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, 35,151 to 35,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
35,151	DusitaSierra Bullones, Bohol	609	about 420	about 1.45 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
35,152	Guin-arawayanAllen, Northern Samar	609	about 309	about 1.97 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
35,153	KlingKiamba, Sarangani	609	about 70	about 8.75 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
35,154	LibertadTacloban City, Leyte	609	about 1,620	about 0.376 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
35,155	MacaniaoAngadanan, Isabela	609	about 174	about 3.49 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
35,156	MaligubaanConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	609	about 140	about 4.35 km²	−4.13% a year	Rural
35,157	PalaleBulan, Sorsogon	609	about 282	about 2.16 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
35,158	PalangSan Quintin, Abra	609	about 62	about 9.81 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
35,159	PicarabawanTamparan, Lanao del Sur	609	about 1,903	about 0.32 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
35,160	Poblacion WestCalasiao, Pangasinan	609	about 3,625	about 0.168 km²	−8.52% a year	Urban
35,161	San LuisSan Joaquin, Iloilo	609	about 165	about 3.70 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
35,162	San VicenteMatalom, Leyte	609	about 107	about 5.67 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
35,163	SibacunganBato, Catanduanes	609	about 133	about 4.58 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
35,164	TulatulahanKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	609	about 247	about 2.47 km²	6.52% a year	Rural
35,165	VigaRapu-Rapu, Albay	609	about 317	about 1.92 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
35,166	ZacaritoBaybay City, Leyte	609	about 198	about 3.07 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
35,167	AlimodiasMiagao, Iloilo	608	about 108	about 5.63 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
35,168	AmpihanonBaybay City, Leyte	608	about 143	about 4.24 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
35,169	Apad QuezonCalauag, Quezon	608	about 139	about 4.37 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
35,170	BangonPagsanghan, Samar	608	about 623	about 0.976 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
35,171	Cansague SurSan Isidro, Bohol	608	about 106	about 5.74 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
35,172	Casili SurCamalaniugan, Cagayan	608	about 411	about 1.48 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
35,173	ImeldaDuero, Bohol	608	about 75	about 8.13 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
35,174	LimbonIndang, Cavite	608	about 602	about 1.01 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
35,175	ManaydaySan Isidro, Abra	608	about 112	about 5.42 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
35,176	PandayGoa, Camarines Sur	608	about 4,825	about 0.126 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
35,177	RaborBalabac, Palawan	608	about 26	about 23.10 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
35,178	San RoquePintuyan, Southern Leyte	608	about 828	about 0.734 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
35,179	SarminganNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	608	about 515	about 1.18 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
35,180	SinubsubanMaasin, Iloilo	608	about 334	about 1.82 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
35,181	TaaBontoc, Southern Leyte	608	about 1,025	about 0.593 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
35,182	TambunacDingle, Iloilo	608	about 368	about 1.65 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
35,183	TinowaranCatarman, Northern Samar	608	about 139	about 4.37 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
35,184	Villa AuroraBilar, Bohol	608	about 173	about 3.51 km²	−3.19% a year	Rural
35,185	AwitanLabo, Camarines Norte	607	about 106	about 5.75 km²	−4.95% a year	Rural
35,186	BalaoBaybay City, Leyte	607	about 194	about 3.13 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
35,187	Barangay 4Laurel, Batangas	607	about 917	about 0.662 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
35,188	Barangay 42Tacloban City, Leyte	607	about 32,460	about 0.0187 km²	−4.95% a year	Rural
35,189	BigbigaSantiago, Ilocos Sur	607	about 440	about 1.38 km²	−1.19% a year	Urban
35,190	BukidJaro, Leyte	607	about 295	about 2.06 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
35,191	El SalvadorCarmen, Bohol	607	about 79	about 7.66 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
35,192	GenovevaValencia, Bohol	607	about 280	about 2.17 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
35,193	LibertadBaroy, Lanao del Norte	607	about 199	about 3.05 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
35,194	MabuhayRizal, Zamboanga del Norte	607	about 133	about 4.58 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
35,195	MitugasTudela, Misamis Occidental	607	about 76	about 7.99 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
35,196	Ongol IlawodDumarao, Capiz	607	about 422	about 1.44 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
35,197	Palale 1Macarthur, Leyte	607	about 613	about 0.991 km²	−4.36% a year	Rural
35,198	PangeJaro, Leyte	607	about 379	about 1.60 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
35,199	SayonTagbina, Surigao del Sur	607	about 126	about 4.81 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
35,200	SupangSabangan, Mountain Province	607	about 94	about 6.44 km²	0.81% 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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