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, 14,451 to 14,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,451	Barangay 1Giporlos, Eastern Samar	2,032	about 744	about 2.73 km²	6.69% a year	Rural
14,452	Daan BanuaEstancia, Iloilo	2,032	about 1,666	about 1.22 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
14,453	Holy FridayMallig, Isabela	2,032	about 367	about 5.53 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
14,454	PalapasLigao City, Albay	2,032	about 847	about 2.40 km²	5.71% a year	Rural
14,455	TagaytayBindoy, Negros Oriental	2,032	about 803	about 2.53 km²	3.98% a year	Rural
14,456	BalanteGapan City, Nueva Ecija	2,031	about 584	about 3.48 km²	4.73% a year	Rural
14,457	BalococSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	2,031	about 787	about 2.58 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
14,458	BanuarLaoac, Pangasinan	2,031	about 1,174	about 1.73 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
14,459	Boto AmbolongMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,031	about 90,267	about 0.0225 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,460	CaucabAlmeria, Biliran	2,031	about 142	about 14.29 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
14,461	ManticTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,031	about 4,078	about 0.498 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
14,462	PadulSolana, Cagayan	2,031	about 201	about 10.09 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
14,463	Paitan NorteCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	2,031	about 320	about 6.35 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
14,464	PoblacionBilar, Bohol	2,031	about 1,031	about 1.97 km²	3.86% a year	Urban
14,465	PoblacionKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	2,031	about 3,847	about 0.528 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
14,466	RajalBalungao, Pangasinan	2,031	about 503	about 4.04 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
14,467	Santa MariaLubao, Pampanga	2,031	about 1,881	about 1.08 km²	4.39% a year	Rural
14,468	Barangay 874Manila	2,030	about 41,429	about 0.049 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
14,469	BontocLambunao, Iloilo	2,030	about 419	about 4.84 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
14,470	ButongRonda, Cebu	2,030	about 376	about 5.40 km²	5.23% a year	Rural
14,471	Cagamutan SurLeganes, Iloilo	2,030	about 1,362	about 1.49 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
14,472	Centro WestBallesteros, Cagayan	2,030	about 1,381	about 1.47 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
14,473	DaugHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	2,030	about 95	about 21.48 km²	5.56% a year	Rural
14,474	GataCaramoan, Camarines Sur	2,030	about 323	about 6.29 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
14,475	HermanoBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	2,030	about 1,015	about 2.00 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
14,476	Mahayahay UpperMaluso, Basilan	2,030	about 224	about 9.05 km²	9.53% a year	Rural
14,477	MaliwanagPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte	2,030	about 1,526	about 1.33 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
14,478	MelaleLaak, Davao de Oro	2,030	about 257	about 7.91 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
14,479	Palnab Del NorteVirac, Catanduanes	2,030	about 7,575	about 0.268 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
14,480	PoblacionSiruma, Camarines Sur	2,030	about 323	about 6.28 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
14,481	RamirezMagallanes, Cavite	2,030	about 96	about 21.21 km²	2.37% a year	Urban
14,482	San RoqueBombon, Camarines Sur	2,030	about 953	about 2.13 km²	−5.79% a year	Rural
14,483	AngarianBugallon, Pangasinan	2,029	about 1,127	about 1.80 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
14,484	BabancalCandelaria, Zambales	2,029	about 1,353	about 1.50 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
14,485	Bagong SikatScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	2,029	about 1,215	about 1.67 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
14,486	DariwdiwBatac City, Ilocos Norte	2,029	about 352	about 5.77 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
14,487	PayongSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,029	about 944	about 2.15 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
14,488	SabudLoreto, Agusan del Sur	2,029	about 13	about 158.87 km²	−6.41% a year	Rural
14,489	San IsidroDiffun, Quirino	2,029	about 522	about 3.89 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
14,490	San PedroHermosa, Bataan	2,029	about 2,203	about 0.921 km²	−3.20% a year	Rural
14,491	Santo RosarioIligan City, Lanao del Norte	2,029	about 6,462	about 0.314 km²	2.39% a year	Urban
14,492	BalagbagDiffun, Quirino	2,028	about 371	about 5.47 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
14,493	Barangay 743Manila	2,028	about 53,509	about 0.0379 km²	5.74% a year	Urban
14,494	BuenglatSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	2,028	about 1,676	about 1.21 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
14,495	CabooanSanta Maria, Laguna	2,028	about 525	about 3.86 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
14,496	CasiliganPola, Oriental Mindoro	2,028	about 571	about 3.55 km²	3.70% a year	Rural
14,497	GansingLambayong, Sultan Kudarat	2,028	about 389	about 5.21 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
14,498	PananawanCawayan, Masbate	2,028	about 200	about 10.12 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
14,499	Pug-osCabugao, Ilocos Sur	2,028	about 683	about 2.97 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
14,500	Barangay 602Manila	2,027	about 14,904	about 0.136 km²	0.32% a year	Urban

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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