The Atlas

Barangays in Sorsogon

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]

Open Sorsogon

Barangays in Sorsogon, at a glance

Barangays: 541^[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: 845,066^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 508 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bibincahan^[5]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 22,265 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: Osiao^[6]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; about 37.73 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: Balogo (Sorsogon East District)^{[5, 7]}; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 2.10% 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: 189 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Zone II Pob., −0.47% a year.

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.

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

Barangays in Sorsogon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	Aguada SurMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,278	about 597	about 2.14 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
252	Zone IV Pob.Bulan, Sorsogon	1,276	about 11,925	about 0.107 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
253	GuraDonsol, Sorsogon	1,275	about 424	about 3.01 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
254	UnionGubat, Sorsogon	1,273	about 537	about 2.37 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
255	Salvacion (Bacon District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,263	about 375	about 3.37 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
256	Barangay Poblacion IVSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	1,262	about 2,295	about 0.55 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
257	DapdapBulusan, Sorsogon	1,262	about 4,606	about 0.274 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
258	ParadijonGubat, Sorsogon	1,259	about 7,236	about 0.174 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
259	PangpangPilar, Sorsogon	1,257	about 192	about 6.54 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
260	Santa CruzSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,256	about 878	about 1.43 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
261	BulawanIrosin, Sorsogon	1,252	about 489	about 2.56 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
262	M. RoxasBulan, Sorsogon	1,250	about 303	about 4.13 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
263	Santo DomingoIrosin, Sorsogon	1,234	about 667	about 1.85 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
264	San RoqueSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	1,228	about 614	about 2.00 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
265	SinibaranMatnog, Sorsogon	1,221	about 352	about 3.47 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
266	JamorawonBulan, Sorsogon	1,205	about 506	about 2.38 km²	8.15% a year	Rural
267	MagsaysayBulan, Sorsogon	1,204	about 334	about 3.60 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
268	Monte CarmeloCastilla, Sorsogon	1,201	about 255	about 4.71 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
269	San RafaelBulusan, Sorsogon	1,197	about 224	about 5.34 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
270	San JosePilar, Sorsogon	1,189	about 390	about 3.05 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
271	TagaytayGubat, Sorsogon	1,189	about 403	about 2.95 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
272	GogonDonsol, Sorsogon	1,184	about 443	about 2.67 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
273	San FranciscoBulusan, Sorsogon	1,181	about 139	about 8.50 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
274	TalisayanPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	1,181	about 149	about 7.91 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
275	Santa LourdesBarcelona, Sorsogon	1,180	about 229	about 5.15 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
276	SalvacionMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,176	about 171	about 6.89 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
277	CasiliGubat, Sorsogon	1,169	about 386	about 3.03 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
278	South PoblacionJuban, Sorsogon	1,167	about 3,146	about 0.371 km²	−3.64% a year	Rural
279	MontecalvarioBulan, Sorsogon	1,166	about 357	about 3.27 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
280	Barangay Poblacion ISanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	1,157	about 6,322	about 0.183 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
281	San RamonSorsogon City, Sorsogon	1,150	about 676	about 1.70 km²	3.46% a year	Rural
282	CatanusanJuban, Sorsogon	1,147	about 307	about 3.74 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
283	DanlogPilar, Sorsogon	1,147	about 341	about 3.36 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
284	TigbaoCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,146	about 434	about 2.64 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
285	CogonCasiguran, Sorsogon	1,138	about 284	about 4.01 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
286	Cawit ProperMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,136	about 12,539	about 0.0906 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
287	BongaCastilla, Sorsogon	1,135	about 371	about 3.06 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
288	San EugenioSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	1,133	about 208	about 5.46 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
289	TomalaytayCastilla, Sorsogon	1,132	about 376	about 3.01 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
290	Bororan Barangay 1Donsol, Sorsogon	1,127	about 10,063	about 0.112 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
291	JupiGubat, Sorsogon	1,124	about 677	about 1.66 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
292	San Juan DaanBulan, Sorsogon	1,120	about 203	about 5.53 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
293	TogaweGubat, Sorsogon	1,119	about 327	about 3.42 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
294	BanacudMagallanes, Sorsogon	1,109	about 3,989	about 0.278 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
295	Genablan OrientalMatnog, Sorsogon	1,109	about 307	about 3.61 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
296	CogonCastilla, Sorsogon	1,107	about 351	about 3.15 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
297	Bagong SirangCastilla, Sorsogon	1,106	about 591	about 1.87 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
298	ManjunladMatnog, Sorsogon	1,105	about 1,005	about 1.10 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
299	CasiniIrosin, Sorsogon	1,102	about 128	about 8.59 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
300	CogonIrosin, Sorsogon	1,102	about 59	about 18.68 km²	−0.32% 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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