Ranking
Largest cities and municipalities in Maguindanao del Sur
Buluan (Maguindanao del Sur) is the largest of the 24 cities and municipalities in Maguindanao del Sur, with 60,931 people at the 2024 census.[1]
Below are all 24 cities and municipalities, ordered by their people in the 2024 census, 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.
| Rank | Name | Province or region | People, 2024 | People, 2020 | Change since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buluan | Maguindanao del Sur | 60,931 | 57,406 | +6.1% |
| 2 | South Upi | Maguindanao del Sur | 50,018 | 43,197 | +15.8% |
| 3 | Pagalungan | Maguindanao del Sur | 49,326 | 46,277 | +6.6% |
| 4 | Pagagawan | Maguindanao del Sur | 42,181 | 37,314 | +13.0% |
| 5 | Talayan | Maguindanao del Sur | 39,182 | 34,156 | +14.7% |
| 6 | Datu Paglas | Maguindanao del Sur | 38,446 | 33,682 | +14.1% |
| 7 | Shariff Aguak | Maguindanao del Sur | 37,437 | 33,982 | +10.2% |
| 8 | Datu Abdullah Sangki | Maguindanao del Sur | 35,274 | 30,117 | +17.1% |
| 9 | Datu Anggal Midtimbang | Maguindanao del Sur | 35,243 | 28,224 | +24.9% |
| 10 | Gen. S.K. Pendatun | Maguindanao del Sur | 33,710 | 31,263 | +7.8% |
| 11 | Datu Saudi Ampatuan | Maguindanao del Sur | 33,374 | 31,060 | +7.5% |
| 12 | Mamasapano | Maguindanao del Sur | 32,831 | 27,807 | +18.1% |
| 13 | Ampatuan | Maguindanao del Sur | 31,560 | 28,941 | +9.1% |
| 14 | Rajah Buayan | Maguindanao del Sur | 31,329 | 27,832 | +12.6% |
| 15 | Datu Piang | Maguindanao del Sur | 31,063 | 28,380 | +9.5% |
| 16 | Shariff Saydona Mustapha | Maguindanao del Sur | 29,707 | 25,080 | +18.5% |
| 17 | Pandag | Maguindanao del Sur | 29,244 | 26,356 | +11.0% |
| 18 | Mangudadatu | Maguindanao del Sur | 28,511 | 26,203 | +8.8% |
| 19 | Guindulungan | Maguindanao del Sur | 28,471 | 24,933 | +14.2% |
| 20 | Sultan Sa Barongis | Maguindanao del Sur | 27,929 | 24,476 | +14.1% |
| 21 | Datu Hoffer Ampatuan | Maguindanao del Sur | 27,678 | 26,660 | +3.8% |
| 22 | Paglat | Maguindanao del Sur | 21,317 | 18,727 | +13.8% |
| 23 | Datu Salibo | Maguindanao del Sur | 21,295 | 18,795 | +13.3% |
| 24 | Datu Unsay | Maguindanao del Sur | 17,186 | 12,890 | +33.3% |
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
Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.
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