The Atlas

Barangays in Masbate

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]

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Barangays in Masbate, at a glance

Barangays: 550^[2]
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: 910,813^[3]
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: 28 urban^[4]; 522 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Nursery^[5]; Masbate City, Masbate; 12,733 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: San Juan^[6]; Mandaon, Masbate; about 44.95 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: Poblacion^{[5, 7]}; Monreal, Masbate; 2.34% 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: 264 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Ibingay, −2.61% 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.

550 barangays, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Masbate, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	Luy-aAroroy, Masbate	3,233	about 187	about 17.29 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
52	MaolingonMandaon, Masbate	3,218	about 497	about 6.47 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
53	PoblacionBalud, Masbate	3,190	about 563	about 5.67 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
54	TigbaoAroroy, Masbate	3,167	about 410	about 7.72 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
55	San RafaelSan Pascual, Masbate	3,165	about 232	about 13.66 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
56	DaragaPlacer, Masbate	3,156	about 253	about 12.45 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
57	OsmeñaClaveria, Masbate	3,138	about 564	about 5.56 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
58	KatipunanPlacer, Masbate	3,110	about 4,356	about 0.714 km²	−0.64% a year	Urban
59	BuenavistaUson, Masbate	3,070	about 624	about 4.92 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
60	BagaumaAroroy, Masbate	3,034	about 7,190	about 0.422 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
61	MagsalangiMilagros, Masbate	3,014	about 139	about 21.73 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
62	AsidMasbate City, Masbate	2,998	about 223	about 13.45 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
63	GuinhadapMonreal, Masbate	2,904	about 237	about 12.25 km²	4.32% a year	Rural
64	RealMonreal, Masbate	2,902	about 343	about 8.47 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
65	MalbugCawayan, Masbate	2,884	about 155	about 18.61 km²	−2.30% a year	Rural
66	CalasucheMilagros, Masbate	2,873	about 428	about 6.71 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
67	MahayahayCawayan, Masbate	2,865	about 965	about 2.97 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
68	MarintocMobo, Masbate	2,863	about 332	about 8.63 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
69	CanomayDimasalang, Masbate	2,857	about 10,781	about 0.265 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
70	BoloMasbate City, Masbate	2,835	about 376	about 7.53 km²	−2.17% a year	Rural
71	TumalaytayMandaon, Masbate	2,834	about 244	about 11.61 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
72	MiagaUson, Masbate	2,832	about 805	about 3.52 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
73	LantanganMandaon, Masbate	2,787	about 176	about 15.87 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
74	CapsayAroroy, Masbate	2,689	about 336	about 8.00 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
75	GuiomCawayan, Masbate	2,680	about 432	about 6.20 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
76	CuevaSan Pascual, Masbate	2,666	about 294	about 9.06 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
77	PawaMasbate City, Masbate	2,664	about 426	about 6.26 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
78	DapdapUson, Masbate	2,652	about 324	about 8.18 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
79	PoblacionPalanas, Masbate	2,647	about 2,822	about 0.938 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
80	JaboyoanAroroy, Masbate	2,635	about 431	about 6.11 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
81	BangonAroroy, Masbate	2,596	about 593	about 4.38 km²	−2.74% a year	Rural
82	LaurenteSan Pascual, Masbate	2,593	about 551	about 4.71 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
83	MatabaAroroy, Masbate	2,571	about 178	about 14.48 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
84	BagacayMobo, Masbate	2,568	about 546	about 4.70 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
85	MacarthurMonreal, Masbate	2,562	about 376	about 6.82 km²	−3.15% a year	Rural
86	BalocaweDimasalang, Masbate	2,556	about 454	about 5.63 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
87	PajoBalud, Masbate	2,552	about 285	about 8.95 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
88	BurgosSan Jacinto, Masbate	2,546	about 366	about 6.95 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
89	PoblacionDimasalang, Masbate	2,533	about 6,060	about 0.418 km²	−0.27% a year	Urban
90	Poblacion EastMilagros, Masbate	2,518	about 2,884	about 0.873 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
91	Peña IslandCawayan, Masbate	2,509	about 9,468	about 0.265 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
92	Boca ChicaSan Pascual, Masbate	2,484	about 281	about 8.85 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
93	NarangasanMilagros, Masbate	2,481	about 84	about 29.52 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
94	Chico IslandCawayan, Masbate	2,474	about 2,312	about 1.07 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
95	MaravillaPalanas, Masbate	2,471	about 969	about 2.55 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
96	TalabaanAroroy, Masbate	2,471	about 2,059	about 1.20 km²	11.75% a year	Rural
97	DaoBalud, Masbate	2,463	about 279	about 8.84 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
98	TabucMobo, Masbate	2,458	about 592	about 4.15 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
99	TinigbanAroroy, Masbate	2,458	about 141	about 17.38 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
100	GangaoBaleno, Masbate	2,437	about 259	about 9.40 km²	0.96% 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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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. 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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