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Barangays in Sorsogon

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 Sorsogon, at a glance

Barangays: 541^[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: 845,066^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 508 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bibincahan^[5]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 22,265 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: Osiao^[6]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; about 37.73 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: Balogo (Sorsogon East District)^{[5, 7]}; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 2.10% 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: 189 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Zone II Pob., −0.47% 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.

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

Barangays in Sorsogon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	PaghuliranMatnog, Sorsogon	618	about 169	about 3.65 km²	3.94% a year	Rural
452	SaclayanCastilla, Sorsogon	617	about 255	about 2.42 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
453	Zone III Pob.Bulan, Sorsogon	617	about 8,654	about 0.0713 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
454	ManurabiMatnog, Sorsogon	612	about 159	about 3.86 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
455	SagradaBulan, Sorsogon	611	about 436	about 1.40 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
456	PalaleBulan, Sorsogon	609	about 282	about 2.16 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
457	DolosBulan, Sorsogon	604	about 135	about 4.49 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
458	MambajogMatnog, Sorsogon	604	about 182	about 3.31 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
459	PatagGubat, Sorsogon	599	about 153	about 3.91 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
460	JibongBarcelona, Sorsogon	597	about 553	about 1.08 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
461	Genablan OccidentalMatnog, Sorsogon	595	about 247	about 2.41 km²	−5.22% a year	Rural
462	San RamonBarcelona, Sorsogon	592	about 68	about 8.66 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
463	TongdolDonsol, Sorsogon	589	about 310	about 1.90 km²	−1.79% a year	Rural
464	JamislaganSorsogon City, Sorsogon	584	about 172	about 3.39 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
465	PolvoristaSorsogon City, Sorsogon	580	about 8,909	about 0.0651 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
466	Balogo (Bacon District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	573	about 573	about 1.00 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
467	SulucanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	567	about 16,108	about 0.0352 km²	−1.03% a year	Urban
468	Barangay Poblacion IISanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	564	about 13,590	about 0.0415 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
469	San RamonPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	560	about 459	about 1.22 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
470	BanogaoMatnog, Sorsogon	555	about 399	about 1.39 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
471	SapnganBulusan, Sorsogon	554	about 2,651	about 0.209 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
472	MabiniCasiguran, Sorsogon	553	about 52	about 10.67 km²	3.30% a year	Rural
473	NazarenoGubat, Sorsogon	551	about 365	about 1.51 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
474	BenguetGubat, Sorsogon	549	about 258	about 2.13 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
475	A. BonifacioBulan, Sorsogon	547	about 358	about 1.53 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
476	EsmeradaPilar, Sorsogon	545	about 106	about 5.14 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
477	BulalaMagallanes, Sorsogon	542	about 133	about 4.06 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
478	AnibongMagallanes, Sorsogon	541	about 112	about 4.81 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
479	BusayMagallanes, Sorsogon	538	about 92	about 5.85 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
480	LaludBulusan, Sorsogon	538	about 92	about 5.82 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
481	San JoseDonsol, Sorsogon	537	about 243	about 2.21 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
482	SinalmacanMatnog, Sorsogon	537	about 125	about 4.30 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
483	NaburacanMatnog, Sorsogon	536	about 305	about 1.76 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
484	CalpiPilar, Sorsogon	534	about 72	about 7.42 km²	−3.81% a year	Rural
485	Santa LuciaSorsogon City, Sorsogon	533	about 308	about 1.73 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
486	CabagahanMatnog, Sorsogon	529	about 207	about 2.55 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
487	San RamonDonsol, Sorsogon	524	about 151	about 3.46 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
488	BayawasDonsol, Sorsogon	520	about 218	about 2.38 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
489	LapinigGubat, Sorsogon	517	about 214	about 2.42 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
490	Santo DomingoPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	514	about 281	about 1.83 km²	12.81% a year	Rural
491	San AntonioBulusan, Sorsogon	512	about 237	about 2.16 km²	−4.26% a year	Rural
492	PudoPilar, Sorsogon	511	about 287	about 1.78 km²	8.55% a year	Rural
493	OrangeDonsol, Sorsogon	508	about 250	about 2.03 km²	4.85% a year	Rural
494	MalapocDonsol, Sorsogon	505	about 166	about 3.05 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
495	BagacayBarcelona, Sorsogon	496	about 84	about 5.89 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
496	TagasMagallanes, Sorsogon	492	about 189	about 2.60 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
497	Padre DiazBulan, Sorsogon	490	about 53	about 9.20 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
498	SalvacionBulusan, Sorsogon	488	about 100	about 4.90 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
499	BugtongBarcelona, Sorsogon	474	about 196	about 2.42 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
500	La EsperanzaSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	473	about 38	about 12.40 km²	−1.97% 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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