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Barangays in Bicol Region

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]

Open Bicol Region

Barangays in Bicol Region, at a glance

Barangays: 3,471^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 6,064,426^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 350 urban^[4]; 3,121 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Concepcion Pequeña^[5]; Naga City, Camarines Sur; 26,192 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Cabadisan^[6]; Ragay, Camarines Sur; about 100.30 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Carangcang^{[5, 7]}; Magarao, Camarines Sur; 14.05% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 1,770 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Magang, −5.05% a year.

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.

3,471 barangays, 3,251 to 3,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,251	Sinang-AtanMatnog, Sorsogon	405	about 654	about 0.619 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
3,252	Bgy. 36 - KapantawanLegazpi City, Albay	404	about 3,575	about 0.113 km²	−14.12% a year	Urban
3,253	TugaweMobo, Masbate	404	about 84	about 4.83 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
3,254	Basicao InteriorPio Duran, Albay	402	about 113	about 3.57 km²	−10.25% a year	Rural
3,255	CristoDonsol, Sorsogon	401	about 93	about 4.33 km²	−2.47% a year	Rural
3,256	SalvacionSan Fernando, Masbate	401	about 133	about 3.02 km²	4.71% a year	Rural
3,257	MaymatanGoa, Camarines Sur	400	about 159	about 2.52 km²	−18.08% a year	Rural
3,258	PamplonaDel Gallego, Camarines Sur	400	about 12	about 34.00 km²	7.93% a year	Rural
3,259	CaimaSipocot, Camarines Sur	398	about 101	about 3.95 km²	−18.73% a year	Rural
3,260	CamangahanBalatan, Camarines Sur	397	about 54	about 7.35 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
3,261	LumbiaSan Fernando, Masbate	395	about 93	about 4.27 km²	−2.12% a year	Rural
3,262	Matandang SirumaSiruma, Camarines Sur	395	about 448	about 0.881 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
3,263	MontenegroBalatan, Camarines Sur	395	about 217	about 1.82 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
3,264	Bagong SirangSiruma, Camarines Sur	394	about 44	about 8.94 km²	5.84% a year	Rural
3,265	MamladPio Duran, Albay	394	about 141	about 2.80 km²	−6.18% a year	Rural
3,266	SuguianDonsol, Sorsogon	394	about 99	about 3.99 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
3,267	BagumbayanBato, Catanduanes	393	about 228	about 1.72 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
3,268	San IsidroPandan, Catanduanes	393	about 15	about 25.46 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
3,269	MaaloJuban, Sorsogon	391	about 34	about 11.66 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
3,270	SalvacionBaras, Catanduanes	391	about 765	about 0.511 km²	4.77% a year	Rural
3,271	SalvacionVirac, Catanduanes	391	about 5,951	about 0.0657 km²	−5.50% a year	Urban
3,272	TilisBato, Catanduanes	389	about 385	about 1.01 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
3,273	BandiDonsol, Sorsogon	387	about 143	about 2.70 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
3,274	OsmeñaViga, Catanduanes	387	about 320	about 1.21 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
3,275	F. Tacorda VillageVirac, Catanduanes	386	about 175	about 2.21 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
3,276	SamponganLibon, Albay	386	about 89	about 4.36 km²	−3.61% a year	Rural
3,277	Niño JesusLibon, Albay	385	about 142	about 2.72 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
3,278	Juan AdreDonsol, Sorsogon	384	about 134	about 2.86 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
3,279	LibjoBato, Catanduanes	384	about 538	about 0.714 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
3,280	CanatuanCaramoan, Camarines Sur	383	about 38	about 10.02 km²	−2.41% a year	Rural
3,281	CogonBulusan, Sorsogon	382	about 229	about 1.67 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
3,282	GuadalupeRapu-Rapu, Albay	382	about 90	about 4.23 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
3,283	MabayawasLibon, Albay	378	about 318	about 1.19 km²	−4.70% a year	Rural
3,284	LourdesDonsol, Sorsogon	377	about 67	about 5.62 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
3,285	San AntonioPalanas, Masbate	377	about 56	about 6.69 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
3,286	Santa AnaPanganiban, Catanduanes	377	about 149	about 2.53 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
3,287	San RafaelPamplona, Camarines Sur	376	about 261	about 1.44 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
3,288	Old CaaluanTinambac, Camarines Sur	375	about 389	about 0.965 km²	6.89% a year	Rural
3,289	Del PilarViga, Catanduanes	374	about 238	about 1.57 km²	−2.91% a year	Rural
3,290	Bon-Ot SmallMatnog, Sorsogon	373	about 345	about 1.08 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
3,291	TanawanPresentacion, Camarines Sur	373	about 62	about 5.97 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
3,292	AwangMalinao, Albay	372	about 143	about 2.60 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
3,293	MagallangLibon, Albay	372	about 761	about 0.489 km²	−6.89% a year	Rural
3,294	OguisBato, Catanduanes	369	about 474	about 0.779 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
3,295	AlinawanPanganiban, Catanduanes	368	about 139	about 2.64 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
3,296	MauiCaramoran, Catanduanes	367	about 218	about 1.68 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
3,297	BanaseBaleno, Masbate	365	about 64	about 5.71 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
3,298	Bgy. 13 - Ilawod West Pob.Legazpi City, Albay	365	about 10,224	about 0.0357 km²	−16.08% a year	Rural
3,299	Central Barangay 2Donsol, Sorsogon	365	about 11,300	about 0.0323 km²	−2.17% a year	Rural
3,300	LourdesBaao, Camarines Sur	365	about 58	about 6.34 km²	−9.76% a year	Rural

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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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. 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 adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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