The Atlas

Barangays in Masbate

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]

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Barangays in Masbate, at a glance

Barangays: 550^[2]
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: 910,813^[3]
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: 28 urban^[4]; 522 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Nursery^[5]; Masbate City, Masbate; 12,733 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: San Juan^[6]; Mandaon, Masbate; about 44.95 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: Poblacion^{[5, 7]}; Monreal, Masbate; 2.34% 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: 264 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Ibingay, −2.61% 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.

550 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Masbate, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	Obongon DiotBaleno, Masbate	768	about 111	about 6.89 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
452	BalawingAroroy, Masbate	758	about 130	about 5.85 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
453	CanjundayBaleno, Masbate	758	about 255	about 2.97 km²	−2.32% a year	Rural
454	MabatobatoMandaon, Masbate	758	about 79	about 9.57 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
455	CañelasSan Fernando, Masbate	750	about 150	about 4.99 km²	−2.57% a year	Rural
456	NanipsanMandaon, Masbate	745	about 103	about 7.21 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
457	MinioSan Fernando, Masbate	730	about 198	about 3.69 km²	4.73% a year	Rural
458	Del RosarioSan Fernando, Masbate	727	about 192	about 3.79 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
459	RooseveltSan Jacinto, Masbate	726	about 153	about 4.73 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
460	PulotCawayan, Masbate	717	about 90	about 8.00 km²	−3.73% a year	Rural
461	ParinaPalanas, Masbate	711	about 130	about 5.48 km²	3.70% a year	Rural
462	San JoseCawayan, Masbate	708	about 190	about 3.72 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
463	MadangcalanBaleno, Masbate	706	about 494	about 1.43 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
464	R.M. MagbalonCawayan, Masbate	702	about 92	about 7.60 km²	−4.59% a year	Rural
465	TubodPlacer, Masbate	695	about 154	about 4.50 km²	5.05% a year	Rural
466	GuadalupeEsperanza, Masbate	694	about 170	about 4.09 km²	−6.29% a year	Rural
467	CambañezBatuan, Masbate	691	about 368	about 1.88 km²	4.68% a year	Rural
468	SapatosBalud, Masbate	691	about 4,866	about 0.142 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
469	FabricaMobo, Masbate	687	about 287	about 2.39 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
470	MagsaysayEsperanza, Masbate	685	about 115	about 5.96 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
471	MatugnaoPalanas, Masbate	684	about 108	about 6.36 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
472	San JoseCataingan, Masbate	681	about 151	about 4.52 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
473	AlmeroEsperanza, Masbate	679	about 221	about 3.07 km²	5.51% a year	Rural
474	AlmiñeSan Jacinto, Masbate	678	about 141	about 4.80 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
475	LunaSan Jacinto, Masbate	673	about 119	about 5.64 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
476	Buenos AiresSan Fernando, Masbate	666	about 100	about 6.64 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
477	BancoPalanas, Masbate	664	about 140	about 4.73 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
478	LomoclocMobo, Masbate	657	about 70	about 9.38 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
479	AbacaCataingan, Masbate	655	about 174	about 3.77 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
480	Santa MariaMobo, Masbate	649	about 128	about 5.09 km²	−2.33% a year	Rural
481	MabuhayMobo, Masbate	647	about 93	about 6.92 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
482	TalisaySan Fernando, Masbate	641	about 197	about 3.25 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
483	ValparaisoSan Fernando, Masbate	640	about 209	about 3.06 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
484	DivisoriaCataingan, Masbate	638	about 180	about 3.55 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
485	MapuyoMobo, Masbate	635	about 97	about 6.52 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
486	PinamoghaanSan Fernando, Masbate	633	about 411	about 1.54 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
487	PiliPlacer, Masbate	632	about 123	about 5.12 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
488	AntipoloPalanas, Masbate	627	about 115	about 5.43 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
489	GabiBaleno, Masbate	612	about 31	about 20.01 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
490	PalobanderaCawayan, Masbate	612	about 53	about 11.60 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
491	BaybayBalud, Masbate	602	about 266	about 2.26 km²	−2.98% a year	Rural
492	San RoqueEsperanza, Masbate	600	about 102	about 5.88 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
493	Biga-aPalanas, Masbate	588	about 101	about 5.81 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
494	MabuhayPio V. Corpus, Masbate	582	about 138	about 4.21 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
495	BongcanawayBalud, Masbate	580	about 267	about 2.17 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
496	San IsidroPalanas, Masbate	579	about 63	about 9.13 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
497	BuenasuerteSan Fernando, Masbate	570	about 167	about 3.41 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
498	CabanoyoanDimasalang, Masbate	566	about 113	about 5.01 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
499	Quinayangan DiotayBalud, Masbate	566	about 735	about 0.77 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
500	TavernaPlacer, Masbate	565	about 183	about 3.08 km²	2.93% a year	Rural

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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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. 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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