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, 13,201 to 13,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
13,201	GunyanSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,182	about 143	about 15.25 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
13,202	LamogongManjuyod, Negros Oriental	2,182	about 240	about 9.09 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
13,203	MatapolNorala, South Cotabato	2,182	about 383	about 5.69 km²	6.00% a year	Rural
13,204	MoreraGuinobatan, Albay	2,182	about 1,834	about 1.19 km²	−3.24% a year	Rural
13,205	Mt. CarmelBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	2,182	about 73	about 29.94 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
13,206	NahaongLibagon, Southern Leyte	2,182	about 176	about 12.42 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
13,207	PautaoBacuag, Surigao del Norte	2,182	about 3,233	about 0.675 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
13,208	San FranciscoBombon, Camarines Sur	2,182	about 593	about 3.68 km²	−4.51% a year	Rural
13,209	San PedroAlicia, Isabela	2,182	about 264	about 8.26 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
13,210	BagumbangBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	2,181	about 940	about 2.32 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
13,211	Barangay IJones, Isabela	2,181	about 1,833	about 1.19 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
13,212	BarrientosLuna, La Union	2,181	about 1,205	about 1.81 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
13,213	ImeldaUbay, Bohol	2,181	about 305	about 7.15 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
13,214	Kaytitinga IAlfonso, Cavite	2,181	about 634	about 3.44 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
13,215	KilingAlfonso Lista, Ifugao	2,181	about 35	about 62.60 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
13,216	MabiniGumaca, Quezon	2,181	about 6,144	about 0.355 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
13,217	MagdalenaAnini-Y, Antique	2,181	about 752	about 2.90 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
13,218	MompongDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	2,181	about 76	about 28.53 km²	7.79% a year	Rural
13,219	Pay-asKadingilan, Bukidnon	2,181	about 256	about 8.51 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
13,220	PiotSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,181	about 3,501	about 0.623 km²	−3.79% a year	Urban
13,221	San RoqueDumalag, Capiz	2,181	about 474	about 4.60 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
13,222	San SimonDinalupihan, Bataan	2,181	about 872	about 2.50 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
13,223	Barangay IIISan Mateo, Isabela	2,180	about 5,973	about 0.365 km²	−0.09% a year	Urban
13,224	CalomboyanSan Quintin, Pangasinan	2,180	about 2,037	about 1.07 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
13,225	CanmanicoValencia, Bohol	2,180	about 1,832	about 1.19 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
13,226	JavierBarobo, Surigao del Sur	2,180	about 80	about 27.13 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
13,227	Jose P. Brillantes, Sr.Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,180	about 717	about 3.04 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
13,228	KolambogPikit, Cotabato	2,180	about 387	about 5.63 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
13,229	LibertadTaytay, Palawan	2,180	about 20	about 106.79 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
13,230	PajoAlfonso, Cavite	2,180	about 982	about 2.22 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
13,231	RiversideIsabela City, Basilan	2,180	about 26,880	about 0.0811 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
13,232	San AgustinSan Simon, Pampanga	2,180	about 3,206	about 0.68 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
13,233	Santa TeresaLoreto, Agusan del Sur	2,180	about 57	about 38.31 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
13,234	Barangay 640Manila	2,179	about 20,557	about 0.106 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
13,235	LajongJuban, Sorsogon	2,179	about 223	about 9.78 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
13,236	ManguiaoAsturias, Cebu	2,179	about 276	about 7.89 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
13,237	Pudoc EastTagudin, Ilocos Sur	2,179	about 421	about 5.17 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
13,238	San RafaelRagay, Camarines Sur	2,179	about 572	about 3.81 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
13,239	San RafaelDulag, Leyte	2,179	about 1,345	about 1.62 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
13,240	ToledoRamos, Tarlac	2,179	about 1,178	about 1.85 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
13,241	Barangay 136Pasay City	2,178	about 69,143	about 0.0315 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
13,242	LinayBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	2,178	about 10	about 224.48 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
13,243	LungogNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	2,178	about 516	about 4.22 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
13,244	MabuhayDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	2,178	about 94	about 23.07 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
13,245	Pagolingin WestLipa City, Batangas	2,178	about 1,073	about 2.03 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
13,246	Poblacion IPozorrubio, Pangasinan	2,178	about 2,547	about 0.855 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
13,247	San VicenteJovellar, Albay	2,178	about 298	about 7.32 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
13,248	TondogTangalan, Aklan	2,178	about 714	about 3.05 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
13,249	Barangay 566Manila	2,177	about 76,119	about 0.0286 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
13,250	BugsukanButuan City, Agusan del Norte	2,177	about 205	about 10.63 km²	2.73% a year	Rural

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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