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, 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: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
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: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 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: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 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: Cogon Ramos^{[7, 8]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% 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: 14,075 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mayapa, −13.70% 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.

42,010 barangays, 1,801 to 1,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,801	SantorMalolos City, Bulacan	8,745	about 3,957	about 2.21 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
1,802	NalilBongao, Tawi-Tawi	8,740	about 4,142	about 2.11 km²	11.81% a year	Urban
1,803	LiburonCarcar City, Cebu	8,734	about 3,065	about 2.85 km²	−1.35% a year	Urban
1,804	Chinese PierJolo, Sulu	8,733	about 102,021	about 0.0856 km²	3.01% a year	Urban
1,805	KablacanMaasim, Sarangani	8,733	about 195	about 44.79 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
1,806	SalawaganQuezon, Bukidnon	8,731	about 691	about 12.64 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
1,807	ErmitaCebu City, Cebu	8,718	about 22,822	about 0.382 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
1,808	AmbiongLa Trinidad, Benguet	8,714	about 2,041	about 4.27 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
1,809	SampinitBago City, Negros Occidental	8,708	about 1,575	about 5.53 km²	−2.54% a year	Urban
1,810	CambaroMandaue City, Cebu	8,705	about 20,579	about 0.423 km²	−0.77% a year	Urban
1,811	MayomboDagupan City, Pangasinan	8,702	about 6,746	about 1.29 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
1,812	TadianganTuba, Benguet	8,697	about 601	about 14.48 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
1,813	San JoseSan Luis, Pampanga	8,690	about 1,691	about 5.14 km²	3.98% a year	Urban
1,814	Barangay 900Manila	8,689	about 132,859	about 0.0654 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
1,815	Amaya IITanza, Cavite	8,688	about 4,217	about 2.06 km²	−8.32% a year	Urban
1,816	BulacninLipa City, Batangas	8,688	about 2,286	about 3.80 km²	4.03% a year	Urban
1,817	KibangayLantapan, Bukidnon	8,686	about 173	about 50.28 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
1,818	Balogo (Sorsogon East District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	8,678	about 7,748	about 1.12 km²	2.10% a year	Urban
1,819	CamiasSan Miguel, Bulacan	8,677	about 1,254	about 6.92 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
1,820	Zone 10Talisay City, Negros Occidental	8,676	about 8,033	about 1.08 km²	−0.06% a year	Urban
1,821	San Juan Pob.Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	8,666	about 11,110	about 0.78 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
1,822	B. Del MundoMansalay, Oriental Mindoro	8,659	about 1,237	about 7.00 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
1,823	Santa MariaSanta Ana, Pampanga	8,659	about 1,498	about 5.78 km²	1.48% a year	Urban
1,824	Borol 2ndBalagtas, Bulacan	8,653	about 2,837	about 3.05 km²	0.83% a year	Urban
1,825	DoloresCapas, Tarlac	8,653	about 1,260	about 6.87 km²	2.82% a year	Urban
1,826	BinugaoDavao City, Davao del Sur	8,651	about 1,464	about 5.91 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
1,827	MambangnanSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	8,649	about 1,893	about 4.57 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
1,828	TugboMasbate City, Masbate	8,642	about 1,470	about 5.88 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
1,829	Santo AngelSan Pablo City, Laguna	8,640	about 1,516	about 5.70 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
1,830	PuntaCalamba City, Laguna	8,639	about 2,805	about 3.08 km²	4.05% a year	Urban
1,831	KawitPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,638	about 9,268	about 0.932 km²	−2.28% a year	Urban
1,832	CaggayTuguegarao City, Cagayan	8,635	about 3,454	about 2.50 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
1,833	Immaculate ConcepcionQuezon City	8,633	about 16,828	about 0.513 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
1,834	Matab-angTalisay City, Negros Occidental	8,629	about 351	about 24.58 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
1,835	Anabu II-FImus City, Cavite	8,626	about 9,469	about 0.911 km²	−2.44% a year	Urban
1,836	Barangay 9Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	8,625	about 1,705	about 5.06 km²	−1.50% a year	Urban
1,837	San PedroSto. Tomas City, Batangas	8,625	about 4,207	about 2.05 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
1,838	MasusoPandi, Bulacan	8,622	about 3,973	about 2.17 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
1,839	BangculasiNavotas City	8,621	about 35,772	about 0.241 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
1,840	Daang PareOrion, Bataan	8,604	about 363	about 23.73 km²	1.59% a year	Urban
1,841	PagaspasTanauan City, Batangas	8,603	about 2,370	about 3.63 km²	9.64% a year	Urban
1,842	PasilCebu City, Cebu	8,591	about 106,720	about 0.0805 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
1,843	BanalePagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,586	about 1,573	about 5.46 km²	−0.38% a year	Urban
1,844	BunguiaoZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	8,585	about 131	about 65.38 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
1,845	Barangay 120Caloocan City	8,584	about 78,036	about 0.11 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
1,846	Bukal SurCandelaria, Quezon	8,577	about 2,917	about 2.94 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
1,847	SalumpingEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	8,577	about 86	about 100.24 km²	−2.11% a year	Urban
1,848	TagumpayCoron, Palawan	8,576	about 372	about 23.04 km²	0.99% a year	Urban
1,849	TambubongSan Rafael, Bulacan	8,567	about 4,786	about 1.79 km²	2.53% a year	Urban
1,850	PinagkawitanLipa City, Batangas	8,560	about 1,857	about 4.61 km²	1.37% a year	Urban

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: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). 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 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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