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, 6,051 to 6,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
6,051	CambinocotCebu City, Cebu	3,897	about 716	about 5.44 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
6,052	Abar 2ndSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,896	about 2,466	about 1.58 km²	−0.81% a year	Urban
6,053	AgdaoSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	3,896	about 2,514	about 1.55 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
6,054	Marcelo H. del PilarIloilo City, Iloilo	3,896	about 12,987	about 0.30 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
6,055	OdiongRoxas, Oriental Mindoro	3,896	about 902	about 4.32 km²	0.20% a year	Urban
6,056	CobolSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	3,895	about 1,747	about 2.23 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
6,057	District IISan Jacinto, Masbate	3,895	about 2,563	about 1.52 km²	−3.32% a year	Rural
6,058	Barangay 130Pasay City	3,894	about 132,000	about 0.0295 km²	−0.89% a year	Urban
6,059	CatayauanLal-Lo, Cagayan	3,894	about 1,155	about 3.37 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
6,060	PoblacionPlaridel, Bulacan	3,894	about 10,639	about 0.366 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
6,061	QuinloganQuezon, Palawan	3,894	about 44	about 87.57 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
6,062	FatimaUbay, Bohol	3,893	about 2,277	about 1.71 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
6,063	MarguesEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	3,893	about 404	about 9.63 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
6,064	Upper TominoboIligan City, Lanao del Norte	3,892	about 554	about 7.02 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
6,065	BalungisMalidegao, Special Geographic Area	3,891	about 635	about 6.13 km²	−3.24% a year	Rural
6,066	Sagud-BahleySan Fabian, Pangasinan	3,890	about 8,348	about 0.466 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
6,067	TinumiguesLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	3,889	about 412	about 9.45 km²	−5.28% a year	Rural
6,068	BuedAlaminos City, Pangasinan	3,887	about 800	about 4.86 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
6,069	PoblacionLibona, Bukidnon	3,887	about 90	about 43.04 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
6,070	PoblacionMalitbog, Bukidnon	3,887	about 354	about 10.97 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
6,071	Barangay 120Manila	3,886	about 227,251	about 0.0171 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
6,072	GumasaGlan, Sarangani	3,886	about 578	about 6.72 km²	3.31% a year	Urban
6,073	MarcelinaBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	3,886	about 199	about 19.51 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
6,074	San Nicolas 2ndSasmuan, Pampanga	3,886	about 7,346	about 0.529 km²	22.31% a year	Rural
6,075	UlingaoSan Rafael, Bulacan	3,886	about 1,783	about 2.18 km²	1.11% a year	Urban
6,076	PigcaranganTubod, Lanao del Norte	3,884	about 844	about 4.60 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
6,077	LumbayaoValencia City, Bukidnon	3,883	about 233	about 16.66 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
6,078	BalaoganBula, Camarines Sur	3,882	about 853	about 4.55 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
6,079	San JuanAborlan, Palawan	3,882	about 242	about 16.06 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
6,080	Pantay BataTanauan City, Batangas	3,880	about 1,046	about 3.71 km²	7.28% a year	Urban
6,081	Barangay 903Manila	3,879	about 147,490	about 0.0263 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
6,082	Santo Niño IISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,879	about 14,749	about 0.263 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
6,083	BagumbayanBocaue, Bulacan	3,878	about 7,387	about 0.525 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
6,084	MalbangMaasim, Sarangani	3,878	about 948	about 4.09 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
6,085	Lininti-anCantilan, Surigao del Sur	3,877	about 6,273	about 0.618 km²	−0.66% a year	Urban
6,086	PlaridelLlanera, Nueva Ecija	3,877	about 1,219	about 3.18 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
6,087	Poblacion IIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	3,877	about 36,924	about 0.105 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
6,088	BololmalaTupi, South Cotabato	3,876	about 378	about 10.25 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
6,089	MalitbogBongabong, Oriental Mindoro	3,876	about 316	about 12.27 km²	4.14% a year	Rural
6,090	LipayVillasis, Pangasinan	3,875	about 1,133	about 3.42 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
6,091	MarvelIsabel, Leyte	3,875	about 2,083	about 1.86 km²	−1.08% a year	Urban
6,092	CanlandogMurcia, Negros Occidental	3,872	about 79	about 49.07 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
6,093	MidtungokSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	3,872	about 483	about 8.02 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
6,094	Poblacion NorteSanta Barbara, Pangasinan	3,872	about 6,368	about 0.608 km²	−4.43% a year	Urban
6,095	San JuanDasmariñas City, Cavite	3,872	about 52,466	about 0.0738 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
6,096	LomboyLa Paz, Tarlac	3,871	about 410	about 9.43 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
6,097	Barangay 197Pasay City	3,870	about 2,725	about 1.42 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
6,098	PoblacionMangaldan, Pangasinan	3,870	about 5,864	about 0.66 km²	−1.79% a year	Urban
6,099	MalimpuecLingayen, Pangasinan	3,869	about 711	about 5.44 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
6,100	PinaringSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	3,869	about 436	about 8.88 km²	7.21% 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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