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, 12,951 to 13,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
12,951	LinguSolana, Cagayan	2,214	about 1,118	about 1.98 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
12,952	QuezonTagbina, Surigao del Sur	2,214	about 354	about 6.26 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
12,953	Santa LuciaSamal, Bataan	2,214	about 2,109	about 1.05 km²	−3.38% a year	Rural
12,954	AlambiqueGigaquit, Surigao del Norte	2,213	about 4,339	about 0.51 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
12,955	BalidbidSanta Fe, Cebu	2,213	about 570	about 3.88 km²	2.38% a year	Urban
12,956	Barangay 186Pasay City	2,213	about 69,591	about 0.0318 km²	−10.10% a year	Urban
12,957	Barangay 8Balayan, Batangas	2,213	about 13,251	about 0.167 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
12,958	ButuayJimenez, Misamis Occidental	2,213	about 1,785	about 1.24 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
12,959	TugasMakato, Aklan	2,213	about 421	about 5.26 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
12,960	Barangay 1San Jose De Buan, Samar	2,212	about 166	about 13.31 km²	3.66% a year	Rural
12,961	Barangay 581Manila	2,212	about 12,154	about 0.182 km²	−2.53% a year	Urban
12,962	BasdioGuindulman, Bohol	2,212	about 366	about 6.04 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
12,963	DicolorGerona, Tarlac	2,212	about 623	about 3.55 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
12,964	LabbenAllacapan, Cagayan	2,212	about 316	about 6.99 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
12,965	LunaQuirino, Isabela	2,212	about 351	about 6.30 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
12,966	Poblacion District IIIBurauen, Leyte	2,212	about 2,772	about 0.798 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
12,967	San MiguelPila, Laguna	2,212	about 2,266	about 0.976 km²	5.51% a year	Rural
12,968	TamboSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	2,212	about 399	about 5.55 km²	13.70% a year	Rural
12,969	BuluangBato, Camarines Sur	2,211	about 413	about 5.35 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
12,970	CamanchilesMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,211	about 598	about 3.70 km²	4.65% a year	Urban
12,971	Cogon (Talicod)Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	2,211	about 331	about 6.68 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
12,972	Julugan VIITanza, Cavite	2,211	about 37,666	about 0.0587 km²	−3.34% a year	Rural
12,973	Malo-ong San JoseLamitan City, Basilan	2,211	about 182	about 12.15 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
12,974	MaquiapoGuagua, Pampanga	2,211	about 945	about 2.34 km²	−13.12% a year	Rural
12,975	NazarenoAgoo, La Union	2,211	about 1,546	about 1.43 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
12,976	PanaytayanRagay, Camarines Sur	2,211	about 561	about 3.94 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
12,977	Poblacion IISiaton, Negros Oriental	2,211	about 3,300	about 0.67 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
12,978	RizalMagsaysay, Palawan	2,211	about 234	about 9.44 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
12,979	Santa AnaBarili, Cebu	2,211	about 1,662	about 1.33 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
12,980	TabugonSanta Elena, Camarines Norte	2,211	about 290	about 7.63 km²	3.44% a year	Urban
12,981	TughanJuban, Sorsogon	2,211	about 957	about 2.31 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
12,982	Del CastilloSara, Iloilo	2,210	about 100	about 22.08 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
12,983	LibertyNorala, South Cotabato	2,210	about 423	about 5.22 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
12,984	MadambaDingras, Ilocos Norte	2,210	about 2,628	about 0.841 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
12,985	MalantaSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,210	about 1,444	about 1.53 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
12,986	Manambong ParteBayambang, Pangasinan	2,210	about 231	about 9.56 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
12,987	ManiakGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,210	about 137	about 16.19 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
12,988	MatipunsoSan Antonio, Quezon	2,210	about 430	about 5.14 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
12,989	Paatan UpperKabacan, Cotabato	2,210	about 313	about 7.07 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
12,990	Banog NorteBani, Pangasinan	2,209	about 427	about 5.17 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
12,991	Barangay IMalilipot, Albay	2,209	about 1,781	about 1.24 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
12,992	BuhilitTarlac City, Tarlac	2,209	about 1,781	about 1.24 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
12,993	Palo MariaBongabon, Nueva Ecija	2,209	about 1,407	about 1.57 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
12,994	San RoqueOras, Eastern Samar	2,209	about 531	about 4.16 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
12,995	SawangLobo, Batangas	2,209	about 202	about 10.93 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
12,996	WakatNagcarlan, Laguna	2,209	about 690	about 3.20 km²	6.45% a year	Rural
12,997	BalabagonMoalboal, Cebu	2,208	about 756	about 2.92 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
12,998	BatucanTalacogon, Agusan del Sur	2,208	about 236	about 9.37 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
12,999	Centro IlayaBugasong, Antique	2,208	about 1,660	about 1.33 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
13,000	GubaVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	2,208	about 267	about 8.27 km²	2.72% 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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