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, 1,951 to 2,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,951	InaonPulilan, Bulacan	8,275	about 1,265	about 6.54 km²	−3.14% a year	Urban
1,952	Datu EsmaelDasmariñas City, Cavite	8,271	about 63,623	about 0.13 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
1,953	MabuaTandag City, Surigao del Sur	8,271	about 3,121	about 2.65 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
1,954	DalumangcobSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte	8,263	about 1,126	about 7.34 km²	3.62% a year	Urban
1,955	RizalSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	8,262	about 827	about 9.99 km²	2.37% a year	Urban
1,956	Barangay 22-CDavao City, Davao del Sur	8,248	about 83,992	about 0.0982 km²	1.84% a year	Urban
1,957	Concepcion PalasanSariaya, Quezon	8,246	about 1,097	about 7.52 km²	1.72% a year	Urban
1,958	Santa Catalina SurCandelaria, Quezon	8,242	about 635	about 12.97 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
1,959	San AntonioSan Pascual, Batangas	8,232	about 9,291	about 0.886 km²	−4.65% a year	Urban
1,960	BoloRoxas City, Capiz	8,231	about 1,854	about 4.44 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
1,961	BuenlagCalasiao, Pangasinan	8,231	about 1,711	about 4.81 km²	−0.15% a year	Urban
1,962	Lawaan IITalisay City, Cebu	8,230	about 12,413	about 0.663 km²	4.51% a year	Urban
1,963	MalagosDavao City, Davao del Sur	8,230	about 812	about 10.13 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
1,964	GuinacotDanao City, Cebu	8,227	about 3,176	about 2.59 km²	8.55% a year	Urban
1,965	MangingisdaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	8,227	about 742	about 11.09 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
1,966	AglayanMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	8,225	about 400	about 20.56 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
1,967	IbabaMalabon City	8,219	about 43,952	about 0.187 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
1,968	CamansiKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	8,216	about 381	about 21.54 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
1,969	PoblacionMariveles, Bataan	8,215	about 23,141	about 0.355 km²	−0.70% a year	Urban
1,970	PoblacionPresident Roxas, Cotabato	8,213	about 527	about 15.59 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
1,971	SirawanDavao City, Davao del Sur	8,207	about 903	about 9.09 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
1,972	Barangay 16Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	8,204	about 29,725	about 0.276 km²	1.95% a year	Urban
1,973	SucadApalit, Pampanga	8,201	about 1,621	about 5.06 km²	1.29% a year	Urban
1,974	Bacong-MontillaBago City, Negros Occidental	8,200	about 161	about 50.83 km²	−0.06% a year	Urban
1,975	Sapang PalaySan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	8,194	about 1,854	about 4.42 km²	8.62% a year	Urban
1,976	Kumintang IbabaBatangas City, Batangas	8,192	about 6,350	about 1.29 km²	−2.65% a year	Urban
1,977	MatainSubic, Zambales	8,191	about 13,384	about 0.612 km²	−0.11% a year	Urban
1,978	PasoloValenzuela City	8,190	about 16,714	about 0.49 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
1,979	Sapang ITernate, Cavite	8,186	about 217	about 37.68 km²	2.43% a year	Urban
1,980	NamayanMandaluyong City	8,185	about 21,095	about 0.388 km²	1.57% a year	Urban
1,981	SapadMatanog, Maguindanao del Norte	8,181	about 577	about 14.18 km²	3.73% a year	Urban
1,982	SembaDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	8,180	about 1,690	about 4.84 km²	2.03% a year	Urban
1,983	LunocanManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	8,178	about 305	about 26.79 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
1,984	NancayasanUrdaneta City, Pangasinan	8,175	about 1,102	about 7.42 km²	−1.60% a year	Urban
1,985	Barangay 132Caloocan City	8,163	about 161,324	about 0.0506 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
1,986	SoledadSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	8,163	about 258	about 31.68 km²	4.54% a year	Urban
1,987	SiribDavao City, Davao del Sur	8,155	about 391	about 20.84 km²	7.67% a year	Urban
1,988	PoblacionEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat	8,150	about 4,454	about 1.83 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
1,989	Daang SarileCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	8,137	about 3,255	about 2.50 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
1,990	PoblacionSual, Pangasinan	8,136	about 891	about 9.13 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
1,991	PuroAroroy, Masbate	8,135	about 2,926	about 2.78 km²	−0.43% a year	Urban
1,992	PandacanPinamungajan, Cebu	8,132	about 1,803	about 4.51 km²	1.69% a year	Urban
1,993	San PedroBustos, Bulacan	8,131	about 2,738	about 2.97 km²	0.05% a year	Urban
1,994	TapakDavao City, Davao del Sur	8,131	about 69	about 117.80 km²	3.43% a year	Urban
1,995	AdlasSilang, Cavite	8,127	about 3,317	about 2.45 km²	3.50% a year	Urban
1,996	Poblacion IICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	8,126	about 39,447	about 0.206 km²	4.41% a year	Urban
1,997	CabcabenMariveles, Bataan	8,125	about 450	about 18.04 km²	1.41% a year	Urban
1,998	TambanMalungon, Sarangani	8,125	about 51	about 160.34 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
1,999	AntipoloMedellin, Cebu	8,118	about 1,253	about 6.48 km²	5.35% a year	Urban
2,000	KawitMedellin, Cebu	8,118	about 1,506	about 5.39 km²	0.38% 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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