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, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Cogon Ramos^{[7, 8]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 14,075 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mayapa, −13.70% a year.

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, 1,401 to 1,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,401	J.P. LaurelPanabo City, Davao del Norte	10,549	about 1,925	about 5.48 km²	2.65% a year	Urban
1,402	SalongKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	10,542	about 276	about 38.23 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
1,403	CogonDigos City, Davao del Sur	10,520	about 1,801	about 5.84 km²	2.09% a year	Urban
1,404	CalambaCebu City, Cebu	10,517	about 22,666	about 0.464 km²	1.62% a year	Urban
1,405	BalocSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	10,514	about 818	about 12.85 km²	2.16% a year	Urban
1,406	PagsawitanSanta Cruz, Laguna	10,514	about 9,223	about 1.14 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
1,407	Lawaan ITalisay City, Cebu	10,513	about 11,707	about 0.898 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban
1,408	New KalalakeOlongapo City, Zambales	10,511	39,754	0.264 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
1,409	Barangay 598Manila	10,510	about 136,140	about 0.0772 km²	−3.18% a year	Urban
1,410	RealBacoor City, Cavite	10,508	about 13,845	about 0.759 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
1,411	BalasingSanta Maria, Bulacan	10,505	about 1,821	about 5.77 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
1,412	NapolanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	10,497	about 2,380	about 4.41 km²	3.67% a year	Urban
1,413	PangpangSorsogon City, Sorsogon	10,486	about 1,691	about 6.20 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
1,414	Malagasang I-FImus City, Cavite	10,482	about 31,290	about 0.335 km²	−0.14% a year	Urban
1,415	MaysiloMalabon City	10,481	about 10,078	about 1.04 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
1,416	TayamaanMamburao, Occidental Mindoro	10,480	about 340	about 30.85 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
1,417	CaliosSanta Cruz, Laguna	10,472	about 4,963	about 2.11 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
1,418	CanelarZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	10,467	about 9,782	about 1.07 km²	−0.10% a year	Urban
1,419	Veteran's VillageIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	10,459	about 1,518	about 6.89 km²	2.33% a year	Urban
1,420	Rosary Heights XICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	10,454	about 14,621	about 0.715 km²	4.76% a year	Urban
1,421	San GabrielSanta Maria, Bulacan	10,453	about 5,712	about 1.83 km²	1.99% a year	Urban
1,422	CarangianTarlac City, Tarlac	10,443	about 7,354	about 1.42 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
1,423	BalabagoIloilo City, Iloilo	10,441	about 4,262	about 2.45 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
1,424	San JuanAntipolo City, Rizal	10,441	about 637	about 16.39 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
1,425	ZuluetaKoronadal City, South Cotabato	10,441	about 577	about 18.11 km²	1.50% a year	Urban
1,426	LoocCardona, Rizal	10,433	about 12,739	about 0.819 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
1,427	San AgustinHagonoy, Bulacan	10,432	about 3,739	about 2.79 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
1,428	ViracItogon, Benguet	10,432	about 1,190	about 8.77 km²	−0.82% a year	Urban
1,429	PoblacionSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	10,422	about 723	about 14.41 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
1,430	San GregorioSan Pablo City, Laguna	10,407	about 5,052	about 2.06 km²	4.33% a year	Urban
1,431	PoblacionTagoloan, Misamis Oriental	10,406	about 7,708	about 1.35 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
1,432	Santo DomingoBay, Laguna	10,404	about 3,676	about 2.83 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
1,433	Barangay ISan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	10,400	about 6,460	about 1.61 km²	−0.49% a year	Urban
1,434	San IsidroBacolor, Pampanga	10,400	about 2,488	about 4.18 km²	10.47% a year	Urban
1,435	CalapandayanSubic, Zambales	10,369	about 5,605	about 1.85 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
1,436	BonbonCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	10,362	about 12,840	about 0.807 km²	−1.37% a year	Urban
1,437	Santa CruzRosario, Agusan del Sur	10,359	about 192	about 53.97 km²	2.15% a year	Urban
1,438	CawitZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	10,355	about 3,055	about 3.39 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
1,439	GairanBogo City, Cebu	10,354	about 3,510	about 2.95 km²	−0.44% a year	Urban
1,440	LucaoDagupan City, Pangasinan	10,353	about 2,768	about 3.74 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
1,441	San JuanBotolan, Zambales	10,352	about 240	about 43.11 km²	3.81% a year	Urban
1,442	MaslabengBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur	10,351	about 636	about 16.28 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
1,443	Santa AnaSan Mateo, Rizal	10,332	about 15,490	about 0.667 km²	−1.19% a year	Urban
1,444	Bgy. 42 - RawisLegazpi City, Albay	10,330	about 6,538	about 1.58 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
1,445	LacononT'Boli, South Cotabato	10,322	about 76	about 135.93 km²	−1.16% a year	Urban
1,446	Poblacion ISagay City, Negros Occidental	10,313	about 1,812	about 5.69 km²	−0.12% a year	Urban
1,447	San Agustin IIIDasmariñas City, Cavite	10,305	about 22,451	about 0.459 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
1,448	Hagdang Bato ItaasMandaluyong City	10,303	about 59,213	about 0.174 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
1,449	DicayasDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	10,297	about 1,171	about 8.79 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
1,450	Barangay 145Pasay City	10,288	about 148,242	about 0.0694 km²	3.94% a year	Urban

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: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). 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 adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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