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, 1,001 to 1,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,001	MagdumTagum City, Davao del Norte	13,331	about 1,794	about 7.43 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban
1,002	TulungatungZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	13,321	about 3,562	about 3.74 km²	3.07% a year	Urban
1,003	MinoyanMurcia, Negros Occidental	13,310	about 212	about 62.70 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
1,004	PantocMeycauayan City, Bulacan	13,297	about 9,364	about 1.42 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
1,005	Sapang MaragulTarlac City, Tarlac	13,287	about 1,050	about 12.66 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
1,006	Santo NiñoSan Mateo, Rizal	13,285	about 24,466	about 0.543 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
1,007	PoblacionCompostela, Cebu	13,283	about 7,180	about 1.85 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
1,008	BolbokBatangas City, Batangas	13,260	about 5,004	about 2.65 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
1,009	Buenavista IIGeneral Trias City, Cavite	13,248	about 6,191	about 2.14 km²	3.78% a year	Urban
1,010	BagontaasValencia City, Bukidnon	13,238	about 1,494	about 8.86 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
1,011	San RoqueSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro	13,230	about 4,955	about 2.67 km²	−4.05% a year	Urban
1,012	CalibutbutBacolor, Pampanga	13,216	about 4,005	about 3.30 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
1,013	AnislagDaraga, Albay	13,215	about 2,075	about 6.37 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
1,014	TuyoBalanga City, Bataan	13,214	about 1,153	about 11.46 km²	2.22% a year	Urban
1,015	MabigoCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	13,183	about 1,178	about 11.19 km²	1.47% a year	Urban
1,016	TelabastaganSan Fernando City, Pampanga	13,173	about 4,291	about 3.07 km²	−4.00% a year	Urban
1,017	LapidarioTrece Martires City, Cavite	13,150	about 5,742	about 2.29 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
1,018	Gulod MalayaSan Mateo, Rizal	13,127	about 8,636	about 1.52 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
1,019	LibtongMeycauayan City, Bulacan	13,100	about 13,139	about 0.997 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
1,020	Lag-AsanBago City, Negros Occidental	13,099	about 2,548	about 5.14 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
1,021	ConcepcionMalabon City	13,098	about 33,585	about 0.39 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
1,022	San GuillermoMorong, Rizal	13,089	about 1,971	about 6.64 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
1,023	MoluganEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	13,081	about 3,129	about 4.18 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
1,024	PoblacionProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	13,081	about 833	about 15.70 km²	−0.86% a year	Urban
1,025	San MateoNorzagaray, Bulacan	13,071	about 484	about 27.01 km²	1.78% a year	Urban
1,026	San RoqueAngono, Rizal	13,071	about 4,372	about 2.99 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
1,027	Veterans VillageQuezon City	13,070	about 25,379	about 0.515 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
1,028	Leon Garcia, Sr.Davao City, Davao del Sur	13,053	about 66,938	about 0.195 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
1,029	Lapu-lapuDavao City, Davao del Sur	13,046	about 20,195	about 0.646 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
1,030	TuyanNaga City, Cebu	13,036	about 5,547	about 2.35 km²	−0.74% a year	Urban
1,031	ColoongValenzuela City	13,035	about 6,583	about 1.98 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
1,032	ZambowoodZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	13,035	about 2,828	about 4.61 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
1,033	Dadiangas WestGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato	13,009	about 15,395	about 0.845 km²	−0.15% a year	Urban
1,034	Pacita 2San Pedro City, Laguna	12,983	about 17,334	about 0.749 km²	1.92% a year	Urban
1,035	PoblacionKiamba, Sarangani	12,981	about 2,930	about 4.43 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
1,036	MercedesCatbalogan City, Samar	12,964	about 7,717	about 1.68 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
1,037	PoblacionCarmen, Cotabato	12,960	about 1,857	about 6.98 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
1,038	PoblacionNorzagaray, Bulacan	12,949	about 4,496	about 2.88 km²	−3.87% a year	Urban
1,039	PoblacionLingayen, Pangasinan	12,945	about 4,020	about 3.22 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
1,040	Bahay PareMeycauayan City, Bulacan	12,944	about 5,652	about 2.29 km²	−0.53% a year	Urban
1,041	TuroBocaue, Bulacan	12,944	about 8,516	about 1.52 km²	2.11% a year	Urban
1,042	CapriQuezon City	12,940	about 136,498	about 0.0948 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
1,043	BangkalMalolos City, Bulacan	12,935	about 6,880	about 1.88 km²	1.17% a year	Urban
1,044	Bakakeng CentralBaguio City, Benguet	12,931	about 6,014	about 2.15 km²	−0.30% a year	Urban
1,045	Asin RoadBaguio City, Benguet	12,926	about 8,504	about 1.52 km²	−1.60% a year	Urban
1,046	MakinabangBaliwag City, Bulacan	12,918	about 4,931	about 2.62 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
1,047	Siling BataPandi, Bulacan	12,914	about 7,057	about 1.83 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
1,048	LibjoBatangas City, Batangas	12,894	about 2,999	about 4.30 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
1,049	Paso De BlasValenzuela City	12,882	about 9,072	about 1.42 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
1,050	TabugonKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	12,880	about 350	about 36.78 km²	2.52% 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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