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, 2024: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or rural: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 people
Largest by land: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or more: Bacjawan Sur^{[7, 8]}; Concepcion, Iloilo; 10.14% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020: 13,642 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Pag-Asa, −9.08% a year.

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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, 21,251 to 21,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
21,251	NgolosGuiuan, Eastern Samar	1,406	about 228	about 6.17 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
21,252	PatpangkatSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	1,406	about 567	about 2.48 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
21,253	PioTabogon, Cebu	1,406	about 1,620	about 0.868 km²	9.89% a year	Rural
21,254	Poblacion Zone 18Baybay City, Leyte	1,406	about 8,034	about 0.175 km²	−2.98% a year	Rural
21,255	San AntonioSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	1,406	about 255	about 5.51 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
21,256	San EstebanIguig, Cagayan	1,406	about 1,162	about 1.21 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
21,257	SuluanGuiuan, Eastern Samar	1,406	about 294	about 4.78 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
21,258	Tan PaelTigbauan, Iloilo	1,406	about 6,892	about 0.204 km²	−1.11% a year	Urban
21,259	Barangay 6-ATacloban City, Leyte	1,405	about 36,399	about 0.0386 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
21,260	BonlaoAlcantara, Romblon	1,405	about 271	about 5.19 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
21,261	CoralMapandan, Pangasinan	1,405	about 4,323	about 0.325 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
21,262	CumaoGattaran, Cagayan	1,405	about 324	about 4.33 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
21,263	GarlangSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	1,405	about 1,081	about 1.30 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
21,264	GuiligMalasiqui, Pangasinan	1,405	about 1,222	about 1.15 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
21,265	HagbuyoSan Miguel, Bohol	1,405	about 340	about 4.13 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
21,266	MabuhayPresident Roxas, Cotabato	1,405	about 202	about 6.97 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
21,267	Pag-ayonPulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,405	about 803	about 1.75 km²	3.90% a year	Rural
21,268	PanoypoyCamalig, Albay	1,405	about 319	about 4.40 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
21,269	PatongCalbiga, Samar	1,405	about 496	about 2.83 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
21,270	QuiosPanitan, Capiz	1,405	about 306	about 4.59 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
21,271	San AntonioGloria, Oriental Mindoro	1,405	about 391	about 3.59 km²	−4.02% a year	Rural
21,272	TabuDulag, Leyte	1,405	about 560	about 2.51 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
21,273	TaungPatikul, Sulu	1,405	about 906	about 1.55 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
21,274	Upper TalacogonLugait, Misamis Oriental	1,405	about 352	about 3.99 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
21,275	AgbalogoMakato, Aklan	1,404	about 223	about 6.30 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
21,276	AuloPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	1,404	about 137	about 10.28 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
21,277	Barangay 500Manila	1,404	about 34,839	about 0.0403 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
21,278	BarorawonKalilangan, Bukidnon	1,404	about 117	about 12.05 km²	5.66% a year	Rural
21,279	BatanganBongabong, Oriental Mindoro	1,404	about 536	about 2.62 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
21,280	CamandagAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya	1,404	about 53	about 26.50 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
21,281	ColawingonTalakag, Bukidnon	1,404	about 104	about 13.52 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
21,282	IgdalaguitTobias Fornier, Antique	1,404	about 789	about 1.78 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
21,283	Lahad DampongSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	1,404	about 12,425	about 0.113 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
21,284	Las-udCaba, La Union	1,404	about 3,744	about 0.375 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
21,285	Lookan LatuanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	1,404	about 955	about 1.47 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
21,286	MadayaMalabang, Lanao del Sur	1,404	about 702	about 2.00 km²	6.07% a year	Rural
21,287	NagbacalanRamon, Isabela	1,404	about 405	about 3.47 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
21,288	NapoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	1,404	about 486	about 2.89 km²	7.41% a year	Rural
21,289	Pantao RayaPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,404	about 1,010	about 1.39 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
21,290	San FranciscoTigaon, Camarines Sur	1,404	about 2,814	about 0.499 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
21,291	UrdanetaVictoria, Oriental Mindoro	1,404	about 191	about 7.36 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
21,292	Barangay 768Manila	1,403	about 53,346	about 0.0263 km²	4.95% a year	Urban
21,293	CalubasanhonPola, Oriental Mindoro	1,403	about 187	about 7.50 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
21,294	CandisTubod, Lanao del Norte	1,403	about 797	about 1.76 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
21,295	DapdapCalauag, Quezon	1,403	about 199	about 7.05 km²	−2.44% a year	Rural
21,296	DungaoSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,403	about 199	about 7.05 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
21,297	GarsikaMakilala, Cotabato	1,403	about 167	about 8.41 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
21,298	InacbanAyungon, Negros Oriental	1,403	about 271	about 5.17 km²	−5.84% a year	Rural
21,299	JagoliaoGetafe, Bohol	1,403	about 319	about 4.40 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
21,300	LiangMalolos City, Bulacan	1,403	about 11,790	about 0.119 km²	1.14% a year	Rural

Rankings of the Philippines

Barangays

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: Western Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0061A6DTPH5). 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 works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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