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, 14,551 to 14,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,551	Salay River ISalay, Misamis Oriental	2,022	about 1,130	about 1.79 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
14,552	TomoaongTarragona, Davao Oriental	2,022	about 58	about 34.74 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
14,553	VillarcayoCarmen, Bohol	2,022	about 122	about 16.58 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
14,554	Cabaritan EastBallesteros, Cagayan	2,021	about 754	about 2.68 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
14,555	CambalyBagulin, La Union	2,021	about 305	about 6.63 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
14,556	FabricaLobo, Batangas	2,021	about 953	about 2.12 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
14,557	NapungasAsuncion, Davao del Norte	2,021	about 138	about 14.66 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
14,558	BulsaSan Juan, Batangas	2,020	about 267	about 7.57 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
14,559	Cavite WestPalo, Leyte	2,020	about 8,016	about 0.252 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
14,560	GinulganPambujan, Northern Samar	2,020	about 242	about 8.35 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
14,561	LumbangIsabela City, Basilan	2,020	about 176	about 11.46 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
14,562	MabuhayMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	2,020	about 598	about 3.38 km²	4.36% a year	Urban
14,563	ManilLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte	2,020	about 257	about 7.87 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
14,564	MatataUngkaya Pukan, Basilan	2,020	about 1,141	about 1.77 km²	5.81% a year	Rural
14,565	MindagatMalitbog, Bukidnon	2,020	about 131	about 15.41 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
14,566	Santa CeciliaSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	2,020	about 669	about 3.02 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
14,567	SuliganTabuan-Lasa, Basilan	2,020	about 1,168	about 1.73 km²	9.42% a year	Rural
14,568	AlibungbunganNagcarlan, Laguna	2,019	about 3,310	about 0.61 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
14,569	BaldogSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	2,019	about 623	about 3.24 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
14,570	Barangay 13Dapa, Surigao del Norte	2,019	about 27,695	about 0.0729 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
14,571	Barangay 518Manila	2,019	about 58,017	about 0.0348 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
14,572	BarasanPototan, Iloilo	2,019	about 1,041	about 1.94 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
14,573	Lower BaluranImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,019	about 415	about 4.86 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
14,574	MacalbangConcepcion, Iloilo	2,019	about 250	about 8.08 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
14,575	Pasong Buaya IImus City, Cavite	2,019	about 333	about 6.07 km²	−2.24% a year	Urban
14,576	Poblacion IIEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,019	about 3,215	about 0.628 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
14,577	San PascualSan Narciso, Zambales	2,019	about 2,141	about 0.943 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
14,578	San RoqueQuezon, Bukidnon	2,019	about 157	about 12.88 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
14,579	TiguhaLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	2,019	about 236	about 8.55 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
14,580	Bagong TubigSan Luis, Batangas	2,018	about 1,364	about 1.48 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
14,581	CahagnaanMatalom, Leyte	2,018	about 444	about 4.54 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
14,582	GumamelaLabo, Camarines Norte	2,018	about 7,181	about 0.281 km²	−0.88% a year	Urban
14,583	LoocCawayan, Masbate	2,018	about 1,452	about 1.39 km²	−2.86% a year	Rural
14,584	MaligayaSanta Rita, Samar	2,018	about 237	about 8.52 km²	−8.37% a year	Rural
14,585	New LitubanSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	2,018	about 647	about 3.12 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
14,586	NogpoLibon, Albay	2,018	about 608	about 3.32 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
14,587	Sapang BalasDinalupihan, Bataan	2,018	about 519	about 3.89 km²	6.65% a year	Rural
14,588	TumangasParang, Sulu	2,018	about 909	about 2.22 km²	4.76% a year	Rural
14,589	Barangay 9Lucban, Quezon	2,017	about 44,232	about 0.0456 km²	−2.78% a year	Rural
14,590	Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.Palapag, Northern Samar	2,017	about 2,329	about 0.866 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
14,591	CanarvacananAlcala, Pangasinan	2,017	about 340	about 5.93 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
14,592	DigonganKitaotao, Bukidnon	2,017	about 66	about 30.75 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,593	HilapnitanBaybay City, Leyte	2,017	about 154	about 13.10 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
14,594	Imelda VillageBaguio City, Benguet	2,017	about 31,516	about 0.064 km²	1.64% a year	Urban
14,595	Mat-iNaawan, Misamis Oriental	2,017	about 224	about 9.02 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
14,596	MoloboloVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	2,017	about 404	about 4.99 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
14,597	San BernardoTiwi, Albay	2,017	about 127	about 15.88 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
14,598	San JuanSan Jose, Dinagat Islands	2,017	about 6,075	about 0.332 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
14,599	TalanganNagcarlan, Laguna	2,017	about 1,540	about 1.31 km²	−0.25% a year	Urban
14,600	Barangay 1Mulanay, Quezon	2,016	about 22,400	about 0.090 km²	0.51% 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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