The Atlas

Barangays in Palawan

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 Palawan

Barangays in Palawan, at a glance

Barangays: 433^[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: 1,285,179^[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: 98 urban^[4]; 335 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: San Pedro^[5]; Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; 29,825 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: Apurawan^[6]; Aborlan, Palawan; about 284.44 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: Iwahig^{[5, 7]}; Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; 12.15% 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: 150 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Miguel, −3.97% 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.

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

Barangays in Palawan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	LuacCulion, Palawan	2,078	about 25	about 83.65 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
202	IwahigBataraza, Palawan	2,074	about 102	about 20.37 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
203	DanlegDumaran, Palawan	2,063	about 71	about 29.02 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
204	BanbananTaytay, Palawan	2,062	about 45	about 45.87 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
205	TinitianRoxas, Palawan	2,057	about 25	about 81.38 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
206	SibaltanEl Nido, Palawan	2,047	about 54	about 38.12 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
207	New BusuangaBusuanga, Palawan	2,033	about 81	about 25.20 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
208	LajalaCoron, Palawan	2,007	about 166	about 12.09 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
209	PaglaumTaytay, Palawan	1,998	about 73	about 27.32 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
210	MalcampoRoxas, Palawan	1,965	about 98	about 19.95 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
211	TaraCoron, Palawan	1,962	about 273	about 7.19 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
212	IpilanNarra, Palawan	1,958	about 118	about 16.65 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
213	TigmanAborlan, Palawan	1,953	about 165	about 11.82 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
214	LucbuanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,951	about 87	about 22.49 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
215	Malaking PatagCulion, Palawan	1,940	about 33	about 59.37 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
216	ConcepcionBusuanga, Palawan	1,920	about 115	about 16.64 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
217	MelvilleBalabac, Palawan	1,910	about 58	about 32.68 km²	3.30% a year	Rural
218	ConcepcionPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,894	about 29	about 65.84 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
219	MacarascasPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,874	about 100	about 18.72 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
220	Bagong SikatNarra, Palawan	1,869	about 239	about 7.82 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
221	InagawanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,853	about 250	about 7.40 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
222	TinintinanAraceli, Palawan	1,848	about 120	about 15.42 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
223	New CuyoRoxas, Palawan	1,837	about 54	about 34.22 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
224	MaroyogroyogLinapacan, Palawan	1,836	about 66	about 28.00 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
225	BalaguenMagsaysay, Palawan	1,821	about 254	about 7.16 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
226	MagsaysayDumaran, Palawan	1,813	about 51	about 35.84 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
227	MaruyogonPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,813	about 200	about 9.08 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
228	TeresaNarra, Palawan	1,786	about 218	about 8.19 km²	5.02% a year	Rural
229	San JoseRoxas, Palawan	1,785	about 149	about 11.94 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
230	OcayanBataraza, Palawan	1,784	about 60	about 29.74 km²	−10.35% a year	Rural
231	BingaSan Vicente, Palawan	1,778	about 122	about 14.55 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
232	MalihudBataraza, Palawan	1,774	about 102	about 17.40 km²	−6.10% a year	Rural
233	TanatanaonDumaran, Palawan	1,766	about 34	about 51.75 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
234	TumbodTaytay, Palawan	1,732	about 81	about 21.38 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
235	San JoseCoron, Palawan	1,725	about 191	about 9.03 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
236	MarcillaCoron, Palawan	1,716	about 61	about 27.98 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
237	IlianDumaran, Palawan	1,713	about 26	about 65.64 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
238	Estrella VillageNarra, Palawan	1,703	about 53	about 32.37 km²	11.12% a year	Rural
239	AberawanEl Nido, Palawan	1,687	about 54	about 31.07 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
240	SalvacionPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,680	about 68	about 24.58 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
241	MabiniEl Nido, Palawan	1,646	about 41	about 40.00 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
242	TanglawPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,638	about 8,109	about 0.202 km²	−3.99% a year	Urban
243	SilangaTaytay, Palawan	1,634	about 94	about 17.30 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
244	BacaoDumaran, Palawan	1,615	about 97	about 16.59 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
245	CocoroMagsaysay, Palawan	1,614	about 289	about 5.58 km²	4.28% a year	Rural
246	BinduyanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,613	about 19	about 83.32 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
247	BangcalCuyo, Palawan	1,598	about 2,607	about 0.613 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
248	SagradaBusuanga, Palawan	1,595	about 38	about 42.12 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
249	CulandanumAborlan, Palawan	1,588	about 9	about 172.28 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
250	BuenavistaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	1,585	about 37	about 43.18 km²	1.40% 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: MIMAROPA Region (OpenSTAT table 0161A6DTHP5). Published August 3, 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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