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, 32,951 to 33,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
32,951	BiasongBaybay City, Leyte	721	about 273	about 2.64 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
32,952	Ge-adgawanPambujan, Northern Samar	721	about 153	about 4.71 km²	−2.43% a year	Rural
32,953	KatipunanSilago, Southern Leyte	721	about 50	about 14.40 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
32,954	KianlaganGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	721	about 115	about 6.26 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
32,955	LagoTagbina, Surigao del Sur	721	about 93	about 7.75 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
32,956	MatmadNagtipunan, Quirino	721	about 4	about 180.55 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
32,957	MurayaSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	721	about 278	about 2.59 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
32,958	OpongCatubig, Northern Samar	721	about 63	about 11.51 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
32,959	San AgustinAlcoy, Cebu	721	about 135	about 5.33 km²	8.30% a year	Rural
32,960	Santa FeDanao, Bohol	721	about 174	about 4.15 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
32,961	SudlonSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	721	about 56	about 12.92 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
32,962	SumaliliArakan, Cotabato	721	about 48	about 15.10 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
32,963	Tuka BubongBalindong, Lanao del Sur	721	about 2,919	about 0.247 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
32,964	UnagAmulung, Cagayan	721	about 117	about 6.17 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
32,965	Villahermosa OccidentalPagsanghan, Samar	721	about 379	about 1.90 km²	3.69% a year	Rural
32,966	Barangay 895Manila	720	about 34,450	about 0.0209 km²	6.39% a year	Urban
32,967	BoringPualas, Lanao del Sur	720	about 550	about 1.31 km²	9.03% a year	Rural
32,968	CaboluanSanta Maria, Pangasinan	720	about 450	about 1.60 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
32,969	CatubuganBoac, Marinduque	720	about 143	about 5.02 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
32,970	Central PoblacionNaga City, Cebu	720	about 9,219	about 0.0781 km²	−2.67% a year	Urban
32,971	DanglayanSan Pascual, Batangas	720	about 576	about 1.25 km²	−1.99% a year	Urban
32,972	DilabayanTaraka, Lanao del Sur	720	about 3,789	about 0.19 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
32,973	Dinwede WestCervantes, Ilocos Sur	720	about 28	about 25.83 km²	−3.27% a year	Rural
32,974	Guibongan BayunanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	720	about 871	about 0.827 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
32,975	IbauganDaraga, Albay	720	about 161	about 4.46 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
32,976	LonoyMaasin City, Southern Leyte	720	about 110	about 6.53 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
32,977	NipaDaram, Samar	720	about 310	about 2.32 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
32,978	OsmeñaMacarthur, Leyte	720	about 298	about 2.42 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
32,979	PanangSan Agustin, Isabela	720	about 225	about 3.20 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
32,980	PelocobanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	720	about 162	about 4.45 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
32,981	Sabang GibungTalacogon, Agusan del Sur	720	about 27	about 26.81 km²	−3.44% a year	Rural
32,982	Santo RosarioRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur	720	about 259	about 2.78 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
32,983	Alas-asMadalag, Aklan	719	about 241	about 2.98 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
32,984	BacsilBangui, Ilocos Norte	719	about 303	about 2.37 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
32,985	Bagong GutlangMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	719	about 137	about 5.26 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
32,986	Bgy. 14 - Ilawod Pob.Legazpi City, Albay	719	about 8,180	about 0.0879 km²	−0.98% a year	Urban
32,987	Barangay 8Llorente, Eastern Samar	719	about 11,252	about 0.0639 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
32,988	BinangonanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	719	about 162	about 4.44 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
32,989	BungaTadian, Mountain Province	719	about 123	about 5.83 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
32,990	DagupanMakilala, Cotabato	719	about 178	about 4.05 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
32,991	Garit SurEchague, Isabela	719	about 545	about 1.32 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
32,992	KilabanAyungon, Negros Oriental	719	about 199	about 3.62 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
32,993	MalaminSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	719	about 82	about 8.72 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
32,994	MaluboMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur	719	about 51	about 14.23 km²	−3.58% a year	Rural
32,995	North SilumpakSiasi, Sulu	719	about 90,783	about 0.00792 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
32,996	Pimbago-PagalonganTamparan, Lanao del Sur	719	about 6,596	about 0.109 km²	3.94% a year	Rural
32,997	PitogoPototan, Iloilo	719	about 660	about 1.09 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
32,998	San RafaelPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	719	about 64	about 11.18 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
32,999	SilagNatividad, Pangasinan	719	about 367	about 1.96 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
33,000	SupangaCalinog, Iloilo	719	about 470	about 1.53 km²	−5.24% 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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