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, 12,151 to 12,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
12,151	ManlilinaoOrmoc City, Leyte	2,340	about 161	about 14.53 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
12,152	Proper TiguisanBansud, Oriental Mindoro	2,340	about 413	about 5.66 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
12,153	San AntonioOton, Iloilo	2,340	about 3,333	about 0.702 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
12,154	BuntodBacong, Negros Oriental	2,339	about 750	about 3.12 km²	3.46% a year	Rural
12,155	CapehanTarlac City, Tarlac	2,339	about 1,271	about 1.84 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
12,156	CatininganSocorro, Oriental Mindoro	2,339	about 557	about 4.20 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
12,157	NasiRosario, Batangas	2,339	about 198	about 11.83 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
12,158	BungtodBogo City, Cebu	2,338	about 5,173	about 0.452 km²	−3.70% a year	Rural
12,159	BuraburanJuban, Sorsogon	2,338	about 660	about 3.54 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
12,160	Can-abongBorongan City, Eastern Samar	2,338	about 713	about 3.28 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
12,161	GabunonTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,338	about 534	about 4.38 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
12,162	Pasong InchicGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,338	about 1,383	about 1.69 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
12,163	San GregorioCabiao, Nueva Ecija	2,338	about 13,514	about 0.173 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
12,164	San JoseSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	2,338	about 131	about 17.89 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
12,165	San Jose Norte IIMallig, Isabela	2,338	about 847	about 2.76 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
12,166	TaguiboMati City, Davao Oriental	2,338	about 81	about 28.92 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
12,167	TudelaAraceli, Palawan	2,338	about 333	about 7.03 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
12,168	InararanBulan, Sorsogon	2,337	about 1,579	about 1.48 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
12,169	BacnonoBayambang, Pangasinan	2,336	about 1,811	about 1.29 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
12,170	MapaniqueSan Pascual, Masbate	2,336	about 146	about 16.03 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
12,171	SacdalanSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,336	about 837	about 2.79 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
12,172	San JoseGuagua, Pampanga	2,336	about 1,517	about 1.54 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
12,173	SinakulayPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat	2,336	about 359	about 6.50 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
12,174	TabucanIloilo City, Iloilo	2,336	about 6,693	about 0.349 km²	1.23% a year	Urban
12,175	Barangay 95Caloocan City	2,335	about 29,297	about 0.0797 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
12,176	DaungdongPata, Sulu	2,335	about 727	about 3.21 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
12,177	KaltuadGlan, Sarangani	2,335	about 42	about 55.09 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
12,178	LawisBalasan, Iloilo	2,335	about 375	about 6.23 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
12,179	Villa PaduaGumaca, Quezon	2,335	about 325	about 7.19 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
12,180	AzucenaBarili, Cebu	2,334	about 1,241	about 1.88 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
12,181	Barangay 181Manila	2,334	about 125,484	about 0.0186 km²	−4.05% a year	Urban
12,182	Buadi AmloyMasiu, Lanao del Sur	2,334	about 5,665	about 0.412 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
12,183	CamugaoPinamungajan, Cebu	2,334	about 493	about 4.73 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
12,184	CataratanAllacapan, Cagayan	2,334	about 122	about 19.10 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
12,185	DampiganSanta Rita, Samar	2,334	about 314	about 7.43 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
12,186	DatalpandanGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,334	about 74	about 31.74 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
12,187	IgbalangaoBugasong, Antique	2,334	about 831	about 2.81 km²	5.04% a year	Rural
12,188	San JoseBaao, Camarines Sur	2,334	about 3,687	about 0.633 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
12,189	AluyonBurdeos, Quezon	2,333	about 47	about 49.15 km²	−3.82% a year	Rural
12,190	BantolinaoManjuyod, Negros Oriental	2,333	about 340	about 6.87 km²	3.19% a year	Rural
12,191	CamparangaPambujan, Northern Samar	2,333	about 336	about 6.94 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
12,192	LaludDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	2,333	about 70	about 33.26 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
12,193	OringBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte	2,333	about 381	about 6.13 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
12,194	BalubadLumban, Laguna	2,332	about 243	about 9.59 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
12,195	BananganSablan, Benguet	2,332	about 116	about 20.11 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
12,196	BorokOrmoc City, Leyte	2,332	about 400	about 5.83 km²	13.04% a year	Rural
12,197	DalnacParacale, Camarines Norte	2,332	about 514	about 4.54 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
12,198	TubonPigkawayan, Cotabato	2,332	about 473	about 4.93 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
12,199	AhinTinoc, Ifugao	2,331	about 79	about 29.51 km²	4.50% a year	Rural
12,200	AnonangBansalan, Davao del Sur	2,331	about 230	about 10.12 km²	0.05% 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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