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, 13,451 to 13,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
13,451	TanglaganCalanasan, Apayao	2,153	about 20	about 108.49 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
13,452	AbijodCateel, Davao Oriental	2,152	about 97	about 22.28 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
13,453	AngelesSan Antonio, Zambales	2,152	about 199	about 10.80 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
13,454	AnnafunanTumauini, Isabela	2,152	about 1,237	about 1.74 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
13,455	BanagaBugallon, Pangasinan	2,152	about 1,505	about 1.43 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
13,456	BrookspointBaguio City, Benguet	2,152	about 12,439	about 0.173 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
13,457	ConcepcionCervantes, Ilocos Sur	2,152	about 417	about 5.16 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
13,458	DesawoT'Boli, South Cotabato	2,152	about 202	about 10.64 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
13,459	LibotCalinog, Iloilo	2,152	about 1,454	about 1.48 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
13,460	PongpongSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	2,152	about 112	about 19.17 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
13,461	Santa InesSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	2,152	about 132	about 16.36 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
13,462	BinuayDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	2,151	about 368	about 5.84 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
13,463	CararayanTiwi, Albay	2,151	about 1,938	about 1.11 km²	−0.71% a year	Urban
13,464	MalaboVictoria, Oriental Mindoro	2,151	about 401	about 5.37 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
13,465	PoblacionNabas, Aklan	2,151	about 2,305	about 0.933 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
13,466	SalogGoa, Camarines Sur	2,151	about 248	about 8.69 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
13,467	San AntonioRamon, Isabela	2,151	about 238	about 9.03 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
13,468	AndapLaak, Davao de Oro	2,150	about 336	about 6.40 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
13,469	Barangay 315Manila	2,150	about 31,433	about 0.0684 km²	4.55% a year	Urban
13,470	Barangay 61-ACavite City, Cavite	2,150	about 14,145	about 0.152 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
13,471	Bitadton SurCulasi, Antique	2,150	about 915	about 2.35 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
13,472	CalmayLaoac, Pangasinan	2,150	about 821	about 2.62 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
13,473	PangalcaganBugasong, Antique	2,150	about 145	about 14.79 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
13,474	PinamanguhanKadingilan, Bukidnon	2,150	about 131	about 16.41 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
13,475	San BuenaventuraBuhi, Camarines Sur	2,150	about 10,644	about 0.202 km²	−2.26% a year	Urban
13,476	TabernaBauang, La Union	2,150	about 2,521	about 0.853 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
13,477	Tinambacan NorteCalbayog City, Samar	2,150	about 1,295	about 1.66 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
13,478	EscodaMarcos, Ilocos Norte	2,149	about 245	about 8.76 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
13,479	KahikukukTongkil, Sulu	2,149	about 539	about 3.99 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
13,480	LupiTinambac, Camarines Sur	2,149	about 108	about 19.99 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
13,481	PalindanIbaan, Batangas	2,149	about 1,242	about 1.73 km²	−1.37% a year	Urban
13,482	TakasValderrama, Antique	2,149	about 510	about 4.21 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
13,483	UlalimanEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	2,149	about 951	about 2.26 km²	4.62% a year	Rural
13,484	Balibago ITarlac City, Tarlac	2,148	about 1,286	about 1.67 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
13,485	DacutanDumangas, Iloilo	2,148	about 597	about 3.60 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
13,486	KamuningPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	2,148	about 139	about 15.49 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
13,487	MapulogNaawan, Misamis Oriental	2,148	about 436	about 4.93 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
13,488	North PaarolTongkil, Sulu	2,148	about 801	about 2.68 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
13,489	Pinaghi-usa Pob.Palompon, Leyte	2,148	about 14,225	about 0.151 km²	7.89% a year	Rural
13,490	San IgnacioRosario, Batangas	2,148	about 959	about 2.24 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
13,491	SiembreBombon, Camarines Sur	2,148	about 309	about 6.96 km²	−6.14% a year	Rural
13,492	ToytoyGarchitorena, Camarines Sur	2,148	about 137	about 15.73 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
13,493	TrinidadTarlac City, Tarlac	2,148	about 667	about 3.22 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
13,494	Tuhog-tuhogLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	2,148	about 284	about 7.56 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
13,495	CalaoDumangas, Iloilo	2,147	about 1,136	about 1.89 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
13,496	MorenteBongabong, Oriental Mindoro	2,147	about 140	about 15.38 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
13,497	PoblacionLaoac, Pangasinan	2,147	about 1,491	about 1.44 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
13,498	Poblacion SouthPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,147	about 1,774	about 1.21 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
13,499	Villa CanejaNaval, Biliran	2,147	about 261	about 8.22 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
13,500	ZerrudoSara, Iloilo	2,147	about 677	about 3.17 km²	0.11% 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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