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, 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: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
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: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 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: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 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: Cogon Ramos^{[7, 8]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% 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: 14,075 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mayapa, −13.70% 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.

42,010 barangays, 1,351 to 1,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,351	PoblacionMakilala, Cotabato	10,841	about 1,281	about 8.46 km²	−0.50% a year	Urban
1,352	KatipunanQuezon City	10,837	about 83,362	about 0.13 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
1,353	PalaoIligan City, Lanao del Norte	10,832	about 5,584	about 1.94 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
1,354	PoblacionLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	10,832	about 1,517	about 7.14 km²	−2.80% a year	Urban
1,355	Del MonteQuezon City	10,819	about 19,998	about 0.541 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
1,356	BuenavistaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	10,810	about 2,305	about 4.69 km²	3.90% a year	Urban
1,357	Concepcion GrandeNaga City, Camarines Sur	10,804	about 4,016	about 2.69 km²	−0.70% a year	Urban
1,358	BuluanganSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	10,800	about 333	about 32.47 km²	−0.36% a year	Urban
1,359	DaoTagbilaran City, Bohol	10,799	about 2,951	about 3.66 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
1,360	San IsidroSan Fernando City, Pampanga	10,796	about 7,295	about 1.48 km²	2.81% a year	Urban
1,361	GuiljunganCauayan, Negros Occidental	10,791	about 455	about 23.72 km²	−0.91% a year	Urban
1,362	PoblacionBugallon, Pangasinan	10,775	about 1,505	about 7.16 km²	−0.53% a year	Urban
1,363	Rosary Heights VICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	10,765	about 20,311	about 0.53 km²	8.92% a year	Urban
1,364	NangkaBayawan City, Negros Oriental	10,749	about 141	about 75.98 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
1,365	Arkong BatoValenzuela City	10,746	about 28,279	about 0.38 km²	−1.32% a year	Urban
1,366	Suba Pob.Cebu City, Cebu	10,745	about 110,432	about 0.0973 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
1,367	PoblacionMambajao, Camiguin	10,739	about 1,170	about 9.18 km²	−0.63% a year	Urban
1,368	CalauagNaga City, Camarines Sur	10,738	about 17,460	about 0.615 km²	−1.21% a year	Urban
1,369	GuadalupeSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	10,728	about 305	about 35.15 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
1,370	PondolBalamban, Cebu	10,728	about 2,283	about 4.70 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
1,371	PoblacionNew Corella, Davao del Norte	10,726	about 696	about 15.42 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
1,372	CambanogoyAsuncion, Davao del Norte	10,721	about 794	about 13.51 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
1,373	Daniel FajardoLas Piñas City	10,719	about 33,289	about 0.322 km²	0.20% a year	Urban
1,374	SainzMati City, Davao Oriental	10,710	about 401	about 26.69 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
1,375	BetagLa Trinidad, Benguet	10,704	about 8,702	about 1.23 km²	3.44% a year	Urban
1,376	San RoqueCainta, Rizal	10,704	about 25,669	about 0.417 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
1,377	Poblacion VIIICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	10,703	about 3,084	about 3.47 km²	4.03% a year	Urban
1,378	CataningBalanga City, Bataan	10,701	about 1,685	about 6.35 km²	2.19% a year	Urban
1,379	San FerminCauayan City, Isabela	10,701	about 1,474	about 7.26 km²	−2.80% a year	Urban
1,380	TubiganBiñan City, Laguna	10,701	about 13,034	about 0.821 km²	13.78% a year	Urban
1,381	ButingPasig City	10,698	about 30,479	about 0.351 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
1,382	PoblacionClaveria, Misamis Oriental	10,658	about 980	about 10.87 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
1,383	MacabudRodriguez, Rizal	10,657	about 810	about 13.16 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
1,384	GatidSanta Cruz, Laguna	10,656	about 2,834	about 3.76 km²	1.54% a year	Urban
1,385	PayomponMamburao, Occidental Mindoro	10,651	about 784	about 13.58 km²	−2.90% a year	Urban
1,386	TabuyucApalit, Pampanga	10,649	about 1,169	about 9.11 km²	3.06% a year	Urban
1,387	PoblacionCauayan, Negros Occidental	10,648	about 829	about 12.84 km²	2.23% a year	Urban
1,388	SulipanApalit, Pampanga	10,645	about 3,245	about 3.28 km²	−2.23% a year	Urban
1,389	QuezonSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	10,624	about 188	about 56.62 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
1,390	LaguilayanIsulan, Sultan Kudarat	10,623	about 93	about 114.01 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
1,391	San JoseFloridablanca, Pampanga	10,621	about 1,900	about 5.59 km²	4.58% a year	Urban
1,392	Mag-asawang SapaSanta Maria, Bulacan	10,617	about 2,452	about 4.33 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
1,393	GuinayangSan Mateo, Rizal	10,615	about 13,697	about 0.775 km²	1.76% a year	Urban
1,394	CotcotLiloan, Cebu	10,610	about 4,004	about 2.65 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
1,395	TibanbanGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	10,597	about 3,680	about 2.88 km²	1.36% a year	Urban
1,396	BukalPagbilao, Quezon	10,591	about 4,488	about 2.36 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
1,397	Santa MonicaSan Pablo City, Laguna	10,580	about 3,538	about 2.99 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
1,398	SanitoIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	10,570	about 1,119	about 9.45 km²	1.98% a year	Urban
1,399	PulungmasleGuagua, Pampanga	10,566	about 2,105	about 5.02 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
1,400	OsorioTrece Martires City, Cavite	10,555	about 3,309	about 3.19 km²	−1.05% a year	Urban

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: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). 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 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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