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, 7,351 to 7,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
7,351	MagsaysayKoronadal City, South Cotabato	3,391	about 482	about 7.04 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
7,352	PangdanCatbalogan City, Samar	3,391	about 955	about 3.55 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
7,353	DalingaoenPikit, Cotabato	3,390	about 325	about 10.43 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
7,354	Duyan-duyanQuezon City	3,390	about 20,671	about 0.164 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
7,355	PoblacionMakato, Aklan	3,390	about 1,712	about 1.98 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
7,356	DalupaonPasacao, Camarines Sur	3,389	about 206	about 16.45 km²	−3.76% a year	Rural
7,357	KatibpuanTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,389	about 453	about 7.48 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
7,358	MahayahayKitcharao, Agusan del Norte	3,389	about 409	about 8.29 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
7,359	MalubogCebu City, Cebu	3,389	about 394	about 8.61 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
7,360	Barangay 66Manila	3,388	about 127,368	about 0.0266 km²	3.33% a year	Urban
7,361	GamutBarobo, Surigao del Sur	3,388	about 116	about 29.19 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
7,362	KiganSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	3,388	about 147	about 23.09 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
7,363	TalibadokDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	3,388	about 1,746	about 1.94 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
7,364	BayananSan Pascual, Batangas	3,387	about 2,490	about 1.36 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
7,365	Camba-ogHinigaran, Negros Occidental	3,387	about 654	about 5.18 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
7,366	PolongBugallon, Pangasinan	3,386	about 2,157	about 1.57 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
7,367	Daang BagoDinalupihan, Bataan	3,385	about 6,399	about 0.529 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
7,368	ManamocCuyo, Palawan	3,384	about 439	about 7.70 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
7,369	TabonDalaguete, Cebu	3,384	about 516	about 6.56 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
7,370	Barangay 141Caloocan City	3,383	about 45,965	about 0.0736 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
7,371	RizalBongabon, Nueva Ecija	3,383	about 1,091	about 3.10 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
7,372	San JoaquinSanta Ana, Pampanga	3,383	about 3,162	about 1.07 km²	1.78% a year	Urban
7,373	SinuraPorac, Pampanga	3,383	about 1,829	about 1.85 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
7,374	Camanci NorteNumancia, Aklan	3,382	about 1,433	about 2.36 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
7,375	CigarasMagdalena, Laguna	3,382	about 2,075	about 1.63 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
7,376	DalipeM'Lang, Cotabato	3,382	about 449	about 7.54 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
7,377	LegaspiTayug, Pangasinan	3,382	about 1,337	about 2.53 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
7,378	San RafaelSan Marcelino, Zambales	3,382	about 236	about 14.36 km²	3.55% a year	Rural
7,379	TubanSablayan, Occidental Mindoro	3,382	about 122	about 27.74 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
7,380	San JuanMalvar, Batangas	3,381	about 904	about 3.74 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
7,381	Barangay 4Calatagan, Batangas	3,380	about 643	about 5.26 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
7,382	GahononDaet, Camarines Norte	3,380	about 1,770	about 1.91 km²	−1.73% a year	Urban
7,383	PasigSara, Iloilo	3,380	about 1,733	about 1.95 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
7,384	Biñang 1stBocaue, Bulacan	3,379	about 8,846	about 0.382 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
7,385	PaitanMangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur	3,379	about 133	about 25.41 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
7,386	PalhiCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro	3,379	about 457	about 7.40 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
7,387	PentorDinalupihan, Bataan	3,378	about 5,875	about 0.575 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
7,388	San AgustinSanta Ana, Pampanga	3,378	about 820	about 4.12 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
7,389	Barangay 56Manila	3,377	about 63,358	about 0.0533 km²	−0.56% a year	Urban
7,390	PoblacionSto. Tomas, Pampanga	3,377	about 2,768	about 1.22 km²	1.81% a year	Urban
7,391	SangayKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	3,377	about 56	about 60.33 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
7,392	Bil-isanPanglao, Bohol	3,376	about 917	about 3.68 km²	−3.92% a year	Rural
7,393	CatlubongBuguias, Benguet	3,376	about 234	about 14.41 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
7,394	DakutanEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	3,376	about 385	about 8.78 km²	−0.54% a year	Urban
7,395	MacagtasCatarman, Northern Samar	3,376	about 264	about 12.77 km²	−5.47% a year	Urban
7,396	NancalabasaanUmingan, Pangasinan	3,376	about 3,097	about 1.09 km²	5.37% a year	Rural
7,397	PiliAjuy, Iloilo	3,376	about 169	about 20.00 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
7,398	PuntaSan Remigio, Cebu	3,376	about 2,429	about 1.39 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
7,399	GataSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur	3,375	about 374	about 9.02 km²	6.40% a year	Rural
7,400	NavotasCardona, Rizal	3,375	about 5,789	about 0.583 km²	−0.11% 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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