The Atlas

Municipalities in Caraga

A municipality is a local government made up of barangays, led by a mayor, a vice mayor and the Sangguniang Bayan, the municipal council.^[1] Only Congress can create one, by law, approved in a plebiscite. The law asks for an income of ₱2.5 million a year, 25,000 people and 50 km² of land.^[1]

A municipality that grows can become a component city by law, once it earns ₱100 million a year and has 100 km² of land or 150,000 people.^{[1, 2]}

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Municipalities in Caraga, at a glance

Municipalities: 67^[3]
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 glossary: 1,946,707^[4]
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: 19,498.58 km²^[5]; Each municipality's official area, added up.
Most people: Prosperidad^[4]; Agusan del Sur; 90,162 people
Fewest people: Burgos^[4]; Surigao del Norte; 4,399 people
Largest by landLand 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: Loreto^[5]; Agusan del Sur; 1,489.77 km²
Most crowdedPopulation 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: San Jose^[5]; Dinagat Islands; 607 people per km²
Fastest growing, 10,000 people or moreGrowth 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 glossary: Santiago^[4]; Agusan del Norte; 4.09% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth 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 glossary: 9 municipalities^[4]; Of those with 10,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Basilisa, −7.03% a year.

Each row is a municipality, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

67 municipalities, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Municipalities in Caraga, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Land area	Growth, 2020–2024
1	ProsperidadAgusan del Sur	90,162	152	594.88 km²	0.50% a year
2	San FranciscoAgusan del Sur	79,718	194	409.89 km²	−0.31% a year
3	BuenavistaAgusan del Norte	70,691	149	475.61 km²	0.62% a year
4	EsperanzaAgusan del Sur	59,065	44	1,357.78 km²	−0.12% a year
5	BaroboSurigao del Sur	53,729	226	237.76 km²	0.26% a year
6	RosarioAgusan del Sur	51,207	133	385.05 km²	0.76% a year
7	TrentoAgusan del Sur	51,179	92	556.02 km²	−1.49% a year
8	BunawanAgusan del Sur	50,999	97	524.88 km²	1.71% a year
9	NasipitAgusan del Norte	46,382	123	378.31 km²	0.82% a year
10	HinatuanSurigao del Sur	44,475	127	350.66 km²	0.34% a year
11	LoretoAgusan del Sur	43,761	29	1,489.77 km²	−0.07% a year
12	VeruelaAgusan del Sur	43,085	98	440.00 km²	1.98% a year
13	San MiguelSurigao del Sur	41,942	60	700.59 km²	0.08% a year
14	TagbinaSurigao del Sur	41,157	77	535.53 km²	0.06% a year
15	TagoSurigao del Sur	40,097	104	386.51 km²	0.16% a year
16	ClaverSurigao del Norte	39,882	130	307.90 km²	2.46% a year
17	TalacogonAgusan del Sur	37,744	48	780.49 km²	−1.19% a year
18	San LuisAgusan del Sur	36,264	28	1,288.33 km²	0.72% a year
19	LingigSurigao del Sur	35,203	77	455.32 km²	0.04% a year
20	CantilanSurigao del Sur	34,233	202	169.84 km²	0.12% a year
21	LiangaSurigao del Sur	34,213	131	261.07 km²	0.24% a year
22	SantiagoAgusan del Norte	33,877	116	291.16 km²	4.09% a year
23	SibagatAgusan del Sur	33,271	59	567.81 km²	−0.49% a year
24	Las NievesAgusan del Norte	32,402	89	365.22 km²	1.67% a year
25	DapaSurigao del Norte	31,392	361	86.86 km²	1.91% a year
26	PlacerSurigao del Norte	30,442	504	60.41 km²	0.66% a year
27	MainitSurigao del Norte	29,205	253	115.23 km²	1.00% a year
28	La PazAgusan del Sur	29,096	35	829.45 km²	−1.48% a year
29	SocorroSurigao del Norte	28,436	225	126.30 km²	2.23% a year
30	BasilisaDinagat Islands	27,238	266	102.46 km²	−7.03% a year
31	San JoseDinagat Islands	26,735	607	44.06 km²	0.33% a year
32	TubayAgusan del Norte	26,463	212	124.79 km²	0.62% a year
33	JabongaAgusan del Norte	25,937	87	299.10 km²	1.03% a year
34	CarrascalSurigao del Sur	25,672	78	330.65 km²	1.04% a year
35	General LunaSurigao del Norte	25,208	483	52.21 km²	2.38% a year
36	Santa JosefaAgusan del Sur	24,667	167	147.50 km²	−1.64% a year
37	San AgustinSurigao del Sur	23,612	67	351.44 km²	0.78% a year
38	CarmenAgusan del Norte	23,304	168	138.52 km²	0.14% a year
39	GigaquitSurigao del Norte	22,949	125	183.44 km²	1.18% a year
40	MagallanesAgusan del Norte	22,780	454	50.15 km²	0.52% a year
41	KitcharaoAgusan del Norte	22,671	162	140.21 km²	1.53% a year
42	CagwaitSurigao del Sur	22,305	151	148.20 km²	0.61% a year
43	Del CarmenSurigao del Norte	20,786	139	149.53 km²	0.78% a year
44	MarihatagSurigao del Sur	19,730	56	352.66 km²	0.35% a year
45	MalimonoSurigao del Norte	19,442	240	80.88 km²	0.74% a year
46	CagdianaoDinagat Islands	18,679	97	191.95 km²	0.43% a year
47	Tagana-AnSurigao del Norte	18,158	249	72.95 km²	1.14% a year
48	LibjoDinagat Islands	18,157	101	179.31 km²	0.14% a year
49	CortesSurigao del Sur	18,023	138	130.60 km²	0.13% a year
50	AlegriaSurigao del Norte	17,846	273	65.28 km²	2.37% a year

How it fits

Cities and municipalities are the local governments of the towns, each led by a mayor, a vice mayor and a council, and each made up of barangays. A municipality becomes a city by a law of Congress, once it earns enough and has enough people or land.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 9009: amending Section 450 of the Local Government Code, raising the income a municipality needs to become a component city. Published February 24, 2001. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.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
5.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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