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, 14,601 to 14,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,601	BitabianSan Mariano, Isabela	2,016	about 367	about 5.50 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
14,602	CalbuegMalasiqui, Pangasinan	2,016	about 670	about 3.01 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
14,603	CantilBalud, Masbate	2,016	about 772	about 2.61 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
14,604	DulagLingayen, Pangasinan	2,016	about 1,207	about 1.67 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
14,605	Galicia IMendez, Cavite	2,016	about 14,933	about 0.135 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
14,606	MabiniGerona, Tarlac	2,016	about 348	about 5.79 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
14,607	MasaoButuan City, Agusan del Norte	2,016	about 299	about 6.75 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
14,608	Santa AnaAgoo, La Union	2,016	about 1,145	about 1.76 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
14,609	BalongNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte	2,015	about 207	about 9.73 km²	6.04% a year	Rural
14,610	Barangay 297Manila	2,015	about 61,246	about 0.0329 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
14,611	Barangay 412Manila	2,015	about 57,902	about 0.0348 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
14,612	Barangay 539Manila	2,015	about 36,972	about 0.0545 km²	2.12% a year	Urban
14,613	Datu PanasBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,015	about 1,252	about 1.61 km²	−2.58% a year	Rural
14,614	EsperanzaKoronadal City, South Cotabato	2,015	about 456	about 4.42 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
14,615	KayawanPata, Sulu	2,015	about 476	about 4.23 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
14,616	Lucban PookBalayan, Batangas	2,015	about 572	about 3.52 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
14,617	MangusoAkbar, Basilan	2,015	about 622	about 3.24 km²	8.43% a year	Rural
14,618	NamagbaganAnda, Pangasinan	2,015	about 287	about 7.01 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
14,619	SampalocTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,015	about 781	about 2.58 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
14,620	San FernandoPilar, Capiz	2,015	about 301	about 6.69 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
14,621	San PabloJaen, Nueva Ecija	2,015	about 364	about 5.53 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
14,622	AliagaBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	2,014	about 222	about 9.08 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
14,623	BaligatBatac City, Ilocos Norte	2,014	about 492	about 4.09 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
14,624	Barangay 203Manila	2,014	about 33,016	about 0.061 km²	−4.70% a year	Urban
14,625	Barangay 259Manila	2,014	about 29,618	about 0.068 km²	−0.88% a year	Urban
14,626	Santa MonicaSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	2,014	about 743	about 2.71 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
14,627	SinamarRoxas, Isabela	2,014	about 370	about 5.45 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
14,628	TabucanCabatuan, Iloilo	2,014	about 920	about 2.19 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
14,629	UnionMayorga, Leyte	2,014	about 579	about 3.48 km²	1.04% a year	Urban
14,630	AngoyaoMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,013	no border mapped	no border mapped	no 2020 count	Rural
14,631	Barangay 234Manila	2,013	about 48,506	about 0.0415 km²	0.83% a year	Urban
14,632	DapaonSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,013	about 3,707	about 0.543 km²	7.94% a year	Rural
14,633	Don TomasSanta Elena, Camarines Norte	2,013	about 203	about 9.92 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
14,634	Ilog-BuloSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,013	about 868	about 2.32 km²	4.21% a year	Rural
14,635	MambogBanga, Aklan	2,013	about 1,548	about 1.30 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
14,636	PamintaranMaragusan, Davao de Oro	2,013	about 203	about 9.91 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
14,637	AmponMalungon, Sarangani	2,012	about 210	about 9.60 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
14,638	Anahao DaanTago, Surigao del Sur	2,012	about 40	about 50.66 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
14,639	AwaoSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur	2,012	about 382	about 5.27 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
14,640	BalantiTarlac City, Tarlac	2,012	about 270	about 7.45 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
14,641	CombisDulag, Leyte	2,012	about 1,572	about 1.28 km²	3.59% a year	Rural
14,642	GuindacpanTalibon, Bohol	2,012	about 11,055	about 0.182 km²	−2.28% a year	Rural
14,643	Pula-batoTampakan, South Cotabato	2,012	about 129	about 15.62 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
14,644	AbucayanGoa, Camarines Sur	2,011	about 427	about 4.71 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
14,645	AdelaPoro, Cebu	2,011	about 313	about 6.43 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
14,646	AzargaSan Fernando, Romblon	2,011	about 399	about 5.04 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
14,647	Barangay IPontevedra, Negros Occidental	2,011	about 5,812	about 0.346 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
14,648	Bical SurBayambang, Pangasinan	2,011	about 976	about 2.06 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
14,649	Ettub-ettubSumisip, Basilan	2,011	about 419	about 4.80 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
14,650	Guin-AwayanPlacer, Masbate	2,011	about 2,169	about 0.927 km²	0.14% 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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