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Barangays in Albay

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]

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Barangays in Albay, at a glance

Barangays: 720^[2]
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: 1,379,398^[3]
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: 116 urban^[4]; 604 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bgy. 56 - Taysan^[5]; Legazpi City, Albay; 20,017 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: San Antonio^[6]; Oas, Albay; about 32.05 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: San Vicente^{[5, 7]}; Tabaco City, Albay; 13.82% 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: 352 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bgy. 59 - Puro, −2.86% 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.

720 barangays, 601 to 650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Albay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
601	BuenavistaRapu-Rapu, Albay	676	about 189	about 3.58 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
602	NatasanLibon, Albay	674	about 106	about 6.34 km²	−2.96% a year	Rural
603	BaliteGuinobatan, Albay	667	about 246	about 2.71 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
604	DinoronanDaraga, Albay	667	about 727	about 0.918 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
605	Santa CruzPolangui, Albay	663	about 210	about 3.16 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
606	Del Rosario Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay	660	about 21,019	about 0.0314 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
607	San JoseOas, Albay	658	about 167	about 3.95 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
608	MalobagoRapu-Rapu, Albay	656	about 255	about 2.57 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
609	TambilagaoBacacay, Albay	655	about 379	about 1.73 km²	−9.41% a year	Rural
610	LangatonBacacay, Albay	649	about 264	about 2.46 km²	−3.87% a year	Rural
611	CagrarayBacacay, Albay	648	about 255	about 2.54 km²	−6.41% a year	Rural
612	BinitayanCamalig, Albay	647	about 837	about 0.773 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
613	BinosawanRapu-Rapu, Albay	644	about 415	about 1.55 km²	−2.74% a year	Rural
614	NabasanDaraga, Albay	641	about 231	about 2.77 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
615	PoodGuinobatan, Albay	640	about 164	about 3.90 km²	31.39% a year	Rural
616	TambongonBacacay, Albay	639	about 166	about 3.86 km²	−3.80% a year	Rural
617	MinaCamalig, Albay	637	about 366	about 1.74 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
618	BobonsuranLigao City, Albay	636	about 630	about 1.01 km²	−2.17% a year	Rural
619	TiongsonLigao City, Albay	632	about 141	about 4.47 km²	−4.74% a year	Rural
620	Del RosarioJovellar, Albay	625	about 169	about 3.70 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
621	TinocawanRapu-Rapu, Albay	625	about 166	about 3.77 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
622	CawitManito, Albay	613	about 444	about 1.38 km²	−13.81% a year	Rural
623	Zone IIILibon, Albay	612	about 7,329	about 0.0835 km²	−2.80% a year	Rural
624	VigaRapu-Rapu, Albay	609	about 317	about 1.92 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
625	La PurisimaPolangui, Albay	606	about 208	about 2.91 km²	5.33% a year	Rural
626	CabunturanMalinao, Albay	597	about 335	about 1.78 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
627	TalahibDaraga, Albay	597	about 169	about 3.53 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
628	BinanderahanCamalig, Albay	596	about 279	about 2.14 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
629	CasinaganOas, Albay	592	about 128	about 4.63 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
630	Barangay 3Camalig, Albay	589	about 6,857	about 0.0859 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
631	KinuartilanPolangui, Albay	584	about 149	about 3.93 km²	−6.03% a year	Rural
632	CanaromDaraga, Albay	580	about 210	about 2.76 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
633	Iraya SurOas, Albay	580	about 7,652	about 0.0758 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
634	EstrellaJovellar, Albay	577	about 111	about 5.22 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
635	MatamboOas, Albay	577	about 337	about 1.71 km²	4.31% a year	Rural
636	TinopanRapu-Rapu, Albay	576	about 133	about 4.33 km²	−2.89% a year	Rural
637	HarigueLibon, Albay	574	about 124	about 4.62 km²	−7.68% a year	Rural
638	Vinisitahan-NapaoBacacay, Albay	570	about 315	about 1.81 km²	−11.97% a year	Rural
639	Bgy. 7 - BañoLegazpi City, Albay	559	about 7,895	about 0.0708 km²	−0.84% a year	Urban
640	SalvacionPio Duran, Albay	557	about 172	about 3.24 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
641	BadbadOas, Albay	554	about 139	about 3.98 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
642	BantonanCamalig, Albay	545	about 352	about 1.55 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
643	Calzada Pob.Jovellar, Albay	540	about 3,418	about 0.158 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
644	DamacanBacacay, Albay	540	about 207	about 2.61 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
645	SalvacionLibon, Albay	536	about 222	about 2.41 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
646	San Pedro Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay	536	about 17,867	about 0.030 km²	−2.63% a year	Rural
647	Bgy. 26 - DinagaanLegazpi City, Albay	534	about 11,762	about 0.0454 km²	−4.95% a year	Urban
648	Mabini Pob.Jovellar, Albay	532	about 5,216	about 0.102 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
649	SinagaranJovellar, Albay	531	about 131	about 4.05 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
650	KinawitanDaraga, Albay	529	about 301	about 1.76 km²	5.69% 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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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. 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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