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, 26,501 to 26,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
26,501	TangcubLibertad, Misamis Oriental	1,062	about 135	about 7.88 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
26,502	TubodSilago, Southern Leyte	1,062	about 91	about 11.69 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
26,503	ViadoMalasiqui, Pangasinan	1,062	about 1,451	about 0.732 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
26,504	Zone ISocorro, Oriental Mindoro	1,062	about 1,011	about 1.05 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
26,505	AnjawanDueñas, Iloilo	1,061	about 387	about 2.74 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
26,506	Barangay 57Tacloban City, Leyte	1,061	about 51,505	about 0.0206 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
26,507	BarasEsperanza, Masbate	1,061	about 131	about 8.07 km²	−2.75% a year	Rural
26,508	BoloMaasin, Iloilo	1,061	about 265	about 4.01 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
26,509	CabcaboraoSan Juan, Abra	1,061	about 193	about 5.49 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
26,510	DiodolAglipay, Quirino	1,061	about 51	about 20.98 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
26,511	Doña JosefaLaak, Davao de Oro	1,061	about 211	about 5.04 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
26,512	HiabanganDagami, Leyte	1,061	about 383	about 2.77 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
26,513	JilabanganTayasan, Negros Oriental	1,061	about 130	about 8.19 km²	−4.08% a year	Rural
26,514	LanggasInfanta, Quezon	1,061	about 842	about 1.26 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
26,515	MaindigBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	1,061	about 25,628	about 0.0414 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
26,516	Malaking AmblingMagdalena, Laguna	1,061	about 982	about 1.08 km²	8.95% a year	Rural
26,517	MamawanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte	1,061	about 61	about 17.28 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
26,518	ManihalaBansud, Oriental Mindoro	1,061	about 81	about 13.14 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
26,519	NapurogTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,061	about 672	about 1.58 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
26,520	Paigoay CodaMarogong, Lanao del Sur	1,061	about 281	about 3.77 km²	6.59% a year	Rural
26,521	PoblacionAntequera, Bohol	1,061	about 892	about 1.19 km²	−3.29% a year	Rural
26,522	RosariohanBatuan, Bohol	1,061	about 214	about 4.95 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
26,523	SalogLeyte, Leyte	1,061	about 305	about 3.48 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
26,524	San AntoninoAgoo, La Union	1,061	about 2,479	about 0.428 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
26,525	San VicenteLagonoy, Camarines Sur	1,061	about 2,883	about 0.368 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
26,526	Santa ElenaMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,061	about 317	about 3.35 km²	−2.32% a year	Rural
26,527	Santa MesaMabini, Batangas	1,061	about 1,972	about 0.538 km²	−4.38% a year	Rural
26,528	SiundohSiasi, Sulu	1,061	about 1,313	about 0.808 km²	4.99% a year	Rural
26,529	TagtagumbaoCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,061	about 973	about 1.09 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
26,530	Upper BayaoTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur	1,061	about 389	about 2.73 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
26,531	AglipayBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,060	about 8,413	about 0.126 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
26,532	AstorgaTunga, Leyte	1,060	about 596	about 1.78 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
26,533	Barangay 137Manila	1,060	about 34,983	about 0.0303 km²	3.70% a year	Urban
26,534	Barangay 56Cavite City, Cavite	1,060	about 18,467	about 0.0574 km²	−2.22% a year	Rural
26,535	Bgy. No. 13, Nstra. Sra. De VisitacionLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,060	about 2,236	about 0.474 km²	−7.39% a year	Urban
26,536	BubongBalindong, Lanao del Sur	1,060	about 4,569	about 0.232 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
26,537	CatohuganMahinog, Camiguin	1,060	about 721	about 1.47 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
26,538	MagbatoLambunao, Iloilo	1,060	about 650	about 1.63 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
26,539	MalayaNaujan, Oriental Mindoro	1,060	about 281	about 3.77 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
26,540	Manalocon TalubMasiu, Lanao del Sur	1,060	about 1,761	about 0.602 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
26,541	MaysuranCaramoran, Catanduanes	1,060	about 41	about 26.14 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
26,542	OgaPandan, Catanduanes	1,060	about 266	about 3.99 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
26,543	OlotayanRoxas City, Capiz	1,060	about 1,069	about 0.992 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
26,544	Paitan SurCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,060	about 257	about 4.13 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
26,545	Poblacion 4Hamtic, Antique	1,060	about 1,050	about 1.01 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
26,546	San VicenteJamindan, Capiz	1,060	about 133	about 7.96 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
26,547	TambisHilongos, Leyte	1,060	about 189	about 5.60 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
26,548	WashingtonSan Jacinto, Masbate	1,060	about 606	about 1.75 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
26,549	AlagBaco, Oriental Mindoro	1,059	about 415	about 2.55 km²	−2.28% a year	Rural
26,550	Andres BonifacioSan Narciso, Quezon	1,059	about 168	about 6.29 km²	2.48% 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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