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Barangays in Bicol Region

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 Bicol Region

Barangays in Bicol Region, at a glance

Barangays: 3,471^[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: 6,064,426^[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: 350 urban^[4]; 3,121 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Concepcion Pequeña^[5]; Naga City, Camarines Sur; 26,192 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: Cabadisan^[6]; Ragay, Camarines Sur; about 100.30 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: Carangcang^{[5, 7]}; Magarao, Camarines Sur; 14.05% 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: 1,770 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Magang, −5.05% 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.

3,471 barangays, 1,601 to 1,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,601	Bgy. 69 - BuenavistaLegazpi City, Albay	1,419	about 107	about 13.32 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
1,602	BitaoganPresentacion, Camarines Sur	1,419	about 421	about 3.37 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
1,603	BusdacBacacay, Albay	1,419	about 775	about 1.83 km²	7.79% a year	Rural
1,604	OgaoGubat, Sorsogon	1,417	about 345	about 4.11 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,605	Bgy. 2 - Em's Barrio SouthLegazpi City, Albay	1,416	about 3,879	about 0.365 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
1,606	BasaganTabaco City, Albay	1,416	about 590	about 2.40 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
1,607	IncarizanMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,416	about 406	about 3.49 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
1,608	La UnionCastilla, Sorsogon	1,416	about 184	about 7.68 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
1,609	Bgy. 9 - PinaricLegazpi City, Albay	1,414	about 5,356	about 0.264 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
1,610	MagsaysayUson, Masbate	1,414	about 488	about 2.90 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,611	MaragñiSan Fernando, Camarines Sur	1,413	about 437	about 3.23 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
1,612	NaboctotPlacer, Masbate	1,413	about 16,075	about 0.0879 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,613	PotosonBaleno, Masbate	1,413	about 473	about 2.99 km²	−2.12% a year	Rural
1,614	TaisanSipocot, Camarines Sur	1,413	about 242	about 5.83 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
1,615	PulandutaBalud, Masbate	1,412	about 287	about 4.92 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
1,616	Binogsacan UpperGuinobatan, Albay	1,410	about 309	about 4.56 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,617	HamoraonMercedes, Camarines Norte	1,408	about 278	about 5.06 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,618	QuinaleCalabanga, Camarines Sur	1,408	about 225	about 6.26 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,619	Agay-AyanTinambac, Camarines Sur	1,407	about 180	about 7.80 km²	−3.11% a year	Rural
1,620	DangcalanSan Pascual, Masbate	1,407	about 69	about 20.34 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
1,621	Barangay IIPio Duran, Albay	1,406	about 7,210	about 0.195 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
1,622	MagcaraguitDimasalang, Masbate	1,406	about 408	about 3.45 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
1,623	San AntonioSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	1,406	about 255	about 5.51 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
1,624	PanoypoyCamalig, Albay	1,405	about 319	about 4.40 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,625	San FranciscoTigaon, Camarines Sur	1,404	about 2,814	about 0.499 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
1,626	CamayabsanPlacer, Masbate	1,402	about 305	about 4.60 km²	−2.27% a year	Rural
1,627	Dugui TooVirac, Catanduanes	1,400	about 141	about 9.93 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
1,628	PutsanTiwi, Albay	1,400	about 946	about 1.48 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
1,629	Tula-tula PequeñoLigao City, Albay	1,400	about 188	about 7.43 km²	4.55% a year	Rural
1,630	CabanbananSan Vicente, Camarines Norte	1,399	about 288	about 4.86 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
1,631	Santo NiñoPili, Camarines Sur	1,398	about 139	about 10.06 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
1,632	CentralCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,397	about 9,191	about 0.152 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
1,633	GingaroyTigaon, Camarines Sur	1,397	about 879	about 1.59 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
1,634	PangpangDonsol, Sorsogon	1,396	about 716	about 1.95 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
1,635	BuhatanSanto Domingo, Albay	1,394	about 996	about 1.40 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
1,636	MangkasayParacale, Camarines Norte	1,394	about 288	about 4.84 km²	−2.08% a year	Rural
1,637	Santo DomingoSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,394	about 1,018	about 1.37 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
1,638	PeñafranciaClaveria, Masbate	1,393	about 383	about 3.64 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
1,639	SimawaUson, Masbate	1,392	about 150	about 9.30 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
1,640	Talin-talinLibon, Albay	1,392	about 166	about 8.41 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
1,641	AbellaLigao City, Albay	1,391	about 75	about 18.47 km²	4.98% a year	Rural
1,642	ItomangTalisay, Camarines Norte	1,391	about 1,150	about 1.21 km²	−1.82% a year	Urban
1,643	Cawayan ExteriorMasbate City, Masbate	1,390	about 326	about 4.26 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
1,644	San JoseBulusan, Sorsogon	1,390	about 144	about 9.63 km²	8.14% a year	Rural
1,645	EstamparCataingan, Masbate	1,389	about 164	about 8.49 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
1,646	JintotoloBalud, Masbate	1,388	about 524	about 2.65 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
1,647	EmbarcaderoJuban, Sorsogon	1,387	about 867	about 1.60 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
1,648	San AntonioTinambac, Camarines Sur	1,387	about 206	about 6.73 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
1,649	AngasBasud, Camarines Norte	1,386	about 278	about 4.99 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
1,650	TamisanJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	1,386	about 81	about 17.01 km²	0.78% 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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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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