The Atlas

Barangays

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own — Every barangay in a colour of its own, no two side by side alike.

At a glance

Barangays: 42,010^[2]; in 1,642 cities and municipalities
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 glossary: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or ruralUrban 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: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 people
Largest by landLand 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: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth 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 glossary: Cogon Ramos^{[7, 8]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth 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 glossary: 14,075 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mayapa, −13.70% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

42,010 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	New Alabang VillageMuntinlupa City	22,850	about 3,365	about 6.79 km²	−2.24% a year	Urban
452	SangandaanQuezon City	22,847	about 25,442	about 0.898 km²	1.97% a year	Urban
453	DarasaTanauan City, Batangas	22,749	about 6,337	about 3.59 km²	−1.26% a year	Urban
454	CuyabSan Pedro City, Laguna	22,745	about 26,759	about 0.85 km²	1.45% a year	Urban
455	Dalican PoblacionDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	22,739	about 5,968	about 3.81 km²	7.16% a year	Urban
456	MabigaMabalacat City, Pampanga	22,724	about 6,092	about 3.73 km²	−1.34% a year	Urban
457	AnunasAngeles City, Pampanga	22,722	about 4,855	about 4.68 km²	−3.24% a year	Urban
458	CabugBacolod City, Negros Occidental	22,667	about 3,224	about 7.03 km²	11.34% a year	Urban
459	NBBS KaunlaranNavotas City	22,647	about 25,648	about 0.883 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
460	CararayanNaga City, Camarines Sur	22,596	about 2,577	about 8.77 km²	3.35% a year	Urban
461	Barangay 181Caloocan City	22,582	about 23,353	about 0.967 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
462	KajatianIndanan, Sulu	22,578	about 4,181	about 5.40 km²	4.98% a year	Urban
463	Abar IstSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	22,564	about 6,578	about 3.43 km²	1.49% a year	Urban
464	San FelipeNaga City, Camarines Sur	22,432	about 3,770	about 5.95 km²	1.48% a year	Urban
465	Sahud UlanTanza, Cavite	22,393	about 2,239	about 10.00 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
466	MilagrosaCarmona City, Cavite	22,341	about 28,533	about 0.783 km²	−1.55% a year	Urban
467	PinyahanQuezon City	22,335	about 14,136	about 1.58 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
468	BitungolNorzagaray, Bulacan	22,304	about 2,942	about 7.58 km²	4.69% a year	Urban
469	Barangay 128Manila	22,298	about 20,839	about 1.07 km²	−1.45% a year	Urban
470	PutikZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	22,296	about 6,818	about 3.27 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
471	Matina PangiDavao City, Davao del Sur	22,277	about 4,088	about 5.45 km²	4.00% a year	Urban
472	DumlogTalisay City, Cebu	22,271	about 14,007	about 1.59 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
473	BibincahanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	22,265	about 2,783	about 8.00 km²	1.86% a year	Urban
474	BarrettoOlongapo City, Zambales	22,252	4,489	4.96 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
475	DayapCalauan, Laguna	22,240	about 6,300	about 3.53 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
476	BalibagoSanta Rosa City, Laguna	22,225	about 8,451	about 2.63 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
477	Manoc-ManocMalay, Aklan	22,207	about 7,164	about 3.10 km²	1.93% a year	Urban
478	San RafaelTarlac City, Tarlac	22,111	about 5,315	about 4.16 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
479	BalingasaQuezon City	22,109	about 28,713	about 0.77 km²	3.36% a year	Urban
480	Santo NiñoDavao City, Davao del Sur	22,080	about 14,526	about 1.52 km²	1.29% a year	Urban
481	Eustaquio LopezSilay City, Negros Occidental	22,068	about 835	about 26.44 km²	4.91% a year	Urban
482	General Paulino SantosKoronadal City, South Cotabato	22,025	about 3,695	about 5.96 km²	−1.28% a year	Urban
483	TayudLiloan, Cebu	21,984	about 5,990	about 3.67 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
484	San RoqueTalisay City, Cebu	21,973	about 12,207	about 1.80 km²	−0.05% a year	Urban
485	Mambog 3Bacoor City, Cavite	21,928	about 14,816	about 1.48 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
486	Bagong IlogPasig City	21,909	about 17,958	about 1.22 km²	1.79% a year	Urban
487	DumoyDavao City, Davao del Sur	21,900	about 3,960	about 5.53 km²	2.65% a year	Urban
488	Krus Na LigasQuezon City	21,898	about 96,044	about 0.228 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
489	PajoLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	21,880	about 12,503	about 1.75 km²	−3.92% a year	Urban
490	MalhacanMeycauayan City, Bulacan	21,806	about 9,319	about 2.34 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
491	Santa MonicaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	21,789	about 3,135	about 6.95 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
492	Loyola HeightsQuezon City	21,768	about 8,921	about 2.44 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
493	ManresaQuezon City	21,729	about 26,085	about 0.833 km²	5.73% a year	Urban
494	GulodCabuyao City, Laguna	21,643	about 7,096	about 3.05 km²	5.64% a year	Urban
495	ParadaValenzuela City	21,602	about 14,695	about 1.47 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
496	Guadalupe NuevoMakati City	21,596	about 37,170	about 0.581 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
497	CatarmanLiloan, Cebu	21,587	about 5,850	about 3.69 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
498	Barangay 14Caloocan City	21,553	about 51,439	about 0.419 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
499	DoloresSan Fernando City, Pampanga	21,482	about 6,300	about 3.41 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
500	LabogonMandaue City, Cebu	21,449	about 14,792	about 1.45 km²	1.13% a year	Urban

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : National Captial Region (NCR) (OpenSTAT table 0171A6DTHP6). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.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
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
8.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 adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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