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, 37,851 to 37,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
37,851	MainitMaco, Davao de Oro	460	about 106	about 4.32 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
37,852	PanayuranCalbiga, Samar	460	about 150	about 3.06 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
37,853	PuspusBantay, Ilocos Sur	460	about 513	about 0.897 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
37,854	SalvacionJovellar, Albay	460	about 153	about 3.00 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
37,855	San Jose Pob.Paluan, Occidental Mindoro	460	about 3,382	about 0.136 km²	−5.72% a year	Rural
37,856	SarayPakil, Laguna	460	about 31	about 14.98 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
37,857	TalisayCalape, Bohol	460	about 430	about 1.07 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
37,858	Villa ElioPatnongon, Antique	460	about 127	about 3.62 km²	3.22% a year	Rural
37,859	BanahaoBontoc, Southern Leyte	459	about 73	about 6.29 km²	4.18% a year	Rural
37,860	BandrilNagbukel, Ilocos Sur	459	about 58	about 7.90 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
37,861	Barangay 329Manila	459	about 27,988	about 0.0164 km²	1.07% a year	Urban
37,862	Barangay 359Manila	459	about 23,782	about 0.0193 km²	2.74% a year	Urban
37,863	Barangay 8Batangas City, Batangas	459	about 14,389	about 0.0319 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
37,864	BoodMaribojoc, Bohol	459	about 175	about 2.63 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
37,865	BuenavistaAlabat, Quezon	459	about 353	about 1.30 km²	−3.78% a year	Rural
37,866	CangmangkiEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor	459	about 140	about 3.27 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
37,867	Coline-DalagAlimodian, Iloilo	459	about 212	about 2.17 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
37,868	CubcubMayantoc, Tarlac	459	about 222	about 2.07 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
37,869	Datu Ma-asTaraka, Lanao del Sur	459	about 7,819	about 0.0587 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
37,870	GuibwanganCatubig, Northern Samar	459	about 323	about 1.42 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
37,871	KolotMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur	459	about 376	about 1.22 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
37,872	LablabigClaveria, Cagayan	459	about 224	about 2.05 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
37,873	LintumGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur	459	about 93	about 4.95 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
37,874	Mansa-ilaoLingig, Surigao del Sur	459	about 97	about 4.74 km²	−3.13% a year	Rural
37,875	MapgapTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	459	about 1,145	about 0.401 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
37,876	MasicalSanto Niño, Cagayan	459	about 53	about 8.70 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
37,877	PadangitanDanglas, Abra	459	about 5,072	about 0.0905 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
37,878	Poblacion 14Taal, Batangas	459	about 8,500	about 0.054 km²	−1.89% a year	Rural
37,879	San Pedro IslandHinunangan, Southern Leyte	459	about 302	about 1.52 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
37,880	TabunacanMiagao, Iloilo	459	about 564	about 0.814 km²	−2.22% a year	Rural
37,881	TalbocMayoyao, Ifugao	459	about 75	about 6.15 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
37,882	TigboboloCulasi, Antique	459	about 252	about 1.82 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
37,883	WegguamSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	459	about 89	about 5.16 km²	−6.56% a year	Rural
37,884	BahayAbuyog, Leyte	458	about 152	about 3.02 km²	7.18% a year	Rural
37,885	BalintongaAloran, Misamis Occidental	458	about 76	about 6.00 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
37,886	BanaoBanaue, Ifugao	458	about 23	about 19.83 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
37,887	Barangay No. 2San Policarpo, Eastern Samar	458	about 3,444	about 0.133 km²	3.30% a year	Rural
37,888	BenguetEchague, Isabela	458	about 21	about 21.33 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
37,889	Biasong IAlmagro, Samar	458	about 259	about 1.77 km²	−2.22% a year	Rural
37,890	BinataganBasud, Camarines Norte	458	about 53	about 8.72 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
37,891	BontayCalbayog City, Samar	458	about 228	about 2.01 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
37,892	BuenasuertePalanas, Masbate	458	about 57	about 8.01 km²	−2.18% a year	Rural
37,893	CabaruyanDaguioman, Abra	458	about 72	about 6.36 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
37,894	CanlabianAnahawan, Southern Leyte	458	about 260	about 1.76 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
37,895	CatarataraanMangatarem, Pangasinan	458	about 237	about 1.93 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
37,896	GoranAmulung, Cagayan	458	about 94	about 4.87 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
37,897	IpilSan Fernando, Masbate	458	about 179	about 2.56 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
37,898	LatazonLaua-An, Antique	458	about 103	about 4.46 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
37,899	Lourdes Subdivision, LowerBaguio City, Benguet	458	about 15,631	about 0.0293 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
37,900	PantocSan Isidro, Abra	458	about 205	about 2.23 km²	−0.67% 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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