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, 9,951 to 10,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
9,951	Poblacion 10Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	2,734	about 29,054	about 0.0941 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
9,952	Talabutab SurGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,734	about 407	about 6.71 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
9,953	Barangay 699Manila	2,733	about 13,873	about 0.197 km²	−3.66% a year	Urban
9,954	TumiaoLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	2,733	about 281	about 9.74 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
9,955	Baccuit SurBauang, La Union	2,732	about 3,965	about 0.689 km²	−0.37% a year	Urban
9,956	MabatobatoLamut, Ifugao	2,732	about 249	about 10.99 km²	6.03% a year	Rural
9,957	San Isidro NorteBinmaley, Pangasinan	2,732	about 2,376	about 1.15 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
9,958	AndabuenBenito Soliven, Isabela	2,731	about 342	about 7.99 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
9,959	Barangay 10-BCavite City, Cavite	2,731	about 60,689	about 0.045 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
9,960	PoblacionSan Gabriel, La Union	2,731	about 607	about 4.50 km²	−0.81% a year	Urban
9,961	San IsidroPilar, Bohol	2,731	about 262	about 10.43 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
9,962	SullohTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,731	about 1,415	about 1.93 km²	9.95% a year	Rural
9,963	AndalanTalipao, Sulu	2,730	about 813	about 3.36 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
9,964	Bgy. 25 - Lapu-lapuLegazpi City, Albay	2,730	about 44,681	about 0.0611 km²	27.05% a year	Urban
9,965	PlaridelSagay City, Negros Occidental	2,730	about 432	about 6.32 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
9,966	BulalacaoBataraza, Palawan	2,729	about 123	about 22.25 km²	6.16% a year	Rural
9,967	CabatlingMalasiqui, Pangasinan	2,729	about 1,784	about 1.53 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
9,968	CabintanOrmoc City, Leyte	2,729	about 51	about 53.79 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
9,969	PolahongonMahaplag, Leyte	2,729	about 323	about 8.46 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
9,970	San Jose de UrquicoTarlac City, Tarlac	2,729	about 1,577	about 1.73 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
9,971	Ihubok IIBasco, Batanes	2,728	about 812	about 3.36 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
9,972	Pallua NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan	2,728	about 3,267	about 0.835 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
9,973	Santo Domingo 1stCapas, Tarlac	2,728	about 2,273	about 1.20 km²	2.92% a year	Urban
9,974	BulagBantay, Ilocos Sur	2,727	about 937	about 2.91 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
9,975	Domalandan WestLingayen, Pangasinan	2,727	about 2,457	about 1.11 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
9,976	SantiagoCaraga, Davao Oriental	2,727	about 150	about 18.21 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
9,977	Bgy. No. 55-B, Salet-BulangonLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	2,726	about 660	about 4.13 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
9,978	CabcabSan Andres, Catanduanes	2,726	about 665	about 4.10 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
9,979	KinalaglaganMataasnakahoy, Batangas	2,726	about 1,490	about 1.83 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
9,980	CapataanSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	2,725	about 1,879	about 1.45 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
9,981	HidalgoTanauan City, Batangas	2,725	about 2,412	about 1.13 km²	22.83% a year	Rural
9,982	PagatinDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur	2,725	about 761	about 3.58 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
9,983	Pangao-anMagpet, Cotabato	2,725	about 237	about 11.48 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
9,984	PanggulayanPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro	2,725	about 816	about 3.34 km²	−0.56% a year	Urban
9,985	Poblacion 1Hindang, Leyte	2,725	about 3,104	about 0.878 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
9,986	SacmeTanauan, Leyte	2,725	about 1,919	about 1.42 km²	6.84% a year	Rural
9,987	SibucaoSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	2,725	about 946	about 2.88 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
9,988	Barangay 1Lucban, Quezon	2,724	about 39,825	about 0.0684 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
9,989	Barangay 146Manila	2,724	about 72,447	about 0.0376 km²	−1.45% a year	Urban
9,990	KatipunanAlicia, Bohol	2,724	about 303	about 8.98 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
9,991	MarikitPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	2,724	about 207	about 13.18 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
9,992	PoblacionKabugao, Apayao	2,724	about 592	about 4.60 km²	−3.45% a year	Rural
9,993	QuinarayanNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	2,724	about 792	about 3.44 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
9,994	BalubadPorac, Pampanga	2,723	about 744	about 3.66 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
9,995	ImbuniaJaen, Nueva Ecija	2,723	about 520	about 5.24 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
9,996	InomanPozorrubio, Pangasinan	2,723	about 1,001	about 2.72 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
9,997	Kalilayan IbabaUnisan, Quezon	2,723	about 689	about 3.95 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
9,998	ManipisTalisay City, Cebu	2,723	about 638	about 4.27 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
9,999	NangaPototan, Iloilo	2,723	about 1,611	about 1.69 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
10,000	PugaroBalungao, Pangasinan	2,723	about 666	about 4.09 km²	0.82% 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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