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, 28,151 to 28,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
28,151	MalomboyBotolan, Zambales	972	about 27	about 36.08 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
28,152	NagpatpatanSolsona, Ilocos Norte	972	about 325	about 2.99 km²	7.82% a year	Rural
28,153	Poblacion IV-CImus City, Cavite	972	about 6,612	about 0.147 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
28,154	TagboanCataingan, Masbate	972	about 256	about 3.79 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
28,155	Aro-aldaoNabua, Camarines Sur	971	about 626	about 1.55 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
28,156	BanglayTangub City, Misamis Occidental	971	about 233	about 4.17 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
28,157	Barangay 538Manila	971	about 78,943	about 0.0123 km²	4.11% a year	Urban
28,158	Barangay 59Cavite City, Cavite	971	about 23,064	about 0.0421 km²	−4.76% a year	Rural
28,159	Busiing NorteSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur	971	about 1,235	about 0.786 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
28,160	CalaocanCabarroguis, Quirino	971	about 70	about 13.95 km²	6.46% a year	Rural
28,161	Canayaon EastGarcia Hernandez, Bohol	971	about 1,358	about 0.715 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
28,162	Cang-alwangSiquijor, Siquijor	971	about 830	about 1.17 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
28,163	DamayanMacalelon, Quezon	971	about 19,938	about 0.0487 km²	−3.24% a year	Rural
28,164	De La PazBuenavista, Quezon	971	about 122	about 7.93 km²	−4.23% a year	Rural
28,165	DumrogPandan, Antique	971	about 219	about 4.44 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
28,166	LalePinabacdao, Samar	971	about 1,188	about 0.817 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
28,167	Lo-okAnahawan, Southern Leyte	971	about 603	about 1.61 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
28,168	MabiniOrmoc City, Leyte	971	about 282	about 3.44 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
28,169	MagaogaoPinukpuk, Kalinga	971	about 38	about 25.61 km²	4.94% a year	Rural
28,170	PalaoBubong, Lanao del Sur	971	about 185	about 5.24 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
28,171	PangadapunGanassi, Lanao del Sur	971	about 7,768	about 0.125 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
28,172	PasilMalitbog, Southern Leyte	971	about 1,605	about 0.605 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
28,173	SaadDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	971	about 191	about 5.09 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
28,174	San AntonioCulasi, Antique	971	about 1,123	about 0.865 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
28,175	Sapa IVRosario, Cavite	971	about 26,173	about 0.0371 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
28,176	TallaoenTagudin, Ilocos Sur	971	about 1,191	about 0.815 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
28,177	TamosoBorongan City, Eastern Samar	971	about 316	about 3.07 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
28,178	TigbaoLoboc, Bohol	971	about 420	about 2.31 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
28,179	AyaLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	970	about 121	about 7.99 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
28,180	Barangay 137Caloocan City	970	about 11,425	about 0.0849 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
28,181	Barangay 646Manila	970	about 13,877	about 0.0699 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
28,182	BuquigBantay, Ilocos Sur	970	about 2,687	about 0.361 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
28,183	CabacunganCalbayog City, Samar	970	about 292	about 3.32 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
28,184	CasilaganSan Juan, La Union	970	about 988	about 0.982 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
28,185	CatooganTrinidad, Bohol	970	about 187	about 5.20 km²	−2.08% a year	Rural
28,186	GayamanLuba, Abra	970	about 54	about 17.86 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
28,187	Ibong SapaVirac, Catanduanes	970	about 257	about 3.77 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
28,188	MatangkapPanukulan, Quezon	970	about 45	about 21.67 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
28,189	OringCaramoan, Camarines Sur	970	about 376	about 2.58 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
28,190	Poblacion NorthSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	970	about 6,424	about 0.151 km²	−0.15% a year	Urban
28,191	PolotMobo, Masbate	970	about 177	about 5.47 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
28,192	San IsidroCasiguran, Sorsogon	970	about 182	about 5.34 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
28,193	San PedroCataingan, Masbate	970	about 224	about 4.34 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
28,194	Santo NiñoAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	970	about 232	about 4.19 km²	−2.48% a year	Rural
28,195	Sundiga-PunodPantar, Lanao del Norte	970	about 80	about 12.17 km²	−5.50% a year	Rural
28,196	TamboLibon, Albay	970	about 425	about 2.28 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
28,197	AnonangValencia, Bohol	969	about 225	about 4.31 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
28,198	Aurora Hill, South CentralBaguio City, Benguet	969	about 22,123	about 0.0438 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
28,199	Barangay 17-BDavao City, Davao del Sur	969	about 17,459	about 0.0555 km²	1.63% a year	Urban
28,200	Barangay 5Alabat, Quezon	969	about 13,764	about 0.0704 km²	−1.64% 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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