The Atlas

Barangays in Catanduanes

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]

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Barangays in Catanduanes, at a glance

Barangays: 315^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 261,169^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 18 urban^[4]; 297 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: San Isidro Village^[5]; Virac, Catanduanes; 5,501 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Sabloyon^[6]; Caramoran, Catanduanes; about 50.36 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: San Isidro Village^{[5, 7]}; Virac, Catanduanes; 0.18% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 240 barangays^[7]

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.

315 barangays, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Catanduanes, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	OguisBato, Catanduanes	369	about 474	about 0.779 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
252	AlinawanPanganiban, Catanduanes	368	about 139	about 2.64 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
253	MauiCaramoran, Catanduanes	367	about 218	about 1.68 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
254	Dugui San IsidroVirac, Catanduanes	364	about 48	about 7.54 km²	−2.41% a year	Rural
255	PeñafranciaViga, Catanduanes	363	about 161	about 2.25 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
256	PacogonSan Miguel, Catanduanes	361	about 54	about 6.67 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
257	Palta BigVirac, Catanduanes	361	about 337	about 1.07 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
258	PanutoPandan, Catanduanes	360	about 102	about 3.52 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
259	San JoaquinPanganiban, Catanduanes	359	about 10,113	about 0.0355 km²	−2.68% a year	Rural
260	MaculiwPanganiban, Catanduanes	358	about 100	about 3.59 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
261	BoconCaramoran, Catanduanes	357	about 460	about 0.776 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
262	MintayBato, Catanduanes	357	about 343	about 1.04 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
263	CalampongVirac, Catanduanes	356	about 254	about 1.40 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
264	BuenavistaBaras, Catanduanes	350	about 3,097	about 0.113 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
265	BarihaySan Andres, Catanduanes	345	about 44	about 7.93 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
266	MabiniViga, Catanduanes	342	about 11	about 30.64 km²	−4.03% a year	Rural
267	MacutalBaras, Catanduanes	342	about 122	about 2.81 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
268	PanayPanganiban, Catanduanes	340	about 105	about 3.24 km²	−4.33% a year	Rural
269	SalvacionSan Andres, Catanduanes	340	about 8,000	about 0.0425 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
270	RizalBaras, Catanduanes	339	about 364	about 0.932 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
271	Sogod-SimamlaVirac, Catanduanes	336	about 97	about 3.45 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
272	QuezonBagamanoc, Catanduanes	333	about 50	about 6.69 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
273	San AntonioPanganiban, Catanduanes	331	about 195	about 1.70 km²	−2.32% a year	Rural
274	Eastern PoblacionBaras, Catanduanes	329	about 11,345	about 0.029 km²	−1.94% a year	Rural
275	NagbarorongBaras, Catanduanes	325	about 254	about 1.28 km²	−3.86% a year	Rural
276	Santa CruzPandan, Catanduanes	323	about 131	about 2.47 km²	−7.84% a year	Rural
277	BotinaganViga, Catanduanes	318	about 100	about 3.19 km²	−2.54% a year	Rural
278	SalvacionSan Miguel, Catanduanes	304	about 99	about 3.07 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
279	PangilaoSan Miguel, Catanduanes	298	about 35	about 8.53 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
280	CaragumihanBaras, Catanduanes	297	about 82	about 3.62 km²	−5.74% a year	Rural
281	BurabodPanganiban, Catanduanes	289	about 161	about 1.80 km²	−5.51% a year	Rural
282	San RafaelPandan, Catanduanes	279	about 132	about 2.12 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
283	San IsidroViga, Catanduanes	275	about 571	about 0.482 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
284	Bagong BayanPanganiban, Catanduanes	273	about 459	about 0.595 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
285	Santo SantiagoPanganiban, Catanduanes	267	about 5,804	about 0.046 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
286	QuigarayBagamanoc, Catanduanes	254	about 74	about 3.45 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
287	LubasSan Andres, Catanduanes	244	about 97	about 2.52 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
288	TalisayBato, Catanduanes	235	about 313	about 0.752 km²	−2.31% a year	Rural
289	CahanBagamanoc, Catanduanes	226	about 14	about 15.62 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
290	Santa MesaBagamanoc, Catanduanes	225	about 610	about 0.369 km²	−3.32% a year	Rural
291	QuirinoViga, Catanduanes	222	about 49	about 4.56 km²	−4.92% a year	Rural
292	Santa MariaPanganiban, Catanduanes	222	about 5,286	about 0.042 km²	−5.89% a year	Rural
293	San PedroVirac, Catanduanes	219	about 10,683	about 0.0205 km²	−4.38% a year	Urban
294	TaoponPanganiban, Catanduanes	213	about 45	about 4.78 km²	−4.13% a year	Rural
295	Aroyao PequeñoBato, Catanduanes	210	about 279	about 0.754 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
296	San MarcosSan Miguel, Catanduanes	204	about 6	about 35.93 km²	−4.76% a year	Rural
297	San LorenzoBaras, Catanduanes	203	about 6,634	about 0.0306 km²	5.40% a year	Rural
298	San VicentePanganiban, Catanduanes	193	about 5,259	about 0.0367 km²	−5.47% a year	Rural
299	DayawaSan Miguel, Catanduanes	190	about 60	about 3.17 km²	−4.48% a year	Rural
300	Santa CruzSan Andres, Catanduanes	190	about 5,975	about 0.0318 km²	−9.72% a year	Rural

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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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. 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 adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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