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, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	CabucoTrece Martires City, Cavite	46,074	about 5,401	about 8.53 km²	4.32% a year	Urban
152	RizalTaguig City	46,061	about 72,423	about 0.636 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
153	LahugCebu City, Cebu	46,002	about 10,773	about 4.27 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
154	Marikina HeightsMarikina City	45,968	about 19,561	about 2.35 km²	1.75% a year	Urban
155	CatmonMalabon City	45,841	about 46,492	about 0.986 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
156	GracevilleSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	45,775	about 17,811	about 2.57 km²	1.97% a year	Urban
157	BatiaBocaue, Bulacan	45,558	about 12,943	about 3.52 km²	2.74% a year	Urban
158	Santa LuciaPasig City	45,116	about 23,998	about 1.88 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
159	TangubBacolod City, Negros Occidental	45,051	about 4,732	about 9.52 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
160	CalulutSan Fernando City, Pampanga	44,659	about 9,462	about 4.72 km²	1.18% a year	Urban
161	San MiguelPasig City	44,629	about 36,284	about 1.23 km²	2.54% a year	Urban
162	Talon DosLas Piñas City	44,452	about 10,789	about 4.12 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
163	TaculingBacolod City, Negros Occidental	44,044	about 8,826	about 4.99 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
164	South Signal VillageTaguig City	43,946	about 67,402	about 0.652 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
165	Barangay 20Manila	43,691	about 31,660	about 1.38 km²	−1.11% a year	Urban
166	NangkaMarikina City	43,661	about 27,810	about 1.57 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
167	PotreroMalabon City	43,411	about 15,394	about 2.82 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
168	Pulong BuhanginSanta Maria, Bulacan	43,186	about 3,109	about 13.89 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
169	Barangay 176-BCaloocan City	43,135	about 56,459	about 0.764 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
170	Catalunan GrandeDavao City, Davao del Sur	42,868	about 2,658	about 16.13 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
171	KaruhatanValenzuela City	42,845	about 22,432	about 1.91 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
172	Pasong Camachile IIGeneral Trias City, Cavite	42,729	about 4,665	about 9.16 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
173	BalulangCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	42,712	about 5,908	about 7.23 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
174	Talon UnoLas Piñas City	42,677	about 35,564	about 1.20 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
175	Sampaloc IVDasmariñas City, Cavite	42,672	about 10,184	about 4.19 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
176	MankilamTagum City, Davao del Norte	42,540	about 2,795	about 15.22 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
177	San IsidroTaytay, Rizal	42,362	about 17,291	about 2.45 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
178	SantiagoGeneral Trias City, Cavite	42,311	about 5,951	about 7.11 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
179	DapdapMabalacat City, Pampanga	42,306	about 10,683	about 3.96 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
180	PanacanDavao City, Davao del Sur	42,200	about 4,145	about 10.18 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
181	Talon SingkoLas Piñas City	42,013	about 23,736	about 1.77 km²	2.00% a year	Urban
182	PuloCabuyao City, Laguna	41,837	about 12,162	about 3.44 km²	4.29% a year	Urban
183	TonsuyaMalabon City	41,669	about 74,409	about 0.56 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
184	DitaSanta Rosa City, Laguna	41,431	about 11,940	about 3.47 km²	4.38% a year	Urban
185	KauswaganCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	41,356	about 8,338	about 4.96 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
186	ParangMarikina City	41,259	about 22,423	about 1.84 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
187	Barangay 183Pasay City	41,113	about 10,515	about 3.91 km²	2.31% a year	Urban
188	FortuneMarikina City	40,941	about 20,573	about 1.99 km²	1.41% a year	Urban
189	Visayan VillageTagum City, Davao del Norte	40,921	about 4,990	about 8.20 km²	−0.99% a year	Urban
190	Pasong Putik ProperQuezon City	40,919	about 1,478	about 27.69 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
191	ApokonTagum City, Davao del Norte	40,500	about 5,186	about 7.81 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
192	LapasanCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	40,498	about 18,577	about 2.18 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
193	TagapoSanta Rosa City, Laguna	40,368	about 10,220	about 3.95 km²	−1.00% a year	Urban
194	KalawaanBinangonan, Rizal	39,979	about 7,763	about 5.15 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
195	Barangay 176-CCaloocan City	39,837	about 54,948	about 0.725 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
196	Matina CrossingDavao City, Davao del Sur	39,797	about 7,928	about 5.02 km²	−0.95% a year	Urban
197	Mahabang ParangAngono, Rizal	39,726	about 9,369	about 4.24 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
198	BagtasTanza, Cavite	39,416	about 11,525	about 3.42 km²	1.14% a year	Urban
199	PoblacionValencia City, Bukidnon	39,389	about 3,393	about 11.61 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
200	Bel-AirMakati City	39,354	about 22,748	about 1.73 km²	2.15% 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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