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, 9,851 to 9,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
9,851	MabuhayProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	2,757	about 239	about 11.54 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
9,852	MampurogSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte	2,757	about 772	about 3.57 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
9,853	BalugaTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,756	about 922	about 2.99 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
9,854	BiasongBalamban, Cebu	2,756	about 308	about 8.95 km²	5.47% a year	Rural
9,855	MayuroRosario, Batangas	2,756	about 594	about 4.64 km²	1.51% a year	Urban
9,856	PalattaoNaguilian, Isabela	2,756	about 785	about 3.51 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
9,857	San PabloGuagua, Pampanga	2,756	about 2,999	about 0.919 km²	−3.58% a year	Rural
9,858	Buso-busoLaurel, Batangas	2,755	about 574	about 4.80 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
9,859	Santiago ISan Pablo City, Laguna	2,755	about 1,574	about 1.75 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
9,860	CarriedoTayug, Pangasinan	2,754	about 950	about 2.90 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
9,861	KiaringBanisilan, Cotabato	2,754	about 175	about 15.78 km²	5.81% a year	Rural
9,862	MalibpolokRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,754	about 687	about 4.01 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
9,863	Rajah Cabungso-anLingig, Surigao del Sur	2,754	about 61	about 45.22 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
9,864	SubaSamboan, Cebu	2,754	about 1,384	about 1.99 km²	8.89% a year	Rural
9,865	SalvacionPalo, Leyte	2,753	about 2,526	about 1.09 km²	1.38% a year	Urban
9,866	Santo DomingoMexico, Pampanga	2,753	about 798	about 3.45 km²	2.73% a year	Urban
9,867	MaypangdanBorongan City, Eastern Samar	2,752	about 1,390	about 1.98 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
9,868	Talipao ProperTalipao, Sulu	2,752	about 256	about 10.77 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
9,869	BalaquidCabucgayan, Biliran	2,751	about 171	about 16.11 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
9,870	BlanciaMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,751	about 752	about 3.66 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
9,871	Labit WestUrdaneta City, Pangasinan	2,751	about 914	about 3.01 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
9,872	NatublengBuguias, Benguet	2,751	about 125	about 21.98 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
9,873	Nibaliw NarvarteSan Fabian, Pangasinan	2,751	about 1,609	about 1.71 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
9,874	SinandiganUbay, Bohol	2,751	about 299	about 9.19 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
9,875	UlitanUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,751	about 593	about 4.64 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
9,876	BagumbayanTiwi, Albay	2,750	about 1,310	about 2.10 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
9,877	BanabaPadre Garcia, Batangas	2,750	about 1,118	about 2.46 km²	−7.67% a year	Rural
9,878	BanoyoSan Luis, Batangas	2,750	about 7,373	about 0.373 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
9,879	CamasiTumauini, Isabela	2,750	about 48	about 57.26 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
9,880	KalaongMaitum, Sarangani	2,750	about 268	about 10.27 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
9,881	PacuanLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	2,750	about 414	about 6.64 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
9,882	PamorangonDaet, Camarines Norte	2,750	about 1,425	about 1.93 km²	−5.20% a year	Urban
9,883	Barangay 5Lucena City, Quezon	2,749	about 21,817	about 0.126 km²	3.57% a year	Urban
9,884	CabangcalanFloridablanca, Pampanga	2,749	about 2,007	about 1.37 km²	5.53% a year	Rural
9,885	San FranciscoBulan, Sorsogon	2,749	about 437	about 6.29 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
9,886	NalsianManaoag, Pangasinan	2,748	about 1,598	about 1.72 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
9,887	OndoyIbajay, Aklan	2,748	about 1,402	about 1.96 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
9,888	PoblacionMabini, Pangasinan	2,748	about 1,882	about 1.46 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
9,889	CalampisawanCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,747	about 1,057	about 2.60 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
9,890	MahaloMapun, Tawi-Tawi	2,747	about 525	about 5.23 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
9,891	Quirino Hill, MiddleBaguio City, Benguet	2,747	about 21,802	about 0.126 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
9,892	BolaneyAlaminos City, Pangasinan	2,746	about 598	about 4.59 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
9,893	CajimosRomblon, Romblon	2,746	about 1,271	about 2.16 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
9,894	Casig-AngSanto Tomas, Davao del Norte	2,746	about 538	about 5.10 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
9,895	Medicion I-CImus City, Cavite	2,746	about 9,469	about 0.29 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
9,896	FabricaBulan, Sorsogon	2,745	about 918	about 2.99 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
9,897	San Nicolas 1stSasmuan, Pampanga	2,745	about 4,893	about 0.561 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
9,898	SilawePolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,745	about 484	about 5.67 km²	7.94% a year	Urban
9,899	AngadBangued, Abra	2,744	about 921	about 2.98 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
9,900	Barangay UnoKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,744	about 2,095	about 1.31 km²	−0.59% a year	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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