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, 29,001 to 29,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
29,001	Bagacay WestMaasin, Iloilo	926	about 1,425	about 0.65 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
29,002	Bagong Bayan DistrictBato, Leyte	926	about 3,940	about 0.235 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
29,003	Barangay 491Manila	926	about 41,900	about 0.0221 km²	3.17% a year	Urban
29,004	CalaasanAlangalang, Leyte	926	about 586	about 1.58 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
29,005	CalmaGarcia Hernandez, Bohol	926	about 1,270	about 0.729 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
29,006	Del RosarioUson, Masbate	926	about 226	about 4.10 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
29,007	EstoniloMaria Aurora, Aurora	926	about 367	about 2.52 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
29,008	Gabut SurBadoc, Ilocos Norte	926	about 1,795	about 0.516 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
29,009	LanggapananSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur	926	about 279	about 3.32 km²	5.39% a year	Rural
29,010	LitalipJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte	926	about 214	about 4.33 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
29,011	LiwanagPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	926	about 15,382	about 0.0602 km²	−7.35% a year	Urban
29,012	PacacTagudin, Ilocos Sur	926	about 702	about 1.32 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
29,013	PatasCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro	926	about 326	about 2.84 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
29,014	Poblacion BDueñas, Iloilo	926	about 2,058	about 0.45 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
29,015	RizalCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	926	about 166	about 5.59 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
29,016	RizalAnao, Tarlac	926	about 439	about 2.11 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
29,017	San JoseMadalag, Aklan	926	about 107	about 8.69 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
29,018	San MarcelinoMatag-Ob, Leyte	926	about 429	about 2.16 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
29,019	SilanganQuezon, Quezon	926	about 191	about 4.86 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
29,020	SomiorangMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	926	about 11,751	about 0.0788 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
29,021	TabonBatan, Aklan	926	about 443	about 2.09 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
29,022	Tanzang Luma IImus City, Cavite	926	about 5,578	about 0.166 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
29,023	TubiganCompostela, Cebu	926	about 493	about 1.88 km²	7.01% a year	Rural
29,024	AbangayTapaz, Capiz	925	about 83	about 11.17 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
29,025	Agbun-odJamindan, Capiz	925	about 70	about 13.22 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
29,026	BanahaoBaybay City, Leyte	925	about 474	about 1.95 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
29,027	Barangay 252Manila	925	about 103,583	about 0.00893 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
29,028	BontongonImpasug-ong, Bukidnon	925	about 7	about 140.02 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
29,029	BuenavistaGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	925	about 108	about 8.60 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
29,030	BurgosMayorga, Leyte	925	about 206	about 4.49 km²	5.84% a year	Rural
29,031	CabugbuganTagudin, Ilocos Sur	925	about 305	about 3.03 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
29,032	CalubihanIloilo City, Iloilo	925	about 26,580	about 0.0348 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
29,033	CunaSagay, Camiguin	925	about 158	about 5.87 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
29,034	Eastern BobonganRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	925	about 257	about 3.60 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
29,035	EdenMexico, Pampanga	925	about 523	about 1.77 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
29,036	HunanBuenavista, Bohol	925	about 601	about 1.54 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
29,037	JomgaoArgao, Cebu	925	about 503	about 1.84 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
29,038	KansungkaBaybay City, Leyte	925	about 140	about 6.59 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
29,039	LimosPinukpuk, Kalinga	925	about 160	about 5.79 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
29,040	MagsaysayLupon, Davao Oriental	925	about 228	about 4.05 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
29,041	MimbuayaWao, Lanao del Sur	925	about 415	about 2.23 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
29,042	PangaoMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	925	about 613	about 1.51 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
29,043	PinamalisanGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	925	about 128	about 7.24 km²	5.84% a year	Rural
29,044	RiversideBilar, Bohol	925	about 317	about 2.92 km²	−3.26% a year	Rural
29,045	TambanganLoay, Bohol	925	about 306	about 3.02 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
29,046	TuburanJaniuay, Iloilo	925	about 343	about 2.70 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
29,047	Anono-oGuimbal, Iloilo	924	about 670	about 1.38 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
29,048	Barangay 428Manila	924	about 32,195	about 0.0287 km²	−7.93% a year	Urban
29,049	BinongtoanCulaba, Biliran	924	about 679	about 1.36 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
29,050	Cabarasan DakuPalo, Leyte	924	about 592	about 1.56 km²	3.00% 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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