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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, 551 to 600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Albay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
551	MabiniDaraga, Albay	832	about 410	about 2.03 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
552	PinagdapuganPolangui, Albay	830	about 529	about 1.57 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
553	SulaBacacay, Albay	827	about 225	about 3.68 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
554	MataraLibon, Albay	814	about 216	about 3.76 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
555	TanaganBacacay, Albay	814	about 188	about 4.32 km²	−7.93% a year	Rural
556	BurabodMalinao, Albay	811	about 731	about 1.11 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
557	OringonPio Duran, Albay	811	about 118	about 6.86 km²	7.03% a year	Rural
558	BagumbayanMalinao, Albay	809	about 3,302	about 0.245 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
559	PariaanCamalig, Albay	807	about 423	about 1.91 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
560	San VicenteOas, Albay	801	about 385	about 2.08 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
561	GotobCamalig, Albay	799	about 1,018	about 0.785 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
562	CalaguimitOas, Albay	797	about 96	about 8.27 km²	−2.77% a year	Rural
563	LagundiRapu-Rapu, Albay	796	about 164	about 4.84 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
564	PigcobohanBacacay, Albay	792	about 419	about 1.89 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
565	CalabidonganCamalig, Albay	791	about 197	about 4.02 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
566	LigbanCamalig, Albay	785	about 660	about 1.19 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
567	BalanacLigao City, Albay	782	about 128	about 6.11 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
568	BangiawonOas, Albay	776	about 205	about 3.78 km²	−2.54% a year	Rural
569	MalobagoManito, Albay	772	about 134	about 5.77 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
570	San Francisco Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay	772	about 11,108	about 0.0695 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
571	Bgy. 21 - Binanuahan WestLegazpi City, Albay	770	about 16,667	about 0.0462 km²	−0.97% a year	Urban
572	CotmonPolangui, Albay	769	about 188	about 4.08 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
573	TibaboPio Duran, Albay	761	about 200	about 3.80 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
574	Gubat IlawodBacacay, Albay	755	about 576	about 1.31 km²	−9.77% a year	Rural
575	RamayOas, Albay	755	about 185	about 4.09 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
576	BagatangkiMalinao, Albay	748	about 38	about 19.87 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
577	BariwBacacay, Albay	745	about 382	about 1.95 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
578	San Antonio SanticonMalilipot, Albay	745	about 881	about 0.846 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
579	San PascualOas, Albay	742	about 242	about 3.06 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
580	Zone VILibon, Albay	741	about 9,574	about 0.0774 km²	6.99% a year	Rural
581	BalabagonManito, Albay	735	about 1,485	about 0.495 km²	7.44% a year	Rural
582	San MiguelOas, Albay	735	about 355	about 2.07 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
583	AloboDaraga, Albay	729	about 294	about 2.48 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
584	MalabigaLibon, Albay	728	about 99	about 7.37 km²	−6.30% a year	Rural
585	Del RosarioOas, Albay	727	about 219	about 3.32 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
586	MatangladPio Duran, Albay	727	about 139	about 5.23 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
587	BagaobawanRapu-Rapu, Albay	724	about 288	about 2.51 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
588	BautistaJovellar, Albay	722	about 101	about 7.15 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
589	IbauganDaraga, Albay	720	about 161	about 4.46 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
590	Bgy. 14 - Ilawod Pob.Legazpi City, Albay	719	about 8,180	about 0.0879 km²	−0.98% a year	Urban
591	Santo Domingo Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay	716	about 25,390	about 0.0282 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
592	TalisayOas, Albay	715	about 304	about 2.35 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
593	Bgy. 20 - Cabagñan EastLegazpi City, Albay	707	about 6,670	about 0.106 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
594	MagogonCamalig, Albay	705	about 275	about 2.56 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
595	PoblacionMalinao, Albay	697	about 1,854	about 0.376 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
596	GabaRapu-Rapu, Albay	691	about 397	about 1.74 km²	−2.95% a year	Rural
597	LourdesPolangui, Albay	680	about 180	about 3.78 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
598	SagradaRapu-Rapu, Albay	679	about 223	about 3.04 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
599	San VicenteLigao City, Albay	679	about 215	about 3.16 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
600	Barangay 3Bacacay, Albay	676	about 5,681	about 0.119 km²	3.28% 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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