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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, 2,501 to 2,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,501	CabutaganLupi, Camarines Sur	829	about 663	about 1.25 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
2,502	CabugaoDonsol, Sorsogon	828	about 157	about 5.26 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
2,503	SulaBacacay, Albay	827	about 225	about 3.68 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
2,504	TamiawonGarchitorena, Camarines Sur	827	about 158	about 5.23 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
2,505	Barangay Poblacion IIISanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	826	about 3,824	about 0.216 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
2,506	CalateoJuban, Sorsogon	825	about 357	about 2.31 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
2,507	LabiganPio V. Corpus, Masbate	825	about 296	about 2.79 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
2,508	Port Junction SurRagay, Camarines Sur	825	about 130	about 6.34 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
2,509	San IsidroUson, Masbate	825	about 99	about 8.33 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
2,510	MongahayUson, Masbate	824	about 155	about 5.33 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
2,511	TabugocPandan, Catanduanes	824	about 418	about 1.97 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
2,512	CasamonganBalud, Masbate	823	about 168	about 4.91 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
2,513	CanjelaCastilla, Sorsogon	821	about 162	about 5.07 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
2,514	San IsidroBagamanoc, Catanduanes	820	about 157	about 5.21 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
2,515	LipataBaleno, Masbate	819	about 286	about 2.86 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
2,516	San IsidroSan Andres, Catanduanes	819	about 37	about 22.41 km²	−2.62% a year	Rural
2,517	SigadBulan, Sorsogon	819	about 240	about 3.41 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
2,518	MaybatoParacale, Camarines Norte	818	about 87	about 9.36 km²	−2.55% a year	Rural
2,519	SalvacionPalanas, Masbate	817	about 275	about 2.97 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
2,520	AntipoloBaao, Camarines Sur	816	about 179	about 4.55 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
2,521	BuenavistaSan Fernando, Masbate	816	about 197	about 4.14 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
2,522	InalmasinanCaramoran, Catanduanes	816	about 54	about 14.98 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
2,523	AgbanBaras, Catanduanes	815	about 85	about 9.55 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
2,524	DanaoBaras, Catanduanes	815	about 1,408	about 0.579 km²	−4.86% a year	Rural
2,525	DatagSan Andres, Catanduanes	815	about 485	about 1.68 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
2,526	GinangraMagallanes, Sorsogon	815	about 400	about 2.04 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
2,527	IrayaCawayan, Masbate	814	about 75	about 10.83 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
2,528	LaboyMatnog, Sorsogon	814	about 162	about 5.01 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
2,529	MataraLibon, Albay	814	about 216	about 3.76 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
2,530	TanaganBacacay, Albay	814	about 188	about 4.32 km²	−7.93% a year	Rural
2,531	GuincaiptanMandaon, Masbate	813	about 207	about 3.93 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
2,532	MabiniPalanas, Masbate	813	about 122	about 6.67 km²	−2.79% a year	Rural
2,533	ProgresoSan Fernando, Masbate	813	about 105	about 7.71 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
2,534	San RoqueSagñay, Camarines Sur	812	about 1,460	about 0.556 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
2,535	Sapang PalaySan Andres, Catanduanes	812	about 2,974	about 0.273 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
2,536	BurabodMalinao, Albay	811	about 731	about 1.11 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
2,537	MadaoUson, Masbate	811	about 54	about 14.95 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
2,538	Niño JesusBato, Camarines Sur	811	about 501	about 1.62 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
2,539	OringonPio Duran, Albay	811	about 118	about 6.86 km²	7.03% a year	Rural
2,540	SagradaBagamanoc, Catanduanes	811	about 283	about 2.87 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
2,541	LibasPlacer, Masbate	810	about 79	about 10.23 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
2,542	BagumbayanMalinao, Albay	809	about 3,302	about 0.245 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
2,543	CagtalabaMagallanes, Sorsogon	809	about 174	about 4.66 km²	13.97% a year	Rural
2,544	PlanzaLibmanan, Camarines Sur	808	about 367	about 2.20 km²	9.33% a year	Rural
2,545	PariaanCamalig, Albay	807	about 423	about 1.91 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
2,546	San JoseBasud, Camarines Norte	807	about 97	about 8.32 km²	−8.37% a year	Rural
2,547	Upper OmonRagay, Camarines Sur	807	about 259	about 3.11 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
2,548	PaghalubanBarcelona, Sorsogon	806	about 783	about 1.03 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
2,549	San RamonSiruma, Camarines Sur	806	about 59	about 13.77 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
2,550	Jose A. Abenir Sr.Palanas, Masbate	805	about 122	about 6.59 km²	2.92% 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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