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, 9,251 to 9,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
9,251	PularaquenTaytay, Palawan	2,901	about 80	about 36.43 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
9,252	BacayaoGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,900	about 1,151	about 2.52 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
9,253	KalangTapul, Sulu	2,900	about 2,522	about 1.15 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
9,254	SalnganPassi City, Iloilo	2,900	about 341	about 8.50 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
9,255	San Pedro IIMalvar, Batangas	2,900	about 2,500	about 1.16 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
9,256	Dela PazBatangas City, Batangas	2,899	about 242	about 11.99 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
9,257	LonoyKananga, Leyte	2,899	about 437	about 6.64 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
9,258	TanawanBustos, Bulacan	2,899	about 2,521	about 1.15 km²	1.44% a year	Urban
9,259	Emmanuel Bergado IIDasmariñas City, Cavite	2,898	about 62,457	about 0.0464 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
9,260	NabundasPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,898	about 181	about 15.99 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
9,261	Pal-agonPavia, Iloilo	2,898	about 2,975	about 0.974 km²	9.04% a year	Rural
9,262	AgnayaPlaridel, Bulacan	2,897	about 5,286	about 0.548 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
9,263	Caloocan NorteBinmaley, Pangasinan	2,897	about 1,777	about 1.63 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
9,264	CattuboAtok, Benguet	2,897	about 114	about 25.33 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
9,265	MasulotSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	2,897	about 211	about 13.72 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
9,266	PangutosanNabunturan, Davao de Oro	2,897	about 477	about 6.07 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
9,267	San Julian NorteVigan City, Ilocos Sur	2,897	about 3,191	about 0.908 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
9,268	BadakDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,896	about 188	about 15.44 km²	8.12% a year	Rural
9,269	Barangay 21Caloocan City	2,896	about 57,233	about 0.0506 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
9,270	Barangay 457Manila	2,895	about 117,206	about 0.0247 km²	4.13% a year	Urban
9,271	BuenafloresSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	2,895	about 192	about 15.11 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
9,272	EstrellaNaujan, Oriental Mindoro	2,895	about 1,880	about 1.54 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
9,273	SampagarDamulog, Bukidnon	2,895	about 205	about 14.09 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
9,274	Upper Natimao-anCarmen, Cebu	2,895	about 389	about 7.45 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
9,275	Barangay 15Dolores, Eastern Samar	2,894	about 1,929	about 1.50 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
9,276	BuenlagGerona, Tarlac	2,894	about 1,100	about 2.63 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
9,277	DumalaguingImpasug-ong, Bukidnon	2,894	about 52	about 55.99 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
9,278	TortugasBalanga City, Bataan	2,894	about 6,825	about 0.424 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
9,279	Alalasan LapuzIloilo City, Iloilo	2,893	about 39,414	about 0.0734 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
9,280	Barangay 161Pasay City	2,893	about 49,879	about 0.058 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
9,281	Barangay 5Caloocan City	2,893	about 43,373	about 0.0667 km²	−1.51% a year	Urban
9,282	BarasCanaman, Camarines Sur	2,893	about 2,159	about 1.34 km²	3.99% a year	Urban
9,283	Campo IslamSiasi, Sulu	2,893	about 1,216	about 2.38 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
9,284	GamutonCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	2,893	about 400	about 7.23 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
9,285	BailanPontevedra, Capiz	2,892	about 1,903	about 1.52 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
9,286	BaliwaganSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	2,892	about 466	about 6.21 km²	−0.55% a year	Urban
9,287	BarongisLibungan, Cotabato	2,891	about 275	about 10.53 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
9,288	G.S.I.S.San Pedro City, Laguna	2,891	about 8,841	about 0.327 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
9,289	KagawasanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,891	about 606	about 4.77 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
9,290	MarambaOas, Albay	2,891	about 348	about 8.30 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
9,291	New SibongaNabunturan, Davao de Oro	2,891	about 171	about 16.92 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
9,292	Poblacion OrientalConsolacion, Cebu	2,891	about 9,734	about 0.297 km²	−2.01% a year	Urban
9,293	Barangay 420Manila	2,890	about 75,260	about 0.0384 km²	−1.93% a year	Urban
9,294	BavieraSagay City, Negros Occidental	2,890	about 174	about 16.59 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
9,295	Datu WasayKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	2,890	about 18	about 162.11 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
9,296	LauisCandelaria, Zambales	2,890	about 3,078	about 0.939 km²	7.56% a year	Rural
9,297	MayasangLemery, Batangas	2,890	about 628	about 4.60 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
9,298	SinikwayIloilo City, Iloilo	2,890	about 35,417	about 0.0816 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
9,299	AlmendrasPadada, Davao del Sur	2,889	about 5,621	about 0.514 km²	−6.20% a year	Urban
9,300	Buadi SacayoMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,889	about 33,632	about 0.0859 km²	no 2020 count	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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