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, 11,201 to 11,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
11,201	Hacienda FeEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,500	about 398	about 6.28 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
11,202	BannawagDiffun, Quirino	2,499	about 336	about 7.43 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
11,203	DawoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,499	about 2,293	about 1.09 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
11,204	Ponong GrandeDueñas, Iloilo	2,499	about 798	about 3.13 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
11,205	San JoseSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	2,499	about 223	about 11.23 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
11,206	Barangay 39Manila	2,498	about 24,019	about 0.104 km²	1.75% a year	Urban
11,207	BunaoDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	2,498	about 5,490	about 0.455 km²	−2.05% a year	Urban
11,208	Cadmang-ReservaCabangan, Zambales	2,498	about 35	about 72.32 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
11,209	GimaylanLibertad, Misamis Oriental	2,498	about 1,274	about 1.96 km²	1.88% a year	Urban
11,210	QuitagoGuinobatan, Albay	2,498	about 1,255	about 1.99 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
11,211	SantiagoPili, Camarines Sur	2,498	about 19,825	about 0.126 km²	−0.12% a year	Urban
11,212	ItokCapalonga, Camarines Norte	2,497	about 211	about 11.83 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
11,213	San JoseTaytay, Palawan	2,497	about 49	about 51.13 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
11,214	BalatasanBulalacao, Oriental Mindoro	2,496	about 136	about 18.29 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
11,215	Barangay Poblacion 5Midsayap, Cotabato	2,496	about 2,950	about 0.846 km²	−3.16% a year	Urban
11,216	BunutIndanan, Sulu	2,496	about 832	about 3.00 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
11,217	MurconLlanera, Nueva Ecija	2,496	about 309	about 8.09 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
11,218	Nueva UnionPassi City, Iloilo	2,496	about 257	about 9.72 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
11,219	San Agustin EastAgoo, La Union	2,496	about 1,410	about 1.77 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
11,220	SoomTrinidad, Bohol	2,496	about 399	about 6.25 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
11,221	SusoSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	2,496	about 800	about 3.12 km²	5.43% a year	Rural
11,222	ManlawaanTabango, Leyte	2,495	about 125	about 20.02 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
11,223	San JoseTiaong, Quezon	2,495	about 665	about 3.75 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
11,224	SantiagoBotolan, Zambales	2,495	about 752	about 3.32 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
11,225	TongsibaloSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,495	about 181	about 13.81 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
11,226	DumgaMakato, Aklan	2,494	about 1,279	about 1.95 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
11,227	Santo DomingoIloilo City, Iloilo	2,494	about 6,068	about 0.411 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
11,228	SumililBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	2,494	about 101	about 24.75 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
11,229	Del PilarMabini, Davao de Oro	2,493	about 179	about 13.96 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
11,230	MagpataoLala, Lanao del Norte	2,493	about 568	about 4.39 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
11,231	PoblacionKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	2,493	about 1,651	about 1.51 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
11,232	Sandayong SurDanao City, Cebu	2,493	about 555	about 4.49 km²	−6.48% a year	Rural
11,233	SinabuaganValencia City, Bukidnon	2,493	about 373	about 6.69 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
11,234	Sinisian EastLemery, Batangas	2,493	about 2,206	about 1.13 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
11,235	AnulidAlcala, Pangasinan	2,492	about 644	about 3.87 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
11,236	GayongCordon, Isabela	2,492	about 490	about 5.09 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
11,237	KanghumaodDumanjug, Cebu	2,492	about 527	about 4.73 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
11,238	LandahanToledo City, Cebu	2,492	about 1,159	about 2.15 km²	8.46% a year	Rural
11,239	MaliigLubang, Occidental Mindoro	2,492	about 214	about 11.67 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
11,240	OlangoMallig, Isabela	2,492	about 389	about 6.41 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
11,241	Baccuit NorteBauang, La Union	2,491	about 3,797	about 0.656 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
11,242	Barangay 5Lucban, Quezon	2,491	about 49,425	about 0.0504 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
11,243	BurgosMoncada, Tarlac	2,491	about 1,034	about 2.41 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
11,244	TalokganganBanate, Iloilo	2,491	about 1,304	about 1.91 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
11,245	TelegrafoTolosa, Leyte	2,491	about 1,547	about 1.61 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
11,246	CalumbayaBauang, La Union	2,490	about 1,976	about 1.26 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
11,247	CatumbalonValencia City, Bukidnon	2,490	about 357	about 6.97 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
11,248	District IMataasnakahoy, Batangas	2,490	about 7,638	about 0.326 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
11,249	MabiniAlicia, Isabela	2,490	about 773	about 3.22 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
11,250	Malayu-anAjuy, Iloilo	2,490	about 306	about 8.15 km²	−1.31% 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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