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, 11,301 to 11,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
11,301	Bgy. No. 55-A, Barit-PandanLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	2,477	about 769	about 3.22 km²	1.68% a year	Urban
11,302	BerinayanLaurel, Batangas	2,477	about 630	about 3.93 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
11,303	DamatogNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	2,477	about 146	about 16.91 km²	6.17% a year	Rural
11,304	HilotonganBantayan, Cebu	2,477	about 5,954	about 0.416 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
11,305	MacasandagParang, Maguindanao del Norte	2,477	about 664	about 3.73 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
11,306	San AndresKadingilan, Bukidnon	2,477	about 334	about 7.42 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
11,307	San AntonioIloilo City, Iloilo	2,477	about 11,311	about 0.219 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
11,308	TenaniParanas, Samar	2,477	about 75	about 32.87 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
11,309	BagongShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	2,476	about 591	about 4.19 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
11,310	BalikiMidsayap, Cotabato	2,476	about 132	about 18.80 km²	8.93% a year	Rural
11,311	Barangay IISilay City, Negros Occidental	2,476	about 14,916	about 0.166 km²	−1.39% a year	Urban
11,312	GumitanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,476	about 44	about 56.11 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
11,313	CabayaoasanBugallon, Pangasinan	2,475	about 467	about 5.30 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
11,314	CandumaraoHinigaran, Negros Occidental	2,475	about 301	about 8.22 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
11,315	PinagbayananTaysan, Batangas	2,475	about 318	about 7.78 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
11,316	SablogonPassi City, Iloilo	2,475	about 512	about 4.83 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
11,317	San VicenteMalolos City, Bulacan	2,475	about 12,437	about 0.199 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
11,318	TopdacAtok, Benguet	2,475	about 138	about 17.91 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
11,319	Bantug BulaloCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,474	about 15,859	about 0.156 km²	5.12% a year	Rural
11,320	Barangay 821Manila	2,474	about 180,584	about 0.0137 km²	5.30% a year	Urban
11,321	Chico IslandCawayan, Masbate	2,474	about 2,312	about 1.07 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
11,322	PoblacionBanaue, Ifugao	2,474	about 2,725	about 0.908 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
11,323	San IsidroCarmen, Davao del Norte	2,474	about 345	about 7.17 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
11,324	Batasan BataSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,473	about 1,200	about 2.06 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
11,325	La PazBayabas, Surigao del Sur	2,473	about 185	about 13.35 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
11,326	MagsaysayQuezon, Bukidnon	2,473	about 169	about 14.61 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
11,327	Barangay IIMaria Aurora, Aurora	2,472	about 2,753	about 0.898 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
11,328	DubdubanSan Agustin, Romblon	2,472	about 336	about 7.35 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
11,329	Magsaysay HillsBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	2,472	about 861	about 2.87 km²	5.66% a year	Rural
11,330	BadiangonArakan, Cotabato	2,471	about 185	about 13.33 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
11,331	BanaybanayAmadeo, Cavite	2,471	about 1,144	about 2.16 km²	0.05% a year	Urban
11,332	LourdesCortes, Bohol	2,471	about 630	about 3.92 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
11,333	MaravillaPalanas, Masbate	2,471	about 969	about 2.55 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
11,334	PandapanTagum City, Davao del Norte	2,471	about 456	about 5.42 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
11,335	QuirinoMadrid, Surigao del Sur	2,471	about 2,226	about 1.11 km²	−3.32% a year	Urban
11,336	TalabaanAroroy, Masbate	2,471	about 2,059	about 1.20 km²	11.75% a year	Rural
11,337	TalagaRizal, Laguna	2,471	about 3,308	about 0.747 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
11,338	BantigueIsabel, Leyte	2,470	about 939	about 2.63 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
11,339	Cagamutan NorteLeganes, Iloilo	2,470	about 1,506	about 1.64 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
11,340	ComitangSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	2,470	about 677	about 3.65 km²	6.04% a year	Rural
11,341	Santa ElenaSto. Tomas City, Batangas	2,470	about 748	about 3.30 km²	−10.10% a year	Urban
11,342	TugdanAlcantara, Romblon	2,470	about 342	about 7.22 km²	−2.80% a year	Rural
11,343	Upper MingadingAleosan, Cotabato	2,470	about 218	about 11.33 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
11,344	Cacamilingan NorteCamiling, Tarlac	2,469	about 1,505	about 1.64 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
11,345	Looc NorteAsturias, Cebu	2,469	about 574	about 4.30 km²	−3.87% a year	Rural
11,346	Maria CristinaDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,469	about 182	about 13.54 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
11,347	San FranciscoBaggao, Cagayan	2,469	about 636	about 3.88 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
11,348	TalipapaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,469	about 1,088	about 2.27 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
11,349	AngelesAtimonan, Quezon	2,468	about 691	about 3.57 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
11,350	BangkerohanCatarman, Northern Samar	2,468	about 1,246	about 1.98 km²	−0.81% a year	Urban

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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