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]
At a glance
- People, 2024
- 112,727,776[3]
- Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
- Fastest growing, 5,000 people or more
- Bacjawan Sur[7, 8]
- Concepcion, Iloilo
- 10.14% a year, 2020 to 2024
Region: All
Sort: Most people
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, 26,401 to 26,450 shown, most people first.
| Rank | Urban or rural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26,401 | LagundiCatbalogan City, Samar | 1,067 | about 423 | about 2.52 km² | 1.02% a year | Rural |
| 26,402 | LicoanSumilao, Bukidnon | 1,067 | about 103 | about 10.35 km² | 2.16% a year | Rural |
| 26,403 | MamladJovellar, Albay | 1,067 | about 216 | about 4.93 km² | 0.25% a year | Rural |
| 26,404 | Marcos VillageSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur | 1,067 | about 1,484 | about 0.719 km² | −6.06% a year | Rural |
| 26,405 | ParadiseDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay | 1,067 | about 280 | about 3.81 km² | 0.20% a year | Rural |
| 26,406 | PasayMaasin City, Southern Leyte | 1,067 | about 1,329 | about 0.803 km² | 1.23% a year | Rural |
| 26,407 | RoyroyBatuan, Masbate | 1,067 | about 161 | about 6.63 km² | −0.29% a year | Rural |
| 26,408 | Santa CruzPuerto Princesa City, Palawan | 1,067 | about 35 | about 30.59 km² | −0.53% a year | Rural |
| 26,409 | SusoKapatagan, Lanao del Norte | 1,067 | about 230 | about 4.63 km² | 3.56% a year | Rural |
| 26,410 | Tantua RayaBalindong, Lanao del Sur | 1,067 | about 2,547 | about 0.419 km² | 1.13% a year | Rural |
| 26,411 | TuntonTagkawayan, Quezon | 1,067 | about 32 | about 33.84 km² | −1.70% a year | Rural |
| 26,412 | UlangoCalamba City, Laguna | 1,067 | about 398 | about 2.68 km² | 0.16% a year | Rural |
| 26,413 | AmontaySan Francisco, Surigao del Norte | 1,066 | about 146 | about 7.28 km² | 0.07% a year | Rural |
| 26,414 | BarakeAborlan, Palawan | 1,066 | about 41 | about 25.93 km² | 1.74% a year | Rural |
| 26,415 | Barangay 453Manila | 1,066 | about 53,035 | about 0.0201 km² | −7.75% a year | Urban |
| 26,416 | BigbigaSudipen, La Union | 1,066 | about 175 | about 6.08 km² | −0.13% a year | Rural |
| 26,417 | CaellayanCabugao, Ilocos Sur | 1,066 | about 255 | about 4.18 km² | 0.27% a year | Rural |
| 26,418 | CanduyucanSan Sebastian, Samar | 1,066 | about 135 | about 7.88 km² | 1.02% a year | Rural |
| 26,419 | CaragasLavezares, Northern Samar | 1,066 | about 513 | about 2.08 km² | −2.31% a year | Rural |
| 26,420 | Dorongan KetaketMangatarem, Pangasinan | 1,066 | about 1,186 | about 0.899 km² | 0.41% a year | Rural |
| 26,421 | Halog EastTubao, La Union | 1,066 | about 361 | about 2.95 km² | −1.76% a year | Rural |
| 26,422 | HindangonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental | 1,066 | about 59 | about 18.13 km² | 0.39% a year | Rural |
| 26,423 | Lilod RaybalaiMulondo, Lanao del Sur | 1,066 | about 7,725 | about 0.138 km² | 2.75% a year | Rural |
| 26,424 | Lower DimayaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur | 1,066 | about 399 | about 2.67 km² | 0.57% a year | Rural |
| 26,425 | MaasinIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay | 1,066 | about 121 | about 8.84 km² | 2.37% a year | Rural |
| 26,426 | PasigKiblawan, Davao del Sur | 1,066 | about 225 | about 4.73 km² | 0.76% a year | Rural |
| 26,427 | PotolTayabas City, Quezon | 1,066 | about 171 | about 6.22 km² | −0.92% a year | Rural |
| 26,428 | San BlasPilar, Capiz | 1,066 | about 346 | about 3.08 km² | 2.31% a year | Rural |
| 26,429 | Villa MagatSan Mateo, Isabela | 1,066 | about 363 | about 2.94 km² | 0.11% a year | Rural |
| 26,430 | AgamanBaggao, Cagayan | 1,065 | about 321 | about 3.32 km² | −1.14% a year | Rural |
| 26,431 | BagoaingudBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur | 1,065 | about 5,983 | about 0.178 km² | 2.70% a year | Rural |
| 26,432 | BalitSan Luis, Agusan del Sur | 1,065 | about 74 | about 14.47 km² | 0.07% a year | Rural |
| 26,433 | Barangay 154Pasay City | 1,065 | about 202,087 | about 0.00527 km² | 9.02% a year | Urban |
| 26,434 | Barangay 85Tacloban City, Leyte | 1,065 | about 15,236 | about 0.0699 km² | −2.63% a year | Rural |
| 26,435 | BarimbinganDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur | 1,065 | about 436 | about 2.44 km² | 2.06% a year | Rural |
| 26,436 | BuenavistaPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte | 1,065 | about 2,009 | about 0.53 km² | −0.20% a year | Rural |
| 26,437 | CabasaranMulondo, Lanao del Sur | 1,065 | about 11,993 | about 0.0888 km² | 2.47% a year | Rural |
| 26,438 | CamalanLala, Lanao del Norte | 1,065 | about 832 | about 1.28 km² | 0.02% a year | Rural |
| 26,439 | CanmangaoPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol | 1,065 | about 433 | about 2.46 km² | −0.73% a year | Rural |
| 26,440 | Catagbacan HandigLoon, Bohol | 1,065 | about 1,044 | about 1.02 km² | −0.42% a year | Rural |
| 26,441 | EkiranAlangalang, Leyte | 1,065 | about 517 | about 2.06 km² | 0.29% a year | Rural |
| 26,442 | GimalotoSorsogon City, Sorsogon | 1,065 | about 375 | about 2.84 km² | 0.83% a year | Rural |
| 26,443 | GuintasJamindan, Capiz | 1,065 | about 316 | about 3.37 km² | 0.05% a year | Rural |
| 26,444 | LegaspiCagdianao, Dinagat Islands | 1,065 | about 92 | about 11.56 km² | 0.83% a year | Rural |
| 26,445 | Lower BayaoTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur | 1,065 | about 2,143 | about 0.497 km² | 4.91% a year | Rural |
| 26,446 | MagallanesClaver, Surigao del Norte | 1,065 | about 350 | about 3.04 km² | 5.65% a year | Rural |
| 26,447 | PoblacionDingalan, Aurora | 1,065 | about 2,643 | about 0.403 km² | −0.60% a year | Rural |
| 26,448 | San VicenteCaramoan, Camarines Sur | 1,065 | about 81 | about 13.10 km² | −0.66% a year | Rural |
| 26,449 | SangirinPerez, Quezon | 1,065 | about 167 | about 6.38 km² | 1.02% a year | Rural |
| 26,450 | SihaBorongan City, Eastern Samar | 1,065 | about 71 | about 14.94 km² | −1.99% a year | Rural |
Rankings of the Philippines
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
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