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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, 1,301 to 1,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,301	San RamonDaraga, Albay	1,653	about 333	about 4.96 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,302	PanlayaanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,652	about 293	about 5.63 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,303	KidacoDaraga, Albay	1,651	about 1,310	about 1.26 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
1,304	Pili IlawodBacacay, Albay	1,650	about 1,213	about 1.36 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
1,305	GaidDimasalang, Masbate	1,648	about 428	about 3.85 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
1,306	GogonCaramoan, Camarines Sur	1,648	about 197	about 8.35 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,307	BoloTiwi, Albay	1,645	about 1,567	about 1.05 km²	6.54% a year	Rural
1,308	MaricrumSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,644	about 479	about 3.43 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,309	Somal-otCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,644	about 8,261	about 0.199 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,310	MayongTiwi, Albay	1,642	about 198	about 8.30 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
1,311	San PascualSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,640	about 837	about 1.96 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,312	TelegrafoSan Jose, Camarines Sur	1,640	about 1,242	about 1.32 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
1,313	LalawiganMercedes, Camarines Norte	1,638	about 112	about 14.60 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
1,314	CullatDaraga, Albay	1,637	about 4,560	about 0.359 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,315	Iraya NorteOas, Albay	1,637	about 4,342	about 0.377 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
1,316	MatayumCataingan, Masbate	1,637	about 446	about 3.67 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,317	NabongsoranAroroy, Masbate	1,637	about 107	about 15.32 km²	−4.75% a year	Rural
1,318	BanaoBacacay, Albay	1,635	about 395	about 4.14 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
1,319	Batong PalowaySan Andres, Catanduanes	1,635	about 292	about 5.60 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
1,320	Bon-Ot BigMatnog, Sorsogon	1,633	about 349	about 4.68 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
1,321	San PabloLibmanan, Camarines Sur	1,633	about 446	about 3.66 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,322	CrossingUson, Masbate	1,632	about 301	about 5.42 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
1,323	MonserratMagarao, Camarines Sur	1,632	about 2,530	about 0.645 km²	13.04% a year	Rural
1,324	Poblacion District IIGigmoto, Catanduanes	1,632	about 2,469	about 0.661 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
1,325	PacoGubat, Sorsogon	1,630	about 249	about 6.55 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
1,326	TimbaanSan Andres, Catanduanes	1,630	about 187	about 8.70 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
1,327	MorocborocanUson, Masbate	1,629	about 260	about 6.27 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,328	Mabilo ILabo, Camarines Norte	1,627	about 215	about 7.57 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
1,329	RawisSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,626	about 797	about 2.04 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
1,330	SibagoDonsol, Sorsogon	1,626	about 704	about 2.31 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
1,331	TaromataBulan, Sorsogon	1,626	about 220	about 7.40 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,332	Baliuag NuevoMinalabac, Camarines Sur	1,625	about 308	about 5.27 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
1,333	BurgosCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,625	about 589	about 2.76 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,334	DayhaganAroroy, Masbate	1,625	about 96	about 17.00 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
1,335	San JuanIrosin, Sorsogon	1,623	about 3,846	about 0.422 km²	−6.00% a year	Urban
1,336	SawangUson, Masbate	1,623	about 307	about 5.28 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,337	TapayasBalatan, Camarines Sur	1,623	about 269	about 6.03 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,338	San JuanPili, Camarines Sur	1,622	about 7,509	about 0.216 km²	−5.96% a year	Rural
1,339	AltezaSipocot, Camarines Sur	1,621	about 359	about 4.52 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,340	Bagong SirangSipocot, Camarines Sur	1,621	about 165	about 9.83 km²	3.42% a year	Rural
1,341	MabiniSan Jacinto, Masbate	1,620	about 300	about 5.40 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,342	NagasOas, Albay	1,620	about 179	about 9.07 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
1,343	B. TitongMasbate City, Masbate	1,617	about 512	about 3.16 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
1,344	Don Pablo Dela RosaAroroy, Masbate	1,617	about 366	about 4.42 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,345	TominawogSan Jose, Camarines Sur	1,617	about 888	about 1.82 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
1,346	DanaoSan Jacinto, Masbate	1,616	about 269	about 6.00 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
1,347	SipacoLagonoy, Camarines Sur	1,616	about 143	about 11.27 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,348	MacalidongLigao City, Albay	1,615	about 509	about 3.17 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
1,349	TuburanCawayan, Masbate	1,615	about 137	about 11.83 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,350	NonocClaveria, Masbate	1,613	about 165	about 9.75 km²	−0.27% 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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