The Atlas

Barangays

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]

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own — Every barangay in a colour of its own, no two side by side alike.

At a glance

Barangays: 42,010^[2]; in 1,642 cities and municipalities
People, 2024: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or rural: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 people
Largest by land: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or more: Bacjawan Sur^{[7, 8]}; Concepcion, Iloilo; 10.14% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020: 13,642 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Pag-Asa, −9.08% a year.

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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.

42,010 barangays, 25,051 to 25,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
25,051	MacalpiCarigara, Leyte	1,147	about 413	about 2.78 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
25,052	PuloValenzuela City	1,147	about 22,579	about 0.0508 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
25,053	Sabala DilausanMaguing, Lanao del Sur	1,147	about 1,072	about 1.07 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
25,054	San JuanAgno, Pangasinan	1,147	about 200	about 5.73 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
25,055	San Pedro (Jaro)Iloilo City, Iloilo	1,147	about 18,500	about 0.062 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
25,056	TamangiSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,147	about 354	about 3.24 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
25,057	TipanOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,147	about 339	about 3.38 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
25,058	U-ogInabanga, Bohol	1,147	about 588	about 1.95 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
25,059	BangarSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	1,146	about 313	about 3.66 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
25,060	CulasianSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,146	about 302	about 3.80 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
25,061	General Antonio LunaMayorga, Leyte	1,146	about 519	about 2.21 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
25,062	MauswagonLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	1,146	about 199	about 5.75 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
25,063	MontserratPilar, Cebu	1,146	about 436	about 2.63 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
25,064	NanagunLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	1,146	about 1,649	about 0.695 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
25,065	OmambongLeon, Iloilo	1,146	about 744	about 1.54 km²	−3.14% a year	Rural
25,066	Pilar D. GalimaSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	1,146	about 402	about 2.85 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
25,067	PinagwarasanBasud, Camarines Norte	1,146	about 280	about 4.10 km²	−2.56% a year	Rural
25,068	PoblacionLuna, Apayao	1,146	about 754	about 1.52 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
25,069	SacsacDanao City, Cebu	1,146	about 339	about 3.38 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
25,070	SagmoneBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	1,146	about 186	about 6.17 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
25,071	San VicenteBuenavista, Quezon	1,146	about 145	about 7.89 km²	−3.80% a year	Rural
25,072	TigbaoCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,146	about 434	about 2.64 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
25,073	TinaclipanMilagros, Masbate	1,146	about 409	about 2.80 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
25,074	VillahermosaPilar, Cebu	1,146	about 460	about 2.49 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
25,075	Bacolod Chico ProperMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	1,145	about 3,207	about 0.357 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
25,076	BanutanGloria, Oriental Mindoro	1,145	about 347	about 3.30 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
25,077	Cab-ilanDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,145	about 3,253	about 0.352 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
25,078	CancatacCorella, Bohol	1,145	about 207	about 5.54 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
25,079	CasaconRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,145	about 130	about 8.79 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
25,080	DiragunMarogong, Lanao del Sur	1,145	about 36	about 31.73 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
25,081	DominorogCalabanga, Camarines Sur	1,145	about 530	about 2.16 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
25,082	InasuyanKawayan, Biliran	1,145	about 651	about 1.76 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
25,083	KilikilihanSan Miguel, Catanduanes	1,145	about 49	about 23.40 km²	−3.03% a year	Rural
25,084	LanaoDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	1,145	about 113	about 10.09 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
25,085	Minanga SurIguig, Cagayan	1,145	about 1,080	about 1.06 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
25,086	MinirosLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	1,145	about 1,505	about 0.761 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
25,087	PacalatMangatarem, Pangasinan	1,145	about 76	about 15.12 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
25,088	PalaypayAnilao, Iloilo	1,145	about 165	about 6.96 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
25,089	SalvadorDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	1,145	about 158	about 7.23 km²	−7.13% a year	Rural
25,090	San FranciscoLagonoy, Camarines Sur	1,145	about 6,361	about 0.18 km²	1.71% a year	Urban
25,091	SantaTumauini, Isabela	1,145	about 106	about 10.78 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
25,092	SungadanPaoay, Ilocos Norte	1,145	about 324	about 3.53 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
25,093	TalagaCagayancillo, Palawan	1,145	about 651	about 1.76 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
25,094	Zone VLibon, Albay	1,145	about 768	about 1.49 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
25,095	AnastacioPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	1,144	about 353	about 3.24 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
25,096	Bagumbayan-IlajasAlimodian, Iloilo	1,144	about 400	about 2.86 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
25,097	BatanKabayan, Benguet	1,144	about 43	about 26.84 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
25,098	Cabeseria 25Ilagan City, Isabela	1,144	about 213	about 5.37 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
25,099	CabuguanaCarles, Iloilo	1,144	about 615	about 1.86 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
25,100	FortunaMarcos, Ilocos Norte	1,144	about 241	about 4.74 km²	0.70% a year	Rural

Rankings of the Philippines

Barangays

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 : National Captial Region (NCR) (OpenSTAT table 0171A6DTHP6). Published August 5, 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. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Western Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0061A6DTPH5). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
8.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 works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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