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, 19,051 to 19,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
19,051	San JoaquinBalungao, Pangasinan	1,578	about 264	about 5.97 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
19,052	San Roque SurCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	1,578	about 65,477	about 0.0241 km²	4.49% a year	Rural
19,053	Zone 1San Roque, Northern Samar	1,578	about 607	about 2.60 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
19,054	BinonganVeruela, Agusan del Sur	1,577	about 121	about 13.08 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
19,055	BuburayDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	1,577	about 271	about 5.81 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
19,056	DumilesSan Enrique, Iloilo	1,577	about 368	about 4.28 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
19,057	IdaomanPresident Roxas, Cotabato	1,577	about 277	about 5.70 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
19,058	MatarinaoSalcedo, Eastern Samar	1,577	about 298	about 5.29 km²	−5.95% a year	Rural
19,059	New MabuhayDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,577	about 777	about 2.03 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
19,060	San FelipeEchague, Isabela	1,577	about 204	about 7.74 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
19,061	San IsidroGuagua, Pampanga	1,577	about 3,192	about 0.494 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
19,062	San MiguelLavezares, Northern Samar	1,577	about 443	about 3.56 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
19,063	San SalvadorProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	1,577	about 189	about 8.34 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
19,064	Sta. JustaTibiao, Antique	1,577	about 1,031	about 1.53 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
19,065	SapangCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	1,577	about 717	about 2.20 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
19,066	TungawanSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	1,577	about 122	about 12.91 km²	−3.63% a year	Rural
19,067	AgsilabSapi-An, Capiz	1,576	about 473	about 3.33 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
19,068	Bugtong Na TuogSocorro, Oriental Mindoro	1,576	about 1,102	about 1.43 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
19,069	CamburananTapaz, Capiz	1,576	about 555	about 2.84 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
19,070	CapilihanVirac, Catanduanes	1,576	about 1,292	about 1.22 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
19,071	GalingonTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,576	about 136	about 11.55 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
19,072	Kabbon MaasIndanan, Sulu	1,576	about 1,608	about 0.98 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
19,073	PaguihamanUson, Masbate	1,576	about 238	about 6.63 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
19,074	PoblacionLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	1,576	about 635	about 2.48 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
19,075	Quiling NorteBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,576	about 415	about 3.80 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
19,076	RizalMonreal, Masbate	1,576	about 171	about 9.21 km²	−3.10% a year	Rural
19,077	SablayanRomblon, Romblon	1,576	about 278	about 5.67 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
19,078	SampalucanBongabon, Nueva Ecija	1,576	about 8,955	about 0.176 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
19,079	SantarinBarugo, Leyte	1,576	about 880	about 1.79 km²	4.90% a year	Rural
19,080	Surgui 2ndCamiling, Tarlac	1,576	about 2,478	about 0.636 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
19,081	VillaramosManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,576	about 527	about 2.99 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
19,082	AlegriaBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,575	about 157	about 10.06 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
19,083	AntipoloDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,575	about 266	about 5.91 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
19,084	BacunganPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro	1,575	about 328	about 4.80 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
19,085	BinanalanSanta Rita, Samar	1,575	about 233	about 6.75 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
19,086	BontocHindang, Leyte	1,575	about 799	about 1.97 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
19,087	GadangKapangan, Benguet	1,575	about 88	about 17.80 km²	3.26% a year	Rural
19,088	Halog WestTubao, La Union	1,575	about 400	about 3.94 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
19,089	MahayagQuezon, Bukidnon	1,575	about 288	about 5.47 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
19,090	Matag-ubJaniuay, Iloilo	1,575	about 1,904	about 0.827 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
19,091	QuirinoBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya	1,575	about 320	about 4.92 km²	4.57% a year	Rural
19,092	San JuanMalungon, Sarangani	1,575	about 242	about 6.51 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
19,093	TacadangKibungan, Benguet	1,575	about 57	about 27.77 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
19,094	TinampoIrosin, Sorsogon	1,575	about 581	about 2.71 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
19,095	AgbanawanBanga, Aklan	1,574	about 874	about 1.80 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
19,096	CacandunganNatividad, Pangasinan	1,574	about 127	about 12.38 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
19,097	Da-oSan Jose, Northern Samar	1,574	about 395	about 3.98 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
19,098	Del CarmenSagñay, Camarines Sur	1,574	about 1,431	about 1.10 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
19,099	FerdinandBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	1,574	about 1,086	about 1.45 km²	−5.03% a year	Rural
19,100	JanagdongMogpog, Marinduque	1,574	about 1,312	about 1.20 km²	1.42% 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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