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, 7,801 to 7,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
7,801	KirangAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	3,260	about 243	about 13.44 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
7,802	LaguinbanwaIbajay, Aklan	3,260	about 1,852	about 1.76 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
7,803	North LarapSitangkai, Tawi-Tawi	3,260	about 756	about 4.31 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
7,804	Santo NiñoBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	3,260	about 85	about 38.38 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
7,805	Upper DilagPandag, Maguindanao del Sur	3,260	about 1,094	about 2.98 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
7,806	Bgy. 1 - Em's BarrioLegazpi City, Albay	3,259	about 7,544	about 0.432 km²	−0.47% a year	Urban
7,807	CarromataSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	3,259	about 232	about 14.02 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
7,808	SagurongTabaco City, Albay	3,259	about 2,279	about 1.43 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
7,809	VictoriaTago, Surigao del Sur	3,259	about 1,038	about 3.14 km²	1.84% a year	Urban
7,810	Raya SaducMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,258	about 42,644	about 0.0764 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
7,811	CampoSan Francisco, Cebu	3,257	about 468	about 6.96 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
7,812	MinolosBarili, Cebu	3,257	about 2,294	about 1.42 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
7,813	U.P. VillageQuezon City	3,257	about 8,616	about 0.378 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
7,814	LuceroBolinao, Pangasinan	3,256	about 666	about 4.89 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
7,815	Pa-onEstancia, Iloilo	3,256	about 6,840	about 0.476 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
7,816	San Pablo LibutadSan Simon, Pampanga	3,256	about 2,933	about 1.11 km²	10.28% a year	Rural
7,817	CamaliganBatan, Aklan	3,255	about 393	about 8.29 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
7,818	KapatalanSiniloan, Laguna	3,255	about 1,002	about 3.25 km²	18.04% a year	Rural
7,819	CabasaranMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	3,254	about 859	about 3.79 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
7,820	LantudTalakag, Bukidnon	3,254	about 91	about 35.63 km²	3.59% a year	Rural
7,821	MalasibogEscalante City, Negros Occidental	3,254	about 347	about 9.38 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
7,822	UgadTumauini, Isabela	3,254	about 665	about 4.89 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
7,823	CotmonCamalig, Albay	3,253	about 538	about 6.05 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
7,824	SagayadSan Fernando City, La Union	3,253	about 1,914	about 1.70 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
7,825	Santo CristoSan Pablo City, Laguna	3,253	about 15,946	about 0.204 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
7,826	BakongSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	3,252	about 1,848	about 1.76 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
7,827	Kaybagal NorthTagaytay City, Cavite	3,252	about 2,733	about 1.19 km²	−2.38% a year	Urban
7,828	Poblacion IIBanisilan, Cotabato	3,252	about 276	about 11.80 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
7,829	TinocTinoc, Ifugao	3,252	about 465	about 6.99 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
7,830	BaladingMalinao, Albay	3,251	about 1,484	about 2.19 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
7,831	BuenavistaTandag City, Surigao del Sur	3,251	about 189	about 17.17 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
7,832	CalabasaZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	3,251	about 105	about 31.06 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
7,833	MagsaysaySaguday, Quirino	3,251	about 547	about 5.94 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
7,834	MaluidVictoria, Tarlac	3,251	about 515	about 6.31 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
7,835	PatabogMulanay, Quezon	3,251	about 195	about 16.64 km²	−2.17% a year	Rural
7,836	QuibongbonganGuinobatan, Albay	3,251	about 1,213	about 2.68 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
7,837	Upper BalaMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	3,251	about 265	about 12.29 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
7,838	ConsuegraLeyte, Leyte	3,250	about 644	about 5.05 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
7,839	TagjaguimitNaga City, Cebu	3,250	about 550	about 5.91 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
7,840	TuboranMawab, Davao de Oro	3,250	about 192	about 16.96 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
7,841	Barangay Zone 1Atimonan, Quezon	3,249	about 19,933	about 0.163 km²	−0.31% a year	Urban
7,842	BerongQuezon, Palawan	3,249	about 15	about 210.83 km²	−5.21% a year	Rural
7,843	Casibarag SurCabagan, Isabela	3,249	about 2,599	about 1.25 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
7,844	GoleoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	3,249	about 1,836	about 1.77 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
7,845	ManatalPandi, Bulacan	3,249	about 967	about 3.36 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
7,846	Sta. RitaPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro	3,249	about 1,025	about 3.17 km²	1.70% a year	Urban
7,847	LagabCompostela, Davao de Oro	3,248	about 575	about 5.65 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
7,848	Quirino Hill, EastBaguio City, Benguet	3,248	about 19,219	about 0.169 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
7,849	LapuzNorala, South Cotabato	3,247	about 563	about 5.77 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
7,850	LiwaywayDiffun, Quirino	3,247	about 320	about 10.14 km²	2.30% 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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