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, 14,001 to 14,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,001	MalidongPio Duran, Albay	2,090	about 357	about 5.86 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
14,002	MangyanSibonga, Cebu	2,090	about 332	about 6.29 km²	−2.96% a year	Rural
14,003	MonaAlaminos City, Pangasinan	2,090	about 501	about 4.17 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
14,004	ParalayunanMabalacat City, Pampanga	2,090	about 1,699	about 1.23 km²	3.24% a year	Urban
14,005	San MiguelBayawan City, Negros Oriental	2,090	about 183	about 11.40 km²	4.62% a year	Rural
14,006	Santa InesManaoag, Pangasinan	2,090	about 1,493	about 1.40 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
14,007	TamadangKiamba, Sarangani	2,090	about 74	about 28.34 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
14,008	Barangay 1Calaca City, Batangas	2,089	about 4,653	about 0.449 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
14,009	HabanaBuruanga, Aklan	2,089	about 618	about 3.38 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
14,010	PoblacionPateros	2,089	about 31,942	about 0.0654 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
14,011	RiversideIsabela, Negros Occidental	2,089	about 252	about 8.28 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
14,012	San MarcelinoTaysan, Batangas	2,089	about 541	about 3.86 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
14,013	TabunanMatnog, Sorsogon	2,089	about 15,138	about 0.138 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
14,014	TambobongDasol, Pangasinan	2,089	about 295	about 7.07 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
14,015	VigoLaoang, Northern Samar	2,089	about 247	about 8.46 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
14,016	IsuganBacong, Negros Oriental	2,088	about 785	about 2.66 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
14,017	KanaloMaasim, Sarangani	2,088	about 271	about 7.71 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
14,018	Lower LodiongTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	2,088	about 424	about 4.93 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
14,019	PoblacionFerrol, Romblon	2,088	about 437	about 4.78 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
14,020	RosarioMalinao, Aklan	2,088	about 494	about 4.23 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
14,021	TimbangalanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,088	about 8,031	about 0.26 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,022	WashingtonCatarman, Northern Samar	2,088	about 178	about 11.73 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
14,023	BacnengSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	2,087	about 123	about 16.90 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
14,024	Bannawag NorteSantiago City, Isabela	2,087	about 971	about 2.15 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
14,025	CurvadaTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	2,087	about 590	about 3.54 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
14,026	DavidSan Jose, Tarlac	2,087	about 347	about 6.01 km²	4.33% a year	Rural
14,027	MalagonlongLipa City, Batangas	2,087	about 1,070	about 1.95 km²	−5.71% a year	Rural
14,028	BaguAbulug, Cagayan	2,086	about 588	about 3.55 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
14,029	DadaoCalayan, Cagayan	2,086	about 122	about 17.10 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
14,030	Fatima IIISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,086	about 25,881	about 0.0806 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
14,031	KasugaMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	2,086	about 480	about 4.35 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
14,032	San RafaelBarili, Cebu	2,086	about 2,270	about 0.919 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
14,033	TilamboTaysan, Batangas	2,086	about 654	about 3.19 km²	3.14% a year	Rural
14,034	Bagong SikatSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	2,085	about 383	about 5.45 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
14,035	Barangay 591Manila	2,085	about 31,073	about 0.0671 km²	−4.24% a year	Urban
14,036	BauaGonzaga, Cagayan	2,085	about 560	about 3.72 km²	−2.18% a year	Rural
14,037	CanawayMalilipot, Albay	2,085	about 198	about 10.53 km²	−5.05% a year	Rural
14,038	ConcepcionPlaridel, Quezon	2,085	about 1,709	about 1.22 km²	5.42% a year	Rural
14,039	GulodLemery, Batangas	2,085	about 582	about 3.58 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
14,040	Kinalangay ViejoMalinao, Aklan	2,085	about 121	about 17.23 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
14,041	NatunuanSan Jose, Batangas	2,085	about 366	about 5.69 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
14,042	PinocawanTayasan, Negros Oriental	2,085	about 145	about 14.33 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
14,043	DanasanDanao City, Cebu	2,084	about 227	about 9.20 km²	9.23% a year	Rural
14,044	IbudSablayan, Occidental Mindoro	2,084	about 253	about 8.24 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
14,045	LumbacMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	2,084	about 1,345	about 1.55 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
14,046	MamagonNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,084	about 160	about 13.01 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
14,047	Pagtigni-anHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	2,084	about 116	about 17.92 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
14,048	San GregorioRizal, Nueva Ecija	2,084	about 182	about 11.46 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
14,049	Santa CruzTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,084	about 697	about 2.99 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
14,050	San AntonioAgoo, La Union	2,083	about 1,310	about 1.59 km²	−2.86% a year	Urban

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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