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, 16,851 to 16,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
16,851	Halo-haloSan Juan City	1,778	about 48,447	about 0.0367 km²	−4.29% a year	Urban
16,852	KadaohanOrmoc City, Leyte	1,778	about 1,170	about 1.52 km²	6.06% a year	Rural
16,853	LacubenBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,778	about 282	about 6.31 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
16,854	Laum SuwahParang, Sulu	1,778	about 1,446	about 1.23 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
16,855	LubiganSan Jose, Tarlac	1,778	about 110	about 16.13 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
16,856	Masaplod SurDauin, Negros Oriental	1,778	about 436	about 4.08 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
16,857	PoblacionBaclayon, Bohol	1,778	about 4,233	about 0.42 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
16,858	San JoseGlan, Sarangani	1,778	about 357	about 4.98 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
16,859	TukayParang, Sulu	1,778	about 999	about 1.78 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
16,860	AyyengManabo, Abra	1,777	about 110	about 16.13 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
16,861	BunganayBoac, Marinduque	1,777	about 442	about 4.02 km²	−3.02% a year	Rural
16,862	MaglahosVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	1,777	about 293	about 6.06 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
16,863	MapidLagonoy, Camarines Sur	1,777	about 139	about 12.78 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
16,864	NamalAsipulo, Ifugao	1,777	about 37	about 47.42 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
16,865	Poblacion 5Hamtic, Antique	1,777	about 907	about 1.96 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
16,866	Santo NiñoDumalag, Capiz	1,777	about 495	about 3.59 km²	−2.44% a year	Rural
16,867	BusaliBiliran, Biliran	1,776	about 485	about 3.66 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
16,868	BuyoTinambac, Camarines Sur	1,776	about 218	about 8.15 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
16,869	MabatoOrmoc City, Leyte	1,776	about 557	about 3.19 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
16,870	MalinisLemery, Batangas	1,776	about 1,444	about 1.23 km²	−2.47% a year	Urban
16,871	NapoSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,776	about 329	about 5.40 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
16,872	San JoseCandon City, Ilocos Sur	1,776	about 6,320	about 0.281 km²	−0.47% a year	Urban
16,873	San ManuelLala, Lanao del Norte	1,776	about 470	about 3.78 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
16,874	San Ramon WestManabo, Abra	1,776	about 126	about 14.10 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
16,875	Santa RosaCainta, Rizal	1,776	about 58,808	about 0.0302 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
16,876	TawasKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,776	about 165	about 10.79 km²	4.00% a year	Rural
16,877	Barangay 729Manila	1,775	about 56,171	about 0.0316 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
16,878	Buenlag 2ndBayambang, Pangasinan	1,775	about 4,319	about 0.411 km²	3.43% a year	Rural
16,879	Dayo-anTago, Surigao del Sur	1,775	about 416	about 4.27 km²	5.06% a year	Rural
16,880	District IVMataasnakahoy, Batangas	1,775	about 1,870	about 0.949 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
16,881	Igat IslandMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	1,775	about 351	about 5.05 km²	−4.06% a year	Rural
16,882	LumabaoGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	1,775	about 154	about 11.56 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
16,883	RizalScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	1,775	about 517	about 3.43 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
16,884	Barangay 408Manila	1,774	about 71,532	about 0.0248 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
16,885	CadaatanSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	1,774	about 268	about 6.61 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
16,886	MalihudBataraza, Palawan	1,774	about 102	about 17.40 km²	−6.10% a year	Rural
16,887	MinsalirakQuezon, Bukidnon	1,774	about 227	about 7.80 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
16,888	San Antonio SouthBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	1,774	about 397	about 4.47 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
16,889	San JuanMondragon, Northern Samar	1,774	about 522	about 3.40 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
16,890	Barangay 471Manila	1,773	about 49,114	about 0.0361 km²	5.56% a year	Urban
16,891	BaruanAgno, Pangasinan	1,773	about 242	about 7.32 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
16,892	BatinoCalamba City, Laguna	1,773	about 1,190	about 1.49 km²	2.25% a year	Urban
16,893	BuyonBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,773	about 456	about 3.89 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
16,894	LibhuMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,773	about 226	about 7.86 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
16,895	MapuloMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	1,773	about 145	about 12.23 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
16,896	MontañaTanauan City, Batangas	1,773	about 991	about 1.79 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
16,897	PasalengPagudpud, Ilocos Norte	1,773	about 80	about 22.23 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
16,898	PawikanCabucgayan, Biliran	1,773	about 332	about 5.34 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
16,899	Poblacion I-AImus City, Cavite	1,773	about 11,365	about 0.156 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
16,900	SalucotTalakag, Bukidnon	1,773	about 33	about 54.15 km²	0.30% 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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