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, 7,001 to 7,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
7,001	CanawaySiaton, Negros Oriental	3,513	about 211	about 16.62 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
7,002	PoblacionSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	3,513	about 1,264	about 2.78 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
7,003	TalusanBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	3,512	about 1,388	about 2.53 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
7,004	LaoagSan Marcelino, Zambales	3,511	about 1,320	about 2.66 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
7,005	Pag-asaObando, Bulacan	3,510	about 6,440	about 0.545 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
7,006	ParianSigma, Capiz	3,510	about 370	about 9.49 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
7,007	Taloy SurTuba, Benguet	3,510	about 185	about 18.99 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
7,008	PoblacionMapandan, Pangasinan	3,509	about 3,407	about 1.03 km²	−0.76% a year	Urban
7,009	SiraoCebu City, Cebu	3,509	about 453	about 7.75 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
7,010	TabayonJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	3,509	about 93	about 37.92 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
7,011	Mangangan IBaco, Oriental Mindoro	3,508	about 417	about 8.41 km²	6.58% a year	Rural
7,012	ProgresoGumaca, Quezon	3,508	about 1,083	about 3.24 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
7,013	San Felipe EastSan Nicolas, Pangasinan	3,508	about 80	about 43.94 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
7,014	PoblacionManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,507	about 980	about 3.58 km²	−3.99% a year	Urban
7,015	AfgaSibagat, Agusan del Sur	3,506	about 238	about 14.75 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
7,016	PandenoSiniloan, Laguna	3,506	about 4,796	about 0.731 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
7,017	MalinginBogo City, Cebu	3,505	about 507	about 6.91 km²	1.60% a year	Urban
7,018	MasabaDanao City, Cebu	3,505	about 845	about 4.15 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
7,019	Nalsian NorteMalasiqui, Pangasinan	3,505	about 1,669	about 2.10 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
7,020	BulalacaoCoron, Palawan	3,504	about 218	about 16.06 km²	−0.51% a year	Urban
7,021	CulasianDr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	3,504	about 44	about 79.17 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
7,022	LangtadArgao, Cebu	3,504	about 3,885	about 0.902 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
7,023	Maloloy-onMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	3,504	about 13,374	about 0.262 km²	−6.40% a year	Urban
7,024	AlionMariveles, Bataan	3,503	about 120	about 29.29 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
7,025	KabatiolMaasim, Sarangani	3,503	about 524	about 6.69 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
7,026	San SebastianLipa City, Batangas	3,503	about 8,628	about 0.406 km²	−0.96% a year	Urban
7,027	TinigawKalibo, Aklan	3,503	about 3,128	about 1.12 km²	1.67% a year	Urban
7,028	Zone IIISan Mariano, Isabela	3,503	about 2,275	about 1.54 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
7,029	Don Aurelio ChicoteGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	3,502	about 828	about 4.23 km²	5.42% a year	Rural
7,030	MalisbongPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	3,502	about 1,191	about 2.94 km²	−5.37% a year	Rural
7,031	MiningAngeles City, Pampanga	3,502	about 1,903	about 1.84 km²	−9.32% a year	Urban
7,032	San LorenzoMasinloc, Zambales	3,502	about 295	about 11.87 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
7,033	BuntodTalipao, Sulu	3,501	about 1,777	about 1.97 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
7,034	Don Esteban-LapuzIloilo City, Iloilo	3,501	about 13,783	about 0.254 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
7,035	PalinpinonValencia, Negros Oriental	3,501	about 816	about 4.29 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
7,036	Salomague SurBugallon, Pangasinan	3,501	about 106	about 33.01 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
7,037	M. ChavezSan Lorenzo, Guimaras	3,500	about 332	about 10.54 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
7,038	TanolongBayambang, Pangasinan	3,500	about 746	about 4.69 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
7,039	CruzLa Trinidad, Benguet	3,499	about 7,828	about 0.447 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
7,040	MalamaConner, Apayao	3,499	about 860	about 4.07 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
7,041	MagsaysayInfanta, Quezon	3,498	about 39	about 88.73 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
7,042	Mangilag NorteCandelaria, Quezon	3,498	about 837	about 4.18 km²	5.27% a year	Rural
7,043	AgdahonPassi City, Iloilo	3,497	about 1,124	about 3.11 km²	6.16% a year	Rural
7,044	Banaba CercaIndang, Cavite	3,497	about 1,002	about 3.49 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
7,045	BinaliwDanao City, Cebu	3,497	about 890	about 3.93 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
7,046	CandizSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	3,497	about 18	about 199.40 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
7,047	MidtapokLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	3,497	about 403	about 8.67 km²	6.49% a year	Rural
7,048	San Jose Cawa-cawaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,497	about 7,771	about 0.45 km²	−4.79% a year	Urban
7,049	Barangay 109Manila	3,495	about 129,926	about 0.0269 km²	1.73% a year	Urban
7,050	CalumpangCalumpit, Bulacan	3,495	about 1,963	about 1.78 km²	−0.15% 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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