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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	PoblacionMandaon, Masbate	4,243	about 2,652	about 1.60 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
202	Barangay IPio Duran, Albay	4,242	about 3,535	about 1.20 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
203	TamboPamplona, Camarines Sur	4,233	about 1,425	about 2.97 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
204	TalojongonTigaon, Camarines Sur	4,221	about 5,398	about 0.782 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
205	SugcadPolangui, Albay	4,220	about 1,695	about 2.49 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
206	PeñafranciaNaga City, Camarines Sur	4,219	about 10,341	about 0.408 km²	−1.55% a year	Urban
207	SogodTinambac, Camarines Sur	4,219	about 8,082	about 0.522 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
208	Bonot-Santa RosaCalabanga, Camarines Sur	4,213	about 1,652	about 2.55 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
209	BacolodIrosin, Sorsogon	4,207	about 18,698	about 0.225 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
210	OgodDonsol, Sorsogon	4,204	about 962	about 4.37 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
211	Bgy. 51 - BuyuanLegazpi City, Albay	4,200	about 1,053	about 3.99 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
212	San RafaelGuinobatan, Albay	4,195	about 2,638	about 1.59 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
213	MonbonIrosin, Sorsogon	4,190	about 825	about 5.08 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
214	ManguisocMercedes, Camarines Norte	4,188	about 1,305	about 3.21 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
215	San RafaelTigaon, Camarines Sur	4,179	about 1,154	about 3.62 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
216	NatoSagñay, Camarines Sur	4,177	about 5,063	about 0.825 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
217	San AntonioIriga City, Camarines Sur	4,177	about 604	about 6.91 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
218	TalobatibLabo, Camarines Norte	4,167	about 546	about 7.63 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
219	Perpetual HelpIriga City, Camarines Sur	4,162	about 445	about 9.35 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
220	PoblacionCapalonga, Camarines Norte	4,160	about 4,119	about 1.01 km²	4.94% a year	Rural
221	Santa Rosa Del NortePasacao, Camarines Sur	4,159	about 1,800	about 2.31 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
222	CalagbanganSipocot, Camarines Sur	4,156	about 444	about 9.37 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
223	TamboBuhi, Camarines Sur	4,142	about 285	about 14.52 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
224	Bgy. 18 - Cabagñan WestLegazpi City, Albay	4,133	about 8,400	about 0.492 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
225	BuyoManito, Albay	4,132	about 305	about 13.53 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
226	J.P. LaurelBulan, Sorsogon	4,128	about 1,885	about 2.19 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
227	PoblacionBaleno, Masbate	4,113	about 4,289	about 0.959 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
228	ArmeniaUson, Masbate	4,111	about 533	about 7.71 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
229	Zone VII Pob.Bulan, Sorsogon	4,101	about 16,082	about 0.255 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
230	PoblacionAroroy, Masbate	4,092	about 12,514	about 0.327 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
231	MaangasPresentacion, Camarines Sur	4,091	about 364	about 11.25 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
232	Bgy. 47 - ArimbayLegazpi City, Albay	4,085	about 3,782	about 1.08 km²	0.48% a year	Urban
233	San IsidroLibmanan, Camarines Sur	4,082	about 863	about 4.73 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
234	San RamonLagonoy, Camarines Sur	4,071	about 2,189	about 1.86 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
235	BaligangCamalig, Albay	4,067	about 782	about 5.20 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
236	San JuanIriga City, Camarines Sur	4,063	about 1,148	about 3.54 km²	−2.28% a year	Rural
237	LabnigMalinao, Albay	4,050	about 1,614	about 2.51 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
238	TawigParacale, Camarines Norte	4,048	about 403	about 10.05 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
239	PinitLigao City, Albay	4,047	about 1,625	about 2.49 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
240	PalanasParacale, Camarines Norte	4,043	about 10,007	about 0.404 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
241	BagumbayanDaraga, Albay	4,031	about 10,692	about 0.377 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
242	BuhatanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,030	about 445	about 9.06 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
243	Godofredo Reyes Sr.Ragay, Camarines Sur	4,010	about 324	about 12.36 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
244	BanawanPio Duran, Albay	4,008	about 1,789	about 2.24 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
245	Poblacion WestMilagros, Masbate	3,994	about 7,107	about 0.562 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
246	BanuyoPilar, Sorsogon	3,967	about 1,945	about 2.04 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
247	HoboMinalabac, Camarines Sur	3,966	about 766	about 5.18 km²	−2.62% a year	Rural
248	San VicentePamplona, Camarines Sur	3,955	about 841	about 4.70 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
249	BongaLigao City, Albay	3,944	about 1,310	about 3.01 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
250	TaytayGoa, Camarines Sur	3,942	about 1,488	about 2.65 km²	3.81% 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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