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, 11,051 to 11,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
11,051	Padre ZamoraBaguio City, Benguet	2,524	about 22,945	about 0.11 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
11,052	PinahanGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,524	about 333	about 7.58 km²	−7.77% a year	Rural
11,053	PuloSan Antonio, Quezon	2,524	about 1,618	about 1.56 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
11,054	TulosRosario, Batangas	2,524	about 259	about 9.75 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
11,055	AponitSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	2,523	about 660	about 3.82 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
11,056	Carmen WestRosales, Pangasinan	2,523	about 1,307	about 1.93 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
11,057	GabiCarles, Iloilo	2,523	about 753	about 3.35 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
11,058	KawasanAloguinsan, Cebu	2,523	about 332	about 7.60 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
11,059	LatabanLiloan, Cebu	2,523	about 576	about 4.38 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
11,060	Si-itSiaton, Negros Oriental	2,523	about 238	about 10.59 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
11,061	UpoMaitum, Sarangani	2,523	about 85	about 29.78 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
11,062	Barangay 3 PoblacionGen. Mariano Alvarez, Cavite	2,522	about 27,002	about 0.0934 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
11,063	QuinabiganPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro	2,522	about 827	about 3.05 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
11,064	San JoseTalisay, Camarines Norte	2,522	about 673	about 3.75 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
11,065	San LuisCaraga, Davao Oriental	2,521	about 309	about 8.15 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
11,066	San RoqueSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	2,521	about 404	about 6.24 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
11,067	Santo RosarioSan Luis, Pampanga	2,521	about 885	about 2.85 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
11,068	TagapuaSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur	2,521	about 318	about 7.92 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
11,069	Baybay TriunfoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	2,520	about 16,051	about 0.157 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
11,070	CabilauanNew Lucena, Iloilo	2,520	about 1,012	about 2.49 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
11,071	GuinhalinanSan Narciso, Quezon	2,520	about 238	about 10.61 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
11,072	LarayanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,520	about 951	about 2.65 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
11,073	Sta. CruzMasantol, Pampanga	2,520	about 318	about 7.93 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
11,074	Siniba-anDingle, Iloilo	2,520	about 768	about 3.28 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
11,075	Barangay 157Pasay City	2,519	about 176,154	about 0.0143 km²	2.83% a year	Urban
11,076	Barangay 92Manila	2,519	about 94,345	about 0.0267 km²	−1.11% a year	Urban
11,077	Barangay IAlaminos, Laguna	2,519	about 3,513	about 0.717 km²	−9.37% a year	Urban
11,078	Barangay IISto. Tomas City, Batangas	2,519	about 15,267	about 0.165 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
11,079	MaraoPadre Burgos, Quezon	2,519	about 842	about 2.99 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
11,080	Nabaong GarlangSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,519	about 1,120	about 2.25 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
11,081	PatalacCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,519	about 543	about 4.64 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
11,082	PawicanSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro	2,519	about 225	about 11.20 km²	6.25% a year	Rural
11,083	PoblacionAborlan, Palawan	2,519	about 1,594	about 1.58 km²	−0.07% a year	Urban
11,084	Punta IITanza, Cavite	2,519	about 1,938	about 1.30 km²	−5.26% a year	Rural
11,085	San JuanSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	2,519	about 926	about 2.72 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
11,086	LaonAbucay, Bataan	2,518	about 1,076	about 2.34 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
11,087	Marang-marangIsabela City, Basilan	2,518	about 481	about 5.23 km²	14.65% a year	Rural
11,088	Poblacion EastMilagros, Masbate	2,518	about 2,884	about 0.873 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
11,089	PotohanTubigon, Bohol	2,518	about 4,055	about 0.621 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
11,090	AurelianaPatnongon, Antique	2,517	about 464	about 5.43 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
11,091	HubangAlangalang, Leyte	2,517	about 520	about 4.84 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
11,092	NangalaoLinapacan, Palawan	2,517	about 417	about 6.03 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
11,093	PilawayInfanta, Quezon	2,517	about 1,325	about 1.90 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
11,094	QuezonSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	2,517	about 628	about 4.01 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
11,095	San LuisCauayan City, Isabela	2,517	about 609	about 4.13 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
11,096	TawiranCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro	2,517	about 1,563	about 1.61 km²	1.63% a year	Urban
11,097	Balabag WestValencia, Negros Oriental	2,516	about 1,613	about 1.56 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
11,098	SupoSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	2,516	about 895	about 2.81 km²	11.35% a year	Rural
11,099	Zone 1 Pob.Iba, Zambales	2,516	about 3,057	about 0.823 km²	1.11% a year	Urban
11,100	AplayaBongabong, Oriental Mindoro	2,515	about 3,200	about 0.786 km²	−1.71% 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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