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, 14,651 to 14,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,651	Happy ValleyDinalupihan, Bataan	2,011	about 1,609	about 1.25 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
14,652	Lumang LipaMataasnakahoy, Batangas	2,011	about 1,070	about 1.88 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
14,653	PandananValderrama, Antique	2,011	about 185	about 10.89 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
14,654	AnilaoPavia, Iloilo	2,010	about 2,761	about 0.728 km²	9.82% a year	Rural
14,655	BuntatalaLeganes, Iloilo	2,010	about 2,085	about 0.964 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
14,656	LamaLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	2,010	about 22,738	about 0.0884 km²	4.25% a year	Rural
14,657	Lucban PutolBalayan, Batangas	2,010	about 1,314	about 1.53 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
14,658	PanabuanIndanan, Sulu	2,010	about 1,340	about 1.50 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
14,659	Panglima MastulSimunul, Tawi-Tawi	2,010	about 245	about 8.19 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
14,660	PilarSanta Maria, Pangasinan	2,010	about 852	about 2.36 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
14,661	Santa Cruz-Santo NiñoBalamban, Cebu	2,010	about 3,564	about 0.564 km²	−0.30% a year	Urban
14,662	TigpalayTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,010	about 76	about 26.62 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
14,663	TuburanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,010	about 698	about 2.88 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
14,664	CaligayanTumauini, Isabela	2,009	about 39	about 50.98 km²	4.79% a year	Rural
14,665	CambujaSanta Maria, Laguna	2,009	about 195	about 10.29 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
14,666	DangcolBalanga City, Bataan	2,009	about 80	about 24.97 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
14,667	GuimbaunLuuk, Sulu	2,009	about 403	about 4.98 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
14,668	KaangayanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	2,009	about 188	about 10.67 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
14,669	KanapuloMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	2,009	about 208	about 9.65 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
14,670	PatindeguenMidsayap, Cotabato	2,009	about 392	about 5.12 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
14,671	Poblacion WestGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	2,009	about 2,265	about 0.887 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
14,672	SaloconPanitan, Capiz	2,009	about 851	about 2.36 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
14,673	SinisianCalaca City, Batangas	2,009	about 948	about 2.12 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
14,674	BuenavistaCastilla, Sorsogon	2,008	about 533	about 3.77 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
14,675	Cabunga-anSan Francisco, Cebu	2,008	about 485	about 4.14 km²	−3.54% a year	Rural
14,676	CamancijanCulasi, Antique	2,008	about 453	about 4.43 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
14,677	JimenezMapandan, Pangasinan	2,008	about 999	about 2.01 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
14,678	Kulay-kulayOld Panamao, Sulu	2,008	about 5,837	about 0.344 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
14,679	LagagSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	2,008	about 229	about 8.76 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
14,680	LicupIndanan, Sulu	2,008	about 607	about 3.31 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
14,681	PacolValladolid, Negros Occidental	2,008	about 380	about 5.28 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
14,682	PuhaganValencia, Negros Oriental	2,008	about 123	about 16.33 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
14,683	QuezonBulan, Sorsogon	2,008	about 1,499	about 1.34 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
14,684	SiburiSiasi, Sulu	2,008	about 584	about 3.44 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,685	SicalaoLasam, Cagayan	2,008	about 57	about 35.38 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
14,686	BasakSumisip, Basilan	2,007	about 303	about 6.62 km²	8.09% a year	Rural
14,687	BonbonMansalay, Oriental Mindoro	2,007	about 131	about 15.31 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
14,688	InaradoDaraga, Albay	2,007	about 1,160	about 1.73 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
14,689	LajalaCoron, Palawan	2,007	about 166	about 12.09 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
14,690	Lico-anBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	2,007	about 488	about 4.11 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
14,691	ManlapayDalaguete, Cebu	2,007	about 397	about 5.05 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
14,692	Marahan IIAlfonso, Cavite	2,007	about 1,254	about 1.60 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
14,693	Sahaya Bohe BatoSumisip, Basilan	2,007	about 746	about 2.69 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
14,694	Upper PatibulanOld Panamao, Sulu	2,007	about 1,715	about 1.17 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
14,695	AmallapayTubao, La Union	2,006	about 494	about 4.06 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
14,696	Barangay 18Manila	2,006	about 85,726	about 0.0234 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
14,697	BasagSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat	2,006	about 314	about 6.38 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
14,698	GugoCalumpit, Bulacan	2,006	about 593	about 3.38 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
14,699	PangdanTapul, Sulu	2,006	about 1,133	about 1.77 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
14,700	Poblacion SurSigma, Capiz	2,006	about 738	about 2.72 km²	2.35% 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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