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, 10,751 to 10,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
10,751	San IsidroFloridablanca, Pampanga	2,576	about 2,788	about 0.924 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
10,752	Santa Ines WestSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	2,576	about 216	about 11.90 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
10,753	Asinga-ViaBaggao, Cagayan	2,575	about 54	about 47.82 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
10,754	BaliuagPeñablanca, Cagayan	2,575	about 92	about 28.01 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
10,755	CalibunganVictoria, Tarlac	2,575	about 557	about 4.62 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
10,756	CulongGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,575	about 455	about 5.66 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
10,757	De La PazBanate, Iloilo	2,575	about 369	about 6.97 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
10,758	MambalotBrooke's Point, Palawan	2,575	about 71	about 36.19 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
10,759	MarangBarira, Maguindanao del Norte	2,575	about 667	about 3.86 km²	5.14% a year	Rural
10,760	NonokanParang, Sulu	2,575	about 987	about 2.61 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
10,761	Nueva VisayasMawab, Davao de Oro	2,575	about 323	about 7.96 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
10,762	ObreroBulan, Sorsogon	2,575	about 20,600	about 0.125 km²	−3.03% a year	Rural
10,763	Tierra NevadaTinambac, Camarines Sur	2,575	about 239	about 10.76 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
10,764	TinubdanSan Fernando, Cebu	2,575	about 926	about 2.78 km²	9.50% a year	Rural
10,765	Ungka IPavia, Iloilo	2,575	about 2,384	about 1.08 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
10,766	Bagong BarrioSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,574	about 707	about 3.64 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
10,767	Barangay 95-ATacloban City, Leyte	2,574	about 2,076	about 1.24 km²	−2.22% a year	Urban
10,768	Guintigui-anOrmoc City, Leyte	2,574	about 398	about 6.46 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
10,769	KuhawTalipao, Sulu	2,574	about 864	about 2.98 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
10,770	LibjoTabogon, Cebu	2,574	about 460	about 5.59 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
10,771	MagdungaoPassi City, Iloilo	2,574	about 90	about 28.45 km²	4.34% a year	Rural
10,772	San BartolomeSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	2,574	about 2,011	about 1.28 km²	3.06% a year	Rural
10,773	Camp AllenBaguio City, Benguet	2,573	about 18,781	about 0.137 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
10,774	La MedallaBaao, Camarines Sur	2,573	about 1,255	about 2.05 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
10,775	Pulong BayabasSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,573	about 949	about 2.71 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
10,776	San AntonioLubao, Pampanga	2,573	about 1,429	about 1.80 km²	−4.57% a year	Urban
10,777	Santa MonicaSanta Rita, Pampanga	2,573	about 5,045	about 0.51 km²	−4.09% a year	Rural
10,778	Bucandala IIImus City, Cavite	2,572	about 9,285	about 0.277 km²	4.31% a year	Rural
10,779	CaingletKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,572	about 2,893	about 0.889 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
10,780	MagmaraleSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,572	about 378	about 6.81 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
10,781	NalkanDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,572	about 108	about 23.77 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
10,782	PoloAlaminos City, Pangasinan	2,572	about 490	about 5.25 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
10,783	San Vicente SurIriga City, Camarines Sur	2,572	about 925	about 2.78 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
10,784	SierraLa Paz, Tarlac	2,572	about 727	about 3.54 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
10,785	AposkahoyClaveria, Misamis Oriental	2,571	about 78	about 32.80 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
10,786	Barangay IIAlaminos, Laguna	2,571	about 3,446	about 0.746 km²	3.58% a year	Rural
10,787	CabaritanSan Manuel, Pangasinan	2,571	about 942	about 2.73 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
10,788	GatboOcampo, Camarines Sur	2,571	about 196	about 13.14 km²	−4.37% a year	Rural
10,789	MatabaAroroy, Masbate	2,571	about 178	about 14.48 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
10,790	San MarianoLoreto, Agusan del Sur	2,571	about 39	about 66.11 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
10,791	BakatRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,570	about 212	about 12.14 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
10,792	CalitlitanAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	2,570	about 130	about 19.82 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
10,793	DagumbaanTalakag, Bukidnon	2,570	about 268	about 9.60 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
10,794	DalaoigAlcala, Cagayan	2,570	about 78	about 32.76 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
10,795	LallayugTuao, Cagayan	2,570	about 496	about 5.18 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
10,796	Lapuz NorteIloilo City, Iloilo	2,570	about 7,406	about 0.347 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
10,797	Puukan LaminusaSiasi, Sulu	2,570	about 8,801	about 0.292 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
10,798	Barangay DosKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,569	about 3,179	about 0.808 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
10,799	DaleSan Roque, Northern Samar	2,569	about 492	about 5.22 km²	8.39% a year	Rural
10,800	Del RosarioMilaor, Camarines Sur	2,569	about 2,984	about 0.861 km²	0.06% 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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