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Barangays in Albay

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]

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Barangays in Albay, at a glance

Barangays: 720^[2]
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: 1,379,398^[3]
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: 116 urban^[4]; 604 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bgy. 56 - Taysan^[5]; Legazpi City, Albay; 20,017 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: San Antonio^[6]; Oas, Albay; about 32.05 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: San Vicente^{[5, 7]}; Tabaco City, Albay; 13.82% 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: 352 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bgy. 59 - Puro, −2.86% 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.

720 barangays, 701 to 720 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Albay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
701	Barangay 5Bacacay, Albay	324	about 4,737	about 0.0684 km²	−4.29% a year	Rural
702	San RafaelDaraga, Albay	320	about 162	about 1.98 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
703	Barangay 5Camalig, Albay	312	about 7,704	about 0.0405 km²	−4.68% a year	Rural
704	Rizal Pob.Jovellar, Albay	312	about 657	about 0.475 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
705	Barangay 4Camalig, Albay	282	about 1,855	about 0.152 km²	−6.61% a year	Rural
706	PagcolbonRapu-Rapu, Albay	251	about 177	about 1.42 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
707	Barangay 12Bacacay, Albay	243	about 5,561	about 0.0437 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
708	Market Site Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay	222	about 8,538	about 0.026 km²	−3.27% a year	Rural
709	Barangay 7Bacacay, Albay	220	about 7,774	about 0.0283 km²	−3.48% a year	Rural
710	Plaza Pob.Jovellar, Albay	220	about 4,183	about 0.0526 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
711	Mercado Pob.Jovellar, Albay	216	about 12,632	about 0.0171 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
712	Barangay 2Bacacay, Albay	189	about 3,176	about 0.0595 km²	−13.91% a year	Rural
713	Santa BarbaraRapu-Rapu, Albay	182	about 36	about 5.03 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
714	Centro PoblacionOas, Albay	180	about 7,826	about 0.023 km²	−4.80% a year	Urban
715	Barangay 8Bacacay, Albay	179	about 16,273	about 0.011 km²	7.58% a year	Rural
716	MabungaCamalig, Albay	153	about 48	about 3.18 km²	5.79% a year	Rural
717	Magsaysay PobJovellar, Albay	144	about 6,729	about 0.0214 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
718	Quitinday Pob.Jovellar, Albay	144	about 168	about 0.855 km²	−5.46% a year	Rural
719	CagbulacaoBacacay, Albay	143	about 16	about 9.09 km²	−35.55% a year	Rural
720	Aurora Pob.Jovellar, Albay	129	about 806	about 0.16 km²	0.57% 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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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. 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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