The Atlas

Barangays in Sorsogon

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 Sorsogon

Barangays in Sorsogon, at a glance

Barangays: 541^[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: 845,066^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 508 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bibincahan^[5]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 22,265 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: Osiao^[6]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; about 37.73 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: Balogo (Sorsogon East District)^{[5, 7]}; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 2.10% 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: 189 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Zone II Pob., −0.47% 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.

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

Barangays in Sorsogon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	CawitCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,501	about 38,291	about 0.0392 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
202	SomagongsongBulan, Sorsogon	1,493	about 361	about 4.14 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
203	ManookGubat, Sorsogon	1,491	about 7,607	about 0.196 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
204	San FernandoPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	1,484	about 485	about 3.06 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
205	MacabariBarcelona, Sorsogon	1,483	about 847	about 1.75 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
206	HidhidMatnog, Sorsogon	1,482	about 319	about 4.64 km²	3.19% a year	Rural
207	San RamonBulan, Sorsogon	1,480	about 509	about 2.91 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
208	Tres MariasDonsol, Sorsogon	1,480	about 1,000	about 1.48 km²	−4.70% a year	Rural
209	CalintaanMatnog, Sorsogon	1,479	about 436	about 3.39 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
210	PinontinganGubat, Sorsogon	1,479	about 9,018	about 0.164 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
211	SawangaSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,472	about 1,159	about 1.27 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
212	MalbogPilar, Sorsogon	1,464	about 286	about 5.12 km²	9.76% a year	Rural
213	BariisMatnog, Sorsogon	1,463	about 644	about 2.27 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
214	SuaMatnog, Sorsogon	1,445	about 350	about 4.13 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
215	BuenavistaIrosin, Sorsogon	1,439	about 508	about 2.83 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
216	EscualaCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,431	about 1,532	about 0.934 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
217	Santa TeresitaBulan, Sorsogon	1,430	about 769	about 1.86 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
218	TabocJuban, Sorsogon	1,430	about 175	about 8.15 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
219	OgaoGubat, Sorsogon	1,417	about 345	about 4.11 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
220	IncarizanMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,416	about 406	about 3.49 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
221	La UnionCastilla, Sorsogon	1,416	about 184	about 7.68 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
222	San AntonioSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	1,406	about 255	about 5.51 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
223	CentralCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,397	about 9,191	about 0.152 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
224	PangpangDonsol, Sorsogon	1,396	about 716	about 1.95 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
225	Santo DomingoSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,394	about 1,018	about 1.37 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
226	San JoseBulusan, Sorsogon	1,390	about 144	about 9.63 km²	8.14% a year	Rural
227	EmbarcaderoJuban, Sorsogon	1,387	about 867	about 1.60 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
228	TimbayogCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,381	about 1,726	about 0.80 km²	−0.07% a year	Urban
229	Aguada NorteMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,373	about 1,135	about 1.21 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
230	LoretoCastilla, Sorsogon	1,373	about 233	about 5.89 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
231	AmomontingCastilla, Sorsogon	1,372	about 228	about 6.02 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
232	TongdolIrosin, Sorsogon	1,349	about 331	about 4.08 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
233	BigaMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,346	about 801	about 1.68 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
234	PawaMatnog, Sorsogon	1,342	about 586	about 2.29 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
235	PalanasPilar, Sorsogon	1,339	about 209	about 6.42 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
236	RizalCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,337	about 1,205	about 1.11 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
237	San RafaelSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	1,333	about 294	about 4.53 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
238	BinanuahanJuban, Sorsogon	1,327	about 270	about 4.92 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
239	BoloMatnog, Sorsogon	1,323	about 334	about 3.96 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
240	MiluyaCastilla, Sorsogon	1,323	about 217	about 6.09 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
241	TablacMatnog, Sorsogon	1,322	about 19,413	about 0.0681 km²	−2.18% a year	Rural
242	SabangBulusan, Sorsogon	1,319	about 15,872	about 0.0831 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
243	Balud Del SurGubat, Sorsogon	1,309	about 20,108	about 0.0651 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
244	Poblacion SurBarcelona, Sorsogon	1,304	about 3,352	about 0.389 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
245	ColambisCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,300	about 667	about 1.95 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
246	N. RoqueBulan, Sorsogon	1,299	about 702	about 1.85 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
247	MabuhayBulusan, Sorsogon	1,293	about 4,935	about 0.262 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
248	PantalanMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,293	about 27,336	about 0.0473 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
249	Maningcay De OroPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	1,285	about 1,844	about 0.697 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
250	San IsidroPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	1,280	about 106	about 12.05 km²	−0.15% 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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