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, 6,101 to 6,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
6,101	DivisoriaCawayan, Masbate	3,868	about 1,051	about 3.68 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
6,102	San RoqueMaramag, Bukidnon	3,868	about 151	about 25.57 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
6,103	San Roque ArbolLubao, Pampanga	3,868	about 2,579	about 1.50 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
6,104	BalayangVictoria, Tarlac	3,867	about 411	about 9.41 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
6,105	BasakLantapan, Bukidnon	3,867	about 498	about 7.76 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
6,106	BianoanCasiguran, Aurora	3,866	about 118	about 32.71 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
6,107	LamianSurallah, South Cotabato	3,866	about 285	about 13.55 km²	−3.21% a year	Rural
6,108	San AntonioPila, Laguna	3,866	about 1,572	about 2.46 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
6,109	BaguerLibungan, Cotabato	3,865	about 348	about 11.11 km²	−0.72% a year	Urban
6,110	DungonIloilo City, Iloilo	3,865	about 4,034	about 0.958 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
6,111	Pasong LangkaSilang, Cavite	3,865	about 1,164	about 3.32 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
6,112	BadiangSan Jose, Antique	3,864	about 2,089	about 1.85 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
6,113	BaliwaganBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	3,864	about 1,196	about 3.23 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
6,114	KapatunganTrento, Agusan del Sur	3,864	about 151	about 25.62 km²	−5.96% a year	Rural
6,115	KibaghotLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental	3,864	about 667	about 5.79 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
6,116	TalungonBais City, Negros Oriental	3,864	about 2,461	about 1.57 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
6,117	BabagTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	3,863	about 1,521	about 2.54 km²	13.76% a year	Rural
6,118	IpilTabuk City, Kalinga	3,863	about 190	about 20.32 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
6,119	JamorawonMilagros, Masbate	3,863	about 122	about 31.74 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
6,120	MasiliCalamba City, Laguna	3,863	about 14,744	about 0.262 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
6,121	BulagaoTuao, Cagayan	3,862	about 294	about 13.15 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
6,122	KodiaMadridejos, Cebu	3,862	about 1,156	about 3.34 km²	12.42% a year	Urban
6,123	SamacMabinay, Negros Oriental	3,862	about 183	about 21.05 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
6,124	San Luis IDasmariñas City, Cavite	3,862	about 49,768	about 0.0776 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
6,125	Villa ConcepcionCauayan City, Isabela	3,862	about 444	about 8.70 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
6,126	AcaciaDavao City, Davao del Sur	3,861	about 327	about 11.79 km²	−10.08% a year	Urban
6,127	GugoSamal, Bataan	3,861	about 361	about 10.71 km²	1.43% a year	Urban
6,128	LangubAsturias, Cebu	3,860	about 867	about 4.45 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
6,129	San IsidroSan Simon, Pampanga	3,860	about 1,278	about 3.02 km²	−0.53% a year	Urban
6,130	Sapang BulakDoña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan	3,860	about 29	about 132.93 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
6,131	TaguisaLebak, Sultan Kudarat	3,860	about 291	about 13.26 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
6,132	PoblacionAloguinsan, Cebu	3,859	about 2,031	about 1.90 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
6,133	Poblacion EastSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	3,859	about 1,525	about 2.53 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
6,134	BalubadBulacan, Bulacan	3,858	about 3,858	about 1.00 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
6,135	CalapaganLupon, Davao Oriental	3,858	about 27	about 141.52 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
6,136	MalayaSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	3,858	about 1,002	about 3.85 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
6,137	TalolongLopez, Quezon	3,857	about 14,835	about 0.26 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
6,138	Poblacion SouthSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,854	about 7,397	about 0.521 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
6,139	Del RosarioPili, Camarines Sur	3,853	about 548	about 7.03 km²	5.43% a year	Rural
6,140	District IIISibalom, Antique	3,853	about 775	about 4.97 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
6,141	AlacSan Quintin, Pangasinan	3,852	about 2,320	about 1.66 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
6,142	San Fernando NorteCabiao, Nueva Ecija	3,852	about 716	about 5.38 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
6,143	Doña AndreaAsuncion, Davao del Norte	3,851	about 619	about 6.22 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
6,144	ParangbasakLamitan City, Basilan	3,851	about 1,058	about 3.64 km²	4.27% a year	Rural
6,145	Poblacion WestScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	3,851	about 12,072	about 0.319 km²	4.18% a year	Urban
6,146	Barangay 163Manila	3,850	about 84,430	about 0.0456 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
6,147	MalacañangSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	3,850	about 1,052	about 3.66 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
6,148	Pag-asaBagac, Bataan	3,849	about 4,134	about 0.931 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
6,149	PutlodJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,849	about 3,737	about 1.03 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
6,150	CalingcuanTarlac City, Tarlac	3,848	about 2,749	about 1.40 km²	1.08% 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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