The Atlas

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, 3,301 to 3,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,301	TambanGoa, Camarines Sur	365	about 47	about 7.79 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
3,302	Dugui San IsidroVirac, Catanduanes	364	about 48	about 7.54 km²	−2.41% a year	Rural
3,303	CuyapiLibmanan, Camarines Sur	363	about 112	about 3.23 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
3,304	DomagondongDel Gallego, Camarines Sur	363	about 67	about 5.40 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
3,305	PeñafranciaViga, Catanduanes	363	about 161	about 2.25 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
3,306	Villa AlvarezBalud, Masbate	363	about 36	about 10.16 km²	3.54% a year	Rural
3,307	Villa San IsidroSanta Elena, Camarines Norte	363	about 15	about 24.24 km²	6.52% a year	Rural
3,308	CadawagOas, Albay	362	about 16	about 22.73 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
3,309	DangcalanCastilla, Sorsogon	362	about 82	about 4.43 km²	−3.11% a year	Rural
3,310	RizalEsperanza, Masbate	362	about 385	about 0.941 km²	10.80% a year	Rural
3,311	SambulawanMobo, Masbate	362	about 46	about 7.81 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
3,312	San LuisNabua, Camarines Sur	362	about 10,255	about 0.0353 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
3,313	GirawanDonsol, Sorsogon	361	about 168	about 2.15 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
3,314	PacogonSan Miguel, Catanduanes	361	about 54	about 6.67 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
3,315	Palta BigVirac, Catanduanes	361	about 337	about 1.07 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
3,316	QuibradaPlacer, Masbate	361	about 1,473	about 0.245 km²	3.88% a year	Rural
3,317	PanutoPandan, Catanduanes	360	about 102	about 3.52 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
3,318	Punta TarawalCalabanga, Camarines Sur	360	about 203	about 1.77 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
3,319	CatandunganonMercedes, Camarines Norte	359	about 74	about 4.83 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
3,320	San JoaquinPanganiban, Catanduanes	359	about 10,113	about 0.0355 km²	−2.68% a year	Rural
3,321	MaculiwPanganiban, Catanduanes	358	about 100	about 3.59 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
3,322	MalbogMagallanes, Sorsogon	358	about 40	about 8.99 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
3,323	BoconCaramoran, Catanduanes	357	about 460	about 0.776 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
3,324	MintayBato, Catanduanes	357	about 343	about 1.04 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
3,325	CalampongVirac, Catanduanes	356	about 254	about 1.40 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
3,326	VictoryBalud, Masbate	356	about 50	about 7.14 km²	−2.70% a year	Rural
3,327	MapitogoBalud, Masbate	355	about 16	about 22.24 km²	−4.17% a year	Rural
3,328	SubmakinLabo, Camarines Norte	355	about 18	about 19.58 km²	−8.24% a year	Rural
3,329	New MaguisaDonsol, Sorsogon	354	about 102	about 3.48 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
3,330	BuenavistaBaras, Catanduanes	350	about 3,097	about 0.113 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
3,331	Barangay 6Bacacay, Albay	348	about 2,122	about 0.164 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
3,332	LanggaSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte	348	about 84	about 4.15 km²	−3.23% a year	Rural
3,333	LahongSan Fernando, Masbate	347	about 144	about 2.41 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
3,334	PinamanaanDonsol, Sorsogon	346	about 61	about 5.63 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
3,335	BarihaySan Andres, Catanduanes	345	about 44	about 7.93 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
3,336	Barangay 6Camalig, Albay	343	about 19,713	about 0.0174 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
3,337	TandaruraLigao City, Albay	343	about 268	about 1.28 km²	−7.74% a year	Rural
3,338	MabiniViga, Catanduanes	342	about 11	about 30.64 km²	−4.03% a year	Rural
3,339	MacutalBaras, Catanduanes	342	about 122	about 2.81 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
3,340	Barangay 11Bacacay, Albay	341	about 15,156	about 0.0225 km²	16.56% a year	Rural
3,341	San RafaelBaao, Camarines Sur	341	about 91	about 3.74 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
3,342	TomagoktokDel Gallego, Camarines Sur	341	about 203	about 1.68 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
3,343	Bgy. 35 - TinagoLegazpi City, Albay	340	about 12,409	about 0.0274 km²	−3.65% a year	Urban
3,344	PanayPanganiban, Catanduanes	340	about 105	about 3.24 km²	−4.33% a year	Rural
3,345	SalvacionSan Andres, Catanduanes	340	about 8,000	about 0.0425 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
3,346	Beguito NuevoLibmanan, Camarines Sur	339	about 170	about 2.00 km²	−18.92% a year	Rural
3,347	RizalBaras, Catanduanes	339	about 364	about 0.932 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
3,348	MabuhayBatuan, Masbate	337	about 125	about 2.69 km²	6.92% a year	Rural
3,349	PalanasGuinobatan, Albay	337	about 60	about 5.60 km²	−18.75% a year	Rural
3,350	Sogod-SimamlaVirac, Catanduanes	336	about 97	about 3.45 km²	−1.58% 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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