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, 31,001 to 31,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
31,001	San PascualSanta Rita, Samar	821	about 42	about 19.45 km²	−4.69% a year	Rural
31,002	Santa CruzPintuyan, Southern Leyte	821	about 896	about 0.916 km²	6.68% a year	Rural
31,003	Southwest PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	821	about 5,437	about 0.151 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
31,004	Tagpu-anTubungan, Iloilo	821	about 434	about 1.89 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
31,005	UboDaram, Samar	821	about 480	about 1.71 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
31,006	Bancal SinubliLubao, Pampanga	820	about 111	about 7.41 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
31,007	Calinginan NorteSevilla, Bohol	820	about 191	about 4.30 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
31,008	CunigGattaran, Cagayan	820	about 64	about 12.74 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
31,009	DaliganJones, Isabela	820	about 157	about 5.23 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
31,010	DecabacanDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	820	about 62	about 13.13 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
31,011	GuingawanTanauan, Leyte	820	about 1,024	about 0.801 km²	6.85% a year	Rural
31,012	LingayonSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	820	about 136	about 6.03 km²	−6.50% a year	Rural
31,013	MadayaMunai, Lanao del Norte	820	about 227	about 3.61 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
31,014	MahayahaySiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	820	about 90	about 9.10 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
31,015	Mai Ditimbang BalindongMasiu, Lanao del Sur	820	about 1,451	about 0.565 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
31,016	Nasuli-ATobias Fornier, Antique	820	about 128	about 6.41 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
31,017	Pamul-OganCabatuan, Iloilo	820	about 612	about 1.34 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
31,018	PoblacionSan Pablo, Isabela	820	about 258	about 3.18 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
31,019	San IsidroBagamanoc, Catanduanes	820	about 157	about 5.21 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
31,020	San VicenteTarangnan, Samar	820	about 1,134	about 0.723 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
31,021	SibayanBansalan, Davao del Sur	820	about 115	about 7.11 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
31,022	Bolos PointGattaran, Cagayan	819	about 6	about 132.23 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
31,023	BungaJabonga, Agusan del Norte	819	about 80	about 10.28 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
31,024	Buntong ProperBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	819	about 3,689	about 0.222 km²	5.01% a year	Rural
31,025	CagaySibonga, Cebu	819	about 270	about 3.03 km²	−5.15% a year	Rural
31,026	CarnagaSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	819	about 267	about 3.07 km²	−2.83% a year	Rural
31,027	KaluanganAsturias, Cebu	819	about 122	about 6.73 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
31,028	KinabitiPilar, Abra	819	about 109	about 7.52 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
31,029	LimpapaSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	819	about 108	about 7.56 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
31,030	LipataBaleno, Masbate	819	about 286	about 2.86 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
31,031	MolimocBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	819	about 113	about 7.23 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
31,032	North CadulawanMunai, Lanao del Norte	819	about 1,002	about 0.817 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
31,033	San AntonioCabangan, Zambales	819	about 1,226	about 0.668 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
31,034	San IsidroSan Andres, Catanduanes	819	about 37	about 22.41 km²	−2.62% a year	Rural
31,035	San RamonMagsingal, Ilocos Sur	819	about 1,360	about 0.602 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
31,036	San SilvestrePilar, Capiz	819	about 87	about 9.46 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
31,037	San VicenteBauan, Batangas	819	about 916	about 0.894 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
31,038	SigadBulan, Sorsogon	819	about 240	about 3.41 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
31,039	Barangay 488Manila	818	about 36,518	about 0.0224 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
31,040	Barangay Zone VLuisiana, Laguna	818	about 20,814	about 0.0393 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
31,041	BinakalanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	818	about 222	about 3.68 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
31,042	Cabacanan ProperAlimodian, Iloilo	818	about 225	about 3.63 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
31,043	CabancalanSevilla, Bohol	818	about 325	about 2.52 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
31,044	CaduldulaoanSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	818	about 184	about 4.44 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
31,045	CanasaganSan Juan, Siquijor	818	about 348	about 2.35 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
31,046	CaridadQuezon, Quezon	818	about 155	about 5.27 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
31,047	CormatanMulondo, Lanao del Sur	818	about 2,055	about 0.398 km²	3.84% a year	Rural
31,048	DalaraganGuiuan, Eastern Samar	818	about 538	about 1.52 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
31,049	Jamul-awonPanay, Capiz	818	about 78	about 10.54 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
31,050	MaybatoParacale, Camarines Norte	818	about 87	about 9.36 km²	−2.55% 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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