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, 25,851 to 25,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
25,851	NatoAnini-Y, Antique	1,098	about 631	about 1.74 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
25,852	Palagao SurGattaran, Cagayan	1,098	about 132	about 8.33 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
25,853	PaticuaCatarman, Northern Samar	1,098	about 143	about 7.69 km²	−3.15% a year	Rural
25,854	Poblacion ITamparan, Lanao del Sur	1,098	about 14,334	about 0.0766 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
25,855	RayaTugaya, Lanao del Sur	1,098	about 2,351	about 0.467 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
25,856	Raya BuntongBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	1,098	about 4,175	about 0.263 km²	7.47% a year	Rural
25,857	SabongLamitan City, Basilan	1,098	about 277	about 3.96 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
25,858	SagasanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	1,098	about 283	about 3.88 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
25,859	San VicenteUson, Masbate	1,098	about 275	about 3.99 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
25,860	Santa AnaTapaz, Capiz	1,098	about 181	about 6.08 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
25,861	Tabo-SiliMalasiqui, Pangasinan	1,098	about 624	about 1.76 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
25,862	TambadCauayan, Negros Occidental	1,098	about 72	about 15.29 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
25,863	WadasDinagat, Dinagat Islands	1,098	about 220	about 4.99 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
25,864	Barangay 4San Jose De Buan, Samar	1,097	about 238	about 4.60 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
25,865	Barangay 761Manila	1,097	about 37,313	about 0.0294 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
25,866	Caturay SurMangatarem, Pangasinan	1,097	about 535	about 2.05 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
25,867	Centro 1Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,097	about 7,780	about 0.141 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
25,868	KinganTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur	1,097	about 1,212	about 0.905 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
25,869	MalilicoOdiongan, Romblon	1,097	about 221	about 4.96 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
25,870	ManalogMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	1,097	about 20	about 56.23 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
25,871	NakarSan Guillermo, Isabela	1,097	about 210	about 5.23 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
25,872	NapoProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	1,097	about 227	about 4.84 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
25,873	PinpinTubod, Lanao del Norte	1,097	about 471	about 2.33 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
25,874	Poblacion CentralBarcelona, Sorsogon	1,097	about 2,702	about 0.406 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
25,875	Poblacion NorteVillaba, Leyte	1,097	about 2,416	about 0.454 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
25,876	PulidanTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	1,097	about 51	about 21.58 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
25,877	SalogSocorro, Surigao del Norte	1,097	about 22	about 49.39 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
25,878	San Antonio (Millabas)Pilar, Sorsogon	1,097	about 293	about 3.75 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
25,879	San PedroAgoo, La Union	1,097	about 1,319	about 0.832 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
25,880	Santa FeDapa, Surigao del Norte	1,097	about 208	about 5.27 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
25,881	SantorSanchez Mira, Cagayan	1,097	about 393	about 2.79 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
25,882	SolongSibalom, Antique	1,097	about 320	about 3.43 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
25,883	TiringananJaniuay, Iloilo	1,097	about 329	about 3.33 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
25,884	Toclong I-AImus City, Cavite	1,097	about 7,123	about 0.154 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
25,885	VacuneroSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	1,097	about 1,509	about 0.727 km²	−1.25% a year	Urban
25,886	Vijandre DistrictCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	1,097	about 17,276	about 0.0635 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
25,887	BaleteKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	1,096	about 28	about 39.12 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
25,888	Bohe-languyanSumisip, Basilan	1,096	about 285	about 3.84 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
25,889	CantutangPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	1,096	about 596	about 1.84 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
25,890	GuintorilanValladolid, Negros Occidental	1,096	about 772	about 1.42 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
25,891	ItombatoCawayan, Masbate	1,096	about 121	about 9.09 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
25,892	LibertyBien Unido, Bohol	1,096	about 349	about 3.14 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
25,893	MauswagonGodod, Zamboanga del Norte	1,096	about 109	about 10.03 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
25,894	MayoweTayabas City, Quezon	1,096	about 788	about 1.39 km²	5.99% a year	Urban
25,895	NassipingGattaran, Cagayan	1,096	about 79	about 13.80 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
25,896	PanabolKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,096	about 953	about 1.15 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
25,897	Poblacion Zone 16Baybay City, Leyte	1,096	about 42,646	about 0.0257 km²	9.21% a year	Rural
25,898	Rizal WestSan Isidro, Isabela	1,096	about 204	about 5.36 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
25,899	San AgustinGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,096	about 609	about 1.80 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
25,900	San JoseAlfonso Lista, Ifugao	1,096	about 149	about 7.35 km²	3.72% 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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