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Barangays in Bicol Region

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]

Open Bicol Region

Barangays in Bicol Region, at a glance

Barangays: 3,471^[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: 6,064,426^[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: 350 urban^[4]; 3,121 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Concepcion Pequeña^[5]; Naga City, Camarines Sur; 26,192 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: Cabadisan^[6]; Ragay, Camarines Sur; about 100.30 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: Carangcang^{[5, 7]}; Magarao, Camarines Sur; 14.05% 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: 1,770 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Magang, −5.05% 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.

3,471 barangays, 851 to 900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
851	San RafaelJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	2,158	about 196	about 11.02 km²	−10.36% a year	Rural
852	Trece MartirezCasiguran, Sorsogon	2,158	about 477	about 4.52 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
853	AnahawLabo, Camarines Norte	2,156	about 5,500	about 0.392 km²	−3.71% a year	Rural
854	HarobayCalabanga, Camarines Sur	2,155	about 118	about 18.23 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
855	BibiraoDaet, Camarines Norte	2,154	about 531	about 4.06 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
856	CararayanTiwi, Albay	2,151	about 1,938	about 1.11 km²	−0.71% a year	Urban
857	SalogGoa, Camarines Sur	2,151	about 248	about 8.69 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
858	San BuenaventuraBuhi, Camarines Sur	2,150	about 10,644	about 0.202 km²	−2.26% a year	Urban
859	LupiTinambac, Camarines Sur	2,149	about 108	about 19.99 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
860	SiembreBombon, Camarines Sur	2,148	about 309	about 6.96 km²	−6.14% a year	Rural
861	ToytoyGarchitorena, Camarines Sur	2,148	about 137	about 15.73 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
862	TirisGubat, Sorsogon	2,146	about 283	about 7.58 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
863	CabalinadanTigaon, Camarines Sur	2,145	about 631	about 3.40 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
864	BulusanLibon, Albay	2,142	about 499	about 4.29 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
865	ConcepcionLibmanan, Camarines Sur	2,142	about 579	about 3.70 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
866	IgbacBuhi, Camarines Sur	2,142	about 297	about 7.22 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
867	San JuanBato, Camarines Sur	2,142	about 449	about 4.77 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
868	Bgy. 34 - Oro Site-Magallanes St.Legazpi City, Albay	2,140	about 14,658	about 0.146 km²	−0.92% a year	Urban
869	IgangMasbate City, Masbate	2,138	about 100	about 21.37 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
870	GuinobatTabaco City, Albay	2,137	about 2,597	about 0.823 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
871	PanganibanGubat, Sorsogon	2,137	about 4,300	about 0.497 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
872	BagumbayanBula, Camarines Sur	2,134	about 2,522	about 0.846 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
873	CabatuanBuhi, Camarines Sur	2,134	about 201	about 10.63 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
874	CulasiMatnog, Sorsogon	2,133	about 347	about 6.15 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
875	Santiago OldNabua, Camarines Sur	2,133	about 1,922	about 1.11 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
876	TabasParacale, Camarines Norte	2,131	about 394	about 5.41 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
877	Luklukan NorteJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	2,130	about 661	about 3.22 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
878	BolaobaliteTinambac, Camarines Sur	2,125	about 304	about 6.99 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
879	RecodoCawayan, Masbate	2,125	about 357	about 5.96 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
880	MatalipniMalinao, Albay	2,122	about 301	about 7.04 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
881	MayonDaraga, Albay	2,122	about 647	about 3.28 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
882	San RafaelBulan, Sorsogon	2,121	about 848	about 2.50 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
883	La TrinidadIriga City, Camarines Sur	2,118	about 976	about 2.17 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
884	LoobGainza, Camarines Sur	2,118	about 616	about 3.44 km²	13.39% a year	Rural
885	Gogon CentroVirac, Catanduanes	2,116	about 10,580	about 0.20 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
886	LictinSan Andres, Catanduanes	2,115	about 280	about 7.55 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
887	SumaoyGarchitorena, Camarines Sur	2,115	about 693	about 3.05 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
888	TagbonMilagros, Masbate	2,115	about 146	about 14.46 km²	3.86% a year	Rural
889	BinanuahanLagonoy, Camarines Sur	2,114	about 992	about 2.13 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
890	DigdigonGoa, Camarines Sur	2,110	about 228	about 9.27 km²	−8.74% a year	Rural
891	GumahangAroroy, Masbate	2,110	about 296	about 7.12 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
892	CaleroJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	2,108	about 2,534	about 0.832 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
893	VitoSiruma, Camarines Sur	2,108	about 423	about 4.98 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
894	Tabon-TabonIrosin, Sorsogon	2,107	about 1,848	about 1.14 km²	6.46% a year	Rural
895	BurabodSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,105	about 10,120	about 0.208 km²	−1.11% a year	Urban
896	OgobMalinao, Albay	2,105	about 510	about 4.13 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
897	DoloSan Jose, Camarines Sur	2,103	about 1,036	about 2.03 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
898	PoblacionTalisay, Camarines Norte	2,101	about 5,820	about 0.361 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
899	NaindayPlacer, Masbate	2,100	about 296	about 7.09 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
900	SabangDel Gallego, Camarines Sur	2,100	about 314	about 6.68 km²	−0.26% 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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