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, 14,101 to 14,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,101	HalagAguinaldo, Ifugao	2,077	about 32	about 64.98 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
14,102	LunaSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	2,077	about 1,623	about 1.28 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
14,103	Quezon Hill, UpperBaguio City, Benguet	2,077	about 10,181	about 0.204 km²	−5.64% a year	Rural
14,104	RizalEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,077	about 572	about 3.63 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
14,105	San PedroBuhi, Camarines Sur	2,077	about 3,147	about 0.66 km²	−2.59% a year	Rural
14,106	Santa FilomenaQuezon, Bukidnon	2,077	about 11	about 182.22 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
14,107	Villa PazLa Paz, Agusan del Sur	2,077	about 117	about 17.75 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
14,108	GarangTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,076	about 1,504	about 1.38 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
14,109	GubangPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	2,076	about 155	about 13.41 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
14,110	Kayquit IIIndang, Cavite	2,076	about 1,526	about 1.36 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
14,111	LundaySibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,076	about 48	about 42.90 km²	5.63% a year	Rural
14,112	MarikitPaluan, Occidental Mindoro	2,076	about 26	about 79.90 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
14,113	PudiotTangalan, Aklan	2,076	about 376	about 5.52 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
14,114	Santo Rosario WestAringay, La Union	2,076	about 1,054	about 1.97 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
14,115	ZionMaitum, Sarangani	2,076	about 46	about 44.77 km²	4.81% a year	Rural
14,116	Gov. E. JaroBabatngon, Leyte	2,075	about 313	about 6.63 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
14,117	ResurreccionSan Fernando, Masbate	2,075	about 523	about 3.97 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
14,118	San IsidroTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,075	about 173	about 11.98 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
14,119	Sta. MariaAbra De Ilog, Occidental Mindoro	2,075	about 95	about 21.87 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
14,120	BagumbayanLigao City, Albay	2,074	about 4,892	about 0.424 km²	−2.08% a year	Urban
14,121	BaliteSan Jose, Northern Samar	2,074	about 18,685	about 0.111 km²	4.49% a year	Rural
14,122	Binonga-anSan Agustin, Romblon	2,074	about 202	about 10.28 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
14,123	Bulan-bulanLantawan, Basilan	2,074	about 328	about 6.32 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,124	IwahigBataraza, Palawan	2,074	about 102	about 20.37 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
14,125	MaraningLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	2,074	about 138	about 15.01 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
14,126	SilangkanParang, Sulu	2,074	about 579	about 3.58 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
14,127	BacongSan Luis, Aurora	2,073	about 403	about 5.14 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
14,128	Barangay 764Manila	2,073	about 42,919	about 0.0483 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
14,129	Barangay 810Manila	2,073	about 81,937	about 0.0253 km²	−2.39% a year	Urban
14,130	JatianSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	2,073	about 1,152	about 1.80 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
14,131	KinabalanMalungon, Sarangani	2,073	about 77	about 26.97 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
14,132	MonteverdeBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat	2,073	about 86	about 24.20 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
14,133	Munting AmblingMagdalena, Laguna	2,073	about 2,077	about 0.998 km²	5.28% a year	Rural
14,134	PanciaoManjuyod, Negros Oriental	2,073	about 108	about 19.18 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
14,135	TinabananMarabut, Samar	2,073	about 91	about 22.89 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
14,136	Barangay 266Manila	2,072	about 75,620	about 0.0274 km²	5.38% a year	Urban
14,137	Cagat-LamacDanao City, Cebu	2,072	about 1,337	about 1.55 km²	10.01% a year	Rural
14,138	CalamiasIbaan, Batangas	2,072	about 893	about 2.32 km²	−1.58% a year	Urban
14,139	HaguikhikanNaval, Biliran	2,072	about 442	about 4.69 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
14,140	MillanSibunag, Guimaras	2,072	about 142	about 14.59 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
14,141	PortulinMedina, Misamis Oriental	2,072	about 982	about 2.11 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
14,142	QueteganMangatarem, Pangasinan	2,072	about 977	about 2.12 km²	−0.80% a year	Urban
14,143	San AgustinMalolos City, Bulacan	2,072	about 10,680	about 0.194 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
14,144	Tuao NorthBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya	2,072	about 390	about 5.31 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
14,145	GualsicAlcala, Pangasinan	2,071	about 564	about 3.67 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
14,146	LanaoMoalboal, Cebu	2,071	about 893	about 2.32 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
14,147	LombogGuindulman, Bohol	2,071	about 205	about 10.08 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
14,148	PaguenganAkbar, Basilan	2,071	about 916	about 2.26 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
14,149	Poblacion 1Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	2,071	about 7,068	about 0.293 km²	8.39% a year	Rural
14,150	TagbacMagpet, Cotabato	2,071	about 238	about 8.71 km²	0.37% 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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