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, 32,301 to 32,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
32,301	SupoTubo, Abra	756	about 39	about 19.14 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
32,302	Taongon Can-andamDimiao, Bohol	756	about 1,127	about 0.671 km²	−2.47% a year	Rural
32,303	TigbawanMadalag, Aklan	756	about 217	about 3.49 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
32,304	UraDilasag, Aurora	756	about 11	about 71.45 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
32,305	Barangay 403Manila	755	about 32,826	about 0.023 km²	4.44% a year	Urban
32,306	BasakSamboan, Cebu	755	about 193	about 3.92 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
32,307	Bulan-bulanSan Remigio, Antique	755	about 63	about 11.97 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
32,308	CadayonanMadalum, Lanao del Sur	755	about 950	about 0.795 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
32,309	CawagBuenavista, Bohol	755	about 223	about 3.39 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
32,310	Gubat IlawodBacacay, Albay	755	about 576	about 1.31 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
32,311	KiraonDamulog, Bukidnon	755	about 162	about 4.66 km²	5.58% a year	Rural
32,312	MangcawayanLupi, Camarines Sur	755	about 96	about 7.84 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
32,313	Naguilayan WestMangatarem, Pangasinan	755	about 634	about 1.19 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
32,314	RamayOas, Albay	755	about 185	about 4.09 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
32,315	RizalCatigbian, Bohol	755	about 183	about 4.12 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
32,316	Sampalucan Pob.General Trias City, Cavite	755	about 999	about 0.756 km²	−0.03% a year	Urban
32,317	San Andres IBacarra, Ilocos Norte	755	about 5,992	about 0.126 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
32,318	San PabloTaft, Eastern Samar	755	about 112	about 6.72 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
32,319	SolotsolotSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	755	about 674	about 1.12 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
32,320	Apad LutaoCalauag, Quezon	754	about 107	about 7.07 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
32,321	BaludBarugo, Leyte	754	about 146	about 5.17 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
32,322	Bangkaw-bangkawMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay	754	about 189	about 4.00 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
32,323	Barangay 191Manila	754	about 71,810	about 0.0105 km²	1.69% a year	Urban
32,324	Barangay 6Calaca City, Batangas	754	about 3,573	about 0.211 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
32,325	BateriaOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay	754	about 509	about 1.48 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
32,326	BuenavistaUbay, Bohol	754	about 212	about 3.56 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
32,327	BunacanSan Isidro, Leyte	754	about 166	about 4.54 km²	−4.76% a year	Rural
32,328	Burgos StreetMangatarem, Pangasinan	754	about 12,978	about 0.0581 km²	4.97% a year	Urban
32,329	CanaanVictoria, Oriental Mindoro	754	about 356	about 2.12 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
32,330	Cogorin IlayaLopez, Quezon	754	about 66	about 11.36 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
32,331	DugoanSibonga, Cebu	754	about 335	about 2.25 km²	−2.58% a year	Rural
32,332	JubangDapa, Surigao del Norte	754	about 186	about 4.06 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
32,333	KatablanganConner, Apayao	754	about 5	about 159.37 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
32,334	LamigadatoMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	754	about 52	about 14.60 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
32,335	LayogTago, Surigao del Sur	754	about 19	about 39.82 km²	−4.18% a year	Rural
32,336	Lemu SurEnrile, Cagayan	754	about 202	about 3.74 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
32,337	LeputeSan Jose, Batangas	754	about 375	about 2.01 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
32,338	PiniliAbulug, Cagayan	754	about 235	about 3.21 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
32,339	San Isidro NorteLuna, Apayao	754	about 449	about 1.68 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
32,340	San PedroSan Mariano, Isabela	754	about 87	about 8.70 km²	5.59% a year	Rural
32,341	Santa RosaItbayat, Batanes	754	about 44	about 17.30 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
32,342	SebasiClarin, Misamis Occidental	754	about 300	about 2.51 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
32,343	TulanganPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	754	about 244	about 3.09 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
32,344	Bagong ClarinDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	753	about 25	about 29.83 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
32,345	Barangay IIPinabacdao, Samar	753	about 685	about 1.10 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
32,346	Bulala NorteAparri, Cagayan	753	about 516	about 1.46 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
32,347	KauswaganMagpet, Cotabato	753	about 396	about 1.90 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
32,348	LapayanbajaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	753	about 151	about 4.99 km²	−2.56% a year	Rural
32,349	OlangMaria, Siquijor	753	about 202	about 3.72 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
32,350	PotolInfanta, Pangasinan	753	about 213	about 3.53 km²	−2.97% 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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