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, 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: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
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: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 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: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 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: Cogon Ramos^{[7, 8]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% 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: 14,075 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mayapa, −13.70% 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.

42,010 barangays, 3,351 to 3,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,351	BancalCarles, Iloilo	5,807	about 1,437	about 4.04 km²	−0.21% a year	Urban
3,352	Malagasang I-DImus City, Cavite	5,807	about 22,249	about 0.261 km²	5.32% a year	Urban
3,353	Sta. MariaMinalin, Pampanga	5,807	about 1,164	about 4.99 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
3,354	BarraLucena City, Quezon	5,806	about 6,297	about 0.922 km²	1.80% a year	Urban
3,355	Poblacion VICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	5,806	about 24,602	about 0.236 km²	2.27% a year	Urban
3,356	San NicolasMasantol, Pampanga	5,806	about 9,044	about 0.642 km²	11.05% a year	Urban
3,357	BacnarSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	5,803	about 1,639	about 3.54 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
3,358	Barangay 104Manila	5,801	about 147,985	about 0.0392 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
3,359	Poblacion IISantiago, Agusan del Norte	5,800	about 1,461	about 3.97 km²	4.72% a year	Urban
3,360	Barangay VIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	5,798	about 5,086	about 1.14 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
3,361	CalilingCauayan, Negros Occidental	5,796	about 211	about 27.43 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
3,362	ShilanLa Trinidad, Benguet	5,793	about 514	about 11.28 km²	−0.01% a year	Urban
3,363	Dagat-KidavaoValencia City, Bukidnon	5,792	about 361	about 16.03 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
3,364	LooBuguias, Benguet	5,792	about 567	about 10.22 km²	4.19% a year	Urban
3,365	TangkeNaga City, Cebu	5,792	about 13,823	about 0.419 km²	2.76% a year	Urban
3,366	TugosParacale, Camarines Norte	5,792	about 995	about 5.82 km²	−1.97% a year	Urban
3,367	ConcepcionValencia City, Bukidnon	5,791	about 105	about 55.23 km²	2.45% a year	Urban
3,368	SugodValencia City, Bukidnon	5,790	about 631	about 9.17 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
3,369	AlingaroGeneral Trias City, Cavite	5,789	about 874	about 6.62 km²	4.22% a year	Urban
3,370	SampaguitaVeruela, Agusan del Sur	5,788	about 365	about 15.84 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
3,371	TabalongDauis, Bohol	5,788	about 1,640	about 3.53 km²	−1.64% a year	Urban
3,372	GabonAbucay, Bataan	5,787	about 230	about 25.11 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
3,373	San AntonioBay, Laguna	5,787	about 10,242	about 0.565 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
3,374	San RoqueTarlac City, Tarlac	5,786	about 8,138	about 0.711 km²	−0.90% a year	Urban
3,375	Rafael CastilloDavao City, Davao del Sur	5,785	about 11,321	about 0.511 km²	−0.64% a year	Urban
3,376	Santo DomingoNabua, Camarines Sur	5,784	about 1,629	about 3.55 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
3,377	SapaSamal, Bataan	5,783	about 2,268	about 2.55 km²	5.43% a year	Urban
3,378	BadakGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	5,782	about 280	about 20.66 km²	6.07% a year	Urban
3,379	SalayMangaldan, Pangasinan	5,782	about 4,251	about 1.36 km²	−0.42% a year	Urban
3,380	San CristobalSan Pablo City, Laguna	5,781	about 381	about 15.16 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
3,381	San PedroSan Jose, Antique	5,780	about 1,299	about 4.45 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
3,382	TunggolPagagawan, Maguindanao del Sur	5,780	about 600	about 9.63 km²	1.41% a year	Urban
3,383	SalazaPalauig, Zambales	5,779	about 39	about 147.50 km²	2.90% a year	Urban
3,384	Santa RitaConcepcion, Tarlac	5,779	about 1,366	about 4.23 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
3,385	BilusoSilang, Cavite	5,778	about 829	about 6.97 km²	1.78% a year	Urban
3,386	Malagasang II-CImus City, Cavite	5,774	about 8,924	about 0.647 km²	−2.14% a year	Urban
3,387	SaganaSantiago City, Isabela	5,774	about 612	about 9.44 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
3,388	TiptipTagbilaran City, Bohol	5,774	about 1,734	about 3.33 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
3,389	AzagraTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,773	about 722	about 8.00 km²	2.57% a year	Urban
3,390	BolhoonSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur	5,767	about 40	about 144.53 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
3,391	AranasBalete, Aklan	5,766	about 448	about 12.86 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
3,392	MandiliCandaba, Pampanga	5,765	about 306	about 18.87 km²	1.30% a year	Urban
3,393	Barangay IXVictorias City, Negros Occidental	5,764	about 12,585	about 0.458 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
3,394	DomoitLucena City, Quezon	5,764	about 1,981	about 2.91 km²	1.01% a year	Urban
3,395	LomuyonKiamba, Sarangani	5,760	about 133	about 43.47 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
3,396	SipsipinJala-Jala, Rizal	5,760	about 1,114	about 5.17 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
3,397	Villa VerdeIligan City, Lanao del Norte	5,759	about 16,454	about 0.35 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
3,398	QuezonSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	5,758	about 1,979	about 2.91 km²	1.53% a year	Urban
3,399	BaleteTarlac City, Tarlac	5,756	about 2,148	about 2.68 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
3,400	CapitonDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte	5,756	about 1,288	about 4.47 km²	11.54% a year	Urban

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: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). 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 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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