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, 6,901 to 6,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
6,901	Barangay 738Manila	3,548	about 107,515	about 0.033 km²	3.72% a year	Urban
6,902	San PlacidoRoxas, Isabela	3,548	about 324	about 10.95 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
6,903	SantiagoBato, Camarines Sur	3,548	about 13,914	about 0.255 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
6,904	Barangay 659-AManila	3,547	about 9,936	about 0.357 km²	7.66% a year	Urban
6,905	East PoblacionManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,547	about 657	about 5.40 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
6,906	MutiZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,547	about 195	about 18.18 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
6,907	Poblacion 2Villanueva, Misamis Oriental	3,547	about 6,901	about 0.514 km²	6.72% a year	Urban
6,908	PoblacionDasol, Pangasinan	3,546	about 969	about 3.66 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
6,909	San JoseJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,546	about 698	about 5.08 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
6,910	BangananAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	3,545	about 1,013	about 3.50 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
6,911	KaligutanLaak, Davao de Oro	3,543	about 273	about 12.99 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
6,912	KapitoLian, Batangas	3,543	about 573	about 6.18 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
6,913	Liwan WestRizal, Kalinga	3,543	about 111	about 31.82 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
6,914	PangianMalita, Davao Occidental	3,543	about 126	about 28.23 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
6,915	KimagangoMidsayap, Cotabato	3,542	about 360	about 9.83 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
6,916	San RoqueTanauan, Leyte	3,542	about 11,209	about 0.316 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
6,917	CanromaPontevedra, Negros Occidental	3,541	about 625	about 5.67 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
6,918	LubiganZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,541	about 279	about 12.69 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
6,919	SagabaSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	3,541	about 929	about 3.81 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
6,920	Central TabaoValladolid, Negros Occidental	3,540	about 6,265	about 0.565 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
6,921	Santa Rita WestAringay, La Union	3,540	about 3,819	about 0.927 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
6,922	SawatUrbiztondo, Pangasinan	3,540	about 1,506	about 2.35 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
6,923	Carmay EastRosales, Pangasinan	3,539	about 896	about 3.95 km²	3.05% a year	Urban
6,924	Lower TaviranKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	3,539	about 994	about 3.56 km²	11.69% a year	Rural
6,925	PoraisSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,539	about 814	about 4.35 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
6,926	CurvaSantiago, Agusan del Norte	3,538	about 126	about 28.05 km²	5.52% a year	Rural
6,927	DayangdangNaga City, Camarines Sur	3,538	about 11,993	about 0.295 km²	−3.64% a year	Urban
6,928	SionoganIndanan, Sulu	3,538	about 980	about 3.61 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
6,929	TagumpayOrani, Bataan	3,537	about 4,570	about 0.774 km²	8.15% a year	Rural
6,930	AngioSan Fabian, Pangasinan	3,536	about 709	about 4.99 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
6,931	CuyaponKabacan, Cotabato	3,536	about 530	about 6.67 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
6,932	Del CarmenUson, Masbate	3,536	about 279	about 12.69 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
6,933	GulodCalatagan, Batangas	3,536	about 1,207	about 2.93 km²	2.81% a year	Urban
6,934	Santa AnaTubay, Agusan del Norte	3,536	about 536	about 6.60 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
6,935	Bolong OesteSanta Barbara, Iloilo	3,535	about 4,234	about 0.835 km²	4.51% a year	Urban
6,936	CalianDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	3,534	about 346	about 10.20 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
6,937	GacaoPalo, Leyte	3,534	about 947	about 3.73 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
6,938	MasarawagGuinobatan, Albay	3,534	about 172	about 20.51 km²	−2.43% a year	Rural
6,939	BagumbongJala-Jala, Rizal	3,533	about 292	about 12.11 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
6,940	MangarinSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro	3,533	about 174	about 20.25 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
6,941	San RoqueGuagua, Pampanga	3,533	about 5,173	about 0.683 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
6,942	CatmondaanCatmon, Cebu	3,532	about 543	about 6.51 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
6,943	Corong-corong Pob.El Nido, Palawan	3,532	about 165	about 21.41 km²	−0.68% a year	Urban
6,944	TangkulanDamulog, Bukidnon	3,532	about 118	about 29.86 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
6,945	TondolAnda, Pangasinan	3,532	about 984	about 3.59 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
6,946	UnidosNabas, Aklan	3,532	about 984	about 3.59 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
6,947	IlijanBago City, Negros Occidental	3,531	about 78	about 45.53 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
6,948	PangaoIbaan, Batangas	3,531	about 1,165	about 3.03 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
6,949	ParianSan Fernando City, La Union	3,531	about 3,331	about 1.06 km²	−0.20% a year	Urban
6,950	San MarcosSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	3,531	about 731	about 4.83 km²	3.94% 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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