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, 18,801 to 18,850 shown, most people first.
| Rank | Urban or rural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,801 | Del PilarCapalonga, Camarines Norte | 1,597 | about 112 | about 14.32 km² | −4.09% a year | Rural |
| 18,802 | PongpongSanto Tomas, La Union | 1,597 | about 558 | about 2.86 km² | −3.06% a year | Rural |
| 18,803 | San AntonioRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay | 1,597 | about 253 | about 6.31 km² | 2.26% a year | Rural |
| 18,804 | SolangonSan Juan, Siquijor | 1,597 | about 538 | about 2.97 km² | 2.87% a year | Rural |
| 18,805 | VenusSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte | 1,597 | about 279 | about 5.73 km² | 0.09% a year | Rural |
| 18,806 | BaliwagMagallanes, Cavite | 1,596 | about 706 | about 2.26 km² | −0.31% a year | Rural |
| 18,807 | BangcusaySan Fernando City, La Union | 1,596 | about 1,308 | about 1.22 km² | −0.05% a year | Rural |
| 18,808 | BasudBacacay, Albay | 1,596 | about 928 | about 1.72 km² | −3.13% a year | Rural |
| 18,809 | BugnayDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya | 1,596 | about 222 | about 7.19 km² | 0.50% a year | Rural |
| 18,810 | Cagay-anonSinacaban, Misamis Occidental | 1,596 | about 4,483 | about 0.356 km² | 2.69% a year | Rural |
| 18,811 | Coron-coronMatnog, Sorsogon | 1,596 | about 309 | about 5.16 km² | 2.67% a year | Rural |
| 18,812 | IscaGonzaga, Cagayan | 1,596 | about 94 | about 16.98 km² | 1.03% a year | Rural |
| 18,813 | La FloraTalacogon, Agusan del Sur | 1,596 | about 87 | about 18.32 km² | 3.25% a year | Rural |
| 18,814 | MadbadCawayan, Masbate | 1,596 | about 287 | about 5.57 km² | 0.14% a year | Rural |
| 18,815 | PamalianShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur | 1,596 | about 688 | about 2.32 km² | 4.97% a year | Rural |
| 18,816 | TambuganCamiling, Tarlac | 1,596 | about 564 | about 2.83 km² | 0.12% a year | Rural |
| 18,817 | Anak-DagatLemery, Batangas | 1,595 | about 37,886 | about 0.0421 km² | −1.59% a year | Rural |
| 18,818 | AngkayamatSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur | 1,595 | about 195 | about 8.17 km² | 2.09% a year | Rural |
| 18,819 | Anilao EastMabini, Batangas | 1,595 | about 1,318 | about 1.21 km² | −2.40% a year | Rural |
| 18,820 | AnitapGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental | 1,595 | about 1,437 | about 1.11 km² | 3.09% a year | Rural |
| 18,821 | Barangay 159Manila | 1,595 | about 115,580 | about 0.0138 km² | 0.56% a year | Urban |
| 18,822 | CamalianJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental | 1,595 | about 99 | about 16.16 km² | −2.45% a year | Rural |
| 18,823 | GuinhayaanLooc, Romblon | 1,595 | about 248 | about 6.44 km² | 0.20% a year | Rural |
| 18,824 | MinsapinitGingoog City, Misamis Oriental | 1,595 | about 244 | about 6.55 km² | 1.55% a year | Rural |
| 18,825 | NagattatanAllacapan, Cagayan | 1,595 | about 214 | about 7.45 km² | 0.18% a year | Rural |
| 18,826 | NatiSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat | 1,595 | about 233 | about 6.84 km² | 2.86% a year | Rural |
| 18,827 | PaliuegIlagan City, Isabela | 1,595 | about 190 | about 8.38 km² | 0.77% a year | Rural |
| 18,828 | ParaguTumauini, Isabela | 1,595 | about 401 | about 3.98 km² | 4.62% a year | Rural |
| 18,829 | PoblacionLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte | 1,595 | about 472 | about 3.38 km² | −0.75% a year | Rural |
| 18,830 | Pudoc WestTagudin, Ilocos Sur | 1,595 | about 839 | about 1.90 km² | 2.48% a year | Rural |
| 18,831 | SagradaBusuanga, Palawan | 1,595 | about 38 | about 42.12 km² | 2.72% a year | Rural |
| 18,832 | San Juan de ValdezSan Jose, Tarlac | 1,595 | about 180 | about 8.87 km² | 0.35% a year | Rural |
| 18,833 | South LamidanDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental | 1,595 | about 242 | about 6.60 km² | −0.87% a year | Rural |
| 18,834 | Barangay 462Manila | 1,594 | about 64,534 | about 0.0247 km² | 1.02% a year | Urban |
| 18,835 | CastellanoCalatrava, Negros Occidental | 1,594 | about 1,172 | about 1.36 km² | 1.04% a year | Rural |
| 18,836 | DallagArakan, Cotabato | 1,594 | about 130 | about 12.25 km² | −0.11% a year | Rural |
| 18,837 | DataganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur | 1,594 | about 124 | about 12.86 km² | 0.80% a year | Rural |
| 18,838 | San IsidroTabaco City, Albay | 1,594 | about 801 | about 1.99 km² | 5.68% a year | Rural |
| 18,839 | San JuanAurora, Isabela | 1,594 | about 8,479 | about 0.188 km² | −0.84% a year | Rural |
| 18,840 | San LorenzoRosario, Northern Samar | 1,594 | about 540 | about 2.95 km² | 2.72% a year | Rural |
| 18,841 | San NicolasBuenavista, Guimaras | 1,594 | about 256 | about 6.22 km² | 3.25% a year | Rural |
| 18,842 | Santa RosaAbulug, Cagayan | 1,594 | about 143 | about 11.15 km² | 1.11% a year | Rural |
| 18,843 | Talahiban IISan Juan, Batangas | 1,594 | about 712 | about 2.24 km² | 0.03% a year | Rural |
| 18,844 | TinggabulongDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur | 1,594 | about 305 | about 5.22 km² | −0.02% a year | Rural |
| 18,845 | Villa Pani-anEstancia, Iloilo | 1,594 | about 1,217 | about 1.31 km² | 0.88% a year | Rural |
| 18,846 | BuenavistaTarlac City, Tarlac | 1,593 | about 519 | about 3.07 km² | 1.18% a year | Rural |
| 18,847 | BuluanConner, Apayao | 1,593 | about 108 | about 14.78 km² | −1.41% a year | Rural |
| 18,848 | DoloresDumalag, Capiz | 1,593 | about 438 | about 3.64 km² | 0.69% a year | Rural |
| 18,849 | KatianIndanan, Sulu | 1,593 | about 1,844 | about 0.864 km² | 2.11% a year | Rural |
| 18,850 | Kawit OrientalKauswagan, Lanao del Norte | 1,593 | about 351 | about 4.54 km² | 2.64% 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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