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, 9,701 to 9,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
9,701	PatagLibmanan, Camarines Sur	2,790	about 708	about 3.94 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
9,702	PoblacionTangcal, Lanao del Norte	2,790	about 976	about 2.86 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
9,703	San NicolasVictoria, Tarlac	2,790	about 3,957	about 0.705 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
9,704	KabalutanOrani, Bataan	2,789	about 542	about 5.15 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
9,705	MabicalFloridablanca, Pampanga	2,789	about 5,343	about 0.522 km²	−3.21% a year	Urban
9,706	PansudLebak, Sultan Kudarat	2,789	about 347	about 8.04 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
9,707	CapinonanCabanglasan, Bukidnon	2,788	about 148	about 18.87 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
9,708	KiaboMalitbog, Bukidnon	2,788	about 96	about 29.17 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
9,709	PoblacionSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	2,788	about 678	about 4.11 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
9,710	Poblacion IIShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	2,788	about 1,787	about 1.56 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
9,711	Santo DomingoBauan, Batangas	2,788	about 16,897	about 0.165 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
9,712	BaleteGloria, Oriental Mindoro	2,787	about 572	about 4.87 km²	−2.80% a year	Rural
9,713	CarmenSilang, Cavite	2,787	about 1,032	about 2.70 km²	−3.33% a year	Rural
9,714	Concepcion NorteSanta Maria, Romblon	2,787	about 657	about 4.24 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
9,715	LantanganMandaon, Masbate	2,787	about 176	about 15.87 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
9,716	North PoblacionNaga City, Cebu	2,787	about 17,752	about 0.157 km²	−2.38% a year	Urban
9,717	Pagdalagan SurBauang, La Union	2,787	about 9,198	about 0.303 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
9,718	Salinungan EastSan Mateo, Isabela	2,787	about 981	about 2.84 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
9,719	San VicenteBayambang, Pangasinan	2,787	about 1,032	about 2.70 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
9,720	BarandiasPangantucan, Bukidnon	2,786	about 79	about 35.36 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
9,721	LepagaM'Lang, Cotabato	2,786	about 208	about 13.40 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
9,722	MaslunLiliw, Laguna	2,786	about 37,598	about 0.0741 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
9,723	RizalSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	2,786	about 3,232	about 0.862 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
9,724	Barangay Poblacion 1Midsayap, Cotabato	2,785	about 6,963	about 0.40 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
9,725	BasakanHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan	2,785	about 469	about 5.94 km²	13.52% a year	Rural
9,726	Poblacion BMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur	2,785	about 753	about 3.70 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
9,727	San FelipeLlanera, Nueva Ecija	2,785	about 331	about 8.42 km²	8.47% a year	Rural
9,728	Danao ICalbayog City, Samar	2,784	about 561	about 4.96 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
9,729	DonaOrani, Bataan	2,784	about 505	about 5.51 km²	11.20% a year	Urban
9,730	MagulibasJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	2,784	about 62	about 45.21 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
9,731	BobonanPozorrubio, Pangasinan	2,783	about 1,075	about 2.59 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
9,732	CalsibAguilar, Pangasinan	2,783	about 819	about 3.40 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
9,733	Gabriela SilangBaguio City, Benguet	2,783	about 31,411	about 0.0886 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
9,734	Los ArcosProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	2,783	about 185	about 15.07 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
9,735	GuimbawianPinamungajan, Cebu	2,782	about 644	about 4.32 km²	7.15% a year	Rural
9,736	AlibogMagsaysay, Occidental Mindoro	2,781	about 147	about 18.96 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
9,737	KaumpurnahTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,781	about 2,461	about 1.13 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
9,738	LilimasanSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	2,781	about 1,095	about 2.54 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
9,739	LunaSan Antonio, Zambales	2,781	about 570	about 4.88 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
9,740	MarketsiteIsabela City, Basilan	2,781	about 35,292	about 0.0788 km²	−9.33% a year	Rural
9,741	Pangdan PangdanKalingalan Caluang, Sulu	2,781	about 1,164	about 2.39 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
9,742	PataniMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,781	about 1,717	about 1.62 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
9,743	Poblacion 2Basud, Camarines Norte	2,781	about 2,318	about 1.20 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
9,744	TaysanSan Jose, Batangas	2,781	about 2,815	about 0.988 km²	−2.73% a year	Urban
9,745	Tubod-BitoonDumanjug, Cebu	2,781	about 915	about 3.04 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
9,746	Agos-agosInfanta, Quezon	2,780	about 1,158	about 2.40 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
9,747	KatilingbanTalisay City, Negros Occidental	2,780	about 184	about 15.11 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
9,748	KisandayMaramag, Bukidnon	2,780	about 309	about 9.00 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
9,749	LawiganSan Joaquin, Iloilo	2,780	about 681	about 4.08 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
9,750	Mayapyap NorteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,780	about 4,238	about 0.656 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 : 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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