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, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Masbate, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	DocolBaleno, Masbate	562	about 128	about 4.40 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
502	LibtongCataingan, Masbate	560	about 101	about 5.55 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
503	MatabaoBatuan, Masbate	558	about 450	about 1.24 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
504	HoljogonMobo, Masbate	549	about 206	about 2.66 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
505	CagmasosoMandaon, Masbate	545	about 1,708	about 0.319 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
506	Guinhan-AyanPlacer, Masbate	544	about 97	about 5.63 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
507	IntusanPalanas, Masbate	542	about 105	about 5.14 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
508	Dorong-an DaplianSan Jacinto, Masbate	536	about 169	about 3.18 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
509	NasandigBatuan, Masbate	536	about 323	about 1.66 km²	4.28% a year	Rural
510	CorbadaSan Fernando, Masbate	534	about 161	about 3.32 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
511	MalatawanPalanas, Masbate	534	about 142	about 3.77 km²	−3.14% a year	Rural
512	CalabadDimasalang, Masbate	531	about 121	about 4.39 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
513	San IsidroCataingan, Masbate	524	about 138	about 3.79 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
514	SowaSan Fernando, Masbate	523	about 199	about 2.63 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
515	MambogDimasalang, Masbate	522	about 152	about 3.43 km²	3.46% a year	Rural
516	LibertadEsperanza, Masbate	521	about 305	about 1.71 km²	4.31% a year	Rural
517	BaaoBaleno, Masbate	517	about 110	about 4.71 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
518	PolotBaleno, Masbate	505	about 258	about 1.96 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
519	DivisoriaDimasalang, Masbate	504	about 98	about 5.16 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
520	San VicenteDimasalang, Masbate	500	about 84	about 5.93 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
521	CabreraDimasalang, Masbate	499	about 359	about 1.39 km²	4.95% a year	Rural
522	AltavistaSan Fernando, Masbate	490	about 198	about 2.47 km²	−3.32% a year	Rural
523	SampadBalud, Masbate	489	about 72	about 6.81 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
524	BaragMobo, Masbate	464	about 40	about 11.58 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
525	BuenasuertePalanas, Masbate	458	about 57	about 8.01 km²	−2.18% a year	Rural
526	IpilSan Fernando, Masbate	458	about 179	about 2.56 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
527	MatangladMilagros, Masbate	457	about 17	about 27.56 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
528	Lahong InteriorBaleno, Masbate	456	about 61	about 7.49 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
529	ChimeneaCataingan, Masbate	454	about 84	about 5.41 km²	3.27% a year	Rural
530	Santa FeMandaon, Masbate	454	about 43	about 10.64 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
531	Quinayangan TongaBalud, Masbate	439	about 67	about 6.57 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
532	GuintorelanMobo, Masbate	427	about 118	about 3.62 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
533	LabradorEsperanza, Masbate	423	about 176	about 2.41 km²	−3.61% a year	Rural
534	TugaweMobo, Masbate	404	about 84	about 4.83 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
535	SalvacionSan Fernando, Masbate	401	about 133	about 3.02 km²	4.71% a year	Rural
536	LumbiaSan Fernando, Masbate	395	about 93	about 4.27 km²	−2.12% a year	Rural
537	San AntonioPalanas, Masbate	377	about 56	about 6.69 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
538	BanaseBaleno, Masbate	365	about 64	about 5.71 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
539	Villa AlvarezBalud, Masbate	363	about 36	about 10.16 km²	3.54% a year	Rural
540	RizalEsperanza, Masbate	362	about 385	about 0.941 km²	10.80% a year	Rural
541	SambulawanMobo, Masbate	362	about 46	about 7.81 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
542	QuibradaPlacer, Masbate	361	about 1,473	about 0.245 km²	3.88% a year	Rural
543	VictoryBalud, Masbate	356	about 50	about 7.14 km²	−2.70% a year	Rural
544	MapitogoBalud, Masbate	355	about 16	about 22.24 km²	−4.17% a year	Rural
545	LahongSan Fernando, Masbate	347	about 144	about 2.41 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
546	MabuhayBatuan, Masbate	337	about 125	about 2.69 km²	6.92% a year	Rural
547	MagkaipitSan Fernando, Masbate	313	about 73	about 4.31 km²	11.34% a year	Rural
548	BagacaySan Jacinto, Masbate	290	about 57	about 5.10 km²	−3.81% a year	Rural
549	MapiliBalud, Masbate	290	about 20	about 14.80 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
550	San IsidroSan Jacinto, Masbate	249	about 49	about 5.04 km²	−8.46% 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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