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, 7,201 to 7,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
7,201	LubukanHadji Muhtamad, Basilan	3,438	about 347	about 9.92 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
7,202	NagasiLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	3,438	about 397	about 8.65 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
7,203	Santa Cristina IIDasmariñas City, Cavite	3,438	about 68,214	about 0.0504 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
7,204	Barangay 189Pasay City	3,437	about 187,814	about 0.0183 km²	8.66% a year	Urban
7,205	Esguerra DistrictTalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,437	about 12,319	about 0.279 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
7,206	MasalipitSan Miguel, Bulacan	3,437	about 487	about 7.06 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
7,207	TallunganAparri, Cagayan	3,437	about 536	about 6.41 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
7,208	Barangay 281Manila	3,436	about 36,788	about 0.0934 km²	10.24% a year	Urban
7,209	BolodSan Pascual, Masbate	3,436	about 396	about 8.68 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
7,210	District IIIMataasnakahoy, Batangas	3,436	about 8,360	about 0.411 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
7,211	Kalanganan EastPantar, Lanao del Norte	3,436	about 1,227	about 2.80 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
7,212	NatulonganKibawe, Bukidnon	3,436	about 273	about 12.60 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
7,213	SagradaPili, Camarines Sur	3,436	about 1,494	about 2.30 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
7,214	SampiroSan Juan, Batangas	3,436	about 1,628	about 2.11 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
7,215	San AlejandroQuezon, Nueva Ecija	3,436	about 543	about 6.33 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
7,216	Tinag-anAlbuera, Leyte	3,436	about 795	about 4.32 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
7,217	PalacapaoQuezon, Bukidnon	3,435	about 133	about 25.86 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
7,218	San JacintoVictoria, Tarlac	3,435	about 1,145	about 3.00 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
7,219	Sheik MakdumSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	3,435	about 990	about 3.47 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
7,220	BaganianTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	3,434	about 621	about 5.53 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
7,221	Guio-angGuindulman, Bohol	3,433	about 458	about 7.49 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
7,222	San SalvadorBanate, Iloilo	3,433	about 1,526	about 2.25 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
7,223	TalicOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	3,433	about 1,951	about 1.76 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
7,224	DungosTulunan, Cotabato	3,432	about 264	about 13.01 km²	−0.27% a year	Urban
7,225	New PanayEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	3,432	about 538	about 6.38 km²	−4.00% a year	Rural
7,226	Albino TarucSocorro, Surigao del Norte	3,431	about 243	about 14.14 km²	−3.54% a year	Rural
7,227	ParaisoTarlac City, Tarlac	3,431	about 13,350	about 0.257 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
7,228	Guihing AplayaHagonoy, Davao del Sur	3,430	about 1,345	about 2.55 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
7,229	San CarlosMexico, Pampanga	3,430	about 5,104	about 0.672 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
7,230	San VicenteSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,430	about 426	about 8.06 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
7,231	TacupanCarmen, Cotabato	3,430	about 498	about 6.89 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
7,232	BigaLugait, Misamis Oriental	3,429	about 824	about 4.16 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
7,233	PanamitanKawit, Cavite	3,429	about 5,259	about 0.652 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
7,234	GuilingRosales, Pangasinan	3,428	about 1,804	about 1.90 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
7,235	BantigueOrmoc City, Leyte	3,427	about 1,194	about 2.87 km²	2.17% a year	Urban
7,236	Cawayan BogtongMalasiqui, Pangasinan	3,427	about 1,198	about 2.86 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
7,237	SapakanRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,427	about 532	about 6.44 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
7,238	DaladaganMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	3,426	about 266	about 12.90 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
7,239	LuksuhinAlfonso, Cavite	3,426	about 2,430	about 1.41 km²	−7.65% a year	Rural
7,240	PaligueHagonoy, Davao del Sur	3,426	about 514	about 6.66 km²	1.38% a year	Urban
7,241	PambuhanMercedes, Camarines Norte	3,426	about 516	about 6.64 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
7,242	Barangay 59-ATacloban City, Leyte	3,425	about 16,872	about 0.203 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
7,243	Barangay 784Manila	3,425	about 135,375	about 0.0253 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
7,244	BulaMambusao, Capiz	3,425	about 626	about 5.47 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
7,245	FelisMalita, Davao Occidental	3,425	about 763	about 4.49 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
7,246	MalibatuanArakan, Cotabato	3,425	about 176	about 19.43 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
7,247	LanglaJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,424	about 2,378	about 1.44 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
7,248	CalayoNasugbu, Batangas	3,423	about 681	about 5.03 km²	4.53% a year	Urban
7,249	LannaTumauini, Isabela	3,423	about 710	about 4.82 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
7,250	San AntonioArayat, Pampanga	3,423	about 873	about 3.92 km²	0.51% 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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