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, 6,351 to 6,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
6,351	DatablaoColumbio, Sultan Kudarat	3,761	about 58	about 64.74 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
6,352	Pulong PalazanCandaba, Pampanga	3,761	about 2,541	about 1.48 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
6,353	SaavedraMoalboal, Cebu	3,760	about 589	about 6.38 km²	2.58% a year	Urban
6,354	KisikisAlcala, Pangasinan	3,759	about 1,099	about 3.42 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
6,355	San AntonioFloridablanca, Pampanga	3,759	about 1,008	about 3.73 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
6,356	Diliman ISan Rafael, Bulacan	3,758	about 1,663	about 2.26 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
6,357	ImeldaMondragon, Northern Samar	3,758	about 1,278	about 2.94 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
6,358	San IsidroSantiago, Agusan del Norte	3,758	about 97	about 38.88 km²	5.79% a year	Rural
6,359	San IsidroPamplona, Negros Oriental	3,758	about 115	about 32.60 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
6,360	TulunanDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	3,758	about 1,261	about 2.98 km²	11.75% a year	Rural
6,361	KanluranRosario, Cavite	3,757	about 29,817	about 0.126 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
6,362	CanaoalanBinmaley, Pangasinan	3,756	about 809	about 4.64 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
6,363	Lower BalaMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	3,755	about 290	about 12.93 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
6,364	San FelipePadre Garcia, Batangas	3,755	about 1,514	about 2.48 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
6,365	MotricoLa Paz, Tarlac	3,754	about 444	about 8.46 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
6,366	Santo NiñoRizal, Occidental Mindoro	3,754	about 167	about 22.47 km²	−0.92% a year	Urban
6,367	CaningayCandoni, Negros Occidental	3,753	about 204	about 18.39 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
6,368	DangayRoxas, Oriental Mindoro	3,753	about 1,478	about 2.54 km²	−0.50% a year	Urban
6,369	Barangay IVictorias City, Negros Occidental	3,752	about 12,633	about 0.297 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
6,370	MagsaysayDavao City, Davao del Sur	3,752	about 90	about 41.74 km²	4.51% a year	Rural
6,371	Santo ToribioLipa City, Batangas	3,752	about 696	about 5.39 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
6,372	TaungohSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	3,752	about 452	about 8.30 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
6,373	Barangay 880Manila	3,751	about 61,492	about 0.061 km²	2.26% a year	Urban
6,374	Labu-oPresident Roxas, Cotabato	3,751	about 305	about 12.30 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
6,375	MangaMatanao, Davao del Sur	3,751	about 338	about 11.10 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
6,376	San JoseEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	3,751	about 567	about 6.61 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
6,377	Bayabao PoblacionButig, Lanao del Sur	3,750	about 803	about 4.67 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
6,378	Barangay 125Manila	3,749	about 241,871	about 0.0155 km²	−4.34% a year	Urban
6,379	CaramutanVillasis, Pangasinan	3,749	about 671	about 5.59 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
6,380	KumaliskisSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental	3,749	about 192	about 19.56 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
6,381	GibangaSariaya, Quezon	3,748	about 935	about 4.01 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
6,382	San PabloHagonoy, Bulacan	3,748	about 1,865	about 2.01 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
6,383	TariricMinalabac, Camarines Sur	3,748	about 522	about 7.18 km²	4.80% a year	Rural
6,384	Poblacion IbabaAngono, Rizal	3,747	about 36,379	about 0.103 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
6,385	Santa CruzBallesteros, Cagayan	3,747	about 797	about 4.70 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
6,386	Carosucan NorteAsingan, Pangasinan	3,746	about 459	about 8.17 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
6,387	ManaulMansalay, Oriental Mindoro	3,746	about 284	about 13.18 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
6,388	New GuinloTaytay, Palawan	3,746	about 118	about 31.77 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
6,389	PoblacionBoljoon, Cebu	3,746	about 466	about 8.04 km²	−2.53% a year	Rural
6,390	SillawitCauayan City, Isabela	3,746	about 1,301	about 2.88 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
6,391	Fort del PilarBaguio City, Benguet	3,744	about 1,371	about 2.73 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
6,392	Barangay 72Manila	3,743	about 139,145	about 0.0269 km²	3.58% a year	Urban
6,393	PoblacionCagdianao, Dinagat Islands	3,743	about 427	about 8.77 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
6,394	Barangay 19Caloocan City	3,742	about 82,242	about 0.0455 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
6,395	CalomboyanSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	3,742	about 849	about 4.41 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
6,396	NapaliranBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	3,741	about 1,552	about 2.41 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
6,397	CulitNasipit, Agusan del Norte	3,739	about 318	about 11.74 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
6,398	AnakanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	3,738	about 1,354	about 2.76 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
6,399	Barangay 669Manila	3,738	about 15,134	about 0.247 km²	6.03% a year	Urban
6,400	GuiddamAbulug, Cagayan	3,737	about 256	about 14.59 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban

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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