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]
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At a glance
- 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.
- 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.
Sort: Most people
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, 5,301 to 5,350 shown, most people first.
| Rank | Name | People, 2024 | People per km² | Area | Growth, 2020–2024 | Urban or rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,301 | BidaySan Fernando City, La Union | 4,241 | about 1,342 | about 3.16 km² | −0.99% a year | Urban |
| 5,302 | Upper PulacanLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur | 4,240 | about 472 | about 8.98 km² | −0.06% a year | Rural |
| 5,303 | OsiasKabacan, Cotabato | 4,239 | about 1,404 | about 3.02 km² | −0.35% a year | Urban |
| 5,304 | BalolingMapandan, Pangasinan | 4,238 | about 2,436 | about 1.74 km² | −0.86% a year | Rural |
| 5,305 | PolangiCatarman, Northern Samar | 4,238 | about 176 | about 24.10 km² | 0.77% a year | Rural |
| 5,306 | Barangay 396Manila | 4,237 | about 93,532 | about 0.0453 km² | 25.09% a year | Urban |
| 5,307 | Upper JasaanJasaan, Misamis Oriental | 4,237 | about 1,780 | about 2.38 km² | −0.51% a year | Urban |
| 5,308 | Barangay 36Caloocan City | 4,236 | about 73,414 | about 0.0577 km² | 0.70% a year | Urban |
| 5,309 | WawaLumban, Laguna | 4,236 | about 369 | about 11.48 km² | 0.88% a year | Rural |
| 5,310 | FloresCatmon, Cebu | 4,235 | about 2,217 | about 1.91 km² | 5.54% a year | Urban |
| 5,311 | San Martin IIISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan | 4,235 | about 27,680 | about 0.153 km² | 3.33% a year | Rural |
| 5,312 | BakaDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte | 4,234 | about 157 | about 26.94 km² | 7.99% a year | Rural |
| 5,313 | TamboPamplona, Camarines Sur | 4,233 | about 1,425 | about 2.97 km² | 0.01% a year | Rural |
| 5,314 | GangSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte | 4,231 | about 3,812 | about 1.11 km² | 1.68% a year | Rural |
| 5,315 | BuensucesoArayat, Pampanga | 4,230 | about 1,182 | about 3.58 km² | −4.04% a year | Rural |
| 5,316 | CalepaanAsingan, Pangasinan | 4,230 | about 1,182 | about 3.58 km² | −0.38% a year | Rural |
| 5,317 | Paciano RizalBay, Laguna | 4,230 | about 1,511 | about 2.80 km² | 1.10% a year | Urban |
| 5,318 | PaitanQuezon, Bukidnon | 4,230 | about 262 | about 16.12 km² | 1.15% a year | Rural |
| 5,319 | BalwanPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat | 4,229 | about 17 | about 251.83 km² | 0.63% a year | Rural |
| 5,320 | Barangay 10Catanauan, Quezon | 4,229 | about 5,367 | about 0.788 km² | 0.44% a year | Rural |
| 5,321 | Barangay 595Manila | 4,229 | about 86,306 | about 0.049 km² | 0.18% a year | Urban |
| 5,322 | LamananDavao City, Davao del Sur | 4,229 | about 215 | about 19.67 km² | −2.02% a year | Rural |
| 5,323 | San IsidroSan Fernando, Cebu | 4,229 | about 2,226 | about 1.90 km² | −1.68% a year | Rural |
| 5,324 | Sitangkai PoblacionSitangkai, Tawi-Tawi | 4,229 | about 2,249 | about 1.88 km² | 3.03% a year | Rural |
| 5,325 | PoblacionSison, Surigao del Norte | 4,227 | about 1,822 | about 2.32 km² | 1.01% a year | Rural |
| 5,326 | Atulayan NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan | 4,226 | about 3,154 | about 1.34 km² | 0.06% a year | Rural |
| 5,327 | MaayongtubigDauin, Negros Oriental | 4,226 | about 478 | about 8.85 km² | 2.29% a year | Urban |
| 5,328 | Mazawalo Pob.Palompon, Leyte | 4,223 | about 14,562 | about 0.29 km² | −1.56% a year | Rural |
| 5,329 | Barangay 374Manila | 4,221 | about 158,090 | about 0.0267 km² | 6.26% a year | Urban |
| 5,330 | Barangay IVSilay City, Negros Occidental | 4,221 | about 416 | about 10.14 km² | 1.00% a year | Urban |
| 5,331 | TalojongonTigaon, Camarines Sur | 4,221 | about 5,398 | about 0.782 km² | 0.59% a year | Urban |
| 5,332 | Jacinto LumbrerasGen. Mariano Alvarez, Cavite | 4,220 | about 31,493 | about 0.134 km² | −0.29% a year | Rural |
| 5,333 | Munting IlogSilang, Cavite | 4,220 | about 1,108 | about 3.81 km² | 0.49% a year | Rural |
| 5,334 | PaoayAtok, Benguet | 4,220 | about 235 | about 17.98 km² | −0.37% a year | Urban |
| 5,335 | Sambal IlayaLemery, Batangas | 4,220 | about 17,583 | about 0.24 km² | −0.12% a year | Rural |
| 5,336 | SugcadPolangui, Albay | 4,220 | about 1,695 | about 2.49 km² | 0.81% a year | Rural |
| 5,337 | Victory NorteSantiago City, Isabela | 4,220 | about 15,180 | about 0.278 km² | −0.17% a year | Urban |
| 5,338 | PeñafranciaNaga City, Camarines Sur | 4,219 | about 10,341 | about 0.408 km² | −1.55% a year | Urban |
| 5,339 | SogodTinambac, Camarines Sur | 4,219 | about 8,082 | about 0.522 km² | 1.67% a year | Rural |
| 5,340 | White PlainsQuezon City | 4,219 | about 7,350 | about 0.574 km² | 4.17% a year | Urban |
| 5,341 | ParingaoBauang, La Union | 4,218 | about 3,457 | about 1.22 km² | −0.06% a year | Urban |
| 5,342 | BongonTabuelan, Cebu | 4,217 | about 202 | about 20.85 km² | 0.26% a year | Rural |
| 5,343 | UddiawanSolano, Nueva Vizcaya | 4,217 | about 561 | about 7.52 km² | 0.72% a year | Rural |
| 5,344 | Barangay 286Manila | 4,216 | about 91,255 | about 0.0462 km² | −2.62% a year | Urban |
| 5,345 | KabulingPandag, Maguindanao del Sur | 4,216 | about 388 | about 10.86 km² | 0.18% a year | Rural |
| 5,346 | Manggalang-BantilanSariaya, Quezon | 4,216 | about 1,026 | about 4.11 km² | 0.83% a year | Rural |
| 5,347 | PoblacionParang, Sulu | 4,216 | about 2,267 | about 1.86 km² | 12.32% a year | Rural |
| 5,348 | Balite SurSan Carlos City, Pangasinan | 4,215 | about 956 | about 4.41 km² | 0.61% a year | Rural |
| 5,349 | ObreroCalbayog City, Samar | 4,215 | about 9,472 | about 0.445 km² | −2.28% a year | Urban |
| 5,350 | PoloMauban, Quezon | 4,215 | about 1,396 | about 3.02 km² | −0.08% 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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