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, 12,451 to 12,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
12,451	BayaoasAguilar, Pangasinan	2,289	about 169	about 13.51 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
12,452	BuenavistaSurallah, South Cotabato	2,289	about 311	about 7.37 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
12,453	LoocSantander, Cebu	2,289	about 800	about 2.86 km²	1.07% a year	Urban
12,454	Medicion II-DImus City, Cavite	2,289	about 10,952	about 0.209 km²	10.33% a year	Rural
12,455	Sergio OsmeñaGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	2,289	about 169	about 13.56 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
12,456	Barangay 122Caloocan City	2,288	about 45,487	about 0.0503 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
12,457	Barangay 4 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	2,288	about 1,378	about 1.66 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
12,458	Barangay 88Caloocan City	2,288	about 25,853	about 0.0885 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
12,459	CalizonCalumpit, Bulacan	2,288	about 2,335	about 0.98 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
12,460	GobgobTabuk City, Kalinga	2,288	about 123	about 18.55 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
12,461	Lapolapo IISan Jose, Batangas	2,288	about 867	about 2.64 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
12,462	ButucanNasugbu, Batangas	2,287	about 118	about 19.46 km²	−2.48% a year	Rural
12,463	DalaonMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,287	about 375	about 6.10 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
12,464	IraanAborlan, Palawan	2,287	about 58	about 39.13 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
12,465	LuquiluCabagan, Isabela	2,287	about 3,677	about 0.622 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
12,466	Malaking TatyaoSilang, Cavite	2,287	about 1,054	about 2.17 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
12,467	PoblacionAlfonso Lista, Ifugao	2,287	about 121	about 18.97 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
12,468	Poblacion 7Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro	2,287	about 16,816	about 0.136 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
12,469	Poblacion Zone ICapoocan, Leyte	2,287	about 5,761	about 0.397 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
12,470	PrimiciasBautista, Pangasinan	2,287	about 850	about 2.69 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
12,471	TubigonFerrol, Romblon	2,287	about 350	about 6.54 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
12,472	GapoDaraga, Albay	2,286	about 742	about 3.08 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
12,473	MahayahayKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	2,286	about 260	about 8.78 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
12,474	MandalupangManjuyod, Negros Oriental	2,286	about 405	about 5.64 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
12,475	PanarayonBacacay, Albay	2,286	about 3,028	about 0.755 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
12,476	Pantalan BagoOrani, Bataan	2,286	about 18,738	about 0.122 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
12,477	PogoBautista, Pangasinan	2,286	about 873	about 2.62 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
12,478	TagbibiHindang, Leyte	2,286	about 1,073	about 2.13 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
12,479	Barangay 484Manila	2,285	about 132,081	about 0.0173 km²	6.22% a year	Urban
12,480	CamandagLooc, Romblon	2,285	about 468	about 4.88 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
12,481	MarangogBogo City, Cebu	2,285	about 567	about 4.03 km²	−2.89% a year	Rural
12,482	Mataas Na LupaSan Pascual, Batangas	2,285	about 1,632	about 1.40 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
12,483	NagtalongtongLobo, Batangas	2,285	about 427	about 5.35 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
12,484	PanicijanUson, Masbate	2,285	about 606	about 3.77 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
12,485	RosarioAloguinsan, Cebu	2,285	about 358	about 6.38 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
12,486	San IsidroMidsayap, Cotabato	2,285	about 686	about 3.33 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
12,487	SinigpitPaniqui, Tarlac	2,285	about 547	about 4.18 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
12,488	Tagbacan IbabaCatanauan, Quezon	2,285	about 415	about 5.51 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
12,489	BatangPamplona, Camarines Sur	2,284	about 433	about 5.28 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
12,490	ConsolacionDumalag, Capiz	2,284	about 535	about 4.27 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
12,491	La PazHamtic, Antique	2,284	about 1,586	about 1.44 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
12,492	Parian DakulaPandami, Sulu	2,284	about 535	about 4.27 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
12,493	TagugpoLupon, Davao Oriental	2,284	about 161	about 14.15 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
12,494	Babalag WestRizal, Kalinga	2,283	about 128	about 17.82 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
12,495	BagumbayanBagac, Bataan	2,283	about 3,957	about 0.577 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
12,496	BananaoParacelis, Mountain Province	2,283	about 75	about 30.33 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
12,497	Inug-ugPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,283	about 311	about 7.33 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
12,498	San MiguelLubao, Pampanga	2,283	about 585	about 3.90 km²	−5.89% a year	Rural
12,499	TinalonSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	2,283	about 115	about 19.91 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
12,500	BinalanAparri, Cagayan	2,282	about 169	about 13.53 km²	−0.76% 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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