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, 9,551 to 9,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
9,551	BurgosRamon, Isabela	2,828	about 458	about 6.18 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
9,552	CanjulaoJagna, Bohol	2,828	about 2,548	about 1.11 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
9,553	TipazSan Juan, Batangas	2,828	about 878	about 3.22 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
9,554	TubengTupi, South Cotabato	2,828	about 268	about 10.54 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
9,555	BalinadDaraga, Albay	2,827	about 1,683	about 1.68 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
9,556	San Felipe MatandaAliaga, Nueva Ecija	2,827	about 1,006	about 2.81 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
9,557	TinongcopTantangan, South Cotabato	2,827	about 347	about 8.15 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
9,558	San JoseProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	2,825	about 55	about 50.98 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
9,559	ConversionPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	2,824	about 47	about 59.83 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
9,560	BagoaingudLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	2,823	about 994	about 2.84 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
9,561	MalegdegSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	2,823	about 215	about 13.15 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
9,562	NatuboJasaan, Misamis Oriental	2,823	about 233	about 12.09 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
9,563	PinagbobongTabaco City, Albay	2,823	about 835	about 3.38 km²	−3.67% a year	Rural
9,564	San AntonioKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,823	about 1,613	about 1.75 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
9,565	San IsidroBay, Laguna	2,823	about 6,869	about 0.411 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
9,566	Santa FilomenaIloilo City, Iloilo	2,823	about 8,020	about 0.352 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
9,567	TamalagonTangalan, Aklan	2,823	about 577	about 4.89 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
9,568	PisawakSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,822	about 282	about 10.02 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
9,569	AmpawidLaak, Davao de Oro	2,821	about 109	about 25.92 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
9,570	Balanti-anBalasan, Iloilo	2,821	about 1,689	about 1.67 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
9,571	CagbuhanginOrmoc City, Leyte	2,821	about 873	about 3.23 km²	9.49% a year	Rural
9,572	MahiponGapan City, Nueva Ecija	2,821	about 490	about 5.76 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
9,573	Manghinao UnoBauan, Batangas	2,821	about 1,797	about 1.57 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
9,574	San JuanMacabebe, Pampanga	2,821	about 4,881	about 0.578 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
9,575	Barangay 840Manila	2,820	about 105,618	about 0.0267 km²	2.53% a year	Urban
9,576	CadaananSolana, Cagayan	2,820	about 173	about 16.28 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
9,577	LaviganGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	2,820	about 365	about 7.72 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
9,578	CacubKoronadal City, South Cotabato	2,818	about 105	about 26.88 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
9,579	Tabing DagatGumaca, Quezon	2,818	about 27,901	about 0.101 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
9,580	Buenavista (Sorsogon West District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,817	about 1,423	about 1.98 km²	8.14% a year	Rural
9,581	DacutonDumarao, Capiz	2,817	about 239	about 11.79 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
9,582	IpilCarmen, Cebu	2,817	about 685	about 4.11 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
9,583	MaligayaCabiao, Nueva Ecija	2,817	about 4,347	about 0.648 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
9,584	SalangBalabac, Palawan	2,817	about 38	about 73.72 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
9,585	TanzaRoxas City, Capiz	2,817	about 988	about 2.85 km²	4.40% a year	Urban
9,586	FermeldyTumauini, Isabela	2,816	about 706	about 3.99 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
9,587	General LunaRizal, Nueva Ecija	2,816	about 176	about 16.04 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
9,588	LegaspiSan Manuel, Tarlac	2,816	about 1,380	about 2.04 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
9,589	MangolagoVictoria, Tarlac	2,816	about 444	about 6.34 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
9,590	MatatagLamitan City, Basilan	2,816	about 2,347	about 1.20 km²	−0.32% a year	Urban
9,591	PatitinanSagñay, Camarines Sur	2,816	about 205	about 13.73 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
9,592	SalogSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,816	about 13,538	about 0.208 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
9,593	Jose Abad SantosMalabang, Lanao del Sur	2,815	about 12,186	about 0.231 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
9,594	San Antonio (Sapa)Pilar, Sorsogon	2,815	about 480	about 5.87 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
9,595	San GregorioLaurel, Batangas	2,815	about 318	about 8.86 km²	−6.91% a year	Rural
9,596	Tabangao DaoBatangas City, Batangas	2,815	about 1,046	about 2.69 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
9,597	Cabugao NortePavia, Iloilo	2,814	about 1,256	about 2.24 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
9,598	Igualdad InteriorNaga City, Camarines Sur	2,814	about 25,351	about 0.111 km²	−1.59% a year	Urban
9,599	PoblacionSalug, Zamboanga del Norte	2,814	about 2,269	about 1.24 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
9,600	Seit LakeOld Panamao, Sulu	2,814	about 804	about 3.50 km²	4.97% 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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