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, 29,051 to 29,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
29,051	CaluyaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	924	about 354	about 2.61 km²	3.58% a year	Rural
29,052	ComboLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur	924	about 745	about 1.24 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
29,053	J. GeronaBulan, Sorsogon	924	about 104	about 8.91 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
29,054	LigayaMabini, Batangas	924	about 446	about 2.07 km²	−2.43% a year	Urban
29,055	QuezonBobon, Northern Samar	924	about 134	about 6.90 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
29,056	QuinaweganBuguey, Cagayan	924	about 150	about 6.17 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
29,057	SarangMarogong, Lanao del Sur	924	about 183	about 5.04 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
29,058	TabigueBoac, Marinduque	924	about 679	about 1.36 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
29,059	AlegriaLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	923	about 95	about 9.74 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
29,060	CagmanabaJipapad, Eastern Samar	923	about 33	about 28.31 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
29,061	CasitanPamplona, Cagayan	923	about 118	about 7.81 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
29,062	DilaguidiDilasag, Aurora	923	about 18	about 49.95 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
29,063	GubaPontevedra, Capiz	923	about 1,068	about 0.864 km²	3.30% a year	Rural
29,064	JandalamanonAyungon, Negros Oriental	923	about 137	about 6.75 km²	−4.27% a year	Rural
29,065	MadulanoPresident Roxas, Capiz	923	about 1,365	about 0.676 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
29,066	ManapaoGubat, Sorsogon	923	about 237	about 3.89 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
29,067	Molatuhan BajoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	923	about 483	about 1.91 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
29,068	PoblacionSan Juan, Siquijor	923	about 896	about 1.03 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
29,069	SacbulanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	923	about 292	about 3.16 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
29,070	San GuillermoPalompon, Leyte	923	about 391	about 2.36 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
29,071	Silangan KabubuhayanNagcarlan, Laguna	923	about 1,300	about 0.71 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
29,072	TalahibTingloy, Batangas	923	about 363	about 2.54 km²	−3.50% a year	Rural
29,073	TalauguisZarraga, Iloilo	923	about 288	about 3.21 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
29,074	Toclong II-AImus City, Cavite	923	about 10,054	about 0.0918 km²	−6.91% a year	Rural
29,075	Upper PoblacionPilar, Cebu	923	about 757	about 1.22 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
29,076	BacsayLuna, Apayao	922	about 82	about 11.25 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
29,077	Bagong BaguioSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	922	about 162	about 5.69 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
29,078	Barangay 30-CDavao City, Davao del Sur	922	about 4,542	about 0.203 km²	−3.22% a year	Urban
29,079	BuadLumbatan, Lanao del Sur	922	about 527	about 1.75 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
29,080	CabuganBuruanga, Aklan	922	about 363	about 2.54 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
29,081	District I Pob.Tabontabon, Leyte	922	about 2,649	about 0.348 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
29,082	Dungawan PaalyunanGuinayangan, Quezon	922	about 145	about 6.37 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
29,083	LibongcogonZarraga, Iloilo	922	about 439	about 2.10 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
29,084	LohongRagay, Camarines Sur	922	about 179	about 5.16 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
29,085	MisongPola, Oriental Mindoro	922	about 150	about 6.14 km²	−4.72% a year	Rural
29,086	MontehermosoCarmen, Bohol	922	about 154	about 6.00 km²	−3.20% a year	Rural
29,087	NagcaduhaVillareal, Samar	922	about 308	about 2.99 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
29,088	North MapangRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	922	about 1,447	about 0.637 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
29,089	Pogon-LomboyMangatarem, Pangasinan	922	about 1,408	about 0.655 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
29,090	San JuanBobon, Northern Samar	922	about 2,704	about 0.341 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
29,091	San PascualTinambac, Camarines Sur	922	about 4,498	about 0.205 km²	−7.62% a year	Rural
29,092	SentinilaUbay, Bohol	922	about 573	about 1.61 km²	−2.69% a year	Rural
29,093	TabiguianCaramoan, Camarines Sur	922	about 119	about 7.73 km²	−2.44% a year	Rural
29,094	TangaranClarin, Bohol	922	about 984	about 0.937 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
29,095	TigbanabaIgbaras, Iloilo	922	about 84	about 10.98 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
29,096	Villa VenturaAglipay, Quirino	922	about 106	about 8.70 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
29,097	AntipoloIriga City, Camarines Sur	921	about 274	about 3.36 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
29,098	Ba-ugSan Juan, Abra	921	about 197	about 4.67 km²	−6.34% a year	Rural
29,099	Barangay 104Caloocan City	921	about 12,774	about 0.0721 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
29,100	Barangay 121Pasay City	921	about 44,709	about 0.0206 km²	−2.12% a year	Urban

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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