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, 36,751 to 36,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
36,751	JuncarloSan Andres, Romblon	522	about 77	about 6.75 km²	−3.59% a year	Rural
36,752	KalyaatLucban, Quezon	522	about 224	about 2.33 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
36,753	LanutanMiagao, Iloilo	522	about 402	about 1.30 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
36,754	MambogDimasalang, Masbate	522	about 152	about 3.43 km²	3.46% a year	Rural
36,755	Matin-aoPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur	522	about 368	about 1.42 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
36,756	MercedesLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	522	about 76	about 6.91 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
36,757	Poblacion Zone ISan Quintin, Pangasinan	522	about 4,579	about 0.114 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
36,758	PunongClaveria, Misamis Oriental	522	about 51	about 10.26 km²	−5.68% a year	Rural
36,759	RemediosBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	522	about 253	about 2.06 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
36,760	SalucagDolores, Abra	522	about 116	about 4.49 km²	6.98% a year	Rural
36,761	San AmbrocioAngadanan, Isabela	522	about 268	about 1.95 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
36,762	San AntonioSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	522	about 54	about 9.69 km²	−3.52% a year	Rural
36,763	San JuanMahaplag, Leyte	522	about 53	about 9.92 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
36,764	San Nicolas NorteAgoo, La Union	522	about 6,951	about 0.0751 km²	−0.77% a year	Urban
36,765	TalabigaSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte	522	about 161	about 3.24 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
36,766	BaguaGuiuan, Eastern Samar	521	about 192	about 2.71 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
36,767	Barangay Zone IVLuisiana, Laguna	521	about 6,793	about 0.0767 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
36,768	BinukyahanMarabut, Samar	521	about 116	about 4.48 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
36,769	BusolTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur	521	about 151	about 3.45 km²	−7.40% a year	Rural
36,770	LibertadEsperanza, Masbate	521	about 305	about 1.71 km²	4.31% a year	Rural
36,771	LidongBasud, Camarines Norte	521	about 145	about 3.60 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
36,772	Limokon IlaodDimiao, Bohol	521	about 250	about 2.08 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
36,773	MabiniUnisan, Quezon	521	about 154	about 3.38 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
36,774	MalaguinabotBurauen, Leyte	521	about 162	about 3.22 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
36,775	NahapunanBacacay, Albay	521	about 343	about 1.52 km²	5.79% a year	Rural
36,776	PangdanZumarraga, Samar	521	about 461	about 1.13 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
36,777	PasabuenaVictoria, Northern Samar	521	about 16	about 33.16 km²	5.42% a year	Rural
36,778	Santo NiñoBalilihan, Bohol	521	about 211	about 2.47 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
36,779	Villa PantinopleBasilisa, Dinagat Islands	521	about 562	about 0.927 km²	−5.68% a year	Rural
36,780	Villamanzano SurPerez, Quezon	521	about 168	about 3.10 km²	4.54% a year	Rural
36,781	BanaoOas, Albay	520	about 165	about 3.15 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
36,782	Bgy. 16 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	520	about 4,194	about 0.124 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
36,783	BayawasDonsol, Sorsogon	520	about 218	about 2.38 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
36,784	Buenavista IISan Jorge, Samar	520	about 132	about 3.94 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
36,785	CagbibiPamplona, Camarines Sur	520	about 340	about 1.53 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
36,786	CoscosnongSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	520	about 98	about 5.28 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
36,787	CulobPototan, Iloilo	520	about 267	about 1.95 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
36,788	District III Pob.Tabontabon, Leyte	520	about 949	about 0.548 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
36,789	DucliganBucloc, Abra	520	about 42	about 12.47 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
36,790	HistoriaMangatarem, Pangasinan	520	about 732	about 0.71 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
36,791	La ConsolacionMiagao, Iloilo	520	about 289	about 1.80 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
36,792	Lo-ocCalape, Bohol	520	about 757	about 0.687 km²	1.29% a year	Urban
36,793	MagcalapeAsturias, Cebu	520	about 75	about 6.92 km²	−8.96% a year	Rural
36,794	MasicongSan Fernando City, La Union	520	about 131	about 3.97 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
36,795	NasuliSan Remigio, Antique	520	about 218	about 2.39 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
36,796	SalvacionBelison, Antique	520	about 801	about 0.649 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
36,797	SalvacionDel Gallego, Camarines Sur	520	about 201	about 2.59 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
36,798	San JuanBongabong, Oriental Mindoro	520	about 59	about 8.88 km²	−3.37% a year	Rural
36,799	San RoqueAngadanan, Isabela	520	about 82	about 6.36 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
36,800	San VicenteRosales, Pangasinan	520	about 374	about 1.39 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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