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, 37,001 to 37,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
37,001	Gotokan DakuOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	508	about 290	about 1.75 km²	3.51% a year	Rural
37,002	GuinsaananBaras, Catanduanes	508	about 165	about 3.07 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
37,003	Jelicuon EsteNew Lucena, Iloilo	508	about 682	about 0.745 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
37,004	MaringyanMiagao, Iloilo	508	about 1,992	about 0.255 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
37,005	OrangeDonsol, Sorsogon	508	about 250	about 2.03 km²	4.85% a year	Rural
37,006	Poblacion SimaDumanjug, Cebu	508	about 6,782	about 0.0749 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
37,007	San Isidro IbabaBuenavista, Quezon	508	about 94	about 5.41 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
37,008	Santo RosarioPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol	508	about 442	about 1.15 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
37,009	TimbaSan Juan, Southern Leyte	508	about 201	about 2.53 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
37,010	AtiotesTobias Fornier, Antique	507	about 234	about 2.17 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
37,011	BantiguePontevedra, Capiz	507	about 230	about 2.20 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
37,012	BantugAngadanan, Isabela	507	about 244	about 2.08 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
37,013	BotonSan Miguel, Catanduanes	507	about 437	about 1.16 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
37,014	BurakMaasin, Iloilo	507	about 276	about 1.84 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
37,015	BuyogValencia, Bohol	507	about 765	about 0.663 km²	3.86% a year	Rural
37,016	Cabunga-anClarin, Misamis Occidental	507	about 230	about 2.20 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
37,017	CarolinaLeon, Iloilo	507	about 1,334	about 0.38 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
37,018	DacsolGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	507	about 72	about 7.04 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
37,019	HibunawonJaro, Leyte	507	about 130	about 3.90 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
37,020	LawaguinNagcarlan, Laguna	507	about 77	about 6.59 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
37,021	Luan-luanAlimodian, Iloilo	507	about 234	about 2.17 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
37,022	LubiganGuinayangan, Quezon	507	about 165	about 3.07 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
37,023	LuzonClaveria, Cagayan	507	about 104	about 4.86 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
37,024	ManipulonEstancia, Iloilo	507	about 3,497	about 0.145 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
37,025	Pianda-an SurAlimodian, Iloilo	507	about 402	about 1.26 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
37,026	SabangSiquijor, Siquijor	507	about 307	about 1.65 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
37,027	SuagayanSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	507	about 338	about 1.50 km²	9.22% a year	Rural
37,028	Vista AlegrePatnongon, Antique	507	about 116	about 4.36 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
37,029	Barangay 2Catubig, Northern Samar	506	about 1,807	about 0.28 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
37,030	Barangay 6Manila	506	about 12,134	about 0.0417 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
37,031	Barangay 93Pasay City	506	about 13,493	about 0.0375 km²	6.97% a year	Urban
37,032	Bayan-bayanLabo, Camarines Norte	506	about 44	about 11.38 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
37,033	CabiawanSan Remigio, Antique	506	about 372	about 1.36 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
37,034	CalisitanTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	506	about 121	about 4.17 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
37,035	GinomoyAlimodian, Iloilo	506	about 223	about 2.27 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
37,036	HinabuyanDagami, Leyte	506	about 256	about 1.98 km²	−7.86% a year	Rural
37,037	MagongonCatubig, Northern Samar	506	about 43	about 11.77 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
37,038	MckinleyGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur	506	about 880	about 0.575 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
37,039	Nagbukel-TuquipaLuba, Abra	506	about 24	about 21.45 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
37,040	Olo BarrocTigbauan, Iloilo	506	about 248	about 2.04 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
37,041	Patag IrayaSanta Elena, Camarines Norte	506	about 65	about 7.82 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
37,042	PindolonanBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur	506	about 1,048	about 0.483 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
37,043	Poblacion Barangay 2Capul, Northern Samar	506	about 1,259	about 0.402 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
37,044	ResthouseAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	506	about 202	about 2.51 km²	−3.34% a year	Rural
37,045	RoñoMarabut, Samar	506	about 2,543	about 0.199 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
37,046	San MartinConcepcion, Tarlac	506	about 102	about 4.96 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
37,047	San Nicolas SurAgoo, La Union	506	about 5,573	about 0.0908 km²	−0.24% a year	Urban
37,048	Santo NiñoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	506	about 202	about 2.51 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
37,049	Seven HillsMaasim, Sarangani	506	about 72	about 7.07 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
37,050	Siba-oCalabanga, Camarines Sur	506	about 94	about 5.37 km²	no 2020 count	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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