took barrios and sitios out of Parang to form the municipality of Buldon.[11]

Presidential Decree No. 780 of 1975 detached six barangays from Parang to form Matanog.[12]

Timeline

  1. 18 August 1947

    Executive Order No. 82 organised Parang as a municipality.[9]

  2. 28 May 1949

    Executive Order No. 219 defined the Parang-Nuling boundary.[10]

  3. 25 August 1975

    Matanog was created from six Parang barangays.[12]

Nearby

Parang shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Parang beside Maguindanao del Norte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte.

Parang beside Maguindanao del Norte
FigureParangMaguindanao del NorteRank among the cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Norte
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 glossary123,209[1, 2]1,124,8114th of 13
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 glossary4.41% a year[1, 2]faster4.31% a year5th of 13
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 glossary581[6]more crowded3763rd of 13
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 glossary212.20 km²[6]2,990.84 km²6th of 13
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 glossary5.0[1, 2]higher4.3not 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 glossary70.5%[5]higher58.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Datu Odin Sinsuat, the capital of Maguindanao del Norte
31.5 km south
Manila
882.9 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Sultan MasturaMaguindanao del Norte7.2 km southwest
  2. BariraMaguindanao del Norte10.0 km north
  3. Sultan KudaratMaguindanao del Norte12.7 km south
  4. MatanogMaguindanao del Norte14.4 km northwest
  5. PigkawayanCotabato15.4 km east
  6. Cotabato CityMaguindanao del Norte17.0 km southwest

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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