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, 28,651 to 28,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
28,651	BubongBinidayan, Lanao del Sur	944	about 2,565	about 0.368 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
28,652	CabasagDel Gallego, Camarines Sur	944	about 159	about 5.93 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
28,653	CapayasSan Miguel, Bohol	944	about 157	about 6.01 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
28,654	Cosili EastBangued, Abra	944	about 362	about 2.61 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
28,655	DawisDingle, Iloilo	944	about 1,435	about 0.658 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
28,656	LatbangKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	944	about 26	about 35.82 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
28,657	MacopaTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	944	about 242	about 3.90 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
28,658	MahayahayDon Carlos, Bukidnon	944	about 98	about 9.65 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
28,659	MarikitPalanan, Isabela	944	about 48	about 19.72 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
28,660	MetebagaoKitaotao, Bukidnon	944	about 101	about 9.38 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
28,661	NacalmaBenito Soliven, Isabela	944	about 80	about 11.78 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
28,662	PagasinanBongao, Tawi-Tawi	944	about 1,829	about 0.516 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
28,663	SilanganInfanta, Quezon	944	about 470	about 2.01 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
28,664	Sioasio EastSual, Pangasinan	944	about 112	about 8.40 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
28,665	UbosSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	944	about 2,175	about 0.434 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
28,666	BahetSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur	943	about 960	about 0.982 km²	−1.16% a year	Urban
28,667	BidbidayGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur	943	about 633	about 1.49 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
28,668	BinacagBanna, Ilocos Norte	943	about 139	about 6.79 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
28,669	ButongDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	943	about 443	about 2.13 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
28,670	CalalinanSiquijor, Siquijor	943	about 1,043	about 0.904 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
28,671	CapalalianPamplona, Cagayan	943	about 323	about 2.92 km²	5.44% a year	Rural
28,672	DiampakKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay	943	about 45	about 20.91 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
28,673	HimarcoPalompon, Leyte	943	about 166	about 5.68 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
28,674	IlayaPlaridel, Quezon	943	about 857	about 1.10 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
28,675	KasilySanta Cruz, Marinduque	943	about 171	about 5.52 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
28,676	Kinalangay NuevoMalinao, Aklan	943	about 371	about 2.54 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
28,677	Lala-oSan Juan, Siquijor	943	about 683	about 1.38 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
28,678	Manuel A. RoxasBaguio City, Benguet	943	about 8,896	about 0.106 km²	5.28% a year	Urban
28,679	Matampay BucanaLala, Lanao del Norte	943	about 225	about 4.19 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
28,680	MauringuenAraceli, Palawan	943	about 48	about 19.69 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
28,681	MercedesPilar, Sorsogon	943	about 252	about 3.74 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
28,682	PuloHermosa, Bataan	943	about 395	about 2.39 km²	10.11% a year	Rural
28,683	San JoseDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	943	about 145	about 6.50 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
28,684	San RoqueSamal, Bataan	943	about 17,759	about 0.0531 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
28,685	San VicenteCatbalogan City, Samar	943	about 189	about 4.99 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
28,686	Santo RosarioSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	943	about 174	about 5.43 km²	−2.83% a year	Rural
28,687	TaminlaDueñas, Iloilo	943	about 302	about 3.12 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
28,688	AmoroyAroroy, Masbate	942	about 383	about 2.46 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
28,689	BagoaingudLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur	942	about 1,524	about 0.618 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
28,690	Barangay 552Manila	942	about 55,412	about 0.017 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
28,691	Barangay 88Pasay City	942	about 27,706	about 0.034 km²	−0.40% a year	Urban
28,692	BuenavistaGamu, Isabela	942	about 132	about 7.14 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
28,693	BugasiBanna, Ilocos Norte	942	about 125	about 7.51 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
28,694	CalumpangMatalom, Leyte	942	about 167	about 5.65 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
28,695	CambitoonInabanga, Bohol	942	about 340	about 2.77 km²	−2.59% a year	Rural
28,696	CayapesKapangan, Benguet	942	about 338	about 2.79 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
28,697	GossoodMayantoc, Tarlac	942	about 215	about 4.38 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
28,698	Kang-irasHilongos, Leyte	942	about 314	about 3.00 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
28,699	Libod PoblacionBato, Catanduanes	942	about 5,322	about 0.177 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
28,700	MayanaSagay, Camiguin	942	about 950	about 0.992 km²	1.32% 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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