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, 32,001 to 32,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
32,001	San MiguelBalungao, Pangasinan	771	about 406	about 1.90 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
32,002	Santa ElenaSan Pascual, Batangas	771	about 653	about 1.18 km²	4.18% a year	Rural
32,003	SingayMina, Iloilo	771	about 879	about 0.877 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
32,004	Tocdog DacuLoay, Bohol	771	about 1,307	about 0.59 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
32,005	BagtuMaria Aurora, Aurora	770	about 278	about 2.77 km²	−2.32% a year	Rural
32,006	Bagumbayan Pob.General Trias City, Cavite	770	about 31,818	about 0.0242 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
32,007	BanaoKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	770	about 20	about 37.84 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
32,008	Bgy. 21 - Binanuahan WestLegazpi City, Albay	770	about 16,667	about 0.0462 km²	−0.97% a year	Urban
32,009	Barangay 549Manila	770	about 55,000	about 0.014 km²	−2.81% a year	Urban
32,010	Barangay No. 5Jiabong, Samar	770	about 6,210	about 0.124 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
32,011	CogonInabanga, Bohol	770	about 670	about 1.15 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
32,012	DalapangOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	770	about 294	about 2.62 km²	7.43% a year	Rural
32,013	GuinluthanganMilagros, Masbate	770	about 1,878	about 0.41 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
32,014	LangosigDanao City, Cebu	770	about 154	about 4.99 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
32,015	LisubBarbaza, Antique	770	about 1,183	about 0.651 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
32,016	LumbacBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	770	about 2,721	about 0.283 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
32,017	MacalagDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	770	about 188	about 4.10 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
32,018	Mai Sindaoloan DansalanMasiu, Lanao del Sur	770	about 2,444	about 0.315 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
32,019	NawalBokod, Benguet	770	about 30	about 25.38 km²	5.95% a year	Rural
32,020	PoblacionPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	770	about 1,230	about 0.626 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
32,021	Poblacion District IIIJulita, Leyte	770	about 642	about 1.20 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
32,022	RizalNatividad, Pangasinan	770	about 642	about 1.20 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
32,023	SalvacionSilago, Southern Leyte	770	about 163	about 4.72 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
32,024	San DiegoBuenavista, Quezon	770	about 215	about 3.58 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
32,025	SangahonMalitbog, Southern Leyte	770	about 365	about 2.11 km²	−2.09% a year	Rural
32,026	SilangananDolores, Quezon	770	about 3,407	about 0.226 km²	−2.18% a year	Rural
32,027	TalairanBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	770	about 65	about 11.84 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
32,028	Zone IISocorro, Oriental Mindoro	770	about 1,141	about 0.675 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
32,029	BabalayaBacolod, Lanao del Norte	769	about 92	about 8.32 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
32,030	BagacaySan Miguel, Leyte	769	about 120	about 6.41 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
32,031	Balac-balacCulasi, Antique	769	about 1,290	about 0.596 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
32,032	Barangay 446Manila	769	about 54,155	about 0.0142 km²	−6.15% a year	Urban
32,033	CanlongGarchitorena, Camarines Sur	769	about 240	about 3.20 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
32,034	CotmonPolangui, Albay	769	about 188	about 4.08 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
32,035	GasaLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur	769	about 44	about 17.59 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
32,036	InudaranKauswagan, Lanao del Norte	769	about 145	about 5.29 km²	−3.78% a year	Rural
32,037	KiningKapai, Lanao del Sur	769	about 155	about 4.96 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
32,038	MabiniTarlac City, Tarlac	769	about 5,572	about 0.138 km²	−2.40% a year	Urban
32,039	ParaisoMabini, Bohol	769	about 232	about 3.31 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
32,040	San RufinoCalbayog City, Samar	769	about 42	about 18.17 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
32,041	SongayanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	769	about 136	about 5.65 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
32,042	Almendras-CogonSorsogon City, Sorsogon	768	about 6,796	about 0.113 km²	−1.96% a year	Urban
32,043	BabaganSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	768	about 47,117	about 0.0163 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
32,044	Balud Lilo-anZarraga, Iloilo	768	about 364	about 2.11 km²	4.12% a year	Rural
32,045	Barangay 546Manila	768	about 48,000	about 0.016 km²	−3.53% a year	Urban
32,046	CaipilanAurora, Isabela	768	about 276	about 2.78 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
32,047	DunglayanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	768	about 357	about 2.15 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
32,048	ImamawoTaal, Batangas	768	about 591	about 1.30 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
32,049	LayawanOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	768	about 7,046	about 0.109 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
32,050	Linuk OrientalTamparan, Lanao del Sur	768	about 8,258	about 0.093 km²	1.56% 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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