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, 13,551 to 13,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
13,551	CudianIvisan, Capiz	2,142	about 409	about 5.24 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
13,552	HinigdaanEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	2,142	about 263	about 8.15 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
13,553	IgbacBuhi, Camarines Sur	2,142	about 297	about 7.22 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
13,554	LinaboQuezon, Bukidnon	2,142	about 81	about 26.34 km²	3.39% a year	Rural
13,555	QuezonTandag City, Surigao del Sur	2,142	about 833	about 2.57 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
13,556	San AntonioBacolor, Pampanga	2,142	about 579	about 3.70 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
13,557	San IsidroSanta Fe, Leyte	2,142	about 328	about 6.54 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
13,558	San JuanBato, Camarines Sur	2,142	about 449	about 4.77 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
13,559	BebeladanEl Nido, Palawan	2,141	about 36	about 58.74 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
13,560	Daniel MaingKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte	2,141	about 67	about 31.88 km²	−4.24% a year	Rural
13,561	Fatima IVSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,141	about 26,763	about 0.080 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
13,562	KinatarkanSanta Fe, Cebu	2,141	about 1,044	about 2.05 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
13,563	ManobisaMagpet, Cotabato	2,141	about 90	about 23.71 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
13,564	NannarianPeñablanca, Cagayan	2,141	about 307	about 6.98 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
13,565	OmaganhanTabango, Leyte	2,141	about 328	about 6.52 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
13,566	PangdelBayambang, Pangasinan	2,141	about 1,699	about 1.26 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
13,567	Barangay 133Pasay City	2,140	about 95,964	about 0.0223 km²	−0.89% a year	Urban
13,568	Bgy. 34 - Oro Site-Magallanes St.Legazpi City, Albay	2,140	about 14,658	about 0.146 km²	−0.92% a year	Urban
13,569	Bgy. No. 57, PilaLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	2,140	about 811	about 2.64 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
13,570	LimotTarragona, Davao Oriental	2,140	about 66	about 32.22 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
13,571	LubayatReal, Quezon	2,140	about 173	about 12.37 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
13,572	NenaSan Julian, Eastern Samar	2,140	about 153	about 14.02 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
13,573	San BuenaventuraLuisiana, Laguna	2,140	about 93	about 23.13 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
13,574	San VicenteKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	2,140	about 663	about 3.23 km²	7.27% a year	Rural
13,575	Santa InesPaniqui, Tarlac	2,140	about 654	about 3.27 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
13,576	South ManubulPandami, Sulu	2,140	about 3,092	about 0.692 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
13,577	AgbagoIbajay, Aklan	2,139	about 379	about 5.64 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
13,578	Andal AlinoTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,139	about 4,304	about 0.497 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
13,579	Barangay 79Tacloban City, Leyte	2,139	about 8,839	about 0.242 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
13,580	CansayahonRonda, Cebu	2,139	about 529	about 4.04 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
13,581	JawiliTangalan, Aklan	2,139	about 458	about 4.67 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
13,582	LegaspiAlegria, Cebu	2,139	about 759	about 2.82 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
13,583	MercedBanate, Iloilo	2,139	about 366	about 5.84 km²	−4.97% a year	Rural
13,584	AnduyanTubao, La Union	2,138	about 715	about 2.99 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
13,585	BagakayClaver, Surigao del Norte	2,138	about 7,832	about 0.273 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
13,586	CalabnuganSibulan, Negros Oriental	2,138	about 629	about 3.40 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
13,587	ConalumInopacan, Leyte	2,138	about 804	about 2.66 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
13,588	DibacongCasiguran, Aurora	2,138	about 74	about 28.72 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
13,589	HibunawanBaybay City, Leyte	2,138	about 954	about 2.24 km²	4.89% a year	Rural
13,590	Ibaba del SurPaete, Laguna	2,138	about 6,766	about 0.316 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
13,591	IgangMasbate City, Masbate	2,138	about 100	about 21.37 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
13,592	LingsatSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	2,138	about 1,738	about 1.23 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
13,593	MalinengCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	2,138	about 387	about 5.53 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
13,594	ManlayoGuinayangan, Quezon	2,138	about 17,242	about 0.124 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
13,595	MareloGapan City, Nueva Ecija	2,138	about 591	about 3.62 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
13,596	San Antonio IINoveleta, Cavite	2,138	about 16,197	about 0.132 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
13,597	Tulay na BatoBongabon, Nueva Ecija	2,138	about 2,243	about 0.953 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
13,598	BohebacaTipo-Tipo, Basilan	2,137	about 549	about 3.89 km²	10.21% a year	Rural
13,599	Cabugao NorteSanta Barbara, Iloilo	2,137	about 917	about 2.33 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
13,600	GuinobatTabaco City, Albay	2,137	about 2,597	about 0.823 km²	−0.07% 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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