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Municipality

Parang

Parang is a municipality in Sulu, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 83,092 in the 2024 census, and it has 40 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.
IndananMaimbungKaha: 2,553 people, 1,626 per km², 0.26% a yearAlu Pangkoh: 3,002 people, 2,806 per km², 0.76% a yearBagsak: 2,274 people, 790 per km², 1.55% a yearBawisan: 3,110 people, 1,013 per km², 0.52% a yearBiid: 1,217 people, 974 per km², 1.12% a yearBukid: 1,234 people, 851 per km², 8.15% a yearBuli Bawang: 1,422 people, 394 per km², 1.76% a yearButon: 1,550 people, 1,000 per km², 1.83% a yearButon Mahablo: 1,287 people, 663 per km², 1.96% a yearDanapa: 1,689 people, 500 per km², 8.50% a yearDuyan Kabao: 1,268 people, 1,415 per km², 3.27% a yearGimba Lagasan: 2,557 people, 2,325 per km², 2.36% a yearKahoy Sinah: 1,750 people, 1,667 per km², 0.18% a yearKanaway: 4,954 people, 4,905 per km², 7.69% a yearKutah Sairap: 1,758 people, 2,965 per km², 2.18% a yearLagasan Higad: 1,884 people, 1,013 per km², 3.72% a yearLaum Buwahan: 2,005 people, 1,159 per km², 9.39% a yearLaum Suwah: 1,778 people, 1,446 per km², 1.54% a yearAlu Layag-Layag: 5,743 people, 2,044 per km², 5.54% a yearLiang: 1,667 people, 2,409 per km², 2.17% a yearLinuho: 1,208 people, 493 per km², 2.63% a yearLipunos: 2,698 people, 1,014 per km², 2.58% a yearLungan Gitong: 1,516 people, 1,601 per km², 0.69% a yearLumbaan Mahaba: 2,854 people, 1,321 per km², 7.12% a yearLupa Abu: 2,370 people, 2,236 per km², 3.33% a yearNonokan: 2,575 people, 987 per km², 3.49% a yearPaugan: 1,219 people, 786 per km², 10.20% a yearPayuhan: 1,740 people, 2,130 per km², 0.70% a yearPiyahan: 1,733 people, 2,208 per km², 1.36% a yearPoblacion: 4,216 people, 2,267 per km², 12.32% a yearSaldang: 1,437 people, 893 per km², 3.66% a yearSampunay: 1,399 people, 1,599 per km², 2.06% a yearSilangkan: 2,074 people, 579 per km², 2.77% a yearTaingting: 1,517 people, 2,451 per km², 1.82% a yearTikong: 1,440 people, 986 per km², 3.37% a yearTukay: 1,778 people, 999 per km², 4.53% a yearTumangas: 2,018 people, 909 per km², 4.76% a yearWanni Piyanjihan: 1,585 people, 1,569 per km², 3.38% a yearLanao Dakula: 1,561 people, 442 per km², 1.82% a yearLower Sampunay: 1,452 people, 1,543 per km², 2.05% 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

    83,092

    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 43.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    7th

    of the 19 cities and municipalities of Sulu 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 7 of every 100 people in Sulu lived in Parang in 2024 (7.25%)

  • Inside itSources

    40

    barangays

  • LandSources

    73.63 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 8.6 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: 1,129 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 11 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

    12,377

    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

    6.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    6.9%

    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
0906609000[4]Formerly 156609000
ZIP code
7408[13]

People

Parang had 83,092 people in the 2024 census, up 43.2% 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 7th most people of the 19 cities and municipalities of Sulu in 2024[1]
  1. 4Siasi100,076
  2. 5Patikul92,600
  3. 6Maimbung85,681
  4. 7Parang83,092
  5. 8Old Panamao53,903
  6. 9Luuk44,741
  7. 10Kalingalan Caluang42,845
All 19 cities and municipalities of Sulu
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 41 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Alu Layag-Layag5,7437 in 100
  2. Kanaway4,9546 in 100
  3. Poblacion4,2165 in 100
  4. Bawisan3,1104 in 100
  5. Alu Pangkoh3,0024 in 100
  6. Lumbaan Mahaba2,8543 in 100
  7. Lipunos2,6983 in 100
  8. Nonokan2,5753 in 100
  9. Gimba Lagasan2,5573 in 100
  10. Kaha2,5533 in 100
See all 40 barangays of Parang
Age structure · 2020 Census[32]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 39 of every 100 are children under 15 (39.2%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.5%)
  • About 2 of every 100 are 65 or older (2.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 49,2494,5354,714
5 - 99,2324,6034,629
10 - 149,5504,7004,850
15 - 198,9154,3744,541
20 - 247,4763,5733,903
25 - 295,8282,8193,009
30 - 344,3382,0932,245
35 - 393,9461,8822,064
40 - 443,5521,7681,784
45 - 493,1721,6131,559
50 - 542,2021,1441,058
55 - 591,364686678
60 - 641,047537510
65 - 69686371315
70 - 74466240226
75 - 79227101126
80 years and over245128117

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
83,092[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
12,377[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
6.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Sulu, 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
7.25%[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
6.9% (5,743 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
35,167 men, 36,328 women[32]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202483,092[1, 2]3.67% a year12,3776.7
2020as of May 1, 202071,495[1]2.98% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201562,172[1]1.32% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201058,028[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then65,019[29]2.34% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders54,994[29, 30]2.90% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then48,124[29]2.01% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then43,273[29]6.85% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then22,304[29]12.52% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then12,360[29]−10.18% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then21,115[29]−1.55% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then24,768[29]———

Barangays

Parang is made up of 40 barangays.
Barangays of Parang. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Alu Layag-Layag5,7436.91%5.54% a yearabout 2.81 km²Urban
Alu Pangkoh3,0023.61%0.76% a yearabout 1.07 km²Rural
Bagsak2,2742.74%1.55% a yearabout 2.88 km²Rural
Bawisan3,1103.74%0.52% a yearabout 3.07 km²Rural
Biid1,2171.46%1.12% a yearabout 1.25 km²Rural
Bukid1,2341.49%8.15% a yearabout 1.45 km²Rural
Buli Bawang1,4221.71%1.76% a yearabout 3.61 km²Rural
Buton1,5501.87%1.83% a yearabout 1.55 km²Rural
Buton Mahablo1,2871.55%1.96% a yearabout 1.94 km²Rural
Danapa1,6892.03%8.50% a yearabout 3.38 km²Rural
Duyan Kabao1,2681.53%3.27% a yearabout 0.896 km²Rural
Gimba Lagasan2,5573.08%2.36% a yearabout 1.10 km²Rural
Kaha2,5533.07%0.26% a yearabout 1.57 km²Rural
Kahoy Sinah1,7502.11%0.18% a yearabout 1.05 km²Rural
Kanaway4,9545.96%7.69% a yearabout 1.01 km²Rural
Kutah Sairap1,7582.12%2.18% a yearabout 0.593 km²Rural
Lagasan Higad1,8842.27%3.72% a yearabout 1.86 km²Rural
Lanao Dakula1,5611.88%1.82% a yearabout 3.53 km²Rural
Laum Buwahan2,0052.41%9.39% a yearabout 1.73 km²Rural
Laum Suwah1,7782.14%1.54% a yearabout 1.23 km²Rural
Liang1,6672.01%2.17% a yearabout 0.692 km²Rural
Linuho1,2081.45%2.63% a yearabout 2.45 km²Rural
Lipunos2,6983.25%2.58% a yearabout 2.66 km²Rural
Lower Sampunay1,4521.75%2.05% a yearabout 0.941 km²Rural
Lumbaan Mahaba2,8543.43%7.12% a yearabout 2.16 km²Rural
Lungan Gitong1,5161.82%0.69% a yearabout 0.947 km²Rural
Lupa Abu2,3702.85%3.33% a yearabout 1.06 km²Rural
Nonokan2,5753.1%3.49% a yearabout 2.61 km²Rural
Paugan1,2191.47%10.20% a yearabout 1.55 km²Rural
Payuhan1,7402.09%0.70% a yearabout 0.817 km²Rural
Piyahan1,7332.09%1.36% a yearabout 0.785 km²Rural
Poblacion4,2165.07%12.32% a yearabout 1.86 km²Rural
Saldang1,4371.73%3.66% a yearabout 1.61 km²Rural
Sampunay1,3991.68%2.06% a yearabout 0.875 km²Rural
Silangkan2,0742.5%2.77% a yearabout 3.58 km²Rural
Taingting1,5171.83%1.82% a yearabout 0.619 km²Rural
Tikong1,4401.73%3.37% a yearabout 1.46 km²Rural
Tukay1,7782.14%4.53% a yearabout 1.78 km²Rural
Tumangas2,0182.43%4.76% a yearabout 2.22 km²Rural
Wanni Piyanjihan1,5851.91%3.38% a yearabout 1.01 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 73.63 km² of land, 1,129 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 601 m above the sea and it has 28.4 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
73.63 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
1,129 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
5.91778° N, 120.93559° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[26]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
96 m
Highest
601 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

28.4 km of coastline[27]

Peaks[27]

  1. Bud Tukayvolcano580 m
  2. Pinan Hill140 m

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 IV[28]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 93 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 70 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
69.7% of people[16]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 70 of every 100 people in Parang lived below the poverty line in 2021 (69.7%)[16]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 61.3% and 78.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 3places of worship

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.

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.[11, 12]

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
1st district of Sulu[14, 15]

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
    Alkhadar Tahil Loong[17]
    Vice mayor
    Madzhar Tahil Loong[17]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Alkhadar Tahil Loong[18]
    Vice mayor
    Madzhar Tahil Loong[18]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Omar Muktar Rizal Ansong Tingkahan[19]
    Vice mayor
    Yusop Piddih Abdulla[19]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Madzhar Tahil Loong[20]
    Vice mayor
    Edwin Rizal Ansong Tingkahan[20]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Madzhar Tahil Loong[21]
    Vice mayor
    Edwin Rizal Ansong Tingkahan[21]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Madzhar Tahil Loong[22]
    Vice mayor
    Edwin Rizal Ansong Tingkahan[22]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Rizal Durie Tingkahan[23]
    Vice mayor
    Madzhar Tahil Loong[23]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Sugula Tingkahan[24]
    Vice mayor
    Madzhar Loong[24]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Magdar T. Loong[25]
    Vice mayor
    Sugula A. Tingkahan[25]
Mayors and vice mayors of Parang, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Alkhadar Tahil Loong[17]Madzhar Tahil Loong[17]
2022–2025Alkhadar Tahil Loong[18]Madzhar Tahil Loong[18]
2019–2022Omar Muktar Rizal Ansong Tingkahan[19]Yusop Piddih Abdulla[19]
2016–2019Madzhar Tahil Loong[20]Edwin Rizal Ansong Tingkahan[20]
2013–2016Madzhar Tahil Loong[21]Edwin Rizal Ansong Tingkahan[21]
2010–2013Madzhar Tahil Loong[22]Edwin Rizal Ansong Tingkahan[22]
2007–2010Rizal Durie Tingkahan[23]Madzhar Tahil Loong[23]
2004–2007Sugula Tingkahan[24]Madzhar Loong[24]
2001–2004Magdar T. Loong[25]Sugula A. Tingkahan[25]

History & Identity

Its story

In 1908 Saleeby called Parang one of the largest settlements on Sulu island, with about 1,000 people.[9]

Its municipal district became a municipality under Executive Order No. 355 of 1959.[10]

Timeline

  1. 26 August 1959 (effective 1 July 1958)

    Executive Order No. 355 converted its municipal district into a municipality, effective July 1, 1958.[10]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. July 2025

    Moved from Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).[31]

Nearby

Parang shares a border with Indanan and Maimbung.

How it compares

Parang beside Sulu, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Sulu.

Parang beside Sulu
FigureParangSuluRank among the cities and municipalities of Sulu
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 glossary83,092[1, 2]1,146,0977th of 19
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 glossary3.67% a year[1, 2]faster3.32% a year6th of 19
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 glossary1,129[6]more crowded5183rd of 19
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 glossary73.63 km²[6]2,211.57 km²13th of 19
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 glossary6.7[1, 2]higher6.0not 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 glossary6.9%[5]lower36.7%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Jolo, the capital of Sulu
16.8 km northeast
Manila
965.6 km north

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. IndananSulu8.4 km north
  2. MaimbungSulu8.8 km northeast
  3. JoloSulu16.8 km northeast
  4. TalipaoSulu18.3 km east
  5. TapulSulu21.3 km south
  6. PatikulSulu24.3 km northeast

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