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Barangays in Bicol Region

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]

Open Bicol Region

Barangays in Bicol Region, at a glance

Barangays: 3,471^[2]
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: 6,064,426^[3]
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: 350 urban^[4]; 3,121 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Concepcion Pequeña^[5]; Naga City, Camarines Sur; 26,192 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: Cabadisan^[6]; Ragay, Camarines Sur; about 100.30 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: Carangcang^{[5, 7]}; Magarao, Camarines Sur; 14.05% 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: 1,770 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Magang, −5.05% 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.

3,471 barangays, 1,251 to 1,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,251	La PurisimaBula, Camarines Sur	1,698	about 328	about 5.18 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,252	PanimanCaramoan, Camarines Sur	1,696	about 380	about 4.46 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
1,253	GogonPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	1,695	about 595	about 2.85 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
1,254	San PascualBasud, Camarines Norte	1,695	about 19	about 88.10 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
1,255	SalvacionTinambac, Camarines Sur	1,690	about 205	about 8.26 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
1,256	CaawiganTalisay, Camarines Norte	1,689	about 1,165	about 1.45 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
1,257	SalvacionPamplona, Camarines Sur	1,689	about 1,141	about 1.48 km²	13.37% a year	Rural
1,258	LumbangPilar, Sorsogon	1,688	about 461	about 3.66 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
1,259	CasayCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,687	about 427	about 3.95 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
1,260	GinablanPilar, Sorsogon	1,686	about 140	about 12.06 km²	−3.40% a year	Rural
1,261	BalagbagMilaor, Camarines Sur	1,685	about 1,404	about 1.20 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
1,262	MananaoTinambac, Camarines Sur	1,685	about 112	about 15.07 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,263	MabanatePilar, Sorsogon	1,684	about 238	about 7.07 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
1,264	South VillazarSipocot, Camarines Sur	1,684	about 509	about 3.31 km²	−4.85% a year	Rural
1,265	MaycatmonMilaor, Camarines Sur	1,682	about 2,027	about 0.83 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
1,266	PoblacionUson, Masbate	1,682	about 1,185	about 1.42 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
1,267	PoroCanaman, Camarines Sur	1,682	about 453	about 3.71 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
1,268	San Isidro NorteLagonoy, Camarines Sur	1,680	about 6,154	about 0.273 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
1,269	CalanayAroroy, Masbate	1,679	about 60	about 27.78 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
1,270	CawacaganBato, Camarines Sur	1,679	about 688	about 2.44 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
1,271	Sagrada FamiliaLibon, Albay	1,679	about 428	about 3.92 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
1,272	De La FeBuhi, Camarines Sur	1,678	about 265	about 6.33 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
1,273	NamantaoDaraga, Albay	1,677	about 726	about 2.31 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,274	PayawinGubat, Sorsogon	1,677	about 522	about 3.21 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
1,275	Santa CruzCanaman, Camarines Sur	1,677	about 2,510	about 0.668 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,276	Bgy. 48 - Bagong AbreLegazpi City, Albay	1,675	about 1,309	about 1.28 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
1,277	DinagaCanaman, Camarines Sur	1,673	about 3,530	about 0.474 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
1,278	MalacbangParacale, Camarines Norte	1,672	about 163	about 10.25 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,279	Santa CruzLibon, Albay	1,672	about 168	about 9.96 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,280	ImeldaClaveria, Masbate	1,671	about 170	about 9.82 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
1,281	AlimbuyogMilaor, Camarines Sur	1,670	about 1,993	about 0.838 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,282	TawogCaramoan, Camarines Sur	1,669	about 392	about 4.26 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
1,283	UbangCapalonga, Camarines Norte	1,668	about 613	about 2.72 km²	−6.77% a year	Rural
1,284	AlegriaPio V. Corpus, Masbate	1,667	about 425	about 3.92 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
1,285	Santa Cruz PoblacionCalabanga, Camarines Sur	1,667	about 561	about 2.97 km²	−4.86% a year	Rural
1,286	Umabay InteriorMobo, Masbate	1,665	about 265	about 6.29 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
1,287	Daculang BoloSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte	1,664	about 279	about 5.97 km²	−3.60% a year	Rural
1,288	Duang NiogLibmanan, Camarines Sur	1,664	about 101	about 16.55 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,289	TanagLibmanan, Camarines Sur	1,664	about 97	about 17.21 km²	−9.45% a year	Rural
1,290	KiwaloDaraga, Albay	1,663	about 1,569	about 1.06 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,291	PlaridelSanta Elena, Camarines Norte	1,663	about 106	about 15.67 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,292	South PoblacionJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	1,663	about 8,274	about 0.201 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
1,293	QuirapiCastilla, Sorsogon	1,662	about 429	about 3.87 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
1,294	Silangan Pob.San Fernando, Masbate	1,659	about 11,601	about 0.143 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
1,295	CalayucaySanto Domingo, Albay	1,657	about 480	about 3.45 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
1,296	PinagtigasanVinzons, Camarines Norte	1,657	about 228	about 7.26 km²	−2.63% a year	Rural
1,297	San JuanOas, Albay	1,657	about 764	about 2.17 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
1,298	TobgonOas, Albay	1,655	about 152	about 10.86 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
1,299	BurabodCalabanga, Camarines Sur	1,653	about 285	about 5.80 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,300	DahicanJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	1,653	about 188	about 8.80 km²	0.37% 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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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. 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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