The Atlas

Barangays in Bicol Region

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 Bicol Region

Barangays in Bicol Region, at a glance

Barangays: 3,471^[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: 6,064,426^[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: 350 urban^[4]; 3,121 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Concepcion Pequeña^[5]; Naga City, Camarines Sur; 26,192 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: Cabadisan^[6]; Ragay, Camarines Sur; about 100.30 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: Carangcang^{[5, 7]}; Magarao, Camarines Sur; 14.05% 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: 1,770 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Magang, −5.05% 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.

3,471 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	MasalongLabo, Camarines Norte	4,750	about 736	about 6.45 km²	6.77% a year	Urban
152	PalestinaPili, Camarines Sur	4,747	about 735	about 6.46 km²	−5.55% a year	Urban
153	BangkilinganTabaco City, Albay	4,711	about 6,798	about 0.693 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
154	MalintaMasbate City, Masbate	4,689	about 214	about 21.93 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
155	SagradaBaao, Camarines Sur	4,682	about 856	about 5.47 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
156	PoblacionSorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,666	about 2,495	about 1.87 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
157	Poblacion District IIClaveria, Masbate	4,650	about 381	about 12.22 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
158	SiramagBalatan, Camarines Sur	4,624	about 8,242	about 0.561 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
159	BahayLibmanan, Camarines Sur	4,623	about 720	about 6.42 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
160	GabaoIrosin, Sorsogon	4,587	about 1,638	about 2.80 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
161	Sagrada FamiliaBuhi, Camarines Sur	4,587	about 1,250	about 3.67 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
162	Bgy. 44 - PawaLegazpi City, Albay	4,585	about 1,679	about 2.73 km²	3.43% a year	Rural
163	MacabogSorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,584	about 804	about 5.70 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
164	DugcalCamaligan, Camarines Sur	4,581	about 2,994	about 1.53 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
165	DogonganDaet, Camarines Norte	4,580	about 964	about 4.75 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
166	PaolboCalabanga, Camarines Sur	4,579	about 748	about 6.12 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
167	LanigayPolangui, Albay	4,559	about 1,510	about 3.02 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
168	CarriedoIrosin, Sorsogon	4,549	about 966	about 4.71 km²	5.25% a year	Rural
169	PinitOcampo, Camarines Sur	4,541	about 1,499	about 3.03 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
170	CasugadBula, Camarines Sur	4,515	about 396	about 11.41 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
171	Santo DomingoVinzons, Camarines Norte	4,486	about 487	about 9.22 km²	−0.89% a year	Urban
172	AmbolongAroroy, Masbate	4,484	about 1,692	about 2.65 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
173	Luklukan SurJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	4,483	about 440	about 10.19 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
174	HimaaoPili, Camarines Sur	4,482	about 557	about 8.05 km²	−1.79% a year	Urban
175	San MiguelBato, Camarines Sur	4,481	about 2,716	about 1.65 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
176	PoblacionCawayan, Masbate	4,475	about 1,610	about 2.78 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
177	MalabogDaraga, Albay	4,464	about 2,167	about 2.06 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
178	GilotonganCawayan, Masbate	4,451	about 8,152	about 0.546 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
179	HindiBacacay, Albay	4,439	about 1,591	about 2.79 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
180	BinataganLigao City, Albay	4,430	about 2,769	about 1.60 km²	2.55% a year	Urban
181	San IsidroCastilla, Sorsogon	4,400	about 318	about 13.84 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
182	GumausParacale, Camarines Norte	4,396	about 269	about 16.34 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
183	PasiagonPlacer, Masbate	4,391	about 1,138	about 3.86 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
184	Sta. MariaPresentacion, Camarines Sur	4,384	about 446	about 9.83 km²	−4.16% a year	Rural
185	CalasgasanDaet, Camarines Norte	4,383	about 692	about 6.33 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
186	SampalocSorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,379	about 34,211	about 0.128 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
187	SalvacionDaraga, Albay	4,375	about 1,402	about 3.12 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
188	PawaTabaco City, Albay	4,374	about 2,635	about 1.66 km²	−0.71% a year	Urban
189	Santa Rosa NorteJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	4,372	about 477	about 9.16 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
190	San AndresSanto Domingo, Albay	4,369	about 1,442	about 3.03 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
191	ManguiringCalabanga, Camarines Sur	4,362	about 613	about 7.12 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
192	San RoqueDaraga, Albay	4,354	about 13,649	about 0.319 km²	0.05% a year	Urban
193	Bgy. 58 - BuragwisLegazpi City, Albay	4,329	about 5,826	about 0.743 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
194	Barangay VDaet, Camarines Norte	4,326	about 9,765	about 0.443 km²	−2.61% a year	Urban
195	Bgy. 53 - BongaLegazpi City, Albay	4,308	about 1,074	about 4.01 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
196	FatimaTabaco City, Albay	4,268	about 11,790	about 0.362 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
197	Agdangan Pob.Baao, Camarines Sur	4,262	about 744	about 5.73 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
198	SalvacionTigaon, Camarines Sur	4,254	about 1,066	about 3.99 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
199	TinawaganTigaon, Camarines Sur	4,254	about 532	about 8.00 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
200	TagbongPili, Camarines Sur	4,250	about 1,235	about 3.44 km²	2.26% 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: 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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