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, 6,301 to 6,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
6,301	Kalikid NorteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,790	about 587	about 6.46 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
6,302	PaliguiApalit, Pampanga	3,790	about 1,441	about 2.63 km²	−0.84% a year	Urban
6,303	San Nicolas CentralCebu City, Cebu	3,790	about 13,392	about 0.283 km²	−7.84% a year	Urban
6,304	Asis IMendez, Cavite	3,789	about 8,853	about 0.428 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
6,305	San IsidroNaga City, Camarines Sur	3,789	about 967	about 3.92 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
6,306	San VicenteLubao, Pampanga	3,788	about 2,116	about 1.79 km²	27.16% a year	Rural
6,307	Santo NiñoIriga City, Camarines Sur	3,788	about 443	about 8.55 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
6,308	BautistaLabo, Camarines Norte	3,787	about 832	about 4.55 km²	5.26% a year	Urban
6,309	GomezLopez, Quezon	3,787	about 14,510	about 0.261 km²	−0.80% a year	Urban
6,310	ViraRoxas, Isabela	3,787	about 5,209	about 0.727 km²	−0.06% a year	Urban
6,311	Barangay IIMercedes, Camarines Norte	3,786	about 18,743	about 0.202 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
6,312	SadsalanLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	3,786	about 513	about 7.38 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
6,313	AnambonganBasista, Pangasinan	3,785	about 1,785	about 2.12 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
6,314	MacaasCatmon, Cebu	3,783	about 951	about 3.98 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
6,315	NatabanSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	3,783	about 138	about 27.33 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
6,316	Santa MariaNabunturan, Davao de Oro	3,783	about 824	about 4.59 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
6,317	Tubo-tuboMonkayo, Davao de Oro	3,782	about 112	about 33.76 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
6,318	Buswang OldKalibo, Aklan	3,781	about 1,990	about 1.90 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
6,319	CulatinganConcepcion, Tarlac	3,781	about 562	about 6.73 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
6,320	Don Mariano MarcosLupon, Davao Oriental	3,781	about 47	about 80.20 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
6,321	San Martin IISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,781	about 32,316	about 0.117 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
6,322	SalvacionMonkayo, Davao de Oro	3,780	about 287	about 13.19 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
6,323	Bunsuran IIPandi, Bulacan	3,778	about 3,257	about 1.16 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
6,324	Santiago NorteSan Fernando City, La Union	3,778	about 5,664	about 0.667 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
6,325	Paloc SoolDumangas, Iloilo	3,777	about 446	about 8.47 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
6,326	SulangonDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	3,777	about 575	about 6.57 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
6,327	BatomelongGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato	3,776	about 728	about 5.19 km²	5.95% a year	Rural
6,328	MatulatulaPola, Oriental Mindoro	3,776	about 266	about 14.22 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
6,329	IthanBinangonan, Rizal	3,775	about 5,094	about 0.741 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
6,330	Santa RosaAlaminos, Laguna	3,775	about 910	about 4.15 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
6,331	CalantipayBaliwag City, Bulacan	3,774	about 1,221	about 3.09 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
6,332	MagapitLal-Lo, Cagayan	3,774	about 298	about 12.65 km²	−1.47% a year	Urban
6,333	SilutonLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,773	about 548	about 6.89 km²	5.58% a year	Rural
6,334	DampolPlaridel, Bulacan	3,772	about 4,443	about 0.849 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
6,335	LiyubudMapun, Tawi-Tawi	3,770	about 2,027	about 1.86 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
6,336	Santo Rosario OldZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	3,770	about 1,068	about 3.53 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
6,337	AnitapanMabini, Davao de Oro	3,769	about 184	about 20.43 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
6,338	CautodSanta Margarita, Samar	3,769	about 2,447	about 1.54 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
6,339	San JuanGuagua, Pampanga	3,767	about 18,741	about 0.201 km²	7.95% a year	Rural
6,340	BugsoSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	3,766	about 169	about 22.33 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
6,341	DilanPozorrubio, Pangasinan	3,766	about 1,941	about 1.94 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
6,342	LacnogTabuk City, Kalinga	3,766	about 135	about 27.93 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
6,343	ComawasBislig City, Surigao del Sur	3,765	about 907	about 4.15 km²	1.35% a year	Urban
6,344	NeoganTagaytay City, Cavite	3,764	about 1,711	about 2.20 km²	2.73% a year	Urban
6,345	Santo NiñoSan Pascual, Batangas	3,764	about 4,173	about 0.902 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
6,346	CutcutGuiguinto, Bulacan	3,763	about 2,873	about 1.31 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
6,347	Dela PazTarlac City, Tarlac	3,762	about 1,123	about 3.35 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
6,348	KidawaLaak, Davao de Oro	3,762	about 68	about 54.97 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
6,349	San PedroSan Pascual, Masbate	3,762	about 135	about 27.86 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
6,350	TudokT'Boli, South Cotabato	3,762	about 35	about 108.83 km²	1.77% 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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