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, 35,101 to 35,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
35,101	San Agustin Kanluran, Isla VerdeBatangas City, Batangas	612	about 276	about 2.22 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
35,102	SaracatSan Juan, La Union	612	about 556	about 1.10 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
35,103	SuguitMaria Aurora, Aurora	612	about 48	about 12.71 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
35,104	Zone IIILibon, Albay	612	about 7,329	about 0.0835 km²	−2.80% a year	Rural
35,105	AlsemVintar, Ilocos Norte	611	about 83	about 7.36 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
35,106	BanglolaoBucay, Abra	611	about 231	about 2.65 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
35,107	Big MeladocTangcal, Lanao del Norte	611	about 338	about 1.81 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
35,108	CanipayanValderrama, Antique	611	about 138	about 4.44 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
35,109	CompayanDumangas, Iloilo	611	about 741	about 0.825 km²	−9.06% a year	Rural
35,110	Dumalo-ongGandara, Samar	611	about 9,792	about 0.0624 km²	4.43% a year	Rural
35,111	General RoxasDulag, Leyte	611	about 286	about 2.14 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
35,112	MalapocBalasan, Iloilo	611	about 566	about 1.08 km²	4.83% a year	Rural
35,113	MaraguitCabatuan, Iloilo	611	about 940	about 0.65 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
35,114	MaralagLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	611	about 110	about 5.53 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
35,115	MasaoPualas, Lanao del Sur	611	about 1,294	about 0.472 km²	9.78% a year	Rural
35,116	NagbangiLeon, Iloilo	611	about 436	about 1.40 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
35,117	PajoPototan, Iloilo	611	about 366	about 1.67 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
35,118	SagradaBulan, Sorsogon	611	about 436	about 1.40 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
35,119	SauganOras, Eastern Samar	611	about 158	about 3.87 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
35,120	SibuyonBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	611	about 181	about 3.38 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
35,121	Sogod KaloyMadalum, Lanao del Sur	611	about 978	about 0.625 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
35,122	TabbaPamplona, Cagayan	611	about 79	about 7.75 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
35,123	TaculKiblawan, Davao del Sur	611	about 26	about 23.87 km²	9.72% a year	Rural
35,124	TikeyBokod, Benguet	611	about 18	about 33.08 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
35,125	AmagusanAnahawan, Southern Leyte	610	about 351	about 1.74 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
35,126	Baliw LaudSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	610	about 1,877	about 0.325 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
35,127	BanawangTunga, Leyte	610	about 379	about 1.61 km²	4.39% a year	Rural
35,128	ButanPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol	610	about 9,546	about 0.0639 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
35,129	Cadcadir WestClaveria, Cagayan	610	about 731	about 0.834 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
35,130	Campo IslamSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	610	about 266	about 2.29 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
35,131	CarcarmayBacnotan, La Union	610	about 610	about 1.00 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
35,132	Centro IIClaveria, Cagayan	610	about 4,326	about 0.141 km²	2.92% a year	Urban
35,133	Gotokan DiotOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	610	about 284	about 2.15 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
35,134	Lalapung UpperBayang, Lanao del Sur	610	about 592	about 1.03 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
35,135	LayaAlfonso Lista, Ifugao	610	about 72	about 8.50 km²	−3.44% a year	Rural
35,136	Limbuhan DakuTanauan, Leyte	610	about 765	about 0.797 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
35,137	LogungAmulung, Cagayan	610	about 186	about 3.28 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
35,138	LucbubanSalcedo, Ilocos Sur	610	about 149	about 4.09 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
35,139	Matugas AltoJimenez, Misamis Occidental	610	about 74	about 8.27 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
35,140	RiversideMatag-Ob, Leyte	610	about 2,111	about 0.289 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
35,141	San RafaelAurora, Isabela	610	about 361	about 1.69 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
35,142	San RoqueLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	610	about 200	about 3.05 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
35,143	TangcalBayang, Lanao del Sur	610	about 1,123	about 0.543 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
35,144	West PoblacionBacong, Negros Oriental	610	about 3,228	about 0.189 km²	−1.87% a year	Rural
35,145	Bactul IMaasin City, Southern Leyte	609	about 274	about 2.22 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
35,146	Barangay 200Pasay City	609	about 18,399	about 0.0331 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
35,147	Barangay 268Manila	609	about 13,841	about 0.044 km²	5.40% a year	Urban
35,148	BlascoPilar, Capiz	609	about 112	about 5.45 km²	4.49% a year	Rural
35,149	ButaoCalanasan, Apayao	609	about 4	about 140.91 km²	−6.11% a year	Rural
35,150	CagpileOras, Eastern Samar	609	about 152	about 4.00 km²	−2.88% 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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