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, 2024: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or rural: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 people
Largest by land: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or more: Bacjawan Sur^{[7, 8]}; Concepcion, Iloilo; 10.14% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020: 13,642 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Pag-Asa, −9.08% a year.

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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, 13,051 to 13,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
13,051	San AntonioScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	2,202	about 929	about 2.37 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
13,052	San JoseGeneral Luna, Quezon	2,202	about 494	about 4.46 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
13,053	SantolMataasnakahoy, Batangas	2,202	about 1,762	about 1.25 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
13,054	TagasSan Jose, Camarines Sur	2,202	about 857	about 2.57 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
13,055	Tandu PatongMaimbung, Sulu	2,202	about 3,904	about 0.564 km²	9.73% a year	Rural
13,056	BarangcaCandaba, Pampanga	2,201	about 185	about 11.92 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
13,057	Bay-angBatan, Aklan	2,201	about 488	about 4.51 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
13,058	CatolohanDalaguete, Cebu	2,201	about 445	about 4.95 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
13,059	CentroBuguey, Cagayan	2,201	about 3,083	about 0.714 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
13,060	ColonganRosario, Batangas	2,201	about 487	about 4.52 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
13,061	DilimbayanTugaya, Lanao del Sur	2,201	about 3,439	about 0.64 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
13,062	Mag-asawang SampalocGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,201	about 1,302	about 1.69 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
13,063	MagbagacaySaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	2,201	about 1,084	about 2.03 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
13,064	Naga-nagaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,201	about 2,001	about 1.10 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
13,065	PaetanSablayan, Occidental Mindoro	2,201	about 142	about 15.51 km²	3.54% a year	Rural
13,066	PatotPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area	2,201	about 141	about 15.64 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
13,067	UmagosLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	2,201	about 176	about 12.50 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
13,068	Barangay 354Manila	2,200	about 52,506	about 0.0419 km²	4.79% a year	Urban
13,069	BulakDauin, Negros Oriental	2,200	about 924	about 2.38 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
13,070	Centro 2San Guillermo, Isabela	2,200	about 627	about 3.51 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
13,071	DalaoDinalupihan, Bataan	2,200	about 1,089	about 2.02 km²	4.51% a year	Rural
13,072	LabneySan Jose, Tarlac	2,200	about 293	about 7.50 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
13,073	SulvecNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	2,200	about 354	about 6.22 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
13,074	Tubig ParangIndanan, Sulu	2,200	about 1,063	about 2.07 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
13,075	AcaoCabatuan, Iloilo	2,199	about 785	about 2.80 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
13,076	BagumbayanTigbauan, Iloilo	2,199	about 1,170	about 1.88 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
13,077	CalantipayanLopez, Quezon	2,199	about 1,009	about 2.18 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
13,078	KakarSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,199	about 761	about 2.89 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
13,079	Mamanga DakuPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	2,199	about 666	about 3.30 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
13,080	MasaguisiBongabong, Oriental Mindoro	2,199	about 479	about 4.59 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
13,081	Poblacion Barangay 3Lipa City, Batangas	2,199	about 20,745	about 0.106 km²	6.96% a year	Rural
13,082	Doña JosefaQuezon City	2,198	about 7,767	about 0.283 km²	4.13% a year	Urban
13,083	JingganPanglima Estino, Sulu	2,198	about 1,052	about 2.09 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
13,084	San IsidroTalisay, Camarines Norte	2,198	about 879	about 2.50 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
13,085	TangkalanMamburao, Occidental Mindoro	2,198	about 129	about 17.01 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
13,086	Barangay II-ESan Pablo City, Laguna	2,197	about 19,616	about 0.112 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
13,087	CabuayaMati City, Davao Oriental	2,197	about 27	about 81.40 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
13,088	GuindawahanPio V. Corpus, Masbate	2,197	about 138	about 15.95 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
13,089	San AntonioBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	2,197	about 341	about 6.45 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
13,090	San FernandoSanto Domingo, Albay	2,197	about 382	about 5.75 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
13,091	TanegMankayan, Benguet	2,197	about 150	about 14.67 km²	5.12% a year	Rural
13,092	AflekT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,196	about 69	about 31.99 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
13,093	AgboyCandoni, Negros Occidental	2,196	about 97	about 22.62 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
13,094	BacabacBugallon, Pangasinan	2,196	about 1,255	about 1.75 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
13,095	BagoIbaan, Batangas	2,196	about 1,702	about 1.29 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
13,096	Barangay 42Manila	2,196	about 124,068	about 0.0177 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
13,097	Barangay 514Manila	2,196	about 64,023	about 0.0343 km²	−0.93% a year	Urban
13,098	DuggoSiasi, Sulu	2,196	about 520	about 4.22 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
13,099	San Isidro EastMalvar, Batangas	2,196	about 1,474	about 1.49 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
13,100	Bagong DawisBaroy, Lanao del Norte	2,195	about 907	about 2.42 km²	−2.23% a year	Urban

Rankings of the Philippines

Barangays

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: Western Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0061A6DTPH5). 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 works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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