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Densest barangays in Tawi-Tawi

Tangngah (South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi) is the most crowded of the 203 barangays in Tawi-Tawi: about 65,606 people for every km² in 2024.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Below are the first 100 of 203 barangays, ordered by people for every km² of land, 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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Densest barangays in Tawi-Tawi, top 100
Rank	Name	City or municipality	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020	People per km²
1	Tangngah	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	866	802	+8.0%	about 65,606
2	Tinda-tindahan	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,118	1,018	+9.8%	about 59,786
3	Lamion	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	9,343	8,296	+12.6%	about 50,777
4	Bongao Poblacion	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	18,571	15,462	+20.1%	about 47,987
5	Laud	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	916	851	+7.6%	about 47,958
6	Babagan	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	768	680	+12.9%	about 47,117
7	Tubig Tanah	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	7,167	6,092	+17.7%	about 43,701
8	Bunay Bunay Lookan	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,586	1,412	+12.3%	about 34,934
9	Tubig-Mampallam	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	7,260	6,211	+16.9%	about 33,456
10	Tukkai	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,390	1,236	+12.5%	about 31,954
11	Bengkol	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,103	924	+19.4%	about 29,651
12	Pag-asa	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	8,336	7,891	+5.6%	about 23,817
13	Unas-unas	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	845	754	+12.1%	about 20,560
14	Nusa	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	830	737	+12.6%	about 19,302
15	Simandagit	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	10,028	8,741	+14.7%	about 13,928
16	Lahad Dampong	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,404	1,375	+2.1%	about 12,425
17	Bunay Bunay Center	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	798	834	−4.3%	about 12,353
18	Tubig-Boh	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	8,815	8,664	+1.7%	about 11,722
19	Tubig Dayang Center	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,052	1,093	−3.8%	about 9,310
20	Panglima Alari	Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	9,470	8,417	+12.5%	about 9,284
21	Imam Sapie	Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	5,153	4,580	+12.5%	about 8,503
22	Tubig Dayang	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,141	1,168	−2.3%	about 8,452
23	Tong Tampakan	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,290	1,154	+11.8%	about 8,269
24	Tundon	Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	3,055	2,769	+10.3%	about 7,309
25	Tampakan Dampong	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,108	985	+12.5%	about 6,156
26	East Talisay	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	847	788	+7.5%	about 5,723
27	Tungbangkaw	Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	3,688	3,274	+12.7%	about 5,683
28	Talisay	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	714	743	−3.9%	about 5,212
29	Nunuk	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	876	875	+0.1%	about 5,183
30	Sallangan	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	2,115	2,105	+0.5%	about 5,084
31	Sanga-sanga	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	5,151	4,548	+13.3%	about 4,683
32	Nalil	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	8,740	5,487	+59.3%	about 4,142
33	Kepeng	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,699	1,507	+12.7%	about 2,970
34	Languyan Proper	Languyan, Tawi-Tawi	4,868	4,013	+21.3%	about 2,968
35	Tongbangkaw	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,894	1,874	+1.1%	about 2,936
36	Silantup	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	3,952	3,756	+5.2%	about 2,906
37	Sapa	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	2,596	2,593	+0.1%	about 2,810
38	Datu Baguinda Putih	Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	3,643	3,104	+17.4%	about 2,478
39	Pababag	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,206	1,886	+17.0%	about 2,411
40	Taganak Poblacion	Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi	6,177	4,207	+46.8%	about 2,404
41	Likud Tabawan	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,370	1,220	+12.3%	about 2,253
42	Sitangkai Poblacion	Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	4,229	3,734	+13.3%	about 2,249
43	Tapian	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,750	1,501	+16.6%	about 2,215
44	Sibakloon	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,307	1,295	+0.9%	about 2,171
45	Pakias	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,789	1,530	+16.9%	about 2,110
46	Liyubud	Mapun, Tawi-Tawi	3,770	3,362	+12.1%	about 2,027
47	Lagasan	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,121	1,652	−32.1%	about 1,933
48	Lookan Banaran	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,646	2,352	+12.5%	about 1,917
49	Tangngah	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,877	2,140	−12.3%	about 1,877
50	Bohe	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,324	1,179	+12.3%	about 1,852
51	Bakong	Simunul, Tawi-Tawi	3,252	3,058	+6.3%	about 1,848
52	Pagasinan	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	944	1,923	−50.9%	about 1,829
53	Mongkay	Simunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,343	2,062	+13.6%	about 1,789
54	Tonggusong Banaran	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	6,461	6,026	+7.2%	about 1,718
55	Tongsinah	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,407	1,204	+16.9%	about 1,701
56	Mantabuan Tabunan	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,038	1,810	+12.6%	about 1,670
57	Ubol	Simunul, Tawi-Tawi	1,999	1,818	+10.0%	about 1,666
58	Tonggosong	Simunul, Tawi-Tawi	1,719	1,528	+12.5%	about 1,653
59	Ambulong Sapal	Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,302	2,015	+14.2%	about 1,633
60	Likud Bakkao	Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi	1,488	1,476	+0.8%	about 1,630
61	Tapian Sukah	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,525	1,399	+9.0%	about 1,574
62	Putat	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	502	446	+12.6%	about 1,530
63	Likud Dampong	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	764	676	+13.0%	about 1,481
64	Dalo-dalo	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,726	1,532	+12.7%	about 1,463
65	Malanta	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,210	1,885	+17.2%	about 1,444
66	Sipangkot	Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	7,761	6,896	+12.5%	about 1,443
67	Butun	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	1,802	1,778	+1.4%	about 1,430
68	Bauno Garing	Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	3,006	2,693	+11.6%	about 1,405
69	Ligayan	Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,834	2,517	+12.6%	about 1,396
70	Simalak	Languyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,875	1,665	+12.6%	about 1,320
71	Pasiagan	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	4,425	3,786	+16.9%	about 1,317
72	Sapa-sapa	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,972	1,760	+12.1%	about 1,281
73	Tangngah	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,562	1,389	+12.5%	about 1,270
74	Ungus-ungus	Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,661	2,391	+11.3%	about 1,255
75	Datu Amilhamja Jaafar	Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi	1,587	1,540	+3.1%	about 1,250
76	Tup-tup Banaran	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,694	1,504	+12.6%	about 1,236
77	Kakoong	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	2,082	2,024	+2.9%	about 1,232
78	Sukah-sukah	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,204	1,093	+10.2%	about 1,231
79	Pagasinan	Simunul, Tawi-Tawi	1,480	1,319	+12.2%	about 1,223
80	Bintawlan	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,538	1,362	+12.9%	about 1,221
81	Kiniktal	Languyan, Tawi-Tawi	1,802	1,601	+12.6%	about 1,218
82	Sukah-Bulan	Simunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,057	1,774	+16.0%	about 1,169
83	Pampang	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	950	852	+11.5%	about 1,167
84	Sibutu	Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi	1,248	1,105	+12.9%	about 1,095
85	Lambi-lambian	South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,113	1,127	−1.2%	about 1,070
86	Kalang-kalang	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	810	806	+0.5%	about 1,069
87	Tubig Basag	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,059	1,762	+16.9%	about 1,045
88	Ballak	Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi	806	894	−9.8%	about 1,004
89	Latuan	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,350	1,199	+12.6%	about 993
90	Hadji Mohtar Sulayman	Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,584	2,295	+12.6%	about 990
91	Sheik Makdum	Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi	3,435	3,084	+11.4%	about 990
92	Karungdong	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,512	2,217	+13.3%	about 955
93	Lookan Latuan	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,404	1,368	+2.6%	about 955
94	Lakit-lakit	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,697	1,582	+7.3%	about 927
95	Pahut	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	2,266	1,874	+20.9%	about 906
96	Look Natuh	Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	830	741	+12.0%	about 891
97	Boki	Mapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,401	2,262	+6.2%	about 876
98	Hadji Taha	Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,070	1,832	+13.0%	about 841
99	Paniongan	Bongao, Tawi-Tawi	1,290	1,104	+16.9%	about 832
100	Manuk Mangkaw	Simunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,912	3,802	−23.4%	about 804

Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. A barangay has no official area: Scene measures the area inside its border on UN OCHA's map, so its density is approximate. A barangay with no mapped border is not ranked.

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 : Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) (OpenSTAT table 0141A6DTHP3). Published August 7, 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
3.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
4.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. 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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