The Atlas

Barangays in Catanduanes

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 Catanduanes, at a glance

Barangays: 315^[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: 261,169^[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: 18 urban^[4]; 297 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: San Isidro Village^[5]; Virac, Catanduanes; 5,501 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: Sabloyon^[6]; Caramoran, Catanduanes; about 50.36 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 Isidro Village^{[5, 7]}; Virac, Catanduanes; 0.18% 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: 240 barangays^[7]

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.

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

Barangays in Catanduanes, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	Juan M. AlbertoVirac, Catanduanes	539	about 262	about 2.06 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
202	HitomaCaramoran, Catanduanes	533	about 494	about 1.08 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
203	PaniquihanBaras, Catanduanes	530	about 329	about 1.61 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
204	SalvacionPanganiban, Catanduanes	529	about 280	about 1.89 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
205	BatagVirac, Catanduanes	523	about 368	about 1.42 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
206	HinipaanBagamanoc, Catanduanes	518	about 60	about 8.66 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
207	GuinsaananBaras, Catanduanes	508	about 165	about 3.07 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
208	BotonSan Miguel, Catanduanes	507	about 437	about 1.16 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
209	CabihianVirac, Catanduanes	502	about 344	about 1.46 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
210	Santa TeresaBagamanoc, Catanduanes	497	about 530	about 0.937 km²	−5.13% a year	Rural
211	CanlubiPandan, Catanduanes	494	about 201	about 2.46 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
212	San JoseSan Andres, Catanduanes	493	about 674	about 0.731 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
213	HiyopPandan, Catanduanes	491	about 193	about 2.55 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
214	BuenavistaVirac, Catanduanes	490	about 612	about 0.801 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
215	BacakBagamanoc, Catanduanes	488	about 2,239	about 0.218 km²	−2.40% a year	Rural
216	TalisoyVirac, Catanduanes	486	about 194	about 2.50 km²	−3.83% a year	Rural
217	Dugui San VicenteVirac, Catanduanes	485	about 81	about 5.96 km²	−6.92% a year	Rural
218	SalvacionBagamanoc, Catanduanes	481	about 40	about 11.97 km²	−6.76% a year	Rural
219	San JuanVirac, Catanduanes	476	about 14,251	about 0.0334 km²	−5.36% a year	Urban
220	Poblacion District IISan Miguel, Catanduanes	475	about 216	about 2.20 km²	−3.20% a year	Rural
221	SiaySan Miguel, Catanduanes	472	about 112	about 4.22 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
222	BuenavistaBato, Catanduanes	469	about 188	about 2.50 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
223	TobrehonSan Miguel, Catanduanes	468	about 231	about 2.03 km²	−3.33% a year	Rural
224	San PedroViga, Catanduanes	465	about 788	about 0.59 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
225	AtsanSan Miguel, Catanduanes	441	about 255	about 1.73 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
226	San AndresBato, Catanduanes	440	about 673	about 0.654 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
227	BuhiSan Miguel, Catanduanes	436	about 42	about 10.44 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
228	Puting BaybaySan Andres, Catanduanes	435	about 592	about 0.735 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
229	San PedroBato, Catanduanes	426	about 406	about 1.05 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
230	AnanongViga, Catanduanes	425	about 108	about 3.92 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
231	LourdesPandan, Catanduanes	425	about 623	about 0.682 km²	−3.21% a year	Rural
232	CarorianBato, Catanduanes	419	about 63	about 6.61 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
233	San NicolasPanganiban, Catanduanes	419	about 1,289	about 0.325 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
234	AsgadSan Andres, Catanduanes	417	about 168	about 2.48 km²	−3.37% a year	Rural
235	San PedroPanganiban, Catanduanes	416	about 392	about 1.06 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
236	PuraranBaras, Catanduanes	411	about 416	about 0.989 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
237	Bagong SirangBaras, Catanduanes	408	about 740	about 0.551 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
238	MarilimaVirac, Catanduanes	408	about 592	about 0.689 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
239	MoningBaras, Catanduanes	408	about 687	about 0.594 km²	−4.30% a year	Rural
240	AbihaoBaras, Catanduanes	405	about 212	about 1.91 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
241	BagumbayanBato, Catanduanes	393	about 228	about 1.72 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
242	San IsidroPandan, Catanduanes	393	about 15	about 25.46 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
243	SalvacionBaras, Catanduanes	391	about 765	about 0.511 km²	4.77% a year	Rural
244	SalvacionVirac, Catanduanes	391	about 5,951	about 0.0657 km²	−5.50% a year	Urban
245	TilisBato, Catanduanes	389	about 385	about 1.01 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
246	OsmeñaViga, Catanduanes	387	about 320	about 1.21 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
247	F. Tacorda VillageVirac, Catanduanes	386	about 175	about 2.21 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
248	LibjoBato, Catanduanes	384	about 538	about 0.714 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
249	Santa AnaPanganiban, Catanduanes	377	about 149	about 2.53 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
250	Del PilarViga, Catanduanes	374	about 238	about 1.57 km²	−2.91% 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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