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, 14,351 to 14,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,351	MalaboboMangatarem, Pangasinan	2,043	about 97	about 21.00 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
14,352	San FranciscoMacabebe, Pampanga	2,043	about 3,929	about 0.52 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
14,353	San JuanBalayan, Batangas	2,043	about 5,804	about 0.352 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
14,354	UmangayPatikul, Sulu	2,043	about 855	about 2.39 km²	7.54% a year	Rural
14,355	WaterfallSulop, Davao del Sur	2,043	about 391	about 5.22 km²	4.91% a year	Rural
14,356	InlagadianCasiguran, Sorsogon	2,042	about 232	about 8.79 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
14,357	KalilanganIligan City, Lanao del Norte	2,042	about 67	about 30.55 km²	4.23% a year	Rural
14,358	Old ManuncaSanta Rita, Samar	2,042	about 173	about 11.80 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
14,359	ParalayaArayat, Pampanga	2,042	about 5,704	about 0.358 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
14,360	TagbongabongRemedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte	2,042	about 264	about 7.74 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
14,361	BalungisanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,041	about 313	about 6.53 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
14,362	BungaAbuyog, Leyte	2,041	about 553	about 3.69 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
14,363	Centro ILasam, Cagayan	2,041	about 1,252	about 1.63 km²	−0.48% a year	Urban
14,364	TagpuMandaon, Masbate	2,041	about 127	about 16.03 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
14,365	Tanzang Luma IVImus City, Cavite	2,041	about 15,346	about 0.133 km²	−3.27% a year	Rural
14,366	TinubdanDaanbantayan, Cebu	2,041	about 331	about 6.17 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
14,367	AlacanMalasiqui, Pangasinan	2,040	about 1,193	about 1.71 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
14,368	Barangay Zone IVSanta Barbara, Iloilo	2,040	about 6,538	about 0.312 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
14,369	CampawanBaganga, Davao Oriental	2,040	about 13	about 152.40 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
14,370	DalahikanSamboan, Cebu	2,040	about 553	about 3.69 km²	10.21% a year	Rural
14,371	KawayanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,040	about 243	about 8.38 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
14,372	Maite PequeñoLambunao, Iloilo	2,040	about 567	about 3.60 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
14,373	MantangTaft, Eastern Samar	2,040	about 158	about 12.94 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
14,374	MatnogDaraga, Albay	2,040	about 1,889	about 1.08 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
14,375	PilarCalbayog City, Samar	2,040	about 98	about 20.80 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
14,376	San JoseBani, Pangasinan	2,040	about 652	about 3.13 km²	−1.92% a year	Urban
14,377	TunhacFamy, Laguna	2,040	about 2,898	about 0.704 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
14,378	AnolingPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro	2,039	about 651	about 3.13 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
14,379	BalagtasMatag-Ob, Leyte	2,039	about 769	about 2.65 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
14,380	BalawarteAgoo, La Union	2,039	about 17,280	about 0.118 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
14,381	BarigaBanate, Iloilo	2,039	about 456	about 4.47 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
14,382	BinuanganDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya	2,039	about 66	about 31.08 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
14,383	DarapuayBansalan, Davao del Sur	2,039	about 159	about 12.85 km²	3.55% a year	Rural
14,384	GammadIguig, Cagayan	2,039	about 330	about 6.18 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
14,385	Leuteboro IISocorro, Oriental Mindoro	2,039	about 453	about 4.50 km²	−2.42% a year	Urban
14,386	PatacboBasista, Pangasinan	2,039	about 622	about 3.28 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
14,387	SapangSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,039	about 633	about 3.22 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
14,388	ZaragosaBadian, Cebu	2,039	about 1,102	about 1.85 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
14,389	BanlotSibonga, Cebu	2,038	about 305	about 6.69 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
14,390	Barangay 35Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	2,038	about 46,424	about 0.0439 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
14,391	Barangay 735Manila	2,038	about 90,578	about 0.0225 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
14,392	Bgy. No. 37, CalayabLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	2,038	about 325	about 6.27 km²	−0.75% a year	Urban
14,393	DarimbangTagoloan, Lanao del Norte	2,038	about 122	about 16.76 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
14,394	Kadday MampallamPatikul, Sulu	2,038	about 1,067	about 1.91 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,395	Mantabuan TabunanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	2,038	about 1,670	about 1.22 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
14,396	AsturiasTarlac City, Tarlac	2,037	about 825	about 2.47 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
14,397	BaguPamplona, Cagayan	2,037	about 60	about 33.91 km²	−3.94% a year	Rural
14,398	Barangay 158Manila	2,037	about 83,827	about 0.0243 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
14,399	BurabodPamplona, Camarines Sur	2,037	about 355	about 5.73 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
14,400	IlianMarantao, Lanao del Sur	2,037	about 3,932	about 0.518 km²	no 2020 count	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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