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, 32,101 to 32,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
32,101	Barangay District 2Tumauini, Isabela	765	about 9,671	about 0.0791 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
32,102	Centro 2Aparri, Cagayan	765	about 4,113	about 0.186 km²	9.90% a year	Rural
32,103	DinaganCalbayog City, Samar	765	about 235	about 3.25 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
32,104	Guintabo-anUbay, Bohol	765	about 948	about 0.807 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
32,105	HerreraNaujan, Oriental Mindoro	765	about 158	about 4.83 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
32,106	KalipayanBurauen, Leyte	765	about 729	about 1.05 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
32,107	La SuerteM'Lang, Cotabato	765	about 125	about 6.12 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
32,108	Lanco DimapatoyMasiu, Lanao del Sur	765	about 2,844	about 0.269 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
32,109	LomangcapanEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor	765	about 390	about 1.96 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
32,110	LubasCaramoan, Camarines Sur	765	about 171	about 4.47 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
32,111	MahayahayTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay	765	about 315	about 2.43 km²	−7.14% a year	Rural
32,112	SindanganTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	765	about 244	about 3.14 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
32,113	Tag-uyangoSibagat, Agusan del Sur	765	about 180	about 4.24 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
32,114	AgsalinGloria, Oriental Mindoro	764	about 298	about 2.56 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
32,115	Angayan SurBalungao, Pangasinan	764	about 325	about 2.35 km²	4.34% a year	Rural
32,116	AyaoanLuna, La Union	764	about 707	about 1.08 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
32,117	Barangay 1Talakag, Bukidnon	764	about 626	about 1.22 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
32,118	BenitSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte	764	about 230	about 3.32 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
32,119	BonifacioAllen, Northern Samar	764	about 168	about 4.56 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
32,120	BubuanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	764	about 59	about 13.02 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
32,121	Bucal III AMaragondon, Cavite	764	about 4,292	about 0.178 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
32,122	CabulihanMalay, Aklan	764	about 121	about 6.29 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
32,123	CapangdananPinili, Ilocos Norte	764	about 384	about 1.99 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
32,124	DatagInabanga, Bohol	764	about 138	about 5.54 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
32,125	GuanganMakilala, Cotabato	764	about 531	about 1.44 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
32,126	GubawangNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	764	about 396	about 1.93 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
32,127	Likud DampongSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	764	about 1,481	about 0.516 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
32,128	MalungonMakilala, Cotabato	764	about 89	about 8.58 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
32,129	ManaulanLambunao, Iloilo	764	about 301	about 2.54 km²	−5.87% a year	Rural
32,130	MinlasagSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte	764	about 151	about 5.07 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
32,131	NapuaSabangan, Mountain Province	764	about 27	about 28.83 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
32,132	Pasileng NorteBinalonan, Pangasinan	764	about 870	about 0.878 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
32,133	Poblacion OndolLoboc, Bohol	764	about 2,134	about 0.358 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
32,134	San JuanAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	764	about 170	about 4.50 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
32,135	San RoqueLopez, Quezon	764	about 303	about 2.52 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
32,136	SevillaSanto Niño, Samar	764	about 756	about 1.01 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
32,137	SisirinPitogo, Quezon	764	about 325	about 2.35 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
32,138	AslumAlangalang, Leyte	763	about 557	about 1.37 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
32,139	DipalusanRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	763	about 512	about 1.49 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
32,140	Guerrero DistrictBato, Leyte	763	about 6,693	about 0.114 km²	−3.12% a year	Rural
32,141	GuinsangaanBontoc, Southern Leyte	763	about 474	about 1.61 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
32,142	La PazSan Jorge, Samar	763	about 168	about 4.53 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
32,143	LabuanSan Quintin, Pangasinan	763	about 419	about 1.82 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
32,144	Laslasong SurSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	763	about 495	about 1.54 km²	−2.14% a year	Rural
32,145	MalbogEstancia, Iloilo	763	about 1,007	about 0.758 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
32,146	ManlabongPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	763	about 422	about 1.81 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
32,147	ParedAlcala, Cagayan	763	about 260	about 2.94 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
32,148	Poblacion INaujan, Oriental Mindoro	763	about 615	about 1.24 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
32,149	TallaoenLuna, La Union	763	about 713	about 1.07 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
32,150	YsulatTobias Fornier, Antique	763	about 615	about 1.24 km²	0.16% 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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