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, 28,001 to 28,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
28,001	New AsturiasMaco, Davao de Oro	980	about 207	about 4.73 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
28,002	Pasol-oJamindan, Capiz	980	about 114	about 8.62 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
28,003	PoblacionTinglayan, Kalinga	980	about 138	about 7.08 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
28,004	SalingcobSan Nicolas, Pangasinan	980	about 340	about 2.88 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
28,005	SamalaguePatnongon, Antique	980	about 287	about 3.42 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
28,006	San IsidroNaujan, Oriental Mindoro	980	about 422	about 2.32 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
28,007	San RoqueDaram, Samar	980	about 891	about 1.10 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
28,008	Tio-anganBagulin, La Union	980	about 66	about 14.94 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
28,009	TubaDonsol, Sorsogon	980	about 106	about 9.28 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
28,010	Barangay 852Manila	979	about 110,497	about 0.00886 km²	−3.13% a year	Urban
28,011	BatitiConcepcion, Iloilo	979	about 844	about 1.16 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
28,012	BualanKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur	979	about 156	about 6.28 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
28,013	CapalizDumangas, Iloilo	979	about 725	about 1.35 km²	4.37% a year	Rural
28,014	CulasianSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	979	about 207	about 4.73 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
28,015	DalapangGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	979	about 110	about 8.87 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
28,016	DanusLeyte, Leyte	979	about 96	about 10.16 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
28,017	GupotManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	979	about 219	about 4.48 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
28,018	LicapaoTubod, Lanao del Norte	979	about 330	about 2.97 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
28,019	Lower ItilBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	979	about 273	about 3.58 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
28,020	ManikaanTabina, Zamboanga del Sur	979	about 301	about 3.25 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
28,021	OlangoPiagapo, Lanao del Sur	979	about 293	about 3.34 km²	8.23% a year	Rural
28,022	OsmenaCordon, Isabela	979	about 6,357	about 0.154 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
28,023	Pacac-GrandeAmulung, Cagayan	979	about 239	about 4.10 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
28,024	PagalonganSalvador, Lanao del Norte	979	about 120	about 8.19 km²	4.40% a year	Rural
28,025	PantaonGanassi, Lanao del Sur	979	about 882	about 1.11 km²	6.84% a year	Rural
28,026	PotreroBacolor, Pampanga	979	about 159	about 6.15 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
28,027	RizalinaAurora, Isabela	979	about 704	about 1.39 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
28,028	San BernardoBulusan, Sorsogon	979	about 233	about 4.21 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
28,029	San IsidroLiloan, Southern Leyte	979	about 170	about 5.77 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
28,030	San JoseJabonga, Agusan del Norte	979	about 153	about 6.41 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
28,031	San LorenzoSarrat, Ilocos Norte	979	about 823	about 1.19 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
28,032	Segatic DakuClarin, Misamis Occidental	979	about 524	about 1.87 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
28,033	TagsingSanta Barbara, Iloilo	979	about 526	about 1.86 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
28,034	BacuyongPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	978	about 344	about 2.84 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
28,035	BairanBayang, Lanao del Sur	978	about 48,657	about 0.0201 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
28,036	BarangobongSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	978	about 1,167	about 0.838 km²	4.41% a year	Rural
28,037	Buenavista GibongPontevedra, Negros Occidental	978	about 418	about 2.34 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
28,038	Butas Na BatoDingalan, Aurora	978	about 43	about 22.55 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
28,039	CambigongSamboan, Cebu	978	about 1,370	about 0.714 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
28,040	Cawayanin IbabaCatanauan, Quezon	978	about 173	about 5.66 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
28,041	Comod-omAlcantara, Romblon	978	about 174	about 5.61 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
28,042	District ISan Jacinto, Masbate	978	about 1,307	about 0.748 km²	−2.95% a year	Rural
28,043	EvangelistaUmingan, Pangasinan	978	about 489	about 2.00 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
28,044	GinabucanCatmon, Cebu	978	about 146	about 6.71 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
28,045	IngudBalindong, Lanao del Sur	978	about 23,341	about 0.0419 km²	4.62% a year	Rural
28,046	LipayJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	978	about 55	about 17.84 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
28,047	Mainit NortePerez, Quezon	978	about 337	about 2.90 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
28,048	San AntonioCandon City, Ilocos Sur	978	about 7,353	about 0.133 km²	−0.67% a year	Urban
28,049	Santa CruzSanta Maria, Pangasinan	978	about 661	about 1.48 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
28,050	Santa RosaUmingan, Pangasinan	978	about 246	about 3.97 km²	8.84% 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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