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, 35,801 to 35,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
35,801	BulbulalaPinili, Ilocos Norte	574	about 517	about 1.11 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
35,802	Butubut OesteBalaoan, La Union	574	about 602	about 0.954 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
35,803	CalungboyanSanta, Ilocos Sur	574	about 260	about 2.21 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
35,804	CansabusabPoro, Cebu	574	about 122	about 4.71 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
35,805	CulaguanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	574	about 16	about 35.08 km²	5.29% a year	Rural
35,806	DitinagyanCasiguran, Aurora	574	about 9	about 64.93 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
35,807	HarigueLibon, Albay	574	about 124	about 4.62 km²	−7.68% a year	Rural
35,808	IgcaratongSan Joaquin, Iloilo	574	about 269	about 2.13 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
35,809	MimbalagonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	574	about 31	about 18.48 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
35,810	SampaguitaBauan, Batangas	574	about 359	about 1.60 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
35,811	San FranciscoMinalabac, Camarines Sur	574	about 10,177	about 0.0564 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
35,812	San IsidroAngadanan, Isabela	574	about 195	about 2.95 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
35,813	San IsidroDelfin Albano, Isabela	574	about 150	about 3.82 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
35,814	San IsidroMondragon, Northern Samar	574	about 26	about 22.11 km²	−1.79% a year	Rural
35,815	San PedroSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	574	about 821	about 0.699 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
35,816	Villa AuroraDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	574	about 36	about 16.07 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
35,817	BacyangMadalag, Aklan	573	about 240	about 2.39 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
35,818	Balogo (Bacon District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	573	about 573	about 1.00 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
35,819	BuenavistaAlangalang, Leyte	573	about 217	about 2.64 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
35,820	BuluKabugao, Apayao	573	about 19	about 29.78 km²	8.94% a year	Rural
35,821	ColineAlimodian, Iloilo	573	about 339	about 1.69 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
35,822	DulianDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	573	about 139	about 4.11 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
35,823	GarciaBatuan, Bohol	573	about 82	about 7.00 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
35,824	GusaranSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	573	about 103	about 5.56 km²	−2.65% a year	Rural
35,825	OsmeñaDolores, Eastern Samar	573	about 22	about 25.83 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
35,826	San IsidroSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay	573	about 54	about 10.69 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
35,827	SinabaanBautista, Pangasinan	573	about 1,929	about 0.297 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
35,828	SubogMaasin, Iloilo	573	about 181	about 3.17 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
35,829	SuponBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	573	about 202	about 2.83 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
35,830	Zone 4 Pob.Iba, Zambales	573	about 8,414	about 0.0681 km²	6.37% a year	Rural
35,831	AtbuSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	572	about 72	about 7.99 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
35,832	BagoBuenavista, Bohol	572	about 199	about 2.88 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
35,833	BangkusayPaete, Laguna	572	about 43,008	about 0.0133 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
35,834	BiasongLibagon, Southern Leyte	572	about 89	about 6.43 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
35,835	BocsolCatarman, Northern Samar	572	about 158	about 3.63 km²	−2.69% a year	Rural
35,836	DunganRizal, Cagayan	572	about 95	about 6.04 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
35,837	GarawonHernani, Eastern Samar	572	about 369	about 1.55 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
35,838	HiluctoganMahaplag, Leyte	572	about 38	about 15.23 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
35,839	InarumbacanVillareal, Samar	572	about 343	about 1.67 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
35,840	JosefinaDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur	572	about 136	about 4.20 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
35,841	KanipaanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	572	about 180	about 3.18 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
35,842	Lanag SurTubungan, Iloilo	572	about 473	about 1.21 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
35,843	LomboyInabanga, Bohol	572	about 292	about 1.96 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
35,844	Lower DimalinaoMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	572	about 308	about 1.86 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
35,845	MasagongsongKawayan, Biliran	572	about 515	about 1.11 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
35,846	Monte AlegreMatalom, Leyte	572	about 164	about 3.48 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
35,847	NabuanganConner, Apayao	572	about 5	about 108.68 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
35,848	Old PoblacionBurgos, La Union	572	about 664	about 0.862 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
35,849	PudoNatonin, Mountain Province	572	about 15	about 36.99 km²	−4.00% a year	Rural
35,850	San JoseSan Narciso, Zambales	572	about 6,722	about 0.0851 km²	−0.37% 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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