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]
At a glance
- People, 2024
- 112,727,776[3]
- Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
- Fastest growing, 5,000 people or more
- Bacjawan Sur[7, 8]
- Concepcion, Iloilo
- 10.14% a year, 2020 to 2024
Region: All
Sort: Most people
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, 18,001 to 18,050 shown, most people first.
| Rank | Urban or rural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,001 | AslumIbajay, Aklan | 1,665 | about 5,801 | about 0.287 km² | 0.90% a year | Rural |
| 18,002 | CalolotTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur | 1,665 | about 858 | about 1.94 km² | 0.36% a year | Rural |
| 18,003 | LibtanginGasan, Marinduque | 1,665 | about 1,838 | about 0.906 km² | −0.16% a year | Rural |
| 18,004 | NilentapSan Carlos City, Pangasinan | 1,665 | about 1,448 | about 1.15 km² | 0.48% a year | Rural |
| 18,005 | San Isidro (Kaputian)Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte | 1,665 | about 186 | about 8.95 km² | −3.03% a year | Rural |
| 18,006 | San MaximoNatividad, Pangasinan | 1,665 | about 1,343 | about 1.24 km² | 0.53% a year | Rural |
| 18,007 | Santo Rosario-DuranIloilo City, Iloilo | 1,665 | about 14,478 | about 0.115 km² | 0.84% a year | Rural |
| 18,008 | SernaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte | 1,665 | about 409 | about 4.07 km² | −0.51% a year | Rural |
| 18,009 | Umabay InteriorMobo, Masbate | 1,665 | about 265 | about 6.29 km² | −1.01% a year | Rural |
| 18,010 | Barangay 94-ATacloban City, Leyte | 1,664 | about 1,034 | about 1.61 km² | −1.35% a year | Rural |
| 18,011 | BayabasCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte | 1,664 | about 40 | about 41.82 km² | 1.36% a year | Rural |
| 18,012 | BubongBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur | 1,664 | about 13,983 | about 0.119 km² | 2.37% a year | Rural |
| 18,013 | Cabeseria 9 and 11Ilagan City, Isabela | 1,664 | about 405 | about 4.11 km² | −0.44% a year | Rural |
| 18,014 | CampamentoDiffun, Quirino | 1,664 | about 79 | about 20.96 km² | 1.36% a year | Rural |
| 18,015 | CatmononEsperanza, Agusan del Sur | 1,664 | about 191 | about 8.70 km² | −3.59% a year | Rural |
| 18,016 | Daculang BoloSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte | 1,664 | about 279 | about 5.97 km² | −3.60% a year | Rural |
| 18,017 | Duang NiogLibmanan, Camarines Sur | 1,664 | about 101 | about 16.55 km² | 1.07% a year | Rural |
| 18,018 | NaganacanSanta Maria, Isabela | 1,664 | about 37 | about 45.33 km² | −1.31% a year | Rural |
| 18,019 | North PoblacionMasinloc, Zambales | 1,664 | about 9,455 | about 0.176 km² | −0.11% a year | Rural |
| 18,020 | Sta. CruzNew Corella, Davao del Norte | 1,664 | about 411 | about 4.05 km² | 2.34% a year | Rural |
| 18,021 | TanagLibmanan, Camarines Sur | 1,664 | about 97 | about 17.21 km² | no 2020 count | Rural |
| 18,022 | AwileAnda, Pangasinan | 1,663 | about 309 | about 5.38 km² | 0.13% a year | Rural |
| 18,023 | Barangay 494Manila | 1,663 | about 37,795 | about 0.044 km² | −7.65% a year | Urban |
| 18,024 | BungroMagsingal, Ilocos Sur | 1,663 | about 827 | about 2.01 km² | 1.13% a year | Rural |
| 18,025 | CampalingoSan Fernando, Romblon | 1,663 | about 398 | about 4.18 km² | −0.20% a year | Rural |
| 18,026 | Dean Leopoldo YabesSinait, Ilocos Sur | 1,663 | about 1,802 | about 0.923 km² | 0.22% a year | Rural |
| 18,027 | HaranaLuna, Isabela | 1,663 | about 316 | about 5.26 km² | 0.07% a year | Rural |
| 18,028 | IlayaRonda, Cebu | 1,663 | about 777 | about 2.14 km² | 0.66% a year | Rural |
| 18,029 | KalinawanBinangonan, Rizal | 1,663 | about 2,882 | about 0.577 km² | −5.51% a year | Rural |
| 18,030 | KandagaTalipao, Sulu | 1,663 | about 562 | about 2.96 km² | 2.36% a year | Rural |
| 18,031 | KaytaposIndang, Cavite | 1,663 | about 2,028 | about 0.82 km² | 1.58% a year | Rural |
| 18,032 | KiladapTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte | 1,663 | about 723 | about 2.30 km² | 2.13% a year | Rural |
| 18,033 | KiwaloDaraga, Albay | 1,663 | about 1,569 | about 1.06 km² | 1.20% a year | Rural |
| 18,034 | NagerongLazi, Siquijor | 1,663 | about 533 | about 3.12 km² | 1.51% a year | Rural |
| 18,035 | PacificoSanta Teresita, Batangas | 1,663 | about 1,584 | about 1.05 km² | −1.72% a year | Rural |
| 18,036 | PlaridelSanta Elena, Camarines Norte | 1,663 | about 106 | about 15.67 km² | 0.03% a year | Rural |
| 18,037 | PutianBantayan, Cebu | 1,663 | about 705 | about 2.36 km² | 2.44% a year | Rural |
| 18,038 | San Vicente FerrerKalilangan, Bukidnon | 1,663 | about 45 | about 36.97 km² | −0.14% a year | Rural |
| 18,039 | SantolBoac, Marinduque | 1,663 | about 1,147 | about 1.45 km² | −4.47% a year | Urban |
| 18,040 | South PoblacionJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte | 1,663 | about 8,274 | about 0.201 km² | 0.04% a year | Urban |
| 18,041 | TagbinongaMati City, Davao Oriental | 1,663 | about 64 | about 25.91 km² | 0.73% a year | Rural |
| 18,042 | BangaWao, Lanao del Sur | 1,662 | about 180 | about 9.23 km² | 1.42% a year | Rural |
| 18,043 | Barangay 86Manila | 1,662 | about 79,522 | about 0.0209 km² | 3.93% a year | Urban |
| 18,044 | BonifacioLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte | 1,662 | about 318 | about 5.22 km² | 7.63% a year | Rural |
| 18,045 | CallaoPeñablanca, Cagayan | 1,662 | about 589 | about 2.82 km² | 1.45% a year | Rural |
| 18,046 | DoloresMagalang, Pampanga | 1,662 | about 1,231 | about 1.35 km² | 0.32% a year | Urban |
| 18,047 | Guisad SorongBaguio City, Benguet | 1,662 | about 13,512 | about 0.123 km² | −0.22% a year | Rural |
| 18,048 | NamnamaTumauini, Isabela | 1,662 | about 190 | about 8.76 km² | 0.71% a year | Rural |
| 18,049 | Northern PoblacionCalamba, Misamis Occidental | 1,662 | about 1,539 | about 1.08 km² | −0.31% a year | Urban |
| 18,050 | PinocutanCalatrava, Negros Occidental | 1,662 | about 704 | about 2.36 km² | 0.20% a year | Rural |
Rankings of the Philippines
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
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