The Atlas

Barangays in Sorsogon

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]

Open Sorsogon

Barangays in Sorsogon, at a glance

Barangays: 541^[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: 845,066^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 508 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bibincahan^[5]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 22,265 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: Osiao^[6]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; about 37.73 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: Balogo (Sorsogon East District)^{[5, 7]}; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 2.10% 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: 189 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Zone II Pob., −0.47% 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.

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

Barangays in Sorsogon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	DiamantePrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	1,807	about 7,657	about 0.236 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
152	Poblacion NorteBarcelona, Sorsogon	1,806	about 4,210	about 0.429 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
153	San JuanCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,782	about 398	about 4.48 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
154	GimagaanDonsol, Sorsogon	1,768	about 583	about 3.03 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
155	LungibCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,763	about 1,123	about 1.57 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
156	San RafaelDonsol, Sorsogon	1,756	about 318	about 5.52 km²	9.26% a year	Rural
157	MilagrosaCastilla, Sorsogon	1,753	about 127	about 13.82 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
158	CalaoPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	1,750	about 1,012	about 1.73 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
159	Luna-CandolGubat, Sorsogon	1,744	about 5,502	about 0.317 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
160	San Juan Bag-oBulan, Sorsogon	1,742	about 1,350	about 1.29 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
161	BacolodJuban, Sorsogon	1,731	about 776	about 2.23 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
162	San VicenteBulusan, Sorsogon	1,731	about 3,010	about 0.575 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
163	ArimanGubat, Sorsogon	1,728	about 1,176	about 1.47 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
164	CamachilesMatnog, Sorsogon	1,724	about 39,093	about 0.0441 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
165	Cawit ExtensionMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,716	about 11,289	about 0.152 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
166	DapdapPilar, Sorsogon	1,714	about 229	about 7.49 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
167	GogonPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	1,695	about 595	about 2.85 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
168	LumbangPilar, Sorsogon	1,688	about 461	about 3.66 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
169	CasayCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,687	about 427	about 3.95 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
170	GinablanPilar, Sorsogon	1,686	about 140	about 12.06 km²	−3.40% a year	Rural
171	MabanatePilar, Sorsogon	1,684	about 238	about 7.07 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
172	PayawinGubat, Sorsogon	1,677	about 522	about 3.21 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
173	QuirapiCastilla, Sorsogon	1,662	about 429	about 3.87 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
174	PanlayaanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,652	about 293	about 5.63 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
175	MaricrumSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,644	about 479	about 3.43 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
176	Somal-otCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,644	about 8,261	about 0.199 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
177	San PascualSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,640	about 837	about 1.96 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
178	Bon-Ot BigMatnog, Sorsogon	1,633	about 349	about 4.68 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
179	PacoGubat, Sorsogon	1,630	about 249	about 6.55 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
180	RawisSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,626	about 797	about 2.04 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
181	SibagoDonsol, Sorsogon	1,626	about 704	about 2.31 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
182	TaromataBulan, Sorsogon	1,626	about 220	about 7.40 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
183	BurgosCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,625	about 589	about 2.76 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
184	San JuanIrosin, Sorsogon	1,623	about 3,846	about 0.422 km²	−6.00% a year	Urban
185	BogñaSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,609	about 600	about 2.68 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
186	DancalanBulusan, Sorsogon	1,609	about 659	about 2.44 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
187	EsperanzaPilar, Sorsogon	1,605	about 747	about 2.15 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
188	San IsidroSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	1,602	about 483	about 3.32 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
189	Coron-coronMatnog, Sorsogon	1,596	about 309	about 5.16 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
190	SalvacionSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	1,593	about 237	about 6.71 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
191	SisigonMatnog, Sorsogon	1,591	about 360	about 4.42 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
192	NasujeBulan, Sorsogon	1,588	about 1,126	about 1.41 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
193	CatanaganJuban, Sorsogon	1,583	about 345	about 4.59 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
194	Cota Na DacoGubat, Sorsogon	1,582	about 5,436	about 0.291 km²	−2.22% a year	Rural
195	TinampoIrosin, Sorsogon	1,575	about 581	about 2.71 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
196	PiliMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,572	about 292	about 5.38 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
197	Zone V Pob.Bulan, Sorsogon	1,565	about 10,793	about 0.145 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
198	AroroyJuban, Sorsogon	1,534	about 503	about 3.05 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
199	Buenavista (Bacon District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,506	about 417	about 3.61 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
200	MarinabBulan, Sorsogon	1,502	about 314	about 4.79 km²	1.74% 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.

See something wrong on this page? Write to hello@scene.ph with the page address. We check every report against the source.