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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, 2,601 to 2,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,601	BalanacLigao City, Albay	782	about 128	about 6.11 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
2,602	GuironPilar, Sorsogon	782	about 260	about 3.01 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
2,603	MacaangayBuhi, Camarines Sur	782	about 305	about 2.56 km²	−2.69% a year	Rural
2,604	R. GeronaBulan, Sorsogon	782	about 210	about 3.72 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
2,605	San AntonioCapalonga, Camarines Norte	782	about 205	about 3.82 km²	−3.82% a year	Rural
2,606	MalaguicoSipocot, Camarines Sur	781	about 227	about 3.44 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
2,607	SobocViga, Catanduanes	780	about 204	about 3.83 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
2,608	BicalenPresentacion, Camarines Sur	777	about 70	about 11.11 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
2,609	Panaytayan NuevoRagay, Camarines Sur	777	about 28	about 27.56 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
2,610	SipayaJuban, Sorsogon	777	about 290	about 2.68 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
2,611	BangiawonOas, Albay	776	about 205	about 3.78 km²	−2.54% a year	Rural
2,612	San FranciscoNabua, Camarines Sur	776	about 1,975	about 0.393 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
2,613	ManapaoClaveria, Masbate	775	about 73	about 10.56 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
2,614	TilnacPasacao, Camarines Sur	775	about 130	about 5.96 km²	−4.20% a year	Rural
2,615	Sog-OngBaleno, Masbate	774	about 317	about 2.44 km²	−4.38% a year	Rural
2,616	San AndresIriga City, Camarines Sur	773	about 959	about 0.806 km²	5.35% a year	Rural
2,617	CagmaslogBuhi, Camarines Sur	772	about 422	about 1.83 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
2,618	MalobagoManito, Albay	772	about 134	about 5.77 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
2,619	San Francisco Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay	772	about 11,108	about 0.0695 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
2,620	BahaoSiruma, Camarines Sur	771	about 149	about 5.19 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
2,621	BanawangBato, Catanduanes	771	about 476	about 1.62 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
2,622	Bgy. 21 - Binanuahan WestLegazpi City, Albay	770	about 16,667	about 0.0462 km²	−0.97% a year	Urban
2,623	GuinluthanganMilagros, Masbate	770	about 1,878	about 0.41 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
2,624	CanlongGarchitorena, Camarines Sur	769	about 240	about 3.20 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
2,625	CotmonPolangui, Albay	769	about 188	about 4.08 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
2,626	Almendras-CogonSorsogon City, Sorsogon	768	about 6,796	about 0.113 km²	−1.96% a year	Urban
2,627	Obongon DiotBaleno, Masbate	768	about 111	about 6.89 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
2,628	BrillantePrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	767	about 12,594	about 0.0609 km²	3.93% a year	Rural
2,629	CabinitanRagay, Camarines Sur	767	about 194	about 3.96 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
2,630	Magnesia Del SurVirac, Catanduanes	767	about 402	about 1.91 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
2,631	MaracabacCastilla, Sorsogon	767	about 251	about 3.06 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
2,632	San Jose PoblacionViga, Catanduanes	767	about 4,459	about 0.172 km²	−1.79% a year	Rural
2,633	Poblacion District IIIGigmoto, Catanduanes	766	about 1,070	about 0.716 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
2,634	LubasCaramoan, Camarines Sur	765	about 171	about 4.47 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
2,635	ManlabongPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	763	about 422	about 1.81 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
2,636	CagboloMagallanes, Sorsogon	762	about 244	about 3.12 km²	−7.51% a year	Rural
2,637	Tinalmud ViejoLibmanan, Camarines Sur	762	about 348	about 2.19 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
2,638	CalampinaySipocot, Camarines Sur	761	about 428	about 1.78 km²	−6.07% a year	Rural
2,639	Poblacion District IGigmoto, Catanduanes	761	about 8,667	about 0.0878 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
2,640	Santa LutgardaCabusao, Camarines Sur	761	about 3,145	about 0.242 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
2,641	TibaboPio Duran, Albay	761	about 200	about 3.80 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
2,642	CarayrayanSipocot, Camarines Sur	760	about 191	about 3.98 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
2,643	Santa RosaViga, Catanduanes	760	about 148	about 5.13 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
2,644	BalawingAroroy, Masbate	758	about 130	about 5.85 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
2,645	CanjundayBaleno, Masbate	758	about 255	about 2.97 km²	−2.32% a year	Rural
2,646	LayogBarcelona, Sorsogon	758	about 606	about 1.25 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
2,647	MabatobatoMandaon, Masbate	758	about 79	about 9.57 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
2,648	Santa Cruz NorteIriga City, Camarines Sur	757	about 153	about 4.94 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
2,649	Santo NiñoTalisay, Camarines Norte	757	about 440	about 1.72 km²	−3.04% a year	Rural
2,650	TarusananMilaor, Camarines Sur	757	about 295	about 2.57 km²	0.00% 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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