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, 32,751 to 32,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
32,751	BangcuanganSanta Cruz, Marinduque	731	about 128	about 5.73 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
32,752	Barangay 99Caloocan City	731	about 19,757	about 0.037 km²	1.86% a year	Urban
32,753	BugnayCandon City, Ilocos Sur	731	about 93	about 7.86 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
32,754	CamataganSabangan, Mountain Province	731	about 77	about 9.51 km²	−3.71% a year	Rural
32,755	Can-agaMalimono, Surigao del Norte	731	about 135	about 5.40 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
32,756	CapiddiganGattaran, Cagayan	731	about 93	about 7.89 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
32,757	ConcepcionGregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur	731	about 224	about 3.27 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
32,758	Datag NorteBalilihan, Bohol	731	about 123	about 5.93 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
32,759	DumalianSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	731	about 68	about 10.82 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
32,760	GumapiaIrosin, Sorsogon	731	about 156	about 4.70 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
32,761	MoralesSanta Cruz, Marinduque	731	about 183	about 3.99 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
32,762	OcapanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur	731	about 55	about 13.37 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
32,763	Poblacion 2Zumarraga, Samar	731	about 731	about 1.00 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
32,764	Poblacion District VBurauen, Leyte	731	about 19,918	about 0.0367 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
32,765	QuinawanBagac, Bataan	731	about 32	about 23.07 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
32,766	San FranciscoRizal, Kalinga	731	about 220	about 3.33 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
32,767	San IsidroIrosin, Sorsogon	731	about 233	about 3.14 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
32,768	Santo NiñoMabini, Batangas	731	about 1,245	about 0.587 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
32,769	SebacaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	731	about 205	about 3.56 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
32,770	SucsuquenPiddig, Ilocos Norte	731	about 301	about 2.43 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
32,771	TagnateHilongos, Leyte	731	about 219	about 3.34 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
32,772	Upper DumalinaoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	731	about 256	about 2.85 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
32,773	Biga OccidentalSanto Tomas, Isabela	730	about 78	about 9.37 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
32,774	Binaba-an LimosoLambunao, Iloilo	730	about 695	about 1.05 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
32,775	BudlinginAlegria, Surigao del Norte	730	about 34	about 21.59 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
32,776	CambongMaguing, Lanao del Sur	730	about 503	about 1.45 km²	4.65% a year	Rural
32,777	Centro IICalayan, Cagayan	730	about 131	about 5.57 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
32,778	DecabaitotLinapacan, Palawan	730	about 223	about 3.28 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
32,779	Del PilarMagpet, Cotabato	730	about 163	about 4.49 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
32,780	GaburTagudin, Ilocos Sur	730	about 584	about 1.25 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
32,781	GuiamlongCaramoran, Catanduanes	730	about 29	about 24.98 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
32,782	IlihanUbay, Bohol	730	about 191	about 3.83 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
32,783	LimbubongMaluso, Basilan	730	about 124	about 5.91 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
32,784	MinioSan Fernando, Masbate	730	about 198	about 3.69 km²	4.73% a year	Rural
32,785	TigkanNaujan, Oriental Mindoro	730	about 102	about 7.14 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
32,786	VillahermosaCalubian, Leyte	730	about 658	about 1.11 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
32,787	AloboDaraga, Albay	729	about 294	about 2.48 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
32,788	Barangay 379Manila	729	about 76,576	about 0.00952 km²	2.64% a year	Urban
32,789	BondocCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro	729	about 237	about 3.07 km²	5.46% a year	Rural
32,790	Buadi OlocDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur	729	about 7,147	about 0.102 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
32,791	Centro 1Aparri, Cagayan	729	about 9,656	about 0.0755 km²	−4.28% a year	Rural
32,792	DiclumTobias Fornier, Antique	729	about 1,053	about 0.692 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
32,793	DitawiniDinalungan, Aurora	729	about 15	about 49.92 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
32,794	IgbucagayHamtic, Antique	729	about 318	about 2.29 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
32,795	MasaDumanjug, Cebu	729	about 424	about 1.72 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
32,796	PipisikGumaca, Quezon	729	about 17,566	about 0.0415 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
32,797	President RoxasLiloan, Southern Leyte	729	about 231	about 3.16 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
32,798	SampongonBontoc, Southern Leyte	729	about 241	about 3.03 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
32,799	San Antonio UgadEchague, Isabela	729	about 681	about 1.07 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
32,800	San RoqueBuhi, Camarines Sur	729	about 15,124	about 0.0482 km²	−1.37% 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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