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, 37,051 to 37,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
37,051	SojotonCalape, Bohol	506	about 86	about 5.86 km²	−3.22% a year	Rural
37,052	TupayaLagawe, Ifugao	506	about 16	about 30.74 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
37,053	AmoguisPolangui, Albay	505	about 276	about 1.83 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
37,054	AnibonganDuero, Bohol	505	about 120	about 4.22 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
37,055	BaclayanBoljoon, Cebu	505	about 135	about 3.75 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
37,056	BallescasTobias Fornier, Antique	505	about 211	about 2.39 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
37,057	BanbananMiagao, Iloilo	505	about 1,256	about 0.402 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
37,058	Barangay 301Manila	505	about 28,371	about 0.0178 km²	2.91% a year	Urban
37,059	BarikirSinait, Ilocos Sur	505	about 432	about 1.17 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
37,060	CangmalalagLarena, Siquijor	505	about 598	about 0.845 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
37,061	GinesAlimodian, Iloilo	505	about 211	about 2.39 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
37,062	KabkabanTuburan, Cebu	505	about 348	about 1.45 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
37,063	Liponpon, Isla VerdeBatangas City, Batangas	505	about 332	about 1.52 km²	−6.35% a year	Rural
37,064	LomboyCalape, Bohol	505	about 853	about 0.592 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
37,065	LulugayanJiabong, Samar	505	about 145	about 3.49 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
37,066	MalapocDonsol, Sorsogon	505	about 166	about 3.05 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
37,067	MarayBugasong, Antique	505	about 145	about 3.49 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
37,068	Owaog-NeblocBotolan, Zambales	505	about 13	about 38.48 km²	4.52% a year	Rural
37,069	PaulMangatarem, Pangasinan	505	about 495	about 1.02 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
37,070	Poblacion IVBalabac, Palawan	505	about 16,450	about 0.0307 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
37,071	PolotBaleno, Masbate	505	about 258	about 1.96 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
37,072	San CarlosDapa, Surigao del Norte	505	about 50	about 10.12 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
37,073	San JuanPamplona, Cagayan	505	about 183	about 2.76 km²	−9.08% a year	Rural
37,074	San PascualDolores, Eastern Samar	505	about 31	about 16.39 km²	−5.87% a year	Rural
37,075	Santa TeresitaGuinayangan, Quezon	505	about 83	about 6.06 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
37,076	Santo DomingoCamaligan, Camarines Sur	505	about 9,674	about 0.0522 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
37,077	SulonganPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	505	about 123	about 4.11 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
37,078	VillakapaSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	505	about 213	about 2.37 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
37,079	ArububJones, Isabela	504	about 135	about 3.72 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
37,080	Bangon ProperBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	504	about 1,096	about 0.46 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
37,081	Barangay 878Manila	504	about 22,400	about 0.0225 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
37,082	Cabaroan LaudVigan City, Ilocos Sur	504	about 1,212	about 0.416 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
37,083	DipangitJones, Isabela	504	about 92	about 5.48 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
37,084	DivisoriaDimasalang, Masbate	504	about 98	about 5.16 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
37,085	GolingDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	504	about 190	about 2.65 km²	−4.36% a year	Rural
37,086	MacasitasPio Duran, Albay	504	about 217	about 2.32 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
37,087	MalpagSan Miguel, Leyte	504	about 205	about 2.46 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
37,088	MasagaRapu-Rapu, Albay	504	about 385	about 1.31 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
37,089	MasayaPitogo, Quezon	504	about 7,850	about 0.0642 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
37,090	New GingoogEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	504	about 58	about 8.63 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
37,091	PalanasGandara, Samar	504	about 467	about 1.08 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
37,092	PansaganBaybay City, Leyte	504	about 155	about 3.26 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
37,093	Poblacion EastNagbukel, Ilocos Sur	504	about 144	about 3.49 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
37,094	QuibalDelfin Albano, Isabela	504	about 1,570	about 0.321 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
37,095	Sacuyya SurSanta, Ilocos Sur	504	about 571	about 0.882 km²	−1.55% a year	Urban
37,096	San Isidro SurLagonoy, Camarines Sur	504	about 3,452	about 0.146 km²	−6.60% a year	Rural
37,097	AguinaldoCatarman, Northern Samar	503	about 227	about 2.22 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
37,098	BajeLeon, Iloilo	503	about 437	about 1.15 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
37,099	BambanBoac, Marinduque	503	about 498	about 1.01 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
37,100	Barangay 530Manila	503	about 19,881	about 0.0253 km²	0.98% a year	Urban

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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