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, 34,051 to 34,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
34,051	BaraniBatac City, Ilocos Norte	663	about 6,500	about 0.102 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
34,052	BonifacioCalamba, Misamis Occidental	663	about 223	about 2.97 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
34,053	Botoc OccidentalLoay, Bohol	663	about 467	about 1.42 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
34,054	CacalagganPudtol, Apayao	663	about 51	about 12.95 km²	3.91% a year	Rural
34,055	CalipayanCulaba, Biliran	663	about 69	about 9.58 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
34,056	CanyoyoMarabut, Samar	663	about 48	about 13.95 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
34,057	Centro PoblacionIlagan City, Isabela	663	about 8,712	about 0.0761 km²	3.78% a year	Rural
34,058	DampalanLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	663	about 129	about 5.12 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
34,059	Lingco-anTangcal, Lanao del Norte	663	about 91	about 7.25 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
34,060	Lipay NorteSan Gabriel, La Union	663	about 124	about 5.35 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
34,061	LogucanMaria, Siquijor	663	about 1,950	about 0.34 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
34,062	MamboolDuero, Bohol	663	about 349	about 1.90 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
34,063	OpsanTobias Fornier, Antique	663	about 179	about 3.70 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
34,064	SacaonGarcia Hernandez, Bohol	663	about 385	about 1.72 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
34,065	San FranciscoNaga City, Camarines Sur	663	about 6,196	about 0.107 km²	−2.02% a year	Urban
34,066	San Julian CentralAgoo, La Union	663	about 4,144	about 0.16 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
34,067	Santa CruzPolangui, Albay	663	about 210	about 3.16 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
34,068	Tubod MarJagna, Bohol	663	about 650	about 1.02 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
34,069	AnislagQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	662	about 64	about 10.39 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
34,070	Bagong SilangReal, Quezon	662	about 35	about 18.75 km²	−7.35% a year	Rural
34,071	Barangay No. 5Quinapondan, Eastern Samar	662	about 181	about 3.66 km²	−4.44% a year	Rural
34,072	BonglasSan Jose, Northern Samar	662	about 139	about 4.76 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
34,073	BurabodKawayan, Biliran	662	about 181	about 3.65 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
34,074	DibarosanPantar, Lanao del Norte	662	about 444	about 1.49 km²	−5.85% a year	Rural
34,075	EmbarcaderoBatad, Iloilo	662	about 460	about 1.44 km²	−5.31% a year	Rural
34,076	EstacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	662	about 230	about 2.88 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
34,077	KatualanPanabo City, Davao del Norte	662	about 168	about 3.95 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
34,078	KioraoKibawe, Bukidnon	662	about 92	about 7.17 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
34,079	LabawonBuhi, Camarines Sur	662	about 581	about 1.14 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
34,080	MalupakLucban, Quezon	662	about 144	about 4.60 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
34,081	MaspasanCalinog, Iloilo	662	about 314	about 2.11 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
34,082	OluanganLeon, Iloilo	662	about 378	about 1.75 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
34,083	Pagsanaan SurMagsingal, Ilocos Sur	662	about 948	about 0.698 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
34,084	Poblacion West IVAliaga, Nueva Ecija	662	about 3,521	about 0.188 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
34,085	San RoqueLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte	662	about 109	about 6.10 km²	5.77% a year	Rural
34,086	Tu-ogLeon, Iloilo	662	about 399	about 1.66 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
34,087	AbagaMadalum, Lanao del Sur	661	about 444	about 1.49 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
34,088	Bag-ong OroquietaSominot, Zamboanga del Sur	661	about 291	about 2.27 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
34,089	BannawagMaria Aurora, Aurora	661	about 192	about 3.44 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
34,090	Barangay 3Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	661	about 3,289	about 0.201 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
34,091	CabariwanLaua-An, Antique	661	about 472	about 1.40 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
34,092	CandajecClarin, Bohol	661	about 508	about 1.30 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
34,093	ConsolacionBais City, Negros Oriental	661	about 684	about 0.967 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
34,094	Del CarmenSan Jose, Camarines Sur	661	about 2,801	about 0.236 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
34,095	DoloresBacolor, Pampanga	661	about 233	about 2.84 km²	−2.16% a year	Rural
34,096	GangoJomalig, Quezon	661	about 66	about 9.98 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
34,097	LakipAtimonan, Quezon	661	about 212	about 3.12 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
34,098	LinindinganPagayawan, Lanao del Sur	661	about 352	about 1.88 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
34,099	LubidAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	661	about 115	about 5.74 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
34,100	MabiniDaram, Samar	661	about 313	about 2.11 km²	−0.47% 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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