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, 13,851 to 13,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
13,851	SandovalRoxas, Palawan	2,107	about 57	about 37.12 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
13,852	Tabon-TabonIrosin, Sorsogon	2,107	about 1,848	about 1.14 km²	6.46% a year	Rural
13,853	Barangay 27-CDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,106	about 6,707	about 0.314 km²	−0.05% a year	Urban
13,854	Barangay 687Manila	2,106	about 60,867	about 0.0346 km²	9.65% a year	Urban
13,855	DapitanPototan, Iloilo	2,106	about 1,333	about 1.58 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
13,856	DulopDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,106	about 127	about 16.53 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
13,857	GadgaranCalbayog City, Samar	2,106	about 949	about 2.22 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
13,858	GuincalabanTayasan, Negros Oriental	2,106	about 98	about 21.46 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
13,859	KatipunanNew Bataan, Davao de Oro	2,106	about 280	about 7.52 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
13,860	KinilisPolomolok, South Cotabato	2,106	about 66	about 32.15 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
13,861	MapurogBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	2,106	about 171	about 12.29 km²	4.56% a year	Rural
13,862	MawacatFloridablanca, Pampanga	2,106	about 217	about 9.70 km²	4.87% a year	Rural
13,863	Nueva VillaDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	2,106	about 124	about 16.99 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
13,864	SaguntoSison, Pangasinan	2,106	about 195	about 10.78 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
13,865	Anabu I-FImus City, Cavite	2,105	about 10,120	about 0.208 km²	−5.58% a year	Urban
13,866	Bohe-PiangAl-Barka, Basilan	2,105	about 439	about 4.79 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
13,867	BurabodSorsogon City, Sorsogon	2,105	about 10,120	about 0.208 km²	−1.11% a year	Urban
13,868	CalimbajanMakato, Aklan	2,105	about 600	about 3.51 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
13,869	Dal-lipaoenNaguilian, La Union	2,105	about 1,349	about 1.56 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
13,870	Dicabisagan WestPalanan, Isabela	2,105	about 220	about 9.56 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
13,871	DumanisiDiffun, Quirino	2,105	about 107	about 19.65 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
13,872	FuguTuao, Cagayan	2,105	about 896	about 2.35 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
13,873	GamaSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,105	about 382	about 5.51 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
13,874	NarraEchague, Isabela	2,105	about 179	about 11.78 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
13,875	NasinginGetafe, Bohol	2,105	about 1,324	about 1.59 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
13,876	OgobMalinao, Albay	2,105	about 510	about 4.13 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
13,877	PikinitSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,105	about 294	about 7.16 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
13,878	Primera PuloLumban, Laguna	2,105	about 18,304	about 0.115 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
13,879	San PedroSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	2,105	about 545	about 3.86 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
13,880	TomborBinmaley, Pangasinan	2,105	about 832	about 2.53 km²	−2.47% a year	Rural
13,881	Victory SurSantiago City, Isabela	2,105	about 9,568	about 0.22 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
13,882	AgricultureMidsayap, Cotabato	2,104	about 415	about 5.07 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
13,883	BaligtangPandami, Sulu	2,104	about 666	about 3.16 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
13,884	Don Espiridion VillegasVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	2,104	about 496	about 4.24 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
13,885	Haligue SilanganBatangas City, Batangas	2,104	about 448	about 4.70 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
13,886	SalapunganTarlac City, Tarlac	2,104	about 3,085	about 0.682 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
13,887	UbayLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,104	about 189	about 11.16 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
13,888	BisligTanauan, Leyte	2,103	about 2,760	about 0.762 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
13,889	Dan-arSantiago, Ilocos Sur	2,103	about 455	about 4.62 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
13,890	DoloSan Jose, Camarines Sur	2,103	about 1,036	about 2.03 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
13,891	Hilub-AngCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,103	about 328	about 6.42 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
13,892	LucsoonNaval, Biliran	2,103	about 449	about 4.68 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
13,893	Mahabang BaybaySan Agustin, Romblon	2,103	about 606	about 3.47 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
13,894	San IsidroPadada, Davao del Sur	2,103	about 1,107	about 1.90 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
13,895	Sandayong NorteDanao City, Cebu	2,103	about 1,252	about 1.68 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
13,896	SuclaranSan Lorenzo, Guimaras	2,103	about 405	about 5.19 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
13,897	A. BonifacioMayorga, Leyte	2,102	about 606	about 3.47 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
13,898	Barangay 211Manila	2,102	about 66,943	about 0.0314 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
13,899	Dago-okLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	2,102	about 2,349	about 0.895 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
13,900	KinatakutanTagkawayan, Quezon	2,102	about 185	about 11.37 km²	0.33% 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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