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, 10,901 to 10,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
10,901	PugonSan Francisco, Quezon	2,552	about 110	about 23.18 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
10,902	San VicenteJones, Isabela	2,552	about 1,350	about 1.89 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
10,903	Bauan EastSolana, Cagayan	2,551	about 618	about 4.13 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
10,904	GuinhawaTuy, Batangas	2,551	about 607	about 4.20 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
10,905	LogpondSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,551	about 81	about 31.36 km²	4.19% a year	Rural
10,906	PataoMaimbung, Sulu	2,551	about 831	about 3.07 km²	12.36% a year	Rural
10,907	Poblacion EastSan Nicolas, Pangasinan	2,551	about 2,477	about 1.03 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
10,908	AtiploMambusao, Capiz	2,550	about 706	about 3.61 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
10,909	LangpasIndanan, Sulu	2,550	about 1,063	about 2.40 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
10,910	San FranciscoTalisay, Camarines Norte	2,550	about 1,032	about 2.47 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
10,911	Cupang NorthBalanga City, Bataan	2,549	about 14,005	about 0.182 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
10,912	PagalunganCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	2,549	about 167	about 15.24 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
10,913	PundaguitanGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	2,549	about 197	about 12.95 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
10,914	Talahib PandayanBatangas City, Batangas	2,549	about 141	about 18.02 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
10,915	GueguesangenMangaldan, Pangasinan	2,548	about 2,889	about 0.882 km²	−1.89% a year	Rural
10,916	Mambulo ViejoLibmanan, Camarines Sur	2,548	about 332	about 7.67 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
10,917	San BernardoCabagan, Isabela	2,548	about 595	about 4.28 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
10,918	San VicenteAlangalang, Leyte	2,548	about 910	about 2.80 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
10,919	AlmacenHermosa, Bataan	2,547	about 1,544	about 1.65 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
10,920	BarrocTigbauan, Iloilo	2,547	about 1,299	about 1.96 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
10,921	San MiguelSan Manuel, Tarlac	2,547	about 1,280	about 1.99 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
10,922	SinaitTarlac City, Tarlac	2,547	about 670	about 3.80 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
10,923	SumandigSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,547	about 487	about 5.23 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
10,924	BalibagoRosario, Batangas	2,546	about 1,065	about 2.39 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
10,925	BurgosSan Jacinto, Masbate	2,546	about 366	about 6.95 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
10,926	Cabunga-anVillaba, Leyte	2,546	about 238	about 10.72 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
10,927	District 2San Manuel, Isabela	2,546	about 404	about 6.30 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
10,928	NamolanLingayen, Pangasinan	2,546	about 1,273	about 2.00 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
10,929	Quinagaringan PequeñoPassi City, Iloilo	2,546	about 1,083	about 2.35 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
10,930	SuaCamaligan, Camarines Sur	2,546	about 1,525	about 1.67 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
10,931	IndatuanNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	2,545	about 164	about 15.48 km²	5.27% a year	Rural
10,932	PoblacionSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,545	about 3,915	about 0.65 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
10,933	VintarValencia City, Bukidnon	2,545	about 308	about 8.26 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
10,934	AgsamLanuza, Surigao del Sur	2,544	about 311	about 8.17 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
10,935	Barangay 3Caloocan City	2,544	about 62,815	about 0.0405 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
10,936	CabadianganLiloan, Cebu	2,544	about 418	about 6.08 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
10,937	CapandananLingayen, Pangasinan	2,544	about 1,162	about 2.19 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
10,938	LabakidSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,544	about 460	about 5.53 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
10,939	Muzon SegundoAlitagtag, Batangas	2,544	about 727	about 3.50 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
10,940	QuitangPasacao, Camarines Sur	2,544	about 613	about 4.15 km²	−3.81% a year	Rural
10,941	BalutSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	2,543	about 438	about 5.81 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
10,942	BurolMandaluyong City	2,543	about 123,447	about 0.0206 km²	−0.98% a year	Urban
10,943	EsperanzaNorala, South Cotabato	2,543	about 461	about 5.52 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
10,944	MabiniMoncada, Tarlac	2,543	about 2,271	about 1.12 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
10,945	NonoyanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	2,543	about 418	about 6.08 km²	6.64% a year	Rural
10,946	PoblacionLupi, Camarines Sur	2,543	about 1,055	about 2.41 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
10,947	San LuisTuao, Cagayan	2,543	about 355	about 7.16 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
10,948	EdenDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,542	about 313	about 8.12 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
10,949	RosacaraBansud, Oriental Mindoro	2,542	about 132	about 19.22 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
10,950	SalvacionTrento, Agusan del Sur	2,542	about 304	about 8.36 km²	0.42% 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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