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, 14,401 to 14,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,401	Malagasang II-EImus City, Cavite	2,037	about 4,253	about 0.479 km²	−3.61% a year	Rural
14,402	Napnapan SurTigbauan, Iloilo	2,037	about 528	about 3.86 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
14,403	Pasibi EastUrbiztondo, Pangasinan	2,037	about 1,852	about 1.10 km²	−3.56% a year	Rural
14,404	PutlongcamAlicia, Bohol	2,037	about 603	about 3.38 km²	4.76% a year	Rural
14,405	BagongonCompostela, Davao de Oro	2,036	about 254	about 8.02 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
14,406	BalintaoMaguing, Lanao del Sur	2,036	about 7,144	about 0.285 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,407	BusakLibmanan, Camarines Sur	2,036	about 115	about 17.66 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
14,408	Consuelo NorteSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,036	about 683	about 2.98 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
14,409	DansalanLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	2,036	about 461	about 4.42 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
14,410	SabanganSawata, Davao del Norte	2,036	about 149	about 13.70 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
14,411	Salvacion IILupao, Nueva Ecija	2,036	about 422	about 4.83 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
14,412	San JoseAlaminos City, Pangasinan	2,036	about 447	about 4.55 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
14,413	Santa BarbaraLlanera, Nueva Ecija	2,036	about 404	about 5.04 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
14,414	BalisongArgao, Cebu	2,035	about 642	about 3.17 km²	−2.64% a year	Rural
14,415	BigaLobo, Batangas	2,035	about 113	about 17.97 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
14,416	BusacOas, Albay	2,035	about 659	about 3.09 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
14,417	DamgoEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,035	about 261	about 7.79 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
14,418	DulliAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya	2,035	about 48	about 42.04 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
14,419	EscalerMagalang, Pampanga	2,035	about 1,654	about 1.23 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
14,420	LataganMatalam, Cotabato	2,035	about 127	about 15.99 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
14,421	MapatagHamtic, Antique	2,035	about 401	about 5.07 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
14,422	Pagsanga-anPavia, Iloilo	2,035	about 1,403	about 1.45 km²	8.01% a year	Rural
14,423	PanikiBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya	2,035	about 307	about 6.63 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
14,424	Villa FlorestaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	2,035	about 242	about 8.41 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,425	Zone II San AntonioDel Gallego, Camarines Sur	2,035	about 4,162	about 0.489 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
14,426	Centro NorteAlcala, Cagayan	2,034	about 987	about 2.06 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
14,427	IpilGonzaga, Cagayan	2,034	about 266	about 7.65 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
14,428	Kinangay SurClarin, Misamis Occidental	2,034	about 535	about 3.80 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
14,429	MintabonTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	2,034	about 615	about 3.31 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
14,430	PoblacionNoveleta, Cavite	2,034	about 20,139	about 0.101 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
14,431	ProgressiveGonzaga, Cagayan	2,034	about 964	about 2.11 km²	−3.95% a year	Rural
14,432	San RoqueLiloan, Cebu	2,034	about 412	about 4.94 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
14,433	SapaoDumangas, Iloilo	2,034	about 355	about 5.73 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
14,434	SimsimanCalinog, Iloilo	2,034	about 2,719	about 0.748 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
14,435	TumbagaanLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi	2,034	about 189	about 10.79 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
14,436	BabagButuan City, Agusan del Norte	2,033	about 723	about 2.81 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
14,437	BagumbayanSanta Maria, Laguna	2,033	about 804	about 2.53 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
14,438	BaludSanta Margarita, Samar	2,033	about 417	about 4.87 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
14,439	BanilanPakil, Laguna	2,033	about 1,117	about 1.82 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
14,440	Barangay 144Pasay City	2,033	about 36,830	about 0.0552 km²	−2.00% a year	Urban
14,441	Barangay 651Manila	2,033	about 11,617	about 0.175 km²	−5.34% a year	Urban
14,442	BaybayMalinao, Albay	2,033	about 1,865	about 1.09 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
14,443	CallunganSanchez Mira, Cagayan	2,033	about 64	about 31.57 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
14,444	Campo Himoga-anSagay City, Negros Occidental	2,033	about 175	about 11.65 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
14,445	Don LuisSan Jose, Batangas	2,033	about 1,279	about 1.59 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
14,446	IlawodGuinobatan, Albay	2,033	about 8,332	about 0.244 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
14,447	New BusuangaBusuanga, Palawan	2,033	about 81	about 25.20 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
14,448	Poblacion ISilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	2,033	about 2,083	about 0.976 km²	6.28% a year	Rural
14,449	Uyaan ProperMadamba, Lanao del Sur	2,033	about 1,442	about 1.41 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
14,450	Villa MarinaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	2,033	about 355	about 5.72 km²	0.83% 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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