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Barangays in Albay

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]

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Barangays in Albay, at a glance

Barangays: 720^[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: 1,379,398^[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: 116 urban^[4]; 604 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bgy. 56 - Taysan^[5]; Legazpi City, Albay; 20,017 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: San Antonio^[6]; Oas, Albay; about 32.05 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: San Vicente^{[5, 7]}; Tabaco City, Albay; 13.82% 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: 352 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bgy. 59 - Puro, −2.86% 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.

720 barangays, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Albay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	CalayucaySanto Domingo, Albay	1,657	about 480	about 3.45 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
302	San JuanOas, Albay	1,657	about 764	about 2.17 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
303	TobgonOas, Albay	1,655	about 152	about 10.86 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
304	San RamonDaraga, Albay	1,653	about 333	about 4.96 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
305	KidacoDaraga, Albay	1,651	about 1,310	about 1.26 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
306	Pili IlawodBacacay, Albay	1,650	about 1,213	about 1.36 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
307	BoloTiwi, Albay	1,645	about 1,567	about 1.05 km²	6.54% a year	Rural
308	MayongTiwi, Albay	1,642	about 198	about 8.30 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
309	CullatDaraga, Albay	1,637	about 4,560	about 0.359 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
310	Iraya NorteOas, Albay	1,637	about 4,342	about 0.377 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
311	BanaoBacacay, Albay	1,635	about 395	about 4.14 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
312	NagasOas, Albay	1,620	about 179	about 9.07 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
313	MacalidongLigao City, Albay	1,615	about 509	about 3.17 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
314	Bgy. 19 - CabagñanLegazpi City, Albay	1,611	about 8,178	about 0.197 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
315	MalipoGuinobatan, Albay	1,610	about 370	about 4.35 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
316	Bagong San RoqueSanto Domingo, Albay	1,608	about 1,398	about 1.15 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
317	TamboLigao City, Albay	1,606	about 231	about 6.96 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
318	Ilaor SurOas, Albay	1,599	about 2,983	about 0.536 km²	−2.51% a year	Rural
319	BasudBacacay, Albay	1,596	about 928	about 1.72 km²	−3.13% a year	Rural
320	San IsidroTabaco City, Albay	1,594	about 801	about 1.99 km²	5.68% a year	Rural
321	GajoTiwi, Albay	1,592	about 2,044	about 0.779 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
322	San IsidroLibon, Albay	1,590	about 479	about 3.32 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
323	Inamnan PequeñoGuinobatan, Albay	1,582	about 2,289	about 0.691 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
324	LinaoLibon, Albay	1,582	about 305	about 5.18 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
325	SoaMalinao, Albay	1,580	about 200	about 7.89 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
326	MalobagoDaraga, Albay	1,570	about 1,227	about 1.28 km²	15.56% a year	Rural
327	San RoquePolangui, Albay	1,568	about 576	about 2.72 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
328	Centro OrientalPolangui, Albay	1,563	about 5,245	about 0.298 km²	−5.88% a year	Rural
329	San RoqueJovellar, Albay	1,559	about 158	about 9.88 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
330	CepresPolangui, Albay	1,544	about 705	about 2.19 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
331	AlomonPolangui, Albay	1,541	about 917	about 1.68 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
332	IluluanCamalig, Albay	1,540	about 494	about 3.12 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
333	BaligangLigao City, Albay	1,536	about 177	about 8.68 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
334	BuangBacacay, Albay	1,535	about 760	about 2.02 km²	4.77% a year	Rural
335	CabraranJovellar, Albay	1,534	about 629	about 2.44 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
336	BariwMalinao, Albay	1,532	about 369	about 4.15 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
337	San IsidroOas, Albay	1,532	about 506	about 3.03 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
338	Barangay 1Bacacay, Albay	1,531	about 8,506	about 0.18 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
339	CatburawanLigao City, Albay	1,531	about 663	about 2.31 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
340	BalasbasManito, Albay	1,528	about 99	about 15.50 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
341	SuaCamalig, Albay	1,527	about 250	about 6.12 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
342	CawayanManito, Albay	1,523	about 216	about 7.05 km²	−4.77% a year	Rural
343	San FranciscoMalilipot, Albay	1,523	about 1,228	about 1.24 km²	−5.38% a year	Rural
344	QuinastillojanTabaco City, Albay	1,520	about 1,188	about 1.28 km²	−5.32% a year	Rural
345	MapacoGuinobatan, Albay	1,518	about 279	about 5.45 km²	−2.09% a year	Rural
346	TapelOas, Albay	1,518	about 205	about 7.39 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
347	Bgy. 11 - Maoyod Pob.Legazpi City, Albay	1,505	about 8,551	about 0.176 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
348	AllangLigao City, Albay	1,504	about 239	about 6.28 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
349	CotnoganPolangui, Albay	1,496	about 665	about 2.25 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
350	BilbaoRapu-Rapu, Albay	1,491	about 176	about 8.47 km²	1.57% 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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