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, 34,901 to 34,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
34,901	SidiranSanto Niño, Cagayan	621	about 153	about 4.05 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
34,902	TarusanHinatuan, Surigao del Sur	621	about 60	about 10.38 km²	−2.90% a year	Rural
34,903	ToyokonAloguinsan, Cebu	621	about 182	about 3.41 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
34,904	Tuy-aAbuyog, Leyte	621	about 154	about 4.03 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
34,905	VillahermosaTabuelan, Cebu	621	about 157	about 3.95 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
34,906	Zone IIILanuza, Surigao del Sur	621	about 135	about 4.61 km²	−8.04% a year	Rural
34,907	AlegriaSan Remigio, Antique	620	about 37	about 16.85 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
34,908	BandingunBayang, Lanao del Sur	620	about 772	about 0.803 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
34,909	Bayugao OesteSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	620	about 882	about 0.703 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
34,910	CalayuanMatnog, Sorsogon	620	about 559	about 1.11 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
34,911	Camp EduardAlegria, Surigao del Norte	620	about 87	about 7.15 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
34,912	CanhayuponDimiao, Bohol	620	about 167	about 3.71 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
34,913	JurisdiccionAmulung, Cagayan	620	about 253	about 2.45 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
34,914	La FortunaLila, Bohol	620	about 1,278	about 0.485 km²	−3.03% a year	Rural
34,915	Labut NorteSanta, Ilocos Sur	620	about 539	about 1.15 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
34,916	MualbualLaoang, Northern Samar	620	about 332	about 1.87 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
34,917	PiñaSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	620	about 335	about 1.85 km²	3.60% a year	Rural
34,918	PlandicoConcepcion, Iloilo	620	about 242	about 2.56 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
34,919	Ricarte Pob.Batac City, Ilocos Norte	620	about 3,425	about 0.181 km²	−4.91% a year	Rural
34,920	San IsidroPilar, Cebu	620	about 257	about 2.41 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
34,921	San IsidroGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	620	about 136	about 4.56 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
34,922	SinalaranPalapag, Northern Samar	620	about 477	about 1.30 km²	−2.97% a year	Rural
34,923	SinondojanMambusao, Capiz	620	about 295	about 2.10 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
34,924	AmpandulaSanta, Ilocos Sur	619	about 63	about 9.83 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
34,925	AnibonganJaro, Leyte	619	about 344	about 1.80 km²	7.05% a year	Rural
34,926	AtipoloLaoang, Northern Samar	619	about 220	about 2.82 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
34,927	BalanteBasey, Samar	619	about 69	about 8.91 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
34,928	BaloboInfanta, Quezon	619	about 99	about 6.24 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
34,929	Barangay 16Cavite City, Cavite	619	about 21,643	about 0.0286 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
34,930	Barangay IXAmadeo, Cavite	619	about 14,362	about 0.0431 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
34,931	Barangay Poblacion 9Lawaan, Eastern Samar	619	about 873	about 0.709 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
34,932	Bilangbilangan DiotBien Unido, Bohol	619	about 4,390	about 0.141 km²	−4.04% a year	Rural
34,933	Dela Paz Pulot AplayaBatangas City, Batangas	619	about 206	about 3.01 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
34,934	GuingauanTabontabon, Leyte	619	about 424	about 1.46 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
34,935	HinapoTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	619	about 91	about 6.77 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
34,936	La SaletteBenito Soliven, Isabela	619	about 125	about 4.94 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
34,937	LayugCavinti, Laguna	619	about 167	about 3.70 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
34,938	Lupa-anLaua-An, Antique	619	about 324	about 1.91 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
34,939	MabiniLapinig, Northern Samar	619	about 236	about 2.62 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
34,940	MalucsadPasil, Kalinga	619	about 394	about 1.57 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
34,941	ManangonDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	619	about 415	about 1.49 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
34,942	NagtoctocLobo, Batangas	619	about 84	about 7.34 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
34,943	Nueva GranadaBuenavista, Bohol	619	about 74	about 8.38 km²	−3.66% a year	Rural
34,944	RubioGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur	619	about 1,231	about 0.503 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
34,945	SagradaLupi, Camarines Sur	619	about 120	about 5.17 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
34,946	San Antonio Pob.Dagami, Leyte	619	about 7,300	about 0.0848 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
34,947	San JoseMapanas, Northern Samar	619	about 19	about 31.95 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
34,948	San MiguelDanao, Bohol	619	about 59	about 10.54 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
34,949	TubodTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	619	about 100	about 6.17 km²	−2.33% a year	Rural
34,950	AmantilloMarabut, Samar	618	about 147	about 4.20 km²	0.00% 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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