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, 601 to 650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
601	Tangos SouthNavotas City	18,971	about 115,677	about 0.164 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
602	KalangananCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	18,960	about 1,192	about 15.91 km²	3.59% a year	Urban
603	LandasanParang, Maguindanao del Norte	18,912	about 1,897	about 9.97 km²	1.74% a year	Urban
604	Queens Row EastBacoor City, Cavite	18,911	about 25,487	about 0.742 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
605	PoblacionTrento, Agusan del Sur	18,876	about 749	about 25.19 km²	−0.06% a year	Urban
606	Viente RealesValenzuela City	18,874	about 9,630	about 1.96 km²	−5.97% a year	Urban
607	SabangDasmariñas City, Cavite	18,866	about 11,718	about 1.61 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
608	MacabalanCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	18,848	about 46,310	about 0.407 km²	−0.89% a year	Urban
609	La MesaCalamba City, Laguna	18,808	about 4,489	about 4.19 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
610	Rosary Heights XCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	18,807	about 15,167	about 1.24 km²	3.04% a year	Urban
611	Sampaloc IIDasmariñas City, Cavite	18,807	about 3,188	about 5.90 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
612	Ma-ao BarrioBago City, Negros Occidental	18,796	about 440	about 42.68 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
613	MambulacSilay City, Negros Occidental	18,777	about 13,607	about 1.38 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
614	DahicanMati City, Davao Oriental	18,756	about 625	about 29.99 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
615	TabangPlaridel, Bulacan	18,753	about 6,997	about 2.68 km²	2.03% a year	Urban
616	NedLake Sebu, South Cotabato	18,718	about 38	about 493.50 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
617	BuayaLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	18,691	about 12,802	about 1.46 km²	−0.49% a year	Urban
618	NBBS ProperNavotas City	18,689	about 50,105	about 0.373 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
619	HilamonanKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	18,685	about 553	about 33.78 km²	2.66% a year	Urban
620	TinajerosMalabon City	18,677	about 20,061	about 0.931 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
621	Basak PardoCebu City, Cebu	18,667	about 8,152	about 2.29 km²	1.07% a year	Urban
622	PaltokQuezon City	18,657	about 28,225	about 0.661 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
623	RealCalamba City, Laguna	18,607	about 9,691	about 1.92 km²	3.12% a year	Urban
624	Santa AnastaciaSto. Tomas City, Batangas	18,605	about 5,182	about 3.59 km²	−1.05% a year	Urban
625	MaimpisSan Fernando City, Pampanga	18,580	about 6,429	about 2.89 km²	9.25% a year	Urban
626	Bongao PoblacionBongao, Tawi-Tawi	18,571	about 47,987	about 0.387 km²	4.49% a year	Urban
627	ManikiKapalong, Davao del Norte	18,539	about 1,608	about 11.53 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
628	PioPorac, Pampanga	18,536	about 3,310	about 5.60 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
629	Burol IDasmariñas City, Cavite	18,522	about 16,247	about 1.14 km²	1.67% a year	Urban
630	Bago AplayaDavao City, Davao del Sur	18,515	about 7,094	about 2.61 km²	−0.53% a year	Urban
631	BaliliLa Trinidad, Benguet	18,475	about 11,197	about 1.65 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
632	Sanja MayorTanza, Cavite	18,474	about 10,437	about 1.77 km²	5.64% a year	Urban
633	San VicenteTarlac City, Tarlac	18,473	about 7,602	about 2.43 km²	0.48% a year	Urban
634	ZapoteBiñan City, Laguna	18,469	about 10,864	about 1.70 km²	5.65% a year	Urban
635	PantokBinangonan, Rizal	18,431	about 4,378	about 4.21 km²	2.25% a year	Urban
636	CabatanganZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	18,402	about 3,151	about 5.84 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
637	ManggahanRodriguez, Rizal	18,394	about 9,889	about 1.86 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
638	MaboloCebu City, Cebu	18,339	about 9,357	about 1.96 km²	−3.87% a year	Urban
639	TabokMandaue City, Cebu	18,339	about 13,584	about 1.35 km²	−1.44% a year	Urban
640	Don JoseSanta Rosa City, Laguna	18,326	about 1,058	about 17.32 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
641	UmapadMandaue City, Cebu	18,272	about 8,538	about 2.14 km²	−0.65% a year	Urban
642	AplayaDigos City, Davao del Sur	18,254	about 6,085	about 3.00 km²	−1.25% a year	Urban
643	TabunocTalisay City, Cebu	18,229	about 20,300	about 0.898 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
644	MaybancalMorong, Rizal	18,224	about 2,507	about 7.27 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
645	AgusLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	18,215	about 8,356	about 2.18 km²	−1.65% a year	Urban
646	BaliokDavao City, Davao del Sur	18,118	about 7,365	about 2.46 km²	1.30% a year	Urban
647	PalangoyBinangonan, Rizal	18,060	about 6,000	about 3.01 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
648	KatangawanGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato	18,047	about 913	about 19.77 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
649	BangkalMakati City	18,013	about 20,014	about 0.90 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
650	San AntonioMakati City	18,012	about 19,515	about 0.923 km²	0.70% 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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