The Atlas

Barangays in Palawan

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]

Open Palawan

Barangays in Palawan, at a glance

Barangays: 433^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 1,285,179^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 98 urban^[4]; 335 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: San Pedro^[5]; Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; 29,825 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Apurawan^[6]; Aborlan, Palawan; about 284.44 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Iwahig^{[5, 7]}; Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; 12.15% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 150 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Miguel, −3.97% a year.

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.

433 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Palawan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	Bono-bonoBataraza, Palawan	3,624	about 127	about 28.46 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
102	MalisBrooke's Point, Palawan	3,575	about 53	about 67.16 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
103	New IbajayEl Nido, Palawan	3,571	about 60	about 59.72 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
104	Corong-corong Pob.El Nido, Palawan	3,532	about 165	about 21.41 km²	−0.68% a year	Urban
105	SandovalBataraza, Palawan	3,529	about 146	about 24.17 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
106	BulalacaoCoron, Palawan	3,504	about 218	about 16.06 km²	−0.51% a year	Urban
107	CulasianDr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	3,504	about 44	about 79.17 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
108	PlaridelAborlan, Palawan	3,491	about 149	about 23.44 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
109	LuzvimindaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	3,417	about 183	about 18.64 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
110	Ramon MagsaysayAborlan, Palawan	3,405	about 98	about 34.72 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
111	ManamocCuyo, Palawan	3,384	about 439	about 7.70 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
112	San NicolasCoron, Palawan	3,366	about 53	about 64.11 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
113	PinaglabananQuezon, Palawan	3,349	about 112	about 30.00 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
114	DumagueñaNarra, Palawan	3,348	about 219	about 15.26 km²	−1.87% a year	Rural
115	MalinaoNarra, Palawan	3,309	about 44	about 74.75 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
116	CheeyBusuanga, Palawan	3,270	about 37	about 87.91 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
117	BerongQuezon, Palawan	3,249	about 15	about 210.83 km²	−5.21% a year	Rural
118	Campong UlayDr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	3,243	about 19	about 168.35 km²	4.39% a year	Rural
119	MilagrosaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	3,197	about 8,282	about 0.386 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
120	IraraySofronio Española, Palawan	3,194	about 131	about 24.40 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
121	PoblacionAraceli, Palawan	3,180	about 1,293	about 2.46 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
122	Pulot InteriorSofronio Española, Palawan	3,166	about 44	about 71.50 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
123	BunogDr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	3,165	about 33	about 96.29 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
124	Abo-aboSofronio Española, Palawan	3,164	about 264	about 11.98 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
125	PanlaitanBusuanga, Palawan	3,161	about 1,417	about 2.23 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
126	BuluangBusuanga, Palawan	3,139	about 47	about 66.41 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
127	MainitBrooke's Point, Palawan	3,133	about 79	about 39.61 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
128	Barangay VCoron, Palawan	3,121	about 1,601	about 1.95 km²	−7.27% a year	Urban
129	CanipaanDr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	3,116	about 41	about 75.96 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
130	Poblacion IIBrooke's Point, Palawan	3,116	about 2,859	about 1.09 km²	−1.73% a year	Urban
131	CaramayRoxas, Palawan	3,107	about 40	about 77.84 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
132	PasadeñaEl Nido, Palawan	3,104	about 57	about 54.46 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
133	BabuyanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	3,095	about 168	about 18.44 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
134	TurdaCoron, Palawan	3,079	about 112	about 27.42 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
135	CabugaoCoron, Palawan	3,035	about 71	about 42.91 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
136	PancolTaytay, Palawan	3,035	about 53	about 56.83 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
137	BuriraoNarra, Palawan	3,023	about 134	about 22.57 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
138	DumaraoRoxas, Palawan	3,021	about 30	about 102.25 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
139	Igang-igangBataraza, Palawan	3,000	about 93	about 32.11 km²	11.35% a year	Rural
140	Santa TeresitaDumaran, Palawan	2,995	about 112	about 26.76 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
141	ManaloPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	2,985	about 105	about 28.34 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
142	TagumpayRoxas, Palawan	2,980	about 57	about 51.89 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
143	ImulnodBrooke's Point, Palawan	2,963	about 93	about 31.74 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
144	MalatgaoNarra, Palawan	2,910	about 184	about 15.82 km²	4.40% a year	Rural
145	PularaquenTaytay, Palawan	2,901	about 80	about 36.43 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
146	AmasBrooke's Point, Palawan	2,886	about 58	about 50.02 km²	3.59% a year	Rural
147	NapsanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	2,863	about 17	about 165.74 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
148	BoracCoron, Palawan	2,855	about 54	about 52.60 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
149	SalangBalabac, Palawan	2,817	about 38	about 73.72 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
150	AlacalianTaytay, Palawan	2,810	about 54	about 51.97 km²	−1.74% a year	Rural

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: MIMAROPA Region (OpenSTAT table 0161A6DTHP5). Published August 3, 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. 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 adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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