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, 22,751 to 22,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
22,751	NangalisanInfanta, Pangasinan	1,301	about 251	about 5.19 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
22,752	OtikonLibagon, Southern Leyte	1,301	about 177	about 7.33 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
22,753	PitoBokod, Benguet	1,301	about 17	about 76.97 km²	4.92% a year	Rural
22,754	Reina RegenteDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur	1,301	about 110	about 11.83 km²	4.11% a year	Rural
22,755	San MiguelBurgos, Isabela	1,301	about 157	about 8.29 km²	−4.87% a year	Rural
22,756	San MiguelBaras, Rizal	1,301	about 3,654	about 0.356 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
22,757	TabunanPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi	1,301	about 498	about 2.61 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
22,758	Upper BañasLantawan, Basilan	1,301	about 99	about 13.13 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
22,759	WawandueSubic, Zambales	1,301	about 6,255	about 0.208 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
22,760	AgdeppaBangar, La Union	1,300	about 514	about 2.53 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
22,761	AlcantaraLemery, Iloilo	1,300	about 192	about 6.77 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
22,762	ArewCabangan, Zambales	1,300	about 1,580	about 0.823 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
22,763	Barangay 617Manila	1,300	about 41,401	about 0.0314 km²	8.62% a year	Urban
22,764	BitalagTagudin, Ilocos Sur	1,300	about 707	about 1.84 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
22,765	BorocotMaguing, Lanao del Sur	1,300	about 8,784	about 0.148 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
22,766	CalocoTinambac, Camarines Sur	1,300	about 140	about 9.29 km²	9.48% a year	Rural
22,767	CanculajaoCatanauan, Quezon	1,300	about 97	about 13.46 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
22,768	CanianganTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,300	about 289	about 4.50 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
22,769	ColambisCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,300	about 667	about 1.95 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
22,770	GuisianMogpog, Marinduque	1,300	about 428	about 3.04 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
22,771	HambabauranUbay, Bohol	1,300	about 221	about 5.88 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
22,772	HingatmonanBalamban, Cebu	1,300	about 300	about 4.33 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
22,773	IgburiPatnongon, Antique	1,300	about 392	about 3.32 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
22,774	Lao-laoGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	1,300	about 190	about 6.83 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
22,775	LoocOslob, Cebu	1,300	about 315	about 4.13 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
22,776	MabuhaySan Pascual, Masbate	1,300	about 101	about 12.90 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
22,777	MagadapMinalabac, Camarines Sur	1,300	about 156	about 8.33 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
22,778	ManoligaoCarmen, Agusan del Norte	1,300	about 29	about 45.27 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
22,779	MolopoloKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,300	about 353	about 3.68 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
22,780	MudengLa Paz, Abra	1,300	about 691	about 1.88 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
22,781	New RizalCatarman, Northern Samar	1,300	about 196	about 6.62 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
22,782	OsmeñaMarabut, Samar	1,300	about 1,040	about 1.25 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
22,783	PadangHernani, Eastern Samar	1,300	about 583	about 2.23 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
22,784	PancilBarili, Cebu	1,300	about 535	about 2.43 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
22,785	PangandaoManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	1,300	about 38	about 34.04 km²	−6.43% a year	Rural
22,786	PaniqueCaramoran, Catanduanes	1,300	about 616	about 2.11 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
22,787	Poblacion IIRemedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte	1,300	about 365	about 3.56 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
22,788	Sekun MatampayGanassi, Lanao del Sur	1,300	about 1,656	about 0.785 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
22,789	SinungtanGuinobatan, Albay	1,300	about 200	about 6.51 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
22,790	Tomana EastRosales, Pangasinan	1,300	about 909	about 1.43 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
22,791	Torres BugallonMangatarem, Pangasinan	1,300	about 4,319	about 0.301 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
22,792	UtanAllacapan, Cagayan	1,300	about 107	about 12.10 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
22,793	AhanGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	1,299	about 107	about 12.12 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
22,794	BalangobongLingayen, Pangasinan	1,299	about 1,092	about 1.19 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
22,795	Barangay 109Pasay City	1,299	about 135,313	about 0.0096 km²	3.58% a year	Urban
22,796	Barangay 523Manila	1,299	about 51,753	about 0.0251 km²	3.73% a year	Urban
22,797	Barangay IVSanta Cruz, Laguna	1,299	about 28,117	about 0.0462 km²	7.07% a year	Urban
22,798	CasabanganPio V. Corpus, Masbate	1,299	about 153	about 8.50 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
22,799	MalasinBurgos, Isabela	1,299	about 217	about 5.99 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
22,800	MayanaBarili, Cebu	1,299	about 169	about 7.68 km²	2.29% 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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