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, 6,801 to 6,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
6,801	TinongdanItogon, Benguet	3,581	about 63	about 56.91 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
6,802	CabeticanBacolor, Pampanga	3,580	about 615	about 5.82 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
6,803	JaguimitanPassi City, Iloilo	3,580	about 337	about 10.63 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
6,804	Guinpana-anMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	3,579	about 475	about 7.54 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
6,805	BalagtasinSan Jose, Batangas	3,578	about 1,177	about 3.04 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
6,806	DulaoAringay, La Union	3,578	about 1,125	about 3.18 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
6,807	SandayaoGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	3,578	about 98	about 36.58 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
6,808	YumbingMambajao, Camiguin	3,577	about 736	about 4.86 km²	1.59% a year	Urban
6,809	Rizal (Poblacion)Lopez, Quezon	3,576	about 23,221	about 0.154 km²	0.99% a year	Urban
6,810	BigaCalatagan, Batangas	3,575	about 583	about 6.13 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
6,811	MalisBrooke's Point, Palawan	3,575	about 53	about 67.16 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
6,812	NabitasanIloilo City, Iloilo	3,574	about 4,462	about 0.801 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
6,813	DancalanDonsol, Sorsogon	3,573	about 1,333	about 2.68 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
6,814	Barangay 702Manila	3,572	about 81,739	about 0.0437 km²	1.61% a year	Urban
6,815	CortesBalete, Aklan	3,572	about 256	about 13.95 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
6,816	HinaplananClaveria, Misamis Oriental	3,572	about 145	about 24.57 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
6,817	LibertadAbulug, Cagayan	3,572	about 421	about 8.48 km²	−2.08% a year	Urban
6,818	AtipoloNaval, Biliran	3,571	about 2,218	about 1.61 km²	−1.50% a year	Urban
6,819	CampuyoManjuyod, Negros Oriental	3,571	about 1,841	about 1.94 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
6,820	LambuyaoOton, Iloilo	3,571	about 937	about 3.81 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
6,821	Luzviminda IDasmariñas City, Cavite	3,571	about 28,118	about 0.127 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
6,822	MaguillingPiat, Cagayan	3,571	about 84	about 42.50 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
6,823	New IbajayEl Nido, Palawan	3,571	about 60	about 59.72 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
6,824	San MateoButuan City, Agusan del Norte	3,571	about 81	about 44.05 km²	−3.63% a year	Rural
6,825	PatingMasbate City, Masbate	3,570	about 18,889	about 0.189 km²	−2.05% a year	Urban
6,826	CalitubanTalibon, Bohol	3,569	about 9,517	about 0.375 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
6,827	CasulogSalay, Misamis Oriental	3,569	about 4,019	about 0.888 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
6,828	MarbelMatalam, Cotabato	3,569	about 232	about 15.36 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
6,829	BacolodMilagros, Masbate	3,568	about 438	about 8.14 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
6,830	Barangay 697Manila	3,568	about 41,440	about 0.0861 km²	15.35% a year	Urban
6,831	NagpanMalungon, Sarangani	3,568	about 291	about 12.26 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
6,832	PakiingMulanay, Quezon	3,568	about 163	about 21.85 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
6,833	PanubiganPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	3,568	about 811	about 4.40 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
6,834	PoblacionLa Paz, Abra	3,568	about 496	about 7.20 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
6,835	Barangay 2Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	3,567	about 29,000	about 0.123 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
6,836	Barangay ILa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	3,567	about 3,102	about 1.15 km²	−1.98% a year	Urban
6,837	New CebuPresident Roxas, Cotabato	3,567	about 427	about 8.36 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
6,838	Nabali-anHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	3,566	about 339	about 10.53 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
6,839	PagatpatSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,566	about 1,829	about 1.95 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
6,840	Poblacion ITagbilaran City, Bohol	3,566	about 14,264	about 0.25 km²	4.86% a year	Urban
6,841	Caritan CentroTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,565	about 8,488	about 0.42 km²	−3.44% a year	Urban
6,842	FiliBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	3,565	about 418	about 8.52 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
6,843	ManatTrento, Agusan del Sur	3,565	about 43	about 83.40 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
6,844	CabuloanUrdaneta City, Pangasinan	3,564	about 1,627	about 2.19 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
6,845	MabanogbogUrdaneta City, Pangasinan	3,564	about 3,775	about 0.944 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
6,846	TrancaBay, Laguna	3,564	about 755	about 4.72 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
6,847	DalayapMacabebe, Pampanga	3,563	about 318	about 11.20 km²	7.18% a year	Rural
6,848	HayanggabonClaver, Surigao del Norte	3,563	about 92	about 38.67 km²	6.04% a year	Urban
6,849	Barangay 2Mulanay, Quezon	3,562	about 15,353	about 0.232 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
6,850	ColoradoDigos City, Davao del Sur	3,562	about 776	about 4.59 km²	1.84% 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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