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, 30,901 to 30,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
30,901	CabungahanCalatrava, Negros Occidental	826	about 208	about 3.97 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
30,902	CawayanSan Agustin, Romblon	826	about 169	about 4.90 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
30,903	CulilangPresident Roxas, Capiz	826	about 510	about 1.62 km²	7.16% a year	Rural
30,904	DELCAR Pob.Maasin, Iloilo	826	about 1,211	about 0.682 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
30,905	Gamay CentralGamay, Northern Samar	826	about 486	about 1.70 km²	−0.85% a year	Urban
30,906	HinagonoyanCatubig, Northern Samar	826	about 84	about 9.78 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
30,907	Poblacion District 3Macarthur, Leyte	826	about 892	about 0.926 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
30,908	Rafael PalmaDiffun, Quirino	826	about 150	about 5.52 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
30,909	SagpatBantay, Ilocos Sur	826	about 688	about 1.20 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
30,910	SalvacionBalasan, Iloilo	826	about 337	about 2.45 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
30,911	San Juan CrisostomoAnilao, Iloilo	826	about 268	about 3.08 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
30,912	Santo RosarioSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte	826	about 127	about 6.52 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
30,913	SantorDelfin Albano, Isabela	826	about 328	about 2.52 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
30,914	SonggoySan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	826	about 193	about 4.27 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
30,915	TuquibVillaviciosa, Abra	826	about 31	about 26.92 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
30,916	AlibagonCajidiocan, Romblon	825	about 494	about 1.67 km²	3.60% a year	Rural
30,917	AmontayMacalelon, Quezon	825	about 91	about 9.02 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
30,918	Antonio CanaoLubuagan, Kalinga	825	about 289	about 2.85 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
30,919	CalabogoRomblon, Romblon	825	about 225	about 3.66 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
30,920	CalateoJuban, Sorsogon	825	about 357	about 2.31 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
30,921	DangayAlburquerque, Bohol	825	about 92	about 8.94 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
30,922	HampanganHilongos, Leyte	825	about 263	about 3.14 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
30,923	IrukanSanta Teresita, Batangas	825	about 2,094	about 0.394 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
30,924	KabulakanBalingoan, Misamis Oriental	825	about 333	about 2.48 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
30,925	LabiganPio V. Corpus, Masbate	825	about 296	about 2.79 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
30,926	LobgobSevilla, Bohol	825	about 168	about 4.90 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
30,927	MacarcarmayBangued, Abra	825	about 345	about 2.39 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
30,928	MatikiwPakil, Laguna	825	about 212	about 3.89 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
30,929	PinamihaganCulaba, Biliran	825	about 67	about 12.24 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
30,930	PoblacionBubong, Lanao del Sur	825	about 2,298	about 0.359 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
30,931	Port Junction SurRagay, Camarines Sur	825	about 130	about 6.34 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
30,932	San IsidroUson, Masbate	825	about 99	about 8.33 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
30,933	San PedroAlangalang, Leyte	825	about 331	about 2.49 km²	−3.33% a year	Rural
30,934	TadenTubod, Lanao del Norte	825	about 101	about 8.14 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
30,935	Tapi-anBatad, Iloilo	825	about 160	about 5.17 km²	−3.47% a year	Rural
30,936	VillaflorLoboc, Bohol	825	about 940	about 0.878 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
30,937	BallacongIlagan City, Isabela	824	about 195	about 4.22 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
30,938	CarmenAnao, Tarlac	824	about 396	about 2.08 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
30,939	Centro SurCamalaniugan, Cagayan	824	about 4,292	about 0.192 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
30,940	ColawenPastrana, Leyte	824	about 299	about 2.76 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
30,941	DalauponTayasan, Negros Oriental	824	about 299	about 2.76 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
30,942	Datu MaguialesPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat	824	about 67	about 12.29 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
30,943	EwonSevilla, Bohol	824	about 202	about 4.07 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
30,944	HinologanDagami, Leyte	824	about 334	about 2.47 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
30,945	HolowonLamut, Ifugao	824	about 162	about 5.10 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
30,946	MacapilPiat, Cagayan	824	about 692	about 1.19 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
30,947	Madua SurDuero, Bohol	824	about 1,498	about 0.55 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
30,948	MalidegQuirino, Ilocos Sur	824	about 184	about 4.48 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
30,949	MansejeBindoy, Negros Oriental	824	about 87	about 9.43 km²	−4.54% a year	Rural
30,950	Mataas na KahoyAlicia, Isabela	824	about 166	about 4.97 km²	0.65% 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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