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, 32,151 to 32,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
32,151	BalacbaanTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	762	about 141	about 5.42 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
32,152	Barangay 8Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	762	about 6,000	about 0.127 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
32,153	CagboloMagallanes, Sorsogon	762	about 244	about 3.12 km²	−7.51% a year	Rural
32,154	CanomantagBarugo, Leyte	762	about 462	about 1.65 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
32,155	Generosa-Cristobal ColonGuimbal, Iloilo	762	about 3,577	about 0.213 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
32,156	GuinotosDumarao, Capiz	762	about 331	about 2.30 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
32,157	Igang-igangSanta Rita, Samar	762	about 98	about 7.77 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
32,158	Katipunan IIMakilala, Cotabato	762	about 237	about 3.22 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
32,159	ManiguinCulasi, Antique	762	about 640	about 1.19 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
32,160	MaputatUnisan, Quezon	762	about 243	about 3.14 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
32,161	NagtrigoanPinili, Ilocos Norte	762	about 217	about 3.51 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
32,162	PiniglibanoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	762	about 214	about 3.56 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
32,163	Po-oLazi, Siquijor	762	about 171	about 4.45 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
32,164	Poblacion Barangay 3Talisay, Batangas	762	about 12,173	about 0.0626 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
32,165	Tinalmud ViejoLibmanan, Camarines Sur	762	about 348	about 2.19 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
32,166	TueTadian, Mountain Province	762	about 107	about 7.15 km²	−3.50% a year	Rural
32,167	Upper LaperianRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	762	about 245	about 3.11 km²	3.66% a year	Rural
32,168	AtokFlora, Apayao	761	about 77	about 9.87 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
32,169	BagoaingudGanassi, Lanao del Sur	761	about 1,478	about 0.515 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
32,170	Bagong SilangGuinayangan, Quezon	761	about 171	about 4.44 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
32,171	BalatakanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	761	about 306	about 2.49 km²	5.28% a year	Rural
32,172	BanisilonAloran, Misamis Occidental	761	about 482	about 1.58 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
32,173	BetaLumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur	761	about 1,852	about 0.411 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
32,174	CalalaoanCalanogas, Lanao del Sur	761	about 259	about 2.94 km²	−2.40% a year	Rural
32,175	CalampinaySipocot, Camarines Sur	761	about 428	about 1.78 km²	−6.07% a year	Rural
32,176	CalapanganSanto Niño, Cagayan	761	about 346	about 2.20 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
32,177	CandelariaMatag-Ob, Leyte	761	about 142	about 5.36 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
32,178	DaligdiganSalvador, Lanao del Norte	761	about 148	about 5.13 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
32,179	Datu MatangkilArakan, Cotabato	761	about 76	about 10.04 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
32,180	DipusuSan Mariano, Isabela	761	about 384	about 1.98 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
32,181	DumanhogSiquijor, Siquijor	761	about 662	about 1.15 km²	3.18% a year	Urban
32,182	Himos-onanSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	761	about 390	about 1.95 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
32,183	OdionganBadiangan, Iloilo	761	about 394	about 1.93 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
32,184	PagleddeganBalaoan, La Union	761	about 812	about 0.937 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
32,185	Pila EastSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	761	about 874	about 0.871 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
32,186	Poblacion District IGigmoto, Catanduanes	761	about 8,667	about 0.0878 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
32,187	RiantaranTubaran, Lanao del Sur	761	about 262	about 2.91 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
32,188	San JoseTapaz, Capiz	761	about 668	about 1.14 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
32,189	San JuanSan Benito, Surigao del Norte	761	about 136	about 5.59 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
32,190	Santa LutgardaCabusao, Camarines Sur	761	about 3,145	about 0.242 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
32,191	TagumpayPola, Oriental Mindoro	761	about 104	about 7.31 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
32,192	TalibongCabucgayan, Biliran	761	about 624	about 1.22 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
32,193	TibaboPio Duran, Albay	761	about 200	about 3.80 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
32,194	AlbaganTampakan, South Cotabato	760	about 68	about 11.10 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
32,195	Barangay 13Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	760	about 7,451	about 0.102 km²	−5.57% a year	Urban
32,196	CarayrayanSipocot, Camarines Sur	760	about 191	about 3.98 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
32,197	Casicallan SurGattaran, Cagayan	760	about 398	about 1.91 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
32,198	CatagbacanBurauen, Leyte	760	about 55	about 13.83 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
32,199	CatubigBadiangan, Iloilo	760	about 409	about 1.86 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
32,200	ClibHagonoy, Davao del Sur	760	about 309	about 2.46 km²	−1.72% 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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