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, 10,501 to 10,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
10,501	MansalanaoLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	2,620	about 266	about 9.85 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
10,502	PorticBugallon, Pangasinan	2,620	about 133	about 19.77 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
10,503	Sta. MariaLal-Lo, Cagayan	2,620	about 217	about 12.07 km²	2.29% a year	Urban
10,504	BusayDaraga, Albay	2,619	about 1,969	about 1.33 km²	6.29% a year	Urban
10,505	Santo NiñoBatangas City, Batangas	2,619	about 394	about 6.65 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
10,506	South SepakaBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	2,618	about 135	about 19.36 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
10,507	Bagumbayan IBongabong, Oriental Mindoro	2,617	about 10,223	about 0.256 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
10,508	BucayaoCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro	2,617	about 604	about 4.33 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
10,509	CawitTaal, Batangas	2,617	about 1,896	about 1.38 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
10,510	Mat-yMiagao, Iloilo	2,617	about 1,656	about 1.58 km²	4.28% a year	Rural
10,511	MoloboloCauayan, Negros Occidental	2,617	about 239	about 10.96 km²	12.66% a year	Rural
10,512	Nueva FuerzaCarmen, Bohol	2,617	about 836	about 3.13 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
10,513	PanaminMalungon, Sarangani	2,617	about 109	about 24.03 km²	11.14% a year	Rural
10,514	Poblacion 61Real, Quezon	2,617	about 26,704	about 0.098 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
10,515	AgsungotCebu City, Cebu	2,616	about 828	about 3.16 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
10,516	Ibaba WestCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro	2,616	about 39,220	about 0.0667 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
10,517	La PazNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,616	about 243	about 10.75 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
10,518	PontodHilongos, Leyte	2,616	about 11,474	about 0.228 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
10,519	RanaoBani, Pangasinan	2,616	about 141	about 18.59 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
10,520	Barangay 737Manila	2,615	about 216,116	about 0.0121 km²	4.13% a year	Urban
10,521	CamanacsacanSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	2,615	about 576	about 4.54 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
10,522	CarmenCalbayog City, Samar	2,615	about 1,909	about 1.37 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
10,523	CattaranSolana, Cagayan	2,615	about 194	about 13.48 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
10,524	La FraternidadTubay, Agusan del Norte	2,615	about 277	about 9.44 km²	2.67% a year	Urban
10,525	Barangay 51Manila	2,614	about 64,543	about 0.0405 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
10,526	IslaSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,614	about 914	about 2.86 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
10,527	MagdugGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	2,614	about 69	about 37.94 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
10,528	Pulong NioganMabini, Batangas	2,614	about 2,334	about 1.12 km²	1.83% a year	Urban
10,529	RamosBalabac, Palawan	2,614	about 79	about 33.05 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
10,530	SayonSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur	2,614	about 712	about 3.67 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
10,531	Barangay 7Catanauan, Quezon	2,613	about 15,017	about 0.174 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
10,532	Barangay VI-ESan Pablo City, Laguna	2,613	about 16,643	about 0.157 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
10,533	Bugaan EastLaurel, Batangas	2,613	about 2,397	about 1.09 km²	4.75% a year	Rural
10,534	CalapiMotiong, Samar	2,613	about 159	about 16.42 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
10,535	CojuangcoSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,613	about 10,842	about 0.241 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
10,536	LomboyTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,613	about 2,465	about 1.06 km²	6.34% a year	Rural
10,537	MudboronAlangalang, Leyte	2,613	about 421	about 6.21 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
10,538	PayasanLianga, Surigao del Sur	2,613	about 644	about 4.06 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
10,539	SaludBolinao, Pangasinan	2,613	about 487	about 5.37 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
10,540	San Isidro (Babak)Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	2,613	about 394	about 6.64 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
10,541	TagongonTagbina, Surigao del Sur	2,613	about 142	about 18.34 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
10,542	TimamanaTubod, Surigao del Norte	2,613	about 523	about 5.00 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
10,543	TubigonMaramag, Bukidnon	2,613	about 639	about 4.09 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
10,544	MalimpecMalasiqui, Pangasinan	2,612	about 1,274	about 2.05 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
10,545	Ulanin-PitakJaen, Nueva Ecija	2,612	about 522	about 5.00 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
10,546	Barangay 130Caloocan City	2,611	about 104,440	about 0.025 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
10,547	BucladAsuncion, Davao del Norte	2,611	about 217	about 12.03 km²	−2.69% a year	Rural
10,548	Centro 1San Guillermo, Isabela	2,611	about 398	about 6.56 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
10,549	LaylayBoac, Marinduque	2,611	about 1,116	about 2.34 km²	−2.16% a year	Rural
10,550	ObongBasista, Pangasinan	2,611	about 1,404	about 1.86 km²	0.28% 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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