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, 37,401 to 37,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
37,401	Pambilan NorteAlabat, Quezon	488	about 652	about 0.749 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
37,402	SalvacionBulusan, Sorsogon	488	about 100	about 4.90 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
37,403	SantulanNaic, Cavite	488	about 3,813	about 0.128 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
37,404	TambunanBoac, Marinduque	488	about 57	about 8.57 km²	−3.82% a year	Rural
37,405	Tandang SoraSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	488	about 5,648	about 0.0864 km²	−4.14% a year	Rural
37,406	Tupol CentralCabatuan, Iloilo	488	about 460	about 1.06 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
37,407	YangtaDaram, Samar	488	about 198	about 2.47 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
37,408	AnonangBuenavista, Bohol	487	about 290	about 1.68 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
37,409	BacolodMiagao, Iloilo	487	about 331	about 1.47 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
37,410	Bagaba-oLeyte, Leyte	487	about 77	about 6.33 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
37,411	Barangay 18Cavite City, Cavite	487	about 14,324	about 0.034 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
37,412	Barangay 758Manila	487	about 25,233	about 0.0193 km²	4.90% a year	Urban
37,413	Binongtu-anBasey, Samar	487	about 487	about 0.999 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
37,414	Buadi AmaoTaraka, Lanao del Sur	487	about 62,677	about 0.00777 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
37,415	BuenavistaDueñas, Iloilo	487	about 260	about 1.87 km²	−4.10% a year	Rural
37,416	Cuatro-cuatroDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	487	about 39	about 12.50 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
37,417	DanaoSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte	487	about 64	about 7.65 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
37,418	LacoKabugao, Apayao	487	about 27	about 18.16 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
37,419	Marcial O. RañolaGuinobatan, Albay	487	about 88	about 5.55 km²	−6.17% a year	Rural
37,420	OwakanMahinog, Camiguin	487	about 329	about 1.48 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
37,421	PalagaoJones, Isabela	487	about 219	about 2.22 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
37,422	QuimloongBucay, Abra	487	about 90	about 5.39 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
37,423	SalvacionHinunangan, Southern Leyte	487	about 140	about 3.49 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
37,424	San Isidro IlayaBuenavista, Quezon	487	about 86	about 5.69 km²	3.91% a year	Rural
37,425	San Rafael SurLupi, Camarines Sur	487	about 150	about 3.25 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
37,426	Santo TomasManabo, Abra	487	about 68	about 7.18 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
37,427	Up-uplasSudipen, La Union	487	about 74	about 6.54 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
37,428	Villa HiwasayanGuinayangan, Quezon	487	about 103	about 4.71 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
37,429	BacsayanSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	486	about 279	about 1.74 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
37,430	Barangay 661Manila	486	about 3,951	about 0.123 km²	2.36% a year	Urban
37,431	BirungetSan Fernando City, La Union	486	about 237	about 2.05 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
37,432	BuenavistaLopez, Quezon	486	about 185	about 2.62 km²	6.14% a year	Rural
37,433	BunyaganGandara, Samar	486	about 1,249	about 0.389 km²	5.29% a year	Rural
37,434	CabudburanCalape, Bohol	486	about 166	about 2.93 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
37,435	GeguintaLas Navas, Northern Samar	486	about 150	about 3.23 km²	4.41% a year	Rural
37,436	GuingoyuranDimiao, Bohol	486	about 175	about 2.78 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
37,437	KaumbakanMahatao, Batanes	486	about 130	about 3.74 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
37,438	LamaoBucloc, Abra	486	about 26	about 19.02 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
37,439	LinuanBurgos, La Union	486	about 199	about 2.44 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
37,440	MagalawaPalauig, Zambales	486	about 996	about 0.488 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
37,441	SalvacionLavezares, Northern Samar	486	about 88	about 5.55 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
37,442	San PedroSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	486	about 423	about 1.15 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
37,443	Somiorang BandingunTaraka, Lanao del Sur	486	about 1,112	about 0.437 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
37,444	TalisoyVirac, Catanduanes	486	about 194	about 2.50 km²	−3.83% a year	Rural
37,445	TulaedMayoyao, Ifugao	486	about 153	about 3.17 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
37,446	BacradalEchague, Isabela	485	about 114	about 4.26 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
37,447	BarasTanauan, Leyte	485	about 636	about 0.762 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
37,448	CaagaMalitbog, Southern Leyte	485	about 433	about 1.12 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
37,449	CagutsanSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	485	about 141	about 3.43 km²	8.74% a year	Rural
37,450	CandamiLibmanan, Camarines Sur	485	about 137	about 3.55 km²	1.49% 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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