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, 34,751 to 34,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
34,751	MinalabaCaramoan, Camarines Sur	629	about 184	about 3.41 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
34,752	ObispoCalubian, Leyte	629	about 533	about 1.18 km²	−2.57% a year	Rural
34,753	San Isidro Zone IVTayabas City, Quezon	629	about 16,954	about 0.0371 km²	−4.47% a year	Rural
34,754	TunoSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	629	about 83	about 7.55 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
34,755	Abucay SurSikatuna, Bohol	628	about 306	about 2.05 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
34,756	AlayunanMa-Ayon, Capiz	628	about 123	about 5.10 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
34,757	BacunganLopez, Quezon	628	about 351	about 1.79 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
34,758	Bgy. 13 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	628	about 5,607	about 0.112 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
34,759	Barangay 3Dapa, Surigao del Norte	628	about 6,947	about 0.0904 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
34,760	Barangay 370Manila	628	about 31,089	about 0.0202 km²	−4.83% a year	Urban
34,761	Barangay No. 6Quinapondan, Eastern Samar	628	about 298	about 2.11 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
34,762	CabadianganDon Carlos, Bukidnon	628	about 165	about 3.81 km²	3.73% a year	Rural
34,763	Calinginan SurSevilla, Bohol	628	about 298	about 2.11 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
34,764	DoloresPinabacdao, Samar	628	about 581	about 1.08 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
34,765	DomandanIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay	628	about 197	about 3.18 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
34,766	Janipaan OesteCabatuan, Iloilo	628	about 442	about 1.42 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
34,767	MalaihaoBurauen, Leyte	628	about 132	about 4.76 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
34,768	NagrebcanBadoc, Ilocos Norte	628	about 26	about 24.36 km²	4.25% a year	Rural
34,769	OsorioCulasi, Antique	628	about 26	about 24.31 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
34,770	PagnitoanMaribojoc, Bohol	628	about 211	about 2.98 km²	−2.93% a year	Rural
34,771	Poblacion 12Catbalogan City, Samar	628	about 18,471	about 0.034 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
34,772	SalamAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur	628	about 40	about 15.84 km²	4.82% a year	Rural
34,773	TanglagLubuagan, Kalinga	628	about 54	about 11.72 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
34,774	TigbalogoPatnongon, Antique	628	about 144	about 4.35 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
34,775	AGROCEL Pob.Maasin, Iloilo	627	about 8,957	about 0.070 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
34,776	Anilao ProperMabini, Batangas	627	about 3,583	about 0.175 km²	−4.78% a year	Rural
34,777	AntipoloPalanas, Masbate	627	about 115	about 5.43 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
34,778	Ba-ayPinukpuk, Kalinga	627	about 65	about 9.69 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
34,779	Bagong LipunanCarigara, Leyte	627	about 407	about 1.54 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
34,780	BaugoBontoc, Southern Leyte	627	about 99	about 6.32 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
34,781	CalmayonJuban, Sorsogon	627	about 80	about 7.88 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
34,782	LabuanUmingan, Pangasinan	627	about 226	about 2.77 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
34,783	MakinaNaic, Cavite	627	about 664	about 0.944 km²	−3.49% a year	Rural
34,784	NewlandMutia, Zamboanga del Norte	627	about 105	about 5.95 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
34,785	Otol-PatacSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur	627	about 536	about 1.17 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
34,786	Panjobjoban IIAlmagro, Samar	627	about 1,363	about 0.46 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
34,787	PragataPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	627	about 392	about 1.60 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
34,788	PunsodMaribojoc, Bohol	627	about 642	about 0.976 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
34,789	Sampao East Pob.Dagami, Leyte	627	about 1,587	about 0.395 km²	−2.30% a year	Rural
34,790	Santa MargaritaQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	627	about 231	about 2.71 km²	−1.79% a year	Rural
34,791	Santa RitaDumalag, Capiz	627	about 339	about 1.85 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
34,792	SiyaTapaz, Capiz	627	about 32	about 19.50 km²	−5.59% a year	Rural
34,793	SunlifeNaguilian, Isabela	627	about 186	about 3.37 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
34,794	TalabaBadiangan, Iloilo	627	about 435	about 1.44 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
34,795	AlitapMauban, Quezon	626	about 105	about 5.94 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
34,796	Barangay 167Pasay City	626	about 51,311	about 0.0122 km²	−4.39% a year	Urban
34,797	Barangay IVBuenavista, Marinduque	626	about 2,555	about 0.245 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
34,798	CabugaoNew Lucena, Iloilo	626	about 335	about 1.87 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
34,799	CabugwangTagkawayan, Quezon	626	about 96	about 6.51 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
34,800	CandariPandan, Antique	626	about 37	about 16.91 km²	2.14% 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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