Barangay Directory

Sulu · BARMM

20 Most Populous Barangays in Sulu

Top 20 barangays in Sulu province ranked by 2024 POPCEN population.

Sulu is one of the 82 provinces of the Philippines, located in the BARMM region. The province contains 410 barangays across its cities and municipalities. This page ranks the 20 most populous of those barangays by 2024 POPCEN population.

The largest barangay in Sulu is Barangay Bus-bus in Jolo, with a 2024 POPCEN population of 39,070. Population rankings reflect the density and urbanization of the host city or municipality — most top-ranked barangays sit in the commercial centres of Sulu.

#BarangayPopulation (2024)
1Barangay Bus-bus
Jolo, Sulu
39,070
2Barangay Anuling
Patikul, Sulu
29,005
3Barangay San Raymundo
Jolo, Sulu
28,035
4Barangay Asturias
Jolo, Sulu
27,000
5Barangay Poblacion
Maimbung, Sulu
25,120
6Barangay Kajatian
Indanan, Sulu
22,578
7Barangay Tulay
Jolo, Sulu
15,259
8Barangay Su-uh
Old Panamao, Sulu
13,750
9Barangay Walled City (Pob.)
Jolo, Sulu
13,554
10Barangay Tubig-Puti (Pob.)
Luuk, Sulu
13,540
11Barangay Latih
Patikul, Sulu
12,001
12Barangay Alat
Jolo, Sulu
11,916
13Barangay Laum Maimbung
Maimbung, Sulu
11,880
14Barangay Punay (Pob.)
Panglima Estino, Sulu
11,449
15Barangay Pitogo
Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu
10,152
16Barangay Parian Kayawan
Lugus, Sulu
9,935
17Barangay Poblacion
Siasi, Sulu
8,997
18Barangay Chinese Pier
Jolo, Sulu
8,733
19Barangay Takut-takut
Jolo, Sulu
8,500
20Barangay Capual Island
Omar, Sulu
7,839
Methodology: Uses official 2024 POPCEN (PSA) population data. Only barangays with reported population data are included. See methodology.