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, 14,151 to 14,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,151	BagacayDaram, Samar	2,070	about 597	about 3.47 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
14,152	Barangay 621Manila	2,070	about 25,940	about 0.0798 km²	3.59% a year	Urban
14,153	CanarvacananBinalonan, Pangasinan	2,070	about 1,725	about 1.20 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
14,154	Centro IIILasam, Cagayan	2,070	about 286	about 7.23 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
14,155	Hadji TahaSibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,070	about 841	about 2.46 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
14,156	PamplonaGeneral Nakar, Quezon	2,070	about 848	about 2.44 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
14,157	SabangSibunag, Guimaras	2,070	about 197	about 10.50 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
14,158	Sergio BayanCalumpit, Bulacan	2,070	about 3,360	about 0.616 km²	4.44% a year	Rural
14,159	BawaniMawab, Davao de Oro	2,069	about 191	about 10.83 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
14,160	MalbogBuenavista, Marinduque	2,069	about 123	about 16.78 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
14,161	San JuanDelfin Albano, Isabela	2,069	about 772	about 2.68 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
14,162	San JuanSan Jacinto, Pangasinan	2,069	about 755	about 2.74 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
14,163	UliDasol, Pangasinan	2,069	about 156	about 13.24 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
14,164	Abeto Mirasol Taft SouthIloilo City, Iloilo	2,068	about 3,774	about 0.548 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
14,165	BaclayonLantapan, Bukidnon	2,068	about 251	about 8.25 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
14,166	LannaEnrile, Cagayan	2,068	about 142	about 14.57 km²	−4.10% a year	Rural
14,167	TalisaySibutu, Tawi-Tawi	2,068	about 148	about 13.93 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
14,168	Dorongan ValerioMangatarem, Pangasinan	2,067	about 970	about 2.13 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
14,169	LamonGoa, Camarines Sur	2,067	about 163	about 12.68 km²	5.54% a year	Rural
14,170	LangonTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,067	about 104	about 19.82 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
14,171	Nalsian NorteBayambang, Pangasinan	2,067	about 858	about 2.41 km²	−2.17% a year	Rural
14,172	NipaPalanas, Masbate	2,067	about 441	about 4.69 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
14,173	NoaMagpet, Cotabato	2,067	about 253	about 8.18 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
14,174	RizalMaasin City, Southern Leyte	2,067	about 541	about 3.82 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
14,175	Tup-onMedina, Misamis Oriental	2,067	about 269	about 7.69 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
14,176	Upper Santo NiñoMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,067	about 432	about 4.79 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
14,177	Barangay 807Manila	2,066	about 65,587	about 0.0315 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
14,178	Diego SilangDiffun, Quirino	2,066	about 391	about 5.29 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
14,179	SagradaBula, Camarines Sur	2,066	about 2,632	about 0.785 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
14,180	BalucananSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,065	about 473	about 4.37 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
14,181	Barangay 6Balingasag, Misamis Oriental	2,065	about 25,122	about 0.0822 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
14,182	Hacienda MariaSan Isidro, Leyte	2,065	about 423	about 4.88 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
14,183	MayoColumbio, Sultan Kudarat	2,065	about 366	about 5.64 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
14,184	MinamaingMatalam, Cotabato	2,065	about 188	about 11.00 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
14,185	SangkolDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	2,065	about 290	about 7.11 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
14,186	Sapa IRosario, Cavite	2,065	about 9,976	about 0.207 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
14,187	TitikSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,065	about 61	about 33.78 km²	5.18% a year	Rural
14,188	ApalanTuburan, Cebu	2,064	about 683	about 3.02 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
14,189	Cabalaoangan NorteRosales, Pangasinan	2,064	about 2,271	about 0.909 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
14,190	CarmenSan Agustin, Romblon	2,064	about 256	about 8.07 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
14,191	CatabbanBurgos, Isabela	2,064	about 662	about 3.12 km²	4.66% a year	Rural
14,192	TagansuleMalalag, Davao del Sur	2,064	about 209	about 9.87 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
14,193	Barangay 367Manila	2,063	about 65,911	about 0.0313 km²	4.63% a year	Urban
14,194	BatianoOdiongan, Romblon	2,063	about 1,443	about 1.43 km²	−2.02% a year	Urban
14,195	CabugaoMilaor, Camarines Sur	2,063	about 1,159	about 1.78 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
14,196	CaguisananLambunao, Iloilo	2,063	about 410	about 5.03 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
14,197	CajiloMakato, Aklan	2,063	about 885	about 2.33 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
14,198	Camp 8Toledo City, Cebu	2,063	about 1,011	about 2.04 km²	−1.92% a year	Rural
14,199	Cupang WestBalanga City, Bataan	2,063	about 6,854	about 0.301 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
14,200	DanlegDumaran, Palawan	2,063	about 71	about 29.02 km²	0.01% 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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