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, 2,301 to 2,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,301	MercedesPilar, Sorsogon	943	about 252	about 3.74 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
2,302	AmoroyAroroy, Masbate	942	about 383	about 2.46 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
2,303	Libod PoblacionBato, Catanduanes	942	about 5,322	about 0.177 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
2,304	NaspiPilar, Sorsogon	942	about 401	about 2.35 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
2,305	Niño JesusIriga City, Camarines Sur	942	about 166	about 5.69 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
2,306	Bel-CruzLupi, Camarines Sur	941	about 649	about 1.45 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
2,307	San RoqueMilaor, Camarines Sur	941	about 4,927	about 0.191 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
2,308	Barangay 14Bacacay, Albay	940	about 5,697	about 0.165 km²	−8.59% a year	Rural
2,309	San Vicente NorteIriga City, Camarines Sur	939	about 210	about 4.48 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
2,310	NapolidanLupi, Camarines Sur	938	about 119	about 7.88 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
2,311	Dap-dapTiwi, Albay	937	about 106	about 8.81 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
2,312	DiaroMalinao, Albay	937	about 335	about 2.80 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
2,313	LaghaPresentacion, Camarines Sur	937	about 837	about 1.12 km²	4.15% a year	Rural
2,314	Barangay IIGarchitorena, Camarines Sur	936	about 1,091	about 0.858 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
2,315	GimagtoconLagonoy, Camarines Sur	936	about 47	about 19.83 km²	−7.06% a year	Rural
2,316	OmaloLagonoy, Camarines Sur	935	about 208	about 4.49 km²	16.09% a year	Rural
2,317	OlandiaBarcelona, Sorsogon	933	about 236	about 3.95 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
2,318	San JoaquinSan Fernando, Camarines Sur	933	about 219	about 4.27 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
2,319	San Juan-San RamonCamaligan, Camarines Sur	933	about 3,430	about 0.272 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
2,320	TinagoJuban, Sorsogon	932	about 194	about 4.80 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
2,321	CabayuganCawayan, Masbate	931	about 207	about 4.50 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
2,322	NamantaoBacacay, Albay	930	about 343	about 2.71 km²	5.67% a year	Rural
2,323	SalvacionSanta Elena, Camarines Norte	929	about 221	about 4.21 km²	6.44% a year	Rural
2,324	Banuang GurangDonsol, Sorsogon	928	about 240	about 3.86 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
2,325	CalpiBulan, Sorsogon	928	about 151	about 6.13 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
2,326	MambayawasLibmanan, Camarines Sur	927	about 197	about 4.70 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
2,327	Del RosarioUson, Masbate	926	about 226	about 4.10 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
2,328	J. GeronaBulan, Sorsogon	924	about 104	about 8.91 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
2,329	ManapaoGubat, Sorsogon	923	about 237	about 3.89 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
2,330	LohongRagay, Camarines Sur	922	about 179	about 5.16 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
2,331	San PascualTinambac, Camarines Sur	922	about 4,498	about 0.205 km²	−7.62% a year	Rural
2,332	TabiguianCaramoan, Camarines Sur	922	about 119	about 7.73 km²	−2.44% a year	Rural
2,333	AntipoloIriga City, Camarines Sur	921	about 274	about 3.36 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
2,334	BulawanPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	919	about 359	about 2.56 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
2,335	CajogutanBacacay, Albay	919	about 753	about 1.22 km²	−7.72% a year	Rural
2,336	San FranciscoBuhi, Camarines Sur	919	about 403	about 2.28 km²	−3.80% a year	Rural
2,337	San JoseJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	919	about 54	about 16.87 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
2,338	San RoqueBaao, Camarines Sur	919	about 17,405	about 0.0528 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
2,339	CavasiLigao City, Albay	918	about 820	about 1.12 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
2,340	San AntonioBarcelona, Sorsogon	918	about 322	about 2.85 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
2,341	CabunganBalatan, Camarines Sur	915	about 394	about 2.32 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
2,342	Comapo-capoPilar, Sorsogon	915	about 186	about 4.92 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
2,343	DanaoBatuan, Masbate	915	about 276	about 3.31 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
2,344	San JuanNabua, Camarines Sur	915	about 12,517	about 0.0731 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
2,345	SulanganMatnog, Sorsogon	915	about 598	about 1.53 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
2,346	DanawanLibmanan, Camarines Sur	914	about 308	about 2.97 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
2,347	PadlosLibmanan, Camarines Sur	912	about 360	about 2.53 km²	7.45% a year	Rural
2,348	PagsangahanSan Miguel, Catanduanes	912	about 121	about 7.55 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
2,349	CamambuganLibmanan, Camarines Sur	911	about 164	about 5.55 km²	−4.44% a year	Rural
2,350	LibertadBulan, Sorsogon	911	about 41,036	about 0.0222 km²	2.80% 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.

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