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, 30,051 to 30,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
30,051	BangaSugpon, Ilocos Sur	870	about 51	about 16.90 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
30,052	BangonTanauan, Leyte	870	about 1,222	about 0.712 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
30,053	Barangay III- Market KalubianTangub City, Misamis Occidental	870	about 4,163	about 0.209 km²	−1.02% a year	Urban
30,054	Barangay IVSilang, Cavite	870	about 13,004	about 0.0669 km²	2.22% a year	Urban
30,055	BasdacuLoon, Bohol	870	about 845	about 1.03 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
30,056	BongonSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	870	about 899	about 0.968 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
30,057	Bukal IlayaTayabas City, Quezon	870	about 76	about 11.50 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
30,058	BunegLacub, Abra	870	about 8	about 104.14 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
30,059	CalawitSan Jose, Camarines Sur	870	about 2,479	about 0.351 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
30,060	CanbantugArgao, Cebu	870	about 56	about 15.61 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
30,061	Canibungan DakuClarin, Misamis Occidental	870	about 153	about 5.69 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
30,062	CrespoSara, Iloilo	870	about 192	about 4.54 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
30,063	EmilianaSanta Marcela, Apayao	870	about 152	about 5.73 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
30,064	LakandulaPlacer, Surigao del Norte	870	about 360	about 2.42 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
30,065	LupiPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	870	about 813	about 1.07 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
30,066	MasigunRoxas, Isabela	870	about 547	about 1.59 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
30,067	MateTayabas City, Quezon	870	about 191	about 4.55 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
30,068	NagpanaoanSanta, Ilocos Sur	870	about 112	about 7.80 km²	3.66% a year	Rural
30,069	NatangcopanAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur	870	about 122	about 7.16 km²	4.47% a year	Rural
30,070	OdiongSibalom, Antique	870	about 497	about 1.75 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
30,071	Poblacion IVBalangkayan, Eastern Samar	870	about 190	about 4.57 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
30,072	RizalSan Andres, Catanduanes	870	about 191	about 4.55 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
30,073	SabañganSinait, Ilocos Sur	870	about 2,214	about 0.393 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
30,074	San Jose Pob.Dagami, Leyte	870	about 12,851	about 0.0677 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
30,075	San RoqueViga, Catanduanes	870	about 161	about 5.42 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
30,076	TubaJaro, Leyte	870	about 145	about 5.99 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
30,077	Barangay 683Manila	869	about 44,337	about 0.0196 km²	2.50% a year	Urban
30,078	Barangay 685Manila	869	about 19,015	about 0.0457 km²	−4.30% a year	Urban
30,079	BayabasAbuyog, Leyte	869	about 267	about 3.25 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
30,080	BugnayMabinay, Negros Oriental	869	about 259	about 3.35 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
30,081	CaburoNaujan, Oriental Mindoro	869	about 59	about 14.78 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
30,082	CasilaganSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	869	about 250	about 3.48 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
30,083	GabaoSantiago, Ilocos Sur	869	about 488	about 1.78 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
30,084	InabasanSibalom, Antique	869	about 98	about 8.91 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
30,085	Kilo-kiloSanta Cruz, Marinduque	869	about 142	about 6.11 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
30,086	LourdesPilar, Sorsogon	869	about 319	about 2.72 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
30,087	LuopDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	869	about 337	about 2.58 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
30,088	MacaalanCalbiga, Samar	869	about 308	about 2.82 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
30,089	MasagaosaoKawayan, Biliran	869	about 663	about 1.31 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
30,090	PorogBulusan, Sorsogon	869	about 790	about 1.10 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
30,091	UbangPototan, Iloilo	869	about 323	about 2.69 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
30,092	BanglayLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	868	about 82	about 10.62 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
30,093	Bgy. No. 34-B, Gabu Norte EastLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	868	about 1,365	about 0.636 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
30,094	Bgy. No. 49-A, DaraydayLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	868	about 590	about 1.47 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
30,095	Bongato WestBayambang, Pangasinan	868	about 1,109	about 0.783 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
30,096	CalanagaRapu-Rapu, Albay	868	about 206	about 4.22 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
30,097	DangpananPlacer, Masbate	868	about 130	about 6.66 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
30,098	DapaanGanassi, Lanao del Sur	868	about 2,599	about 0.334 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
30,099	La LibertadTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay	868	about 198	about 4.38 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
30,100	MaasinPassi City, Iloilo	868	about 402	about 2.16 km²	2.85% 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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