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, 7,901 to 7,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
7,901	TagongtongGoa, Camarines Sur	3,233	about 943	about 3.43 km²	4.21% a year	Rural
7,902	DumalaganButuan City, Agusan del Norte	3,232	about 1,007	about 3.21 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
7,903	MabatoAyungon, Negros Oriental	3,231	about 106	about 30.48 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
7,904	San NicolasSan Antonio, Zambales	3,231	about 1,737	about 1.86 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
7,905	San Nicolas 1stMagalang, Pampanga	3,231	about 4,609	about 0.701 km²	−2.40% a year	Urban
7,906	Ayao-iyaoLemery, Batangas	3,230	about 1,674	about 1.93 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
7,907	Barangay 4Calamba City, Laguna	3,230	about 21,391	about 0.151 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
7,908	Barangay 94Tacloban City, Leyte	3,230	about 3,323	about 0.972 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
7,909	San Pedro (Molo)Iloilo City, Iloilo	3,230	about 12,817	about 0.252 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
7,910	BanawangMalasiqui, Pangasinan	3,229	about 2,182	about 1.48 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
7,911	CarmenCarmen, Surigao del Sur	3,229	about 617	about 5.23 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
7,912	CoboTabaco City, Albay	3,229	about 20,968	about 0.154 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
7,913	LinangcobKidapawan City, Cotabato	3,229	about 226	about 14.28 km²	3.14% a year	Rural
7,914	San JoseImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	3,229	about 520	about 6.21 km²	3.58% a year	Urban
7,915	Kaumpurnah Zone IIIIsabela City, Basilan	3,228	about 109,054	about 0.0296 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
7,916	DongholOrmoc City, Leyte	3,227	about 497	about 6.49 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
7,917	MalabonCandelaria, Zambales	3,227	about 63	about 51.11 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
7,918	Piso ProperBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	3,227	about 545	about 5.92 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
7,919	TungakalanDavao City, Davao del Sur	3,227	about 186	about 17.37 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
7,920	AromanCarmen, Cotabato	3,226	about 317	about 10.19 km²	2.22% a year	Urban
7,921	BaayBatac City, Ilocos Norte	3,226	about 815	about 3.96 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
7,922	Barangay 191Pasay City	3,226	about 1,753	about 1.84 km²	−1.29% a year	Urban
7,923	DagatanSan Jose, Batangas	3,226	about 1,744	about 1.85 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
7,924	DaywanClaver, Surigao del Norte	3,226	about 1,079	about 2.99 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
7,925	Santa Rosa Del SurPasacao, Camarines Sur	3,226	about 3,537	about 0.912 km²	−2.12% a year	Urban
7,926	SeronggonHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	3,226	about 441	about 7.32 km²	22.25% a year	Rural
7,927	SinonocSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	3,226	about 1,544	about 2.09 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
7,928	AbongCarles, Iloilo	3,225	about 943	about 3.42 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
7,929	PalanitSan Isidro, Northern Samar	3,225	about 68	about 47.10 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
7,930	PayahanCalbayog City, Samar	3,225	about 2,932	about 1.10 km²	−1.80% a year	Urban
7,931	GomezSan Isidro, Isabela	3,224	about 2,002	about 1.61 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
7,932	Lopez JaenaNorala, South Cotabato	3,224	about 396	about 8.14 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
7,933	PalguyodPozorrubio, Pangasinan	3,224	about 1,620	about 1.99 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
7,934	PanicuasonNaga City, Camarines Sur	3,224	about 197	about 16.39 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
7,935	AbilanBuenavista, Agusan del Norte	3,223	about 408	about 7.89 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
7,936	LasipCalasiao, Pangasinan	3,223	about 3,223	about 1.00 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
7,937	LelingHagonoy, Davao del Sur	3,223	about 361	about 8.94 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
7,938	LumboLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	3,223	about 2,079	about 1.55 km²	3.55% a year	Urban
7,939	BalogoPigkawayan, Cotabato	3,222	about 1,063	about 3.03 km²	5.99% a year	Rural
7,940	DaykitinBuenavista, Marinduque	3,222	about 873	about 3.69 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
7,941	MantiquilSiaton, Negros Oriental	3,222	about 42	about 76.18 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
7,942	CabugaoBato, Catanduanes	3,221	about 5,298	about 0.608 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
7,943	Lamintak SurMedellin, Cebu	3,221	about 1,841	about 1.75 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
7,944	NavatatBasista, Pangasinan	3,221	about 2,065	about 1.56 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
7,945	Third DistrictJala-Jala, Rizal	3,221	about 864	about 3.73 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
7,946	TugayaValencia City, Bukidnon	3,221	about 266	about 12.12 km²	4.67% a year	Rural
7,947	BalutakayHagonoy, Davao del Sur	3,220	about 805	about 4.00 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
7,948	DanacbungaBotolan, Zambales	3,220	about 1,635	about 1.97 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
7,949	ObayPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	3,220	about 1,175	about 2.74 km²	−5.12% a year	Rural
7,950	Barangay 53Manila	3,218	about 130,283	about 0.0247 km²	2.39% a year	Urban

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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