The Atlas

Barangays in Catanduanes

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]

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Barangays in Catanduanes, at a glance

Barangays: 315^[2]
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: 261,169^[3]
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: 18 urban^[4]; 297 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: San Isidro Village^[5]; Virac, Catanduanes; 5,501 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: Sabloyon^[6]; Caramoran, Catanduanes; about 50.36 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: San Isidro Village^{[5, 7]}; Virac, Catanduanes; 0.18% 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: 240 barangays^[7]

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.

315 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Catanduanes, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	BagatabaoBagamanoc, Catanduanes	680	about 4,172	about 0.163 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
152	LumabaoPandan, Catanduanes	673	about 148	about 4.54 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
153	CagrarayBato, Catanduanes	664	about 147	about 4.52 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
154	San RoquePandan, Catanduanes	664	about 237	about 2.80 km²	−3.58% a year	Rural
155	San AndresPandan, Catanduanes	661	about 580	about 1.14 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
156	San JuanSan Miguel, Catanduanes	656	about 120	about 5.45 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
157	AntipoloBagamanoc, Catanduanes	655	about 938	about 0.698 km²	−4.13% a year	Rural
158	PananaoganBato, Catanduanes	655	about 354	about 1.85 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
159	WagdasPandan, Catanduanes	654	about 1,383	about 0.473 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
160	AlibuagSan Andres, Catanduanes	645	about 1,208	about 0.534 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
161	MarinawaBato, Catanduanes	643	about 167	about 3.86 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
162	Bagong SirangSan Andres, Catanduanes	642	about 263	about 2.44 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
163	BugaoBagamanoc, Catanduanes	641	about 2,374	about 0.27 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
164	MabiniPanganiban, Catanduanes	641	about 209	about 3.07 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
165	TibangSan Andres, Catanduanes	641	about 51	about 12.49 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
166	CamburoCaramoran, Catanduanes	640	about 295	about 2.17 km²	−4.01% a year	Rural
167	ConstantinoVirac, Catanduanes	638	about 2,065	about 0.309 km²	−5.59% a year	Urban
168	San MiguelBaras, Catanduanes	637	about 228	about 2.80 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
169	TominawogSan Andres, Catanduanes	636	about 509	about 1.25 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
170	J. M. AlbertoSan Miguel, Catanduanes	634	about 13	about 47.03 km²	−6.42% a year	Rural
171	CatambanPandan, Catanduanes	632	about 250	about 2.53 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
172	San VicenteViga, Catanduanes	630	about 219	about 2.88 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
173	OsmeñaBaras, Catanduanes	626	about 770	about 0.813 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
174	RoxasViga, Catanduanes	625	about 488	about 1.28 km²	−2.48% a year	Rural
175	San VicenteGigmoto, Catanduanes	616	about 158	about 3.90 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
176	SibacunganBato, Catanduanes	609	about 133	about 4.58 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
177	CabungahanSan Andres, Catanduanes	606	about 42	about 14.48 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
178	EsperanzaSan Andres, Catanduanes	605	about 12,247	about 0.0494 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
179	CabuyoanPanganiban, Catanduanes	604	about 160	about 3.78 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
180	Magnesia Del NorteVirac, Catanduanes	601	about 423	about 1.42 km²	−5.77% a year	Rural
181	Antipolo Del SurVirac, Catanduanes	598	about 592	about 1.01 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
182	CasoocanVirac, Catanduanes	595	about 318	about 1.87 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
183	MagsaysayBagamanoc, Catanduanes	592	about 125	about 4.72 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
184	SagradaViga, Catanduanes	591	about 39	about 15.32 km²	−3.65% a year	Rural
185	BuenavistaCaramoran, Catanduanes	589	about 75	about 7.83 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
186	KatipunanSan Miguel, Catanduanes	584	about 33	about 17.61 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
187	Bon-otSan Andres, Catanduanes	579	about 378	about 1.53 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
188	Santa ElenaVirac, Catanduanes	572	about 12,489	about 0.0458 km²	−5.15% a year	Urban
189	BulalacaoCaramoran, Catanduanes	565	about 52	about 10.95 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
190	TiboPanganiban, Catanduanes	564	about 308	about 1.83 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
191	BalatohanSan Miguel, Catanduanes	559	about 71	about 7.88 km²	−2.83% a year	Rural
192	AsuncionViga, Catanduanes	555	about 4,625	about 0.12 km²	−2.12% a year	Rural
193	Pajo BaguioVirac, Catanduanes	554	about 586	about 0.946 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
194	TamburanBato, Catanduanes	554	about 571	about 0.971 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
195	IyaoCaramoran, Catanduanes	549	about 75	about 7.28 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
196	San PedroGigmoto, Catanduanes	548	about 31	about 17.85 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
197	Villa AuroraViga, Catanduanes	548	about 226	about 2.42 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
198	WagdasSan Andres, Catanduanes	545	about 2,163	about 0.252 km²	−4.73% a year	Rural
199	MagsaysayViga, Catanduanes	543	about 78	about 7.00 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
200	HilawanSan Andres, Catanduanes	541	about 78	about 6.97 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural

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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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. 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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