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, 37,651 to 37,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
37,651	SiaySan Miguel, Catanduanes	472	about 112	about 4.22 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
37,652	Bag-ong TabogonTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur	471	about 149	about 3.16 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
37,653	BangaCandoni, Negros Occidental	471	about 17	about 28.13 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
37,654	Barangay 136Caloocan City	471	about 5,414	about 0.087 km²	4.06% a year	Urban
37,655	Barangay 435Manila	471	about 18,256	about 0.0258 km²	−5.34% a year	Urban
37,656	CabugaoDaram, Samar	471	about 325	about 1.45 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
37,657	CambaneCandijay, Bohol	471	about 108	about 4.36 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
37,658	CandulaoGarcia Hernandez, Bohol	471	about 152	about 3.10 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
37,659	HinabayInopacan, Leyte	471	about 137	about 3.43 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
37,660	LangayanMayoyao, Ifugao	471	about 314	about 1.50 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
37,661	Little MargosTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay	471	about 112	about 4.20 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
37,662	MaboloCatarman, Northern Samar	471	about 11,716	about 0.0402 km²	−0.60% a year	Urban
37,663	MalagakitPigkawayan, Cotabato	471	about 90	about 5.26 km²	−4.59% a year	Rural
37,664	MimbuntongGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	471	about 34	about 13.86 km²	−6.20% a year	Rural
37,665	NabunaAloran, Misamis Occidental	471	about 171	about 2.75 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
37,666	San Pablo IslandHinunangan, Southern Leyte	471	about 511	about 0.921 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
37,667	San RoquePayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	471	about 64	about 7.31 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
37,668	Santo RosarioAntequera, Bohol	471	about 296	about 1.59 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
37,669	TagkipDagami, Leyte	471	about 98	about 4.79 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
37,670	Villa BelenQuezon, Quezon	471	about 255	about 1.85 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
37,671	AludasDamulog, Bukidnon	470	about 203	about 2.31 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
37,672	AnahawHindang, Leyte	470	about 172	about 2.74 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
37,673	BayanihanGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte	470	about 41	about 11.43 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
37,674	BininganBatac City, Ilocos Norte	470	about 87	about 5.38 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
37,675	BungroLuna, La Union	470	about 532	about 0.883 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
37,676	CapitulanganGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	470	about 169	about 2.78 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
37,677	CaridadSalcedo, Eastern Samar	470	about 155	about 3.04 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
37,678	DaldaganGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur	470	about 1,224	about 0.384 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
37,679	GabiSipocot, Camarines Sur	470	about 111	about 4.22 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
37,680	GellaPatnongon, Antique	470	about 83	about 5.68 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
37,681	LoclocSan Luis, Batangas	470	about 669	about 0.703 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
37,682	Mag-asoAntequera, Bohol	470	about 370	about 1.27 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
37,683	Nusa-nusaSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi	470	about 144	about 3.26 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
37,684	PantadLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	470	about 132	about 3.55 km²	3.39% a year	Rural
37,685	PasucBadoc, Ilocos Norte	470	about 920	about 0.511 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
37,686	PungponganJones, Isabela	470	about 43	about 10.94 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
37,687	San VicenteDaram, Samar	470	about 435	about 1.08 km²	−4.64% a year	Rural
37,688	SinaitQuirino, Isabela	470	about 127	about 3.70 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
37,689	ValentinaEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	470	about 228	about 2.06 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
37,690	VenturaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	470	about 118	about 3.99 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
37,691	WawaLimay, Bataan	470	about 11,111	about 0.0423 km²	−3.45% a year	Rural
37,692	BaniTinambac, Camarines Sur	469	about 61	about 7.72 km²	−5.47% a year	Rural
37,693	BuenavistaBato, Catanduanes	469	about 188	about 2.50 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
37,694	Cabaluyan 1stMangatarem, Pangasinan	469	about 364	about 1.29 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
37,695	CabibihanTagkawayan, Quezon	469	about 90	about 5.22 km²	−4.97% a year	Rural
37,696	CanorongSamboan, Cebu	469	about 96	about 4.90 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
37,697	GubaCatarman, Northern Samar	469	about 100	about 4.70 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
37,698	IgotPambujan, Northern Samar	469	about 43	about 10.91 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
37,699	ImeldaBurgos, La Union	469	about 281	about 1.67 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
37,700	Poblacion Barangay 3Taft, Eastern Samar	469	about 2,202	about 0.213 km²	1.77% 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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