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Barangays in Albay

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 Albay, at a glance

Barangays: 720^[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: 1,379,398^[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: 116 urban^[4]; 604 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bgy. 56 - Taysan^[5]; Legazpi City, Albay; 20,017 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 Antonio^[6]; Oas, Albay; about 32.05 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: San Vicente^{[5, 7]}; Tabaco City, Albay; 13.82% 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: 352 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bgy. 59 - Puro, −2.86% 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.

720 barangays, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Albay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	CaguscosLibon, Albay	986	about 234	about 4.22 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
502	Nagsiya Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay	984	about 6,000	about 0.164 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
503	CawayanBacacay, Albay	980	about 513	about 1.91 km²	−8.06% a year	Rural
504	LibodMalinao, Albay	977	about 850	about 1.15 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
505	MalolosMalinao, Albay	977	about 504	about 1.94 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
506	Bgy. 4 - Sagpon Pob.Legazpi City, Albay	975	about 8,628	about 0.113 km²	−3.35% a year	Rural
507	MitiCamalig, Albay	975	about 249	about 3.92 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
508	TamboLibon, Albay	970	about 425	about 2.28 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
509	PongcoBacacay, Albay	963	about 477	about 2.02 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
510	MaynonongTiwi, Albay	962	about 123	about 7.84 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
511	Dela PazDaraga, Albay	960	about 1,548	about 0.62 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
512	Bgy. 3 - Em's Barrio EastLegazpi City, Albay	945	about 10,875	about 0.0869 km²	−0.15% a year	Urban
513	Barangay 14Bacacay, Albay	940	about 5,697	about 0.165 km²	−8.59% a year	Rural
514	Dap-dapTiwi, Albay	937	about 106	about 8.81 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
515	DiaroMalinao, Albay	937	about 335	about 2.80 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
516	NamantaoBacacay, Albay	930	about 343	about 2.71 km²	5.67% a year	Rural
517	CajogutanBacacay, Albay	919	about 753	about 1.22 km²	−7.72% a year	Rural
518	CavasiLigao City, Albay	918	about 820	about 1.12 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
519	GumabaoOas, Albay	910	about 333	about 2.73 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
520	BagacayJovellar, Albay	909	about 242	about 3.76 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
521	East CarisacLibon, Albay	901	about 635	about 1.42 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
522	Dap-dapRapu-Rapu, Albay	899	about 144	about 6.24 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
523	TablonOas, Albay	895	about 135	about 6.61 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
524	Del RosarioCamalig, Albay	893	about 440	about 2.03 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
525	PalapasPio Duran, Albay	893	about 217	about 4.12 km²	−7.70% a year	Rural
526	Cabraran PequeñoCamalig, Albay	891	about 362	about 2.46 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
527	NagcalsotRapu-Rapu, Albay	890	about 593	about 1.50 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
528	AlabangpuroPio Duran, Albay	888	about 365	about 2.43 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
529	TagoytoyCamalig, Albay	888	about 483	about 1.84 km²	4.85% a year	Rural
530	White Deer Pob.Jovellar, Albay	887	about 289	about 3.07 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
531	CalzadaOas, Albay	886	about 1,482	about 0.598 km²	−0.64% a year	Urban
532	ManawanCamalig, Albay	878	about 186	about 4.72 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
533	LiguanRapu-Rapu, Albay	873	about 457	about 1.91 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
534	ManinilaCamalig, Albay	873	about 393	about 2.22 km²	−6.18% a year	Rural
535	RizalOas, Albay	872	about 5,973	about 0.146 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
536	CalanagaRapu-Rapu, Albay	868	about 206	about 4.22 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
537	BagsaOas, Albay	867	about 445	about 1.95 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
538	Villa PazJovellar, Albay	866	about 198	about 4.38 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
539	FranciaLigao City, Albay	862	about 269	about 3.21 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
540	La MedallaPolangui, Albay	862	about 269	about 3.21 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
541	Santa TeresitaPolangui, Albay	861	about 263	about 3.28 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
542	NablangbulodPio Duran, Albay	851	about 187	about 4.55 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
543	FloristaJovellar, Albay	850	about 118	about 7.20 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
544	Barangay IIMalilipot, Albay	849	about 17,949	about 0.0473 km²	11.02% a year	Rural
545	SukipPio Duran, Albay	848	about 259	about 3.28 km²	−3.53% a year	Rural
546	RawisPio Duran, Albay	845	about 228	about 3.70 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
547	CulliatLigao City, Albay	844	about 414	about 2.04 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
548	San Antonio SulongMalilipot, Albay	838	about 852	about 0.983 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
549	San RamonLibon, Albay	834	about 339	about 2.46 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
550	ColiatOas, Albay	832	about 445	about 1.87 km²	0.14% 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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