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, 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: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
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: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 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: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 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: Cogon Ramos^{[7, 8]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% 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: 14,075 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mayapa, −13.70% 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.

42,010 barangays, 2,751 to 2,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,751	M. S. GarciaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,581	about 22,158	about 0.297 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
2,752	Ugong NorteQuezon City	6,580	about 2,350	about 2.80 km²	1.04% a year	Urban
2,753	CagayRoxas City, Capiz	6,573	about 943	about 6.97 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
2,754	QuirinoSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	6,572	about 4,596	about 1.43 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
2,755	MalitamBatangas City, Batangas	6,570	about 9,386	about 0.70 km²	−6.16% a year	Urban
2,756	Santo DomingoIriga City, Camarines Sur	6,570	about 955	about 6.88 km²	−0.05% a year	Urban
2,757	Bucana SasahanNaic, Cavite	6,569	about 9,746	about 0.674 km²	2.36% a year	Urban
2,758	TubodMinglanilla, Cebu	6,568	about 3,027	about 2.17 km²	6.08% a year	Urban
2,759	BangbangCordova, Cebu	6,566	about 11,282	about 0.582 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
2,760	CamantilesUrdaneta City, Pangasinan	6,564	about 1,649	about 3.98 km²	−0.15% a year	Urban
2,761	CamangyananSanta Maria, Bulacan	6,563	about 3,907	about 1.68 km²	6.64% a year	Urban
2,762	Barangay 1 PoblacionGen. Mariano Alvarez, Cavite	6,562	about 32,167	about 0.204 km²	−0.02% a year	Urban
2,763	PoblacionPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	6,560	about 1,616	about 4.06 km²	−4.68% a year	Urban
2,764	Barangay 630Manila	6,552	about 25,494	about 0.257 km²	8.52% a year	Urban
2,765	ManootRizal, Occidental Mindoro	6,550	about 55	about 118.05 km²	2.38% a year	Urban
2,766	TalagaCapas, Tarlac	6,546	about 2,249	about 2.91 km²	−0.76% a year	Urban
2,767	PalavillaLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	6,545	about 110	about 59.74 km²	1.64% a year	Urban
2,768	KiasBaguio City, Benguet	6,544	about 8,049	about 0.813 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
2,769	CumadcadCastilla, Sorsogon	6,543	about 817	about 8.01 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
2,770	PanitianSofronio Española, Palawan	6,540	about 80	about 81.65 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
2,771	SibutSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	6,539	about 4,738	about 1.38 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
2,772	SadaanMidsayap, Cotabato	6,537	about 809	about 8.08 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
2,773	CapihanSan Rafael, Bulacan	6,535	about 1,781	about 3.67 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
2,774	Bgy. 38 - GogonLegazpi City, Albay	6,534	about 7,188	about 0.909 km²	1.44% a year	Urban
2,775	San PedroHagonoy, Bulacan	6,533	about 5,399	about 1.21 km²	3.33% a year	Urban
2,776	LigayaGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	6,532	about 103	about 63.40 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
2,777	San Rafael IIINoveleta, Cavite	6,531	about 8,174	about 0.799 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
2,778	BalianPangil, Laguna	6,530	about 983	about 6.64 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
2,779	PookKalibo, Aklan	6,528	about 1,422	about 4.59 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
2,780	PinagbarilanBaliwag City, Bulacan	6,527	about 2,258	about 2.89 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
2,781	LabacNaic, Cavite	6,524	about 1,936	about 3.37 km²	−0.60% a year	Urban
2,782	RosarioRodriguez, Rizal	6,521	about 20,968	about 0.311 km²	−1.23% a year	Urban
2,783	EsperanzaSan Francisco, Cebu	6,520	about 1,247	about 5.23 km²	−0.09% a year	Urban
2,784	GumalangDavao City, Davao del Sur	6,519	about 429	about 15.20 km²	1.59% a year	Urban
2,785	PoblacionMalalag, Davao del Sur	6,519	about 700	about 9.31 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
2,786	TrinidadGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	6,518	about 336	about 19.37 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
2,787	AyaTalisay, Batangas	6,517	about 958	about 6.80 km²	−0.67% a year	Urban
2,788	GubatDaet, Camarines Norte	6,517	about 2,405	about 2.71 km²	−0.66% a year	Urban
2,789	SeringSocorro, Surigao del Norte	6,516	about 633	about 10.30 km²	7.94% a year	Urban
2,790	IsioCauayan, Negros Occidental	6,515	about 792	about 8.23 km²	−0.97% a year	Urban
2,791	TayawanBayawan City, Negros Oriental	6,515	about 64	about 102.34 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
2,792	San AntonioJasaan, Misamis Oriental	6,513	about 1,679	about 3.88 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
2,793	LumbanganNasugbu, Batangas	6,511	about 2,253	about 2.89 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
2,794	PoblacionAsturias, Cebu	6,509	about 2,060	about 3.16 km²	−0.70% a year	Urban
2,795	Santo RosarioMalolos City, Bulacan	6,509	about 15,172	about 0.429 km²	−2.82% a year	Urban
2,796	Don Salvador BenedictoPontevedra, Negros Occidental	6,507	about 247	about 26.33 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
2,797	AbunoIligan City, Lanao del Norte	6,506	about 883	about 7.37 km²	2.62% a year	Urban
2,798	Tambunan IIGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur	6,505	about 1,423	about 4.57 km²	3.68% a year	Urban
2,799	Barangay VI-AVictorias City, Negros Occidental	6,503	about 8,149	about 0.798 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
2,800	RosarioGumaca, Quezon	6,503	about 2,969	about 2.19 km²	0.10% a year	Urban

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: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). 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 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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