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, 32,051 to 32,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
32,051	Malungun PagalonganMaguing, Lanao del Sur	768	about 4,107	about 0.187 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
32,052	Molatuhan AltoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	768	about 373	about 2.06 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
32,053	Obongon DiotBaleno, Masbate	768	about 111	about 6.89 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
32,054	San RafaelMabini, Bohol	768	about 404	about 1.90 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
32,055	SudlononBogo City, Cebu	768	about 11,619	about 0.0661 km²	−4.31% a year	Rural
32,056	TigtigSanta Barbara, Iloilo	768	about 662	about 1.16 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
32,057	Barangay 24Pasay City	767	about 36,179	about 0.0212 km²	2.08% a year	Urban
32,058	BrillantePrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	767	about 12,594	about 0.0609 km²	3.93% a year	Rural
32,059	Bry. No. 18, San QuirinoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	767	about 11,604	about 0.0661 km²	1.13% a year	Urban
32,060	BulayanDatu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur	767	about 95	about 8.05 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
32,061	BulodDulag, Leyte	767	about 476	about 1.61 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
32,062	CabinitanRagay, Camarines Sur	767	about 194	about 3.96 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
32,063	ColocontoSan Juan, Batangas	767	about 175	about 4.39 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
32,064	CoronaTingloy, Batangas	767	about 302	about 2.54 km²	−6.30% a year	Rural
32,065	H. RomeroZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	767	about 174	about 4.41 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
32,066	Imelda R. MarcosBaguio City, Benguet	767	about 6,136	about 0.125 km²	−8.10% a year	Urban
32,067	KalumsingSan Emilio, Ilocos Sur	767	about 76	about 10.13 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
32,068	LutaoPanaon, Misamis Occidental	767	about 1,243	about 0.617 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
32,069	MacaoBalabagan, Lanao del Sur	767	about 454	about 1.69 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
32,070	Magnesia Del SurVirac, Catanduanes	767	about 402	about 1.91 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
32,071	MaracabacCastilla, Sorsogon	767	about 251	about 3.06 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
32,072	NagrebcanSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	767	about 1,578	about 0.486 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
32,073	PagalamatanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur	767	about 796	about 0.964 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
32,074	PinagdilawanBinangonan, Rizal	767	about 3,105	about 0.247 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
32,075	PoblacionBalanga City, Bataan	767	about 5,113	about 0.15 km²	0.99% a year	Urban
32,076	Poblacion Barangay 5Tanauan City, Batangas	767	about 9,354	about 0.082 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
32,077	Poblacion WestTaysan, Batangas	767	about 971	about 0.79 km²	−3.69% a year	Rural
32,078	SaljagCalbayog City, Samar	767	about 710	about 1.08 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
32,079	San JacintoAgoncillo, Batangas	767	about 108	about 7.10 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
32,080	San Jose PoblacionViga, Catanduanes	767	about 4,459	about 0.172 km²	−1.79% a year	Rural
32,081	TabugonLiloan, Southern Leyte	767	about 365	about 2.10 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
32,082	TupasAntequera, Bohol	767	about 247	about 3.10 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
32,083	BagakayDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte	766	about 66	about 11.53 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
32,084	Barangay 109Caloocan City	766	about 10,379	about 0.0738 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
32,085	Barangay 302Manila	766	about 73,654	about 0.0104 km²	3.86% a year	Urban
32,086	Barangay 45Cavite City, Cavite	766	about 28,162	about 0.0272 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
32,087	Biga OrientalSanto Tomas, Isabela	766	about 171	about 4.49 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
32,088	Buadi DicoTugaya, Lanao del Sur	766	about 147	about 5.21 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
32,089	Bugang NorteBilar, Bohol	766	about 339	about 2.26 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
32,090	CaboyClarin, Bohol	766	about 873	about 0.877 km²	6.94% a year	Rural
32,091	DullanBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	766	about 173	about 4.44 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
32,092	Kang-irasCatigbian, Bohol	766	about 79	about 9.69 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
32,093	LibjoDauin, Negros Oriental	766	about 326	about 2.35 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
32,094	LuyangSiquijor, Siquijor	766	about 383	about 2.00 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
32,095	MagsaysayCulasi, Antique	766	about 27	about 27.88 km²	3.67% a year	Rural
32,096	Poblacion District IIIGigmoto, Catanduanes	766	about 1,070	about 0.716 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
32,097	Punta CruzMaribojoc, Bohol	766	about 368	about 2.08 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
32,098	Santo NiñoGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	766	about 100	about 7.69 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
32,099	SilangLopez, Quezon	766	about 399	about 1.92 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
32,100	TugasPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol	766	about 555	about 1.38 km²	−0.22% 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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