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]

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own — Every barangay in a colour of its own, no two side by side alike.

At a glance

Barangays: 42,010^[2]; in 1,642 cities and municipalities
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.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 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: 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.

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, 5,701 to 5,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
5,701	CaviteGuimba, Nueva Ecija	4,049	about 742	about 5.46 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
5,702	LinmansanganBinalonan, Pangasinan	4,048	about 1,293	about 3.13 km²	−0.25% a year	Urban
5,703	Pag-AsaBansud, Oriental Mindoro	4,048	about 491	about 8.24 km²	3.30% a year	Rural
5,704	TawigParacale, Camarines Norte	4,048	about 403	about 10.05 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
5,705	PinitLigao City, Albay	4,047	about 1,625	about 2.49 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
5,706	RubberPolomolok, South Cotabato	4,047	about 597	about 6.78 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
5,707	TambongonPantukan, Davao de Oro	4,047	about 426	about 9.49 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
5,708	Barangay 866Manila	4,046	about 25,447	about 0.159 km²	1.29% a year	Urban
5,709	Mayao ParadaLucena City, Quezon	4,045	about 822	about 4.92 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
5,710	Poblacion Barangay 4Tanauan City, Batangas	4,045	about 13,759	about 0.294 km²	−5.99% a year	Urban
5,711	CallawaDavao City, Davao del Sur	4,044	about 286	about 14.15 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
5,712	InangatanTabango, Leyte	4,044	about 513	about 7.89 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
5,713	MacalongAsingan, Pangasinan	4,044	about 1,376	about 2.94 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
5,714	MaltanaTampakan, South Cotabato	4,044	about 484	about 8.35 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
5,715	Bacayao NorteDagupan City, Pangasinan	4,043	about 6,135	about 0.659 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
5,716	PalanasParacale, Camarines Norte	4,043	about 10,007	about 0.404 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
5,717	Punong GrandeBanga, South Cotabato	4,043	about 439	about 9.21 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
5,718	CabagayanTarragona, Davao Oriental	4,042	about 234	about 17.26 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
5,719	Moncado ColonyMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,042	about 42,637	about 0.0948 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
5,720	PachocaCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro	4,042	about 3,158	about 1.28 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
5,721	AtipuluanBago City, Negros Occidental	4,041	about 626	about 6.46 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
5,722	San Lorenzo Ruiz IIDasmariñas City, Cavite	4,041	about 51,412	about 0.0786 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
5,723	Barangay 142Caloocan City	4,039	about 143,737	about 0.0281 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
5,724	DumologRoxas City, Capiz	4,039	about 4,774	about 0.846 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
5,725	Port Holland Zone II Pob.Maluso, Basilan	4,037	about 33,364	about 0.121 km²	8.60% a year	Rural
5,726	KibugtonganCarmen, Cotabato	4,036	about 279	about 14.49 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
5,727	Bagong NayonBaliwag City, Bulacan	4,035	about 10,373	about 0.389 km²	−1.23% a year	Urban
5,728	BodegaFloridablanca, Pampanga	4,035	about 1,363	about 2.96 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
5,729	BuhanginMalita, Davao Occidental	4,035	about 231	about 17.49 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
5,730	Santa MonicaSasmuan, Pampanga	4,035	about 652	about 6.19 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
5,731	Bagong FloresLupao, Nueva Ecija	4,033	about 2,058	about 1.96 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
5,732	San Pedro ApartadoAlcala, Pangasinan	4,033	about 786	about 5.13 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
5,733	SilabAmlan, Negros Oriental	4,033	about 170	about 23.79 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
5,734	Talo-otArgao, Cebu	4,033	about 745	about 5.41 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
5,735	PoblacionTibiao, Antique	4,032	about 1,292	about 3.12 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
5,736	BagumbayanDaraga, Albay	4,031	about 10,692	about 0.377 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
5,737	BinondoBaganga, Davao Oriental	4,031	about 22	about 186.98 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
5,738	PiasPorac, Pampanga	4,031	about 1,730	about 2.33 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
5,739	TagabacaButuan City, Agusan del Norte	4,031	about 383	about 10.52 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
5,740	BuhatanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,030	about 445	about 9.06 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
5,741	MatuberDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	4,030	about 355	about 11.35 km²	4.20% a year	Rural
5,742	PoblacionItogon, Benguet	4,030	about 162	about 24.89 km²	−1.10% a year	Urban
5,743	CalabayanOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	4,029	about 1,203	about 3.35 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
5,744	Payapa IlayaLemery, Batangas	4,029	about 814	about 4.95 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
5,745	NabalawagBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	4,028	about 220	about 18.27 km²	5.27% a year	Rural
5,746	NatoLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	4,028	about 230	about 17.53 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
5,747	Muzon IRosario, Cavite	4,025	about 17,731	about 0.227 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
5,748	San Nicolas 2ndMagalang, Pampanga	4,025	about 4,188	about 0.961 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
5,749	Zone IKoronadal City, South Cotabato	4,025	about 6,952	about 0.579 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
5,750	BarcelonaLingig, Surigao del Sur	4,024	about 139	about 28.95 km²	0.56% 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 : 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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