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, 28,051 to 28,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
28,051	TagdaliaoIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	978	about 370	about 2.64 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
28,052	TagumayGattaran, Cagayan	978	about 81	about 12.11 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
28,053	TambacCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	978	about 443	about 2.21 km²	5.03% a year	Rural
28,054	Tulay BuhanginPadre Burgos, Quezon	978	about 517	about 1.89 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
28,055	Zone 1Santa Fe, Leyte	978	about 1,791	about 0.546 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
28,056	Biga-aMalinao, Aklan	977	about 509	about 1.92 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
28,057	CaluwayanMarabut, Samar	977	about 531	about 1.84 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
28,058	HugpaBiliran, Biliran	977	about 156	about 6.25 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
28,059	LibodMalinao, Albay	977	about 850	about 1.15 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
28,060	MalolosMalinao, Albay	977	about 504	about 1.94 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
28,061	MuñozSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte	977	about 109	about 9.00 km²	−3.10% a year	Rural
28,062	NamaltuganSudipen, La Union	977	about 187	about 5.23 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
28,063	NangkaTorrijos, Marinduque	977	about 48	about 20.36 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
28,064	Nunuk Likud SikubongSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi	977	about 713	about 1.37 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
28,065	PanayogonMadrid, Surigao del Sur	977	about 366	about 2.67 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
28,066	PoblacionInabanga, Bohol	977	about 958	about 1.02 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
28,067	QuinolpanSan Enrique, Iloilo	977	about 454	about 2.15 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
28,068	San IsidroTanauan, Leyte	977	about 300	about 3.26 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
28,069	San LazaroVictoria, Northern Samar	977	about 444	about 2.20 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
28,070	Santa ElenaSanta Rita, Samar	977	about 127	about 7.67 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
28,071	UnionBansalan, Davao del Sur	977	about 289	about 3.38 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
28,072	AlfonsoGregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur	976	about 59	about 16.50 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
28,073	AmpaoBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	976	about 14,459	about 0.0675 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
28,074	AngkelingSagada, Mountain Province	976	about 335	about 2.91 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
28,075	BalilitCarigara, Leyte	976	about 702	about 1.39 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
28,076	BanbanBuenavista, Guimaras	976	about 383	about 2.55 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
28,077	Barangay 6Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental	976	about 1,406	about 0.694 km²	−3.18% a year	Rural
28,078	Barangay II-DSan Pablo City, Laguna	976	about 25,957	about 0.0376 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
28,079	BughoHinundayan, Southern Leyte	976	about 463	about 2.11 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
28,080	CarallanganAlcala, Cagayan	976	about 148	about 6.61 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
28,081	DivisoriaAlangalang, Leyte	976	about 280	about 3.49 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
28,082	LanaoVirac, Catanduanes	976	about 5,775	about 0.169 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
28,083	MaharlikaTalacogon, Agusan del Sur	976	about 21	about 45.71 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
28,084	MalacapasDasol, Pangasinan	976	about 144	about 6.80 km²	−5.82% a year	Rural
28,085	MapaladDinalungan, Aurora	976	about 22	about 45.17 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
28,086	MarcatubigCalbayog City, Samar	976	about 436	about 2.24 km²	4.39% a year	Rural
28,087	Old PoblacionBuenavista, Guimaras	976	about 525	about 1.86 km²	−5.32% a year	Rural
28,088	PantaoPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur	976	about 957	about 1.02 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
28,089	SaluyongManukan, Zamboanga del Norte	976	about 216	about 4.51 km²	−3.96% a year	Rural
28,090	Santa ClaraSanta Ana, Cagayan	976	about 15	about 64.18 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
28,091	TaslanDumarao, Capiz	976	about 237	about 4.12 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
28,092	TigkiwGubat, Sorsogon	976	about 320	about 3.05 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
28,093	AlicomohanSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental	975	about 813	about 1.20 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
28,094	Bgy. 4 - Sagpon Pob.Legazpi City, Albay	975	about 8,628	about 0.113 km²	−3.35% a year	Rural
28,095	Batong DaligSocorro, Oriental Mindoro	975	about 286	about 3.41 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
28,096	Don Felipe LarrazabalOrmoc City, Leyte	975	about 6,331	about 0.154 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
28,097	InasaganAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	975	about 332	about 2.94 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
28,098	JapitanDolores, Eastern Samar	975	about 443	about 2.20 km²	3.82% a year	Rural
28,099	MahayahayAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	975	about 424	about 2.30 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
28,100	MandazoBasud, Camarines Norte	975	about 194	about 5.03 km²	1.86% 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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