Ranking

Largest barangays in Sulu

Bus-bus (Jolo, Sulu) is the largest of the 410 barangays in Sulu, with 39,070 people at the 2024 census.^{[1, 2]}

Below are the first 100 of 410 barangays, 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.

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Largest barangays in Sulu, top 100
Rank	Name	City or municipality	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Bus-bus	Jolo, Sulu	39,070	38,650	+1.1%
2	Anuling	Patikul, Sulu	29,005	24,874	+16.6%
3	San Raymundo	Jolo, Sulu	28,035	17,051	+64.4%
4	Asturias	Jolo, Sulu	27,000	26,997	+0.0%
5	Poblacion	Maimbung, Sulu	25,120	18,213	+37.9%
6	Kajatian	Indanan, Sulu	22,578	18,437	+22.5%
7	Tulay	Jolo, Sulu	15,259	14,891	+2.5%
8	Su-uh	Old Panamao, Sulu	13,750	13,732	+0.1%
9	Walled City	Jolo, Sulu	13,554	12,468	+8.7%
10	Tubig-Puti	Luuk, Sulu	13,540	11,996	+12.9%
11	Latih	Patikul, Sulu	12,001	7,913	+51.7%
12	Alat	Jolo, Sulu	11,916	11,368	+4.8%
13	Laum Maimbung	Maimbung, Sulu	11,880	9,784	+21.4%
14	Punay	Panglima Estino, Sulu	11,449	9,377	+22.1%
15	Pitogo	Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu	10,152	8,354	+21.5%
16	Parian Kayawan	Lugus, Sulu	9,935	5,182	+91.7%
17	Poblacion	Siasi, Sulu	8,997	5,922	+51.9%
18	Chinese Pier	Jolo, Sulu	8,733	7,718	+13.2%
19	Takut-takut	Jolo, Sulu	8,500	8,123	+4.6%
20	Capual Island	Omar, Sulu	7,839	7,297	+7.4%
21	Buanza	Indanan, Sulu	7,169	5,842	+22.7%
22	Dungon	Tongkil, Sulu	7,106	6,373	+11.5%
23	Simbahan	Pangutaran, Sulu	6,260	5,636	+11.1%
24	Pang	Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu	6,239	5,798	+7.6%
25	Bilaan	Talipao, Sulu	6,183	6,012	+2.8%
26	Karungdong	Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu	6,050	5,986	+1.1%
27	Alu Layag-Layag	Parang, Sulu	5,743	4,587	+25.2%
28	Timbangan	Indanan, Sulu	5,600	5,480	+2.2%
29	Saimbangon	Pata, Sulu	5,496	4,496	+22.2%
30	Tagbak	Indanan, Sulu	5,436	4,497	+20.9%
31	Hambilan	Pandami, Sulu	5,219	4,982	+4.8%
32	Matatal	Maimbung, Sulu	5,218	2,479	+110.5%
33	Pandan Niog	Pangutaran, Sulu	5,179	4,024	+28.7%
34	Bangkal	Patikul, Sulu	5,139	3,889	+32.1%
35	Laud Kulasi	Maimbung, Sulu	5,130	3,392	+51.2%
36	Kulasi	Maimbung, Sulu	5,020	5,008	+0.2%
37	Kanaway	Parang, Sulu	4,954	3,637	+36.2%
38	Bato-bato	Indanan, Sulu	4,950	4,810	+2.9%
39	Bualo Lipid	Maimbung, Sulu	4,912	2,316	+112.1%
40	North Laud	Siasi, Sulu	4,734	3,198	+48.0%
41	North Manubul	Pandami, Sulu	4,712	4,487	+5.0%
42	Niangkaan	Omar, Sulu	4,699	4,200	+11.9%
43	Mauboh	Patikul, Sulu	4,481	4,180	+7.2%
44	Alu-Duyong	Lugus, Sulu	4,470	4,469	+0.0%
45	Siganggang	Pandami, Sulu	4,400	4,338	+1.4%
46	Subah Buaya	Siasi, Sulu	4,283	3,892	+10.1%
47	Poblacion	Parang, Sulu	4,216	2,597	+62.3%
48	Tabialan	Tongkil, Sulu	4,208	3,978	+5.8%
49	Tuyang	Talipao, Sulu	4,127	3,930	+5.0%
50	Tong Laminusa	Siasi, Sulu	4,065	2,922	+39.1%
51	Masjid Punjungan	Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu	4,060	3,996	+1.6%
52	Pandakan	Panglima Estino, Sulu	4,017	3,985	+0.8%
53	Lahing-Lahing	Omar, Sulu	3,814	2,998	+27.2%
54	Tandu-Bagua	Patikul, Sulu	3,708	3,338	+11.1%
55	Sipanding	Siasi, Sulu	3,631	1,617	+124.6%
56	Angilan	Omar, Sulu	3,560	3,488	+2.1%
57	Kambing	Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,553	3,430	+3.6%
58	Sionogan	Indanan, Sulu	3,538	3,363	+5.2%
59	Lumah Dapdap	Pangutaran, Sulu	3,526	2,823	+24.9%
60	Buntod	Talipao, Sulu	3,501	3,290	+6.4%
61	Masjid Bayle	Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,411	3,162	+7.9%
62	Tunggol	Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,400	3,396	+0.1%
63	Tandu-Bato	Luuk, Sulu	3,362	2,650	+26.9%
64	Kan-Mindus	Luuk, Sulu	3,361	2,814	+19.4%
65	Niog-niog	Luuk, Sulu	3,358	3,031	+10.8%
66	Sucuban	Omar, Sulu	3,348	3,180	+5.3%
67	South Paarol	Tongkil, Sulu	3,333	3,104	+7.4%
68	Gandasuli	Patikul, Sulu	3,317	3,393	−2.2%
69	Ratag	Siasi, Sulu	3,316	2,116	+56.7%
70	Gata-gata	Panglima Estino, Sulu	3,280	3,262	+0.6%
71	Alu Bus-Bus	Lugus, Sulu	3,277	2,950	+11.1%
72	Sigumbal	Tongkil, Sulu	3,277	3,059	+7.1%
73	Liang	Patikul, Sulu	3,210	3,100	+3.6%
74	Tulling	Siasi, Sulu	3,200	3,133	+2.1%
75	Kanlagay	Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu	3,199	2,826	+13.2%
76	Poblacion	Indanan, Sulu	3,198	3,004	+6.5%
77	Lianutan	Luuk, Sulu	3,191	2,897	+10.2%
78	Tubig Dakulah	Indanan, Sulu	3,183	2,229	+42.8%
79	Gapas Rugasan	Lugus, Sulu	3,159	2,739	+15.3%
80	Bawisan	Parang, Sulu	3,110	3,044	+2.2%
81	Huwit-huwit	Omar, Sulu	3,091	2,853	+8.3%
82	Pasil	Indanan, Sulu	3,068	2,676	+14.7%
83	Tulayan Island	Luuk, Sulu	3,050	2,236	+36.4%
84	Lambago	Luuk, Sulu	3,038	2,170	+40.0%
85	Tubig Sallang	Pangutaran, Sulu	3,036	2,734	+11.1%
86	Kandang	Maimbung, Sulu	3,017	961	+213.9%
87	Alu Pangkoh	Parang, Sulu	3,002	2,909	+3.2%
88	Latung	Siasi, Sulu	2,988	2,955	+1.1%
89	Tampakan Laminusa	Siasi, Sulu	2,941	2,862	+2.8%
90	Tangkuan	Omar, Sulu	2,913	2,608	+11.7%
91	Kalang	Tapul, Sulu	2,900	2,793	+3.8%
92	Campo Islam	Siasi, Sulu	2,893	2,856	+1.3%
93	Lumbaan Mahaba	Parang, Sulu	2,854	2,142	+33.2%
94	Seit Lake	Old Panamao, Sulu	2,814	2,299	+22.4%
95	Buan	Siasi, Sulu	2,807	2,776	+1.1%
96	Pangdan Pangdan	Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu	2,781	2,601	+6.9%
97	Mananti	Luuk, Sulu	2,774	2,469	+12.4%
98	Talipao Proper	Talipao, Sulu	2,752	2,588	+6.3%
99	Minapan	Siasi, Sulu	2,744	2,641	+3.9%
100	Andalan	Talipao, Sulu	2,730	2,669	+2.3%

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. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Zamboanga Peninsula (OpenSTAT table 0091A6DTPH8). Published August 5, 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

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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