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, 19,001 to 19,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
19,001	LuananAleosan, Cotabato	1,582	about 268	about 5.91 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
19,002	MaritaPresident Roxas, Capiz	1,582	about 2,935	about 0.539 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
19,003	Punta BilarSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	1,582	about 1,329	about 1.19 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
19,004	RomagondongMarogong, Lanao del Sur	1,582	about 582	about 2.72 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
19,005	San JoseSan Pascual, Masbate	1,582	about 85	about 18.71 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
19,006	SuclemaIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,582	about 369	about 4.29 km²	5.39% a year	Rural
19,007	Tam-isMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,582	about 716	about 2.21 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
19,008	TomlingMalasiqui, Pangasinan	1,582	about 1,438	about 1.10 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
19,009	TulaPambujan, Northern Samar	1,582	about 256	about 6.19 km²	−2.27% a year	Rural
19,010	Barangay 554Manila	1,581	about 56,667	about 0.0279 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
19,011	Barangay 604Manila	1,581	about 78,657	about 0.0201 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
19,012	Barangay IAmadeo, Cavite	1,581	about 4,956	about 0.319 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
19,013	CabacunganBarobo, Surigao del Sur	1,581	about 93	about 17.01 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
19,014	KatamlanganSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	1,581	about 226	about 7.00 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
19,015	LunaBongabong, Oriental Mindoro	1,581	about 95	about 16.67 km²	6.88% a year	Rural
19,016	LuyangMabinay, Negros Oriental	1,581	about 198	about 8.00 km²	−4.01% a year	Rural
19,017	MagcagongSibonga, Cebu	1,581	about 447	about 3.54 km²	7.03% a year	Rural
19,018	MataphaoNew Washington, Aklan	1,581	about 336	about 4.70 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
19,019	NamutTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,581	about 71	about 22.19 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
19,020	Quirino DistrictPadada, Davao del Sur	1,581	about 1,307	about 1.21 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
19,021	TapulangMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,581	about 232	about 6.82 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
19,022	TominjaoTuburan, Cebu	1,581	about 235	about 6.74 km²	7.16% a year	Rural
19,023	WasidNagtipunan, Quirino	1,581	about 12	about 131.99 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
19,024	Barangay 62Cavite City, Cavite	1,580	about 34,725	about 0.0455 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
19,025	BayabatAmulung, Cagayan	1,580	about 382	about 4.14 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
19,026	Blue Ridge AQuezon City	1,580	about 5,583	about 0.283 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
19,027	CamuayanBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,580	about 192	about 8.24 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
19,028	KapalaranDangcagan, Bukidnon	1,580	about 166	about 9.52 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
19,029	KuloyShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur	1,580	about 786	about 2.01 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
19,030	LinamponganPontevedra, Capiz	1,580	about 610	about 2.59 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
19,031	Poblacion 9Buenavista, Agusan del Norte	1,580	about 22,571	about 0.070 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
19,032	Poblacion EastUmingan, Pangasinan	1,580	about 5,603	about 0.282 km²	−3.63% a year	Rural
19,033	Poblacion IIITernate, Cavite	1,580	about 4,773	about 0.331 km²	−2.51% a year	Rural
19,034	PosudaragatLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,580	about 6,639	about 0.238 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
19,035	SamayBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,580	about 74	about 21.41 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
19,036	San IsidroSampaloc, Quezon	1,580	about 7,453	about 0.212 km²	−2.33% a year	Rural
19,037	SoaMalinao, Albay	1,580	about 200	about 7.89 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
19,038	SohotonBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	1,580	about 705	about 2.24 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
19,039	AgcawilanLezo, Aklan	1,579	about 814	about 1.94 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
19,040	BatabatMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,579	about 192	about 8.22 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
19,041	BentungPolomolok, South Cotabato	1,579	about 280	about 5.63 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
19,042	DacudaoSawata, Davao del Norte	1,579	about 147	about 10.77 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
19,043	Guinzadan SurBauko, Mountain Province	1,579	about 490	about 3.22 km²	−4.02% a year	Rural
19,044	ManghulyawonLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,579	about 495	about 3.19 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
19,045	PosnaanAguinaldo, Ifugao	1,579	about 45	about 34.91 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
19,046	AlegriaBuruanga, Aklan	1,578	about 3,416	about 0.462 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
19,047	Alma VillaGloria, Oriental Mindoro	1,578	about 451	about 3.50 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
19,048	AwayanAguinaldo, Ifugao	1,578	about 112	about 14.09 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
19,049	MacasilaoCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,578	about 373	about 4.23 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
19,050	PaninironganPambujan, Northern Samar	1,578	about 593	about 2.66 km²	1.08% 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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