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, 14,501 to 14,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,501	Bgy. No. 47, BengcagLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	2,027	about 838	about 2.42 km²	1.36% a year	Urban
14,502	Barugohay NorteCarigara, Leyte	2,027	about 1,661	about 1.22 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
14,503	BayhoLope De Vega, Northern Samar	2,027	about 194	about 10.46 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
14,504	Don Mariano MarcosBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	2,027	about 3,090	about 0.656 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
14,505	IgulotBocaue, Bulacan	2,027	about 1,877	about 1.08 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
14,506	Mag-aboAmlan, Negros Oriental	2,027	about 4,014	about 0.505 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
14,507	NagunegNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	2,027	about 716	about 2.83 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
14,508	Poblacion EastBautista, Pangasinan	2,027	about 3,982	about 0.509 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
14,509	Bgy. 63 - MariawaLegazpi City, Albay	2,026	about 463	about 4.38 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
14,510	FloresUmingan, Pangasinan	2,026	about 507	about 4.00 km²	−2.57% a year	Rural
14,511	GadonganMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,026	about 5,304	about 0.382 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,512	KalkamTupi, South Cotabato	2,026	about 213	about 9.49 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,513	MatipokCalaca City, Batangas	2,026	about 333	about 6.09 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
14,514	Quirino Hill, LowerBaguio City, Benguet	2,026	about 31,956	about 0.0634 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
14,515	BactasBasud, Camarines Norte	2,025	about 668	about 3.03 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
14,516	Barangay 636Manila	2,025	about 23,657	about 0.0856 km²	−1.26% a year	Urban
14,517	Barangay 81Caloocan City	2,025	about 29,692	about 0.0682 km²	1.62% a year	Urban
14,518	KatipunanBuruanga, Aklan	2,025	about 776	about 2.61 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
14,519	KudalPagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur	2,025	about 299	about 6.77 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
14,520	Luksuhin IlayaAlfonso, Cavite	2,025	about 1,716	about 1.18 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
14,521	PantocGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	2,025	about 250	about 8.11 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
14,522	TupasMaragusan, Davao de Oro	2,025	about 51	about 39.86 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
14,523	UmanganMangatarem, Pangasinan	2,025	about 541	about 3.74 km²	−1.13% a year	Urban
14,524	Bagumbayan NorteNaga City, Camarines Sur	2,024	about 6,636	about 0.305 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
14,525	BalagtasOrion, Bataan	2,024	about 2,004	about 1.01 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
14,526	Barangay 540Manila	2,024	about 90,762	about 0.0223 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
14,527	CalambuaSan Remigio, Cebu	2,024	about 432	about 4.68 km²	5.36% a year	Rural
14,528	CanaocanaoTabogon, Cebu	2,024	about 267	about 7.58 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
14,529	Cebuano GroupWao, Lanao del Sur	2,024	about 510	about 3.97 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
14,530	CiliBinalonan, Pangasinan	2,024	about 1,017	about 1.99 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
14,531	PoblacionSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte	2,024	about 2,390	about 0.847 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
14,532	BanganSanchez Mira, Cagayan	2,023	about 182	about 11.13 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
14,533	Barangay 147Manila	2,023	about 15,443	about 0.131 km²	−2.78% a year	Urban
14,534	BonifacioIloilo City, Iloilo	2,023	about 5,395	about 0.375 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
14,535	Canmaya CentroSagbayan, Bohol	2,023	about 482	about 4.20 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
14,536	NaruanganTuao, Cagayan	2,023	about 717	about 2.82 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
14,537	Pag-Oring NuevoLibmanan, Camarines Sur	2,023	about 433	about 4.67 km²	5.55% a year	Rural
14,538	Patnanungan NortePatnanungan, Quezon	2,023	about 157	about 12.86 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
14,539	SalaoRosario, Batangas	2,023	about 484	about 4.18 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
14,540	SawaMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,023	about 487	about 4.15 km²	−9.21% a year	Rural
14,541	SigamotLibmanan, Camarines Sur	2,023	about 653	about 3.10 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
14,542	ToledoSilang, Cavite	2,023	about 1,137	about 1.78 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
14,543	VillaverdeTagbina, Surigao del Sur	2,023	about 84	about 24.08 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
14,544	Wakas IKawit, Cavite	2,023	about 12,804	about 0.158 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
14,545	Bagong BuhayNaujan, Oriental Mindoro	2,022	about 177	about 11.41 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
14,546	CulaylaySan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	2,022	about 430	about 4.70 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
14,547	Estanislao MorgadoSantiago, Agusan del Norte	2,022	about 685	about 2.95 km²	−0.06% a year	Urban
14,548	MaligayaDinalupihan, Bataan	2,022	about 370	about 5.47 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
14,549	OrasCastilla, Sorsogon	2,022	about 216	about 9.37 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
14,550	SabudLaak, Davao de Oro	2,022	about 91	about 22.10 km²	8.57% 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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