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, 27,551 to 27,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
27,551	San Vicente NorteSagbayan, Bohol	1,005	about 387	about 2.60 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
27,552	SoldaroroBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	1,005	about 2,157	about 0.466 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
27,553	Tayong OrientalLoay, Bohol	1,005	about 723	about 1.39 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
27,554	TaytayDuero, Bohol	1,005	about 98	about 10.27 km²	8.62% a year	Rural
27,555	VillalonCalubian, Leyte	1,005	about 455	about 2.21 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
27,556	AdiaAgoncillo, Batangas	1,004	about 1,870	about 0.537 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
27,557	AposagaSara, Iloilo	1,004	about 678	about 1.48 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
27,558	BaangMobo, Masbate	1,004	about 188	about 5.35 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
27,559	Barangay 4Tigbauan, Iloilo	1,004	about 2,251	about 0.446 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
27,560	Barangay 5Sariaya, Quezon	1,004	about 16,789	about 0.0598 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
27,561	BothoanCaramoran, Catanduanes	1,004	about 612	about 1.64 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
27,562	CasitanGonzaga, Cagayan	1,004	about 215	about 4.67 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
27,563	DalingapClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,004	about 534	about 1.88 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
27,564	GalawanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	1,004	about 2,413	about 0.416 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
27,565	KaunayanPatikul, Sulu	1,004	about 8,437	about 0.119 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
27,566	LabaoEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	1,004	about 261	about 3.85 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
27,567	MabacaTanudan, Kalinga	1,004	about 28	about 36.06 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
27,568	MalambuhanginSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte	1,004	about 93	about 10.75 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
27,569	MaoDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur	1,004	about 89	about 11.26 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
27,570	Napasu-anMabinay, Negros Oriental	1,004	about 224	about 4.49 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
27,571	Poblacion NorteLidlidda, Ilocos Sur	1,004	about 179	about 5.60 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
27,572	San RafaelCataingan, Masbate	1,004	about 193	about 5.20 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
27,573	Santo Domingo SurLuna, La Union	1,004	about 1,479	about 0.679 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
27,574	SibalewBanga, Aklan	1,004	about 356	about 2.82 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
27,575	BacjaoAlmagro, Samar	1,003	about 778	about 1.29 km²	5.26% a year	Rural
27,576	BagakayBarili, Cebu	1,003	about 482	about 2.08 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
27,577	Barangay 875Manila	1,003	about 32,355	about 0.031 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
27,578	Barangay WestSan Jose, Northern Samar	1,003	about 15,526	about 0.0646 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
27,579	BaybaySan Joaquin, Iloilo	1,003	about 1,807	about 0.555 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
27,580	CandelariaDagohoy, Bohol	1,003	about 152	about 6.62 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
27,581	GuimodBantay, Ilocos Sur	1,003	about 475	about 2.11 km²	−2.57% a year	Urban
27,582	ImeldaSan Juan, Batangas	1,003	about 197	about 5.10 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
27,583	KinacapDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	1,003	about 306	about 3.28 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
27,584	MadoldolonAraceli, Palawan	1,003	about 41	about 24.24 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
27,585	PaliparanLaurel, Batangas	1,003	about 215	about 4.67 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
27,586	SayliTapul, Sulu	1,003	about 427	about 2.35 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
27,587	TamalunogFlora, Apayao	1,003	about 128	about 7.81 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
27,588	TaylorLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,003	about 133	about 7.53 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
27,589	TinagoViga, Catanduanes	1,003	about 261	about 3.85 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
27,590	Towanao AranggaMasiu, Lanao del Sur	1,003	about 5,335	about 0.188 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
27,591	Upper HiraanCarigara, Leyte	1,003	about 380	about 2.64 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
27,592	Zone IILibon, Albay	1,003	about 7,836	about 0.128 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
27,593	BabatninMalolos City, Bulacan	1,002	about 232	about 4.31 km²	7.50% a year	Rural
27,594	Bongdo GuaBorbon, Cebu	1,002	about 268	about 3.74 km²	−2.47% a year	Rural
27,595	Centro 9Aparri, Cagayan	1,002	about 3,976	about 0.252 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
27,596	HalseyCulion, Palawan	1,002	about 42	about 24.10 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
27,597	HanopolCaramoan, Camarines Sur	1,002	about 340	about 2.95 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
27,598	NununganPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,002	about 401	about 2.50 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
27,599	PanhulanAgoncillo, Batangas	1,002	about 2,493	about 0.402 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
27,600	PapanSibonga, Cebu	1,002	about 475	about 2.11 km²	2.15% 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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