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, 6,751 to 6,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
6,751	PoblacionLebak, Sultan Kudarat	3,598	about 4,258	about 0.845 km²	1.60% a year	Urban
6,752	BangonayJabonga, Agusan del Norte	3,597	about 75	about 48.08 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
6,753	LibasTantangan, South Cotabato	3,597	about 308	about 11.67 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
6,754	San RoqueSorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,597	about 1,191	about 3.02 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
6,755	GaduSolana, Cagayan	3,595	about 378	about 9.52 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
6,756	PawaManito, Albay	3,595	about 476	about 7.55 km²	5.74% a year	Rural
6,757	InangayanSanta Barbara, Iloilo	3,594	about 2,531	about 1.42 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
6,758	DahileMabinay, Negros Oriental	3,593	about 372	about 9.66 km²	−2.74% a year	Rural
6,759	NapoPolangui, Albay	3,593	about 1,089	about 3.30 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
6,760	TabonVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	3,593	about 514	about 6.99 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
6,761	PagdalaganSan Fernando City, La Union	3,592	about 5,552	about 0.647 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
6,762	CanhawayGuindulman, Bohol	3,591	about 708	about 5.07 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
6,763	Barangay 823Manila	3,590	about 208,721	about 0.0172 km²	4.38% a year	Urban
6,764	LabayugSison, Pangasinan	3,590	about 218	about 16.49 km²	−0.34% a year	Urban
6,765	BonbonLibon, Albay	3,589	about 518	about 6.93 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
6,766	KabulawanLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	3,589	about 1,983	about 1.81 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
6,767	MancatianPorac, Pampanga	3,589	about 403	about 8.91 km²	7.00% a year	Urban
6,768	TagaytayKananga, Leyte	3,589	about 414	about 8.67 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
6,769	BuliranCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,588	about 1,071	about 3.35 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
6,770	GibonNabas, Aklan	3,588	about 1,135	about 3.16 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
6,771	ManlipacBais City, Negros Oriental	3,588	about 345	about 10.40 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
6,772	Tabon-tabonSibagat, Agusan del Sur	3,588	about 281	about 12.76 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
6,773	Barangay 139Caloocan City	3,587	about 32,908	about 0.109 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
6,774	Barangay 313Manila	3,587	about 65,576	about 0.0547 km²	5.69% a year	Urban
6,775	CandaSariaya, Quezon	3,587	about 413	about 8.68 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
6,776	Mambog - MandamaHermosa, Bataan	3,587	about 1,196	about 3.00 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
6,777	PoocSanta Fe, Cebu	3,587	about 1,725	about 2.08 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
6,778	TagposSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	3,587	about 505	about 7.11 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
6,779	San AntonioCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro	3,586	about 14,008	about 0.256 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
6,780	MadiaDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,585	about 1,010	about 3.55 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
6,781	ManggaCandaba, Pampanga	3,585	about 1,267	about 2.83 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
6,782	PoblacionAguilar, Pangasinan	3,585	about 2,359	about 1.52 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
6,783	San FranciscoSan Fernando City, La Union	3,585	about 5,351	about 0.67 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
6,784	KalamtukanBayawan City, Negros Oriental	3,584	about 81	about 44.41 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
6,785	MantahanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	3,584	about 6,003	about 0.597 km²	−3.21% a year	Urban
6,786	ParaisoQuezon City	3,584	about 22,974	about 0.156 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
6,787	SimimbaanRoxas, Isabela	3,584	about 322	about 11.13 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
6,788	LambingiBanga, South Cotabato	3,583	about 432	about 8.29 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
6,789	Pulo MabaoOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,583	about 1,373	about 2.61 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
6,790	BagticMabinay, Negros Oriental	3,582	about 235	about 15.27 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
6,791	KulambogSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	3,582	about 455	about 7.88 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
6,792	Mangnao-CanalDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	3,582	about 4,920	about 0.728 km²	3.42% a year	Urban
6,793	OlandangNabalawag, Special Geographic Area	3,582	about 430	about 8.33 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
6,794	TasimanLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,582	about 51	about 70.67 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
6,795	AntoninoLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	3,581	about 8,997	about 0.398 km²	−4.04% a year	Urban
6,796	BitoonDumanjug, Cebu	3,581	about 2,296	about 1.56 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
6,797	MabiniSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro	3,581	about 541	about 6.62 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
6,798	MakinaBalete, Batangas	3,581	about 1,620	about 2.21 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
6,799	PacloloMagsaysay, Occidental Mindoro	3,581	about 60	about 59.80 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
6,800	PolayaganAlamada, Cotabato	3,581	about 212	about 16.91 km²	7.33% 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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