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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.

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

Methodology: Uses official 2024 POPCEN (PSA) population data. Only barangays with reported population data are included. See methodology.