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, 11,151 to 11,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
11,151	Poblacion SurBalasan, Iloilo	2,510	about 2,109	about 1.19 km²	−0.10% a year	Urban
11,152	TamiaoBantayan, Cebu	2,510	about 438	about 5.73 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
11,153	Barangay III-AEnrile, Cagayan	2,509	about 1,151	about 2.18 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
11,154	Peña IslandCawayan, Masbate	2,509	about 9,468	about 0.265 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
11,155	San Juan INoveleta, Cavite	2,509	about 14,935	about 0.168 km²	−3.99% a year	Rural
11,156	VictoriaSan Remigio, Cebu	2,509	about 573	about 4.38 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
11,157	YakalCatarman, Northern Samar	2,509	about 21,084	about 0.119 km²	−1.43% a year	Urban
11,158	Barangay 692Manila	2,508	about 62,388	about 0.0402 km²	16.45% a year	Urban
11,159	GuintasBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	2,508	about 662	about 3.79 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
11,160	Kabatuhan BilaanTalipao, Sulu	2,508	about 703	about 3.57 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
11,161	LinantanganShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur	2,508	about 612	about 4.10 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
11,162	Masaya SurSan Agustin, Isabela	2,508	about 196	about 12.80 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
11,163	Centro SurSanto Niño, Cagayan	2,507	about 798	about 3.14 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
11,164	LacdayanSan Narciso, Quezon	2,507	about 220	about 11.41 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
11,165	ReparoNasugbu, Batangas	2,507	about 487	about 5.15 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
11,166	SubaVillaba, Leyte	2,507	about 2,180	about 1.15 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
11,167	CabadianganCompostela, Cebu	2,506	about 694	about 3.61 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
11,168	KapinpilanAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,506	about 406	about 6.18 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
11,169	Poblacion Zone 23Baybay City, Leyte	2,506	about 4,764	about 0.526 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
11,170	Silang Junction NorthTagaytay City, Cavite	2,506	about 1,705	about 1.47 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
11,171	Tabon IIIKawit, Cavite	2,506	about 5,401	about 0.464 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
11,172	BalayongBauan, Batangas	2,505	about 1,354	about 1.85 km²	1.70% a year	Urban
11,173	CasantaanSanto Tomas, La Union	2,505	about 3,689	about 0.679 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
11,174	Modern Site, EastBaguio City, Benguet	2,505	about 14,735	about 0.17 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
11,175	San AndresVictoria, Tarlac	2,505	about 423	about 5.92 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
11,176	San FernandinoRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,505	about 132	about 18.96 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
11,177	TattalanTongkil, Sulu	2,505	about 696	about 3.60 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
11,178	CogtongCandijay, Bohol	2,504	about 1,368	about 1.83 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
11,179	HimbanganSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	2,504	about 540	about 4.64 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
11,180	Barangay 282Manila	2,503	about 22,348	about 0.112 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
11,181	BarongDingras, Ilocos Norte	2,503	about 264	about 9.48 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
11,182	Don MontanoUmingan, Pangasinan	2,503	about 289	about 8.66 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
11,183	Poblacion SouthRamos, Tarlac	2,503	about 989	about 2.53 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
11,184	SalaTanauan City, Batangas	2,503	about 1,181	about 2.12 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
11,185	BohelebungTipo-Tipo, Basilan	2,502	about 900	about 2.78 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
11,186	LampariBanga, South Cotabato	2,502	about 212	about 11.80 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
11,187	MaxingalLal-Lo, Cagayan	2,502	about 597	about 4.19 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
11,188	PaldongSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	2,502	about 437	about 5.73 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
11,189	PoblacionSierra Bullones, Bohol	2,502	about 589	about 4.25 km²	−2.18% a year	Rural
11,190	San JuanTiaong, Quezon	2,502	about 1,025	about 2.44 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
11,191	Santo RosarioAjuy, Iloilo	2,502	about 276	about 9.08 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
11,192	TampadongPamplona, Camarines Sur	2,502	about 828	about 3.02 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
11,193	HalilanLake Sebu, South Cotabato	2,501	about 167	about 15.02 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
11,194	MiliganMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,501	about 544	about 4.60 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
11,195	NagbungaSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,501	about 366	about 6.83 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
11,196	PaliliSulop, Davao del Sur	2,501	about 359	about 6.97 km²	5.46% a year	Rural
11,197	SabligAnda, Pangasinan	2,501	about 337	about 7.42 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
11,198	SandovalNarra, Palawan	2,501	about 281	about 8.90 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
11,199	Santa FeSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,501	about 20	about 125.90 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
11,200	TelbangBayambang, Pangasinan	2,501	about 1,909	about 1.31 km²	−0.48% 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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