The Atlas

Barangays in Sorsogon

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]

Open Sorsogon

Barangays in Sorsogon, at a glance

Barangays: 541^[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: 845,066^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 508 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bibincahan^[5]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 22,265 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: Osiao^[6]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; about 37.73 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: Balogo (Sorsogon East District)^{[5, 7]}; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 2.10% 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: 189 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Zone II Pob., −0.47% 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.

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

Barangays in Sorsogon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	BagsanganIrosin, Sorsogon	3,040	about 346	about 8.79 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
52	MayonCastilla, Sorsogon	3,012	about 440	about 6.84 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
53	San BartolomeSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	2,998	about 552	about 5.43 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
54	BaleteSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,958	about 989	about 2.99 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
55	PutiaoPilar, Sorsogon	2,907	about 2,363	about 1.23 km²	6.48% a year	Rural
56	CogonGubat, Sorsogon	2,904	about 1,553	about 1.87 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
57	Buenavista (Sorsogon West District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,817	about 1,423	about 1.98 km²	8.14% a year	Rural
58	SalogSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,816	about 13,538	about 0.208 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
59	San Antonio (Sapa)Pilar, Sorsogon	2,815	about 480	about 5.87 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
60	DinapaCastilla, Sorsogon	2,792	about 352	about 7.94 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
61	San RoqueBulusan, Sorsogon	2,765	about 356	about 7.77 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
62	CapuySorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,763	about 394	about 7.02 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
63	San FranciscoBulan, Sorsogon	2,749	about 437	about 6.29 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
64	FabricaBulan, Sorsogon	2,745	about 918	about 2.99 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
65	Santo NiñoSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,723	about 159	about 17.14 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
66	RizalGubat, Sorsogon	2,691	about 714	about 3.77 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
67	InapuganPilar, Sorsogon	2,683	about 1,104	about 2.43 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
68	BucalbucalanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,669	about 380	about 7.02 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
69	CogonJuban, Sorsogon	2,654	about 925	about 2.87 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
70	VinisitahanDonsol, Sorsogon	2,634	about 647	about 4.07 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
71	BulabogSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,604	about 377	about 6.91 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
72	CaricaranSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,586	about 1,197	about 2.16 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
73	BehiaMagallanes, Sorsogon	2,582	about 802	about 3.22 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
74	ObreroBulan, Sorsogon	2,575	about 20,600	about 0.125 km²	−3.03% a year	Rural
75	GadgaronMatnog, Sorsogon	2,513	about 858	about 2.93 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
76	TalisaySorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,511	about 8,260	about 0.304 km²	−1.14% a year	Urban
77	MarifosquePilar, Sorsogon	2,488	about 2,392	about 1.04 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
78	TupasDonsol, Sorsogon	2,484	about 869	about 2.86 km²	5.61% a year	Rural
79	GatboSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,483	about 335	about 7.41 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
80	AbucayPilar, Sorsogon	2,455	about 469	about 5.24 km²	−3.27% a year	Rural
81	DaoPilar, Sorsogon	2,455	about 3,273	about 0.75 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
82	Santa FePilar, Sorsogon	2,455	about 460	about 5.34 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
83	Santa CruzCasiguran, Sorsogon	2,428	about 736	about 3.30 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
84	PandanCastilla, Sorsogon	2,410	about 542	about 4.45 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
85	San IgnacioGubat, Sorsogon	2,401	about 1,022	about 2.35 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
86	SalvacionPilar, Sorsogon	2,392	about 782	about 3.06 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
87	Santa CruzDonsol, Sorsogon	2,383	about 646	about 3.69 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
88	Zone VIII Pob.Bulan, Sorsogon	2,371	about 7,877	about 0.301 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
89	TicolSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,355	about 559	about 4.21 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
90	BuraburanJuban, Sorsogon	2,338	about 660	about 3.54 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
91	InararanBulan, Sorsogon	2,337	about 1,579	about 1.48 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
92	PamurayanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,331	about 709	about 3.29 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
93	BiriranJuban, Sorsogon	2,330	about 316	about 7.38 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
94	BatangIrosin, Sorsogon	2,325	about 618	about 3.76 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
95	BotonCasiguran, Sorsogon	2,318	about 324	about 7.16 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
96	RawisDonsol, Sorsogon	2,311	about 6,098	about 0.379 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
97	BitonMagallanes, Sorsogon	2,309	about 597	about 3.87 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
98	LungibPilar, Sorsogon	2,308	about 537	about 4.30 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
99	TulayCasiguran, Sorsogon	2,269	about 10,805	about 0.21 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
100	San JuanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,253	about 130	about 17.34 km²	1.60% 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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