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Barangays in Albay

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]

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Barangays in Albay, at a glance

Barangays: 720^[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: 1,379,398^[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: 116 urban^[4]; 604 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bgy. 56 - Taysan^[5]; Legazpi City, Albay; 20,017 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: San Antonio^[6]; Oas, Albay; about 32.05 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: San Vicente^{[5, 7]}; Tabaco City, Albay; 13.82% 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: 352 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bgy. 59 - Puro, −2.86% 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.

720 barangays, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Albay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	MoreraGuinobatan, Albay	2,182	about 1,834	about 1.19 km²	−3.24% a year	Rural
202	San VicenteJovellar, Albay	2,178	about 298	about 7.32 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
203	BasudTabaco City, Albay	2,173	about 14,986	about 0.145 km²	−4.97% a year	Urban
204	MisibisTiwi, Albay	2,170	about 206	about 10.53 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
205	Bgy. 45 - DitaLegazpi City, Albay	2,167	about 2,555	about 0.848 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
206	CararayanTiwi, Albay	2,151	about 1,938	about 1.11 km²	−0.71% a year	Urban
207	BulusanLibon, Albay	2,142	about 499	about 4.29 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
208	Bgy. 34 - Oro Site-Magallanes St.Legazpi City, Albay	2,140	about 14,658	about 0.146 km²	−0.92% a year	Urban
209	GuinobatTabaco City, Albay	2,137	about 2,597	about 0.823 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
210	MatalipniMalinao, Albay	2,122	about 301	about 7.04 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
211	MayonDaraga, Albay	2,122	about 647	about 3.28 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
212	OgobMalinao, Albay	2,105	about 510	about 4.13 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
213	MaguironGuinobatan, Albay	2,090	about 1,441	about 1.45 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
214	MalidongPio Duran, Albay	2,090	about 357	about 5.86 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
215	CanawayMalilipot, Albay	2,085	about 198	about 10.53 km²	−5.05% a year	Rural
216	BagumbayanLigao City, Albay	2,074	about 4,892	about 0.424 km²	−2.08% a year	Urban
217	BacongLigao City, Albay	2,057	about 407	about 5.06 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
218	NasisiLigao City, Albay	2,057	about 1,118	about 1.84 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
219	CabarianLigao City, Albay	2,055	about 196	about 10.46 km²	−4.81% a year	Rural
220	MatnogDaraga, Albay	2,040	about 1,889	about 1.08 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
221	BusacOas, Albay	2,035	about 659	about 3.09 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
222	BaybayMalinao, Albay	2,033	about 1,865	about 1.09 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
223	IlawodGuinobatan, Albay	2,033	about 8,332	about 0.244 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
224	PalapasLigao City, Albay	2,032	about 847	about 2.40 km²	5.71% a year	Rural
225	Bgy. 63 - MariawaLegazpi City, Albay	2,026	about 463	about 4.38 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
226	NogpoLibon, Albay	2,018	about 608	about 3.32 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
227	San BernardoTiwi, Albay	2,017	about 127	about 15.88 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
228	InaradoDaraga, Albay	2,007	about 1,160	about 1.73 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
229	San PedroBacacay, Albay	2,003	about 1,038	about 1.93 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
230	KimantongDaraga, Albay	1,998	about 7,597	about 0.263 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
231	LomacaoGuinobatan, Albay	1,998	about 316	about 6.32 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
232	MangaOas, Albay	1,998	about 999	about 2.00 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
233	PandanDaraga, Albay	1,995	about 1,045	about 1.91 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
234	TagasTabaco City, Albay	1,982	about 9,910	about 0.20 km²	−2.82% a year	Urban
235	Bgy. 50 - PadangLegazpi City, Albay	1,949	about 170	about 11.46 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
236	BariwCamalig, Albay	1,945	about 963	about 2.02 km²	−2.59% a year	Rural
237	ComunCamalig, Albay	1,937	about 1,203	about 1.61 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
238	MalobagoGuinobatan, Albay	1,931	about 331	about 5.84 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
239	Santo NiñoSanto Domingo, Albay	1,931	about 3,176	about 0.608 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
240	MalamaLigao City, Albay	1,925	about 208	about 9.26 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
241	TabiguianTabaco City, Albay	1,923	about 496	about 3.88 km²	4.20% a year	Rural
242	Oma-omaLigao City, Albay	1,916	about 317	about 6.04 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
243	Bgy. 52 - MatanagLegazpi City, Albay	1,904	about 911	about 2.09 km²	−2.53% a year	Rural
244	NapaoBacacay, Albay	1,904	about 603	about 3.16 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
245	Bgy. 46 - San JoaquinLegazpi City, Albay	1,903	about 2,711	about 0.702 km²	−5.31% a year	Rural
246	Muladbucad PequeñoGuinobatan, Albay	1,901	about 336	about 5.66 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
247	Ranao-ranaoLigao City, Albay	1,900	about 2,661	about 0.714 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
248	Santa CruzMalilipot, Albay	1,898	about 555	about 3.42 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
249	Bgy. 29 - SabangLegazpi City, Albay	1,894	about 39,052	about 0.0485 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
250	Zone IVLibon, Albay	1,875	about 291	about 6.44 km²	−0.54% 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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