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, 9,751 to 9,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
9,751	MudsengKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	2,780	about 226	about 12.28 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
9,752	Nueva EsperanzaBien Unido, Bohol	2,780	about 348	about 7.98 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
9,753	TonggoSan Fernando, Cebu	2,780	about 678	about 4.10 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
9,754	BatianoBaganga, Davao Oriental	2,779	about 66	about 42.19 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
9,755	Bato-batoNarra, Palawan	2,779	about 21	about 132.42 km²	−0.47% a year	Urban
9,756	MalagapBanisilan, Cotabato	2,779	about 125	about 22.29 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
9,757	ManlagEl Nido, Palawan	2,779	about 62	about 44.95 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
9,758	Santo CristoSan Jose, Batangas	2,779	about 2,481	about 1.12 km²	−3.16% a year	Rural
9,759	Barangay 402Manila	2,778	about 93,535	about 0.0297 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
9,760	San IsidroPagsanjan, Laguna	2,778	about 4,128	about 0.673 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
9,761	San VicenteOcampo, Camarines Sur	2,778	about 942	about 2.95 km²	6.52% a year	Rural
9,762	TagbubungaVillaba, Leyte	2,778	about 465	about 5.97 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
9,763	BantogTarlac City, Tarlac	2,777	about 256	about 10.85 km²	3.46% a year	Rural
9,764	Dorong-anTigbauan, Iloilo	2,777	about 568	about 4.89 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
9,765	LinabuBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	2,777	about 291	about 9.54 km²	6.86% a year	Rural
9,766	TadlongMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,777	about 373	about 7.44 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
9,767	TalabaanMamburao, Occidental Mindoro	2,777	about 20	about 137.89 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
9,768	Zamora-MellizaIloilo City, Iloilo	2,777	about 17,916	about 0.155 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
9,769	BinobongPili, Camarines Sur	2,776	about 515	about 5.39 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
9,770	BukalPadre Garcia, Batangas	2,776	about 580	about 4.79 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
9,771	BulakGapan City, Nueva Ecija	2,776	about 577	about 4.81 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
9,772	Cadre SiteBayambang, Pangasinan	2,776	about 8,336	about 0.333 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
9,773	CampoBacuag, Surigao del Norte	2,775	about 571	about 4.86 km²	6.86% a year	Rural
9,774	Sagrada FamiliaDumarao, Capiz	2,775	about 229	about 12.10 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
9,775	BinulhoJavier, Leyte	2,774	about 156	about 17.78 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
9,776	DanlagTampakan, South Cotabato	2,774	about 64	about 43.25 km²	−5.06% a year	Rural
9,777	ManantiLuuk, Sulu	2,774	about 318	about 8.72 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
9,778	MonponBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	2,774	about 513	about 5.41 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
9,779	SantiagoNaujan, Oriental Mindoro	2,774	about 317	about 8.75 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
9,780	DagupanLuna, Apayao	2,773	about 199	about 13.93 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
9,781	DaligBalayan, Batangas	2,773	about 645	about 4.30 km²	−2.74% a year	Rural
9,782	Laguinbanua EastNumancia, Aklan	2,773	about 1,641	about 1.69 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
9,783	LangcoMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	2,773	about 625	about 4.44 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
9,784	Padre ZamoraGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,773	about 736	about 3.77 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
9,785	UgadCabagan, Isabela	2,773	about 1,641	about 1.69 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
9,786	Barangay Poblacion 7Midsayap, Cotabato	2,772	about 3,405	about 0.814 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
9,787	Calumpang Lejos IIndang, Cavite	2,772	about 803	about 3.45 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
9,788	DeveraSara, Iloilo	2,772	about 1,777	about 1.56 km²	5.18% a year	Rural
9,789	LongosSan Fabian, Pangasinan	2,772	about 1,980	about 1.40 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
9,790	TinajeroBacolor, Pampanga	2,772	about 2,879	about 0.963 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
9,791	TinungkaanUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	2,772	about 114	about 24.36 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
9,792	Bil-locaBatac City, Ilocos Norte	2,771	about 808	about 3.43 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
9,793	GuijaloCaramoan, Camarines Sur	2,771	about 533	about 5.20 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
9,794	LalagsanLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	2,771	about 261	about 10.63 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
9,795	LoocCabucgayan, Biliran	2,771	about 376	about 7.36 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
9,796	San IsidroTaysan, Batangas	2,771	about 232	about 11.93 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
9,797	AlaEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	2,770	about 1,731	about 1.60 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
9,798	Barangay 62-ACavite City, Cavite	2,770	about 23,277	about 0.119 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
9,799	DuyocDao, Capiz	2,770	about 571	about 4.85 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
9,800	GawangDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,770	about 522	about 5.31 km²	1.66% 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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