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, 37,901 to 37,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
37,901	Poblacion Barangay 7Talisay, Batangas	458	about 16,534	about 0.0277 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
37,902	San FernandoBanaue, Ifugao	458	about 109	about 4.22 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
37,903	San VicenteCalabanga, Camarines Sur	458	about 3,635	about 0.126 km²	−3.44% a year	Rural
37,904	San VicenteLidlidda, Ilocos Sur	458	about 74	about 6.23 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
37,905	Sumadel 2Tinglayan, Kalinga	458	about 56	about 8.23 km²	−2.86% a year	Rural
37,906	Upper AtokFlora, Apayao	458	about 8	about 60.78 km²	9.90% a year	Rural
37,907	Bagong SikatLupi, Camarines Sur	457	about 103	about 4.44 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
37,908	BeletKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	457	about 32	about 14.25 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
37,909	Carmelo IISan Remigio, Antique	457	about 115	about 3.98 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
37,910	CasulonganJavier, Leyte	457	about 598	about 0.764 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
37,911	Hibaca-anSan Jose De Buan, Samar	457	about 10	about 44.67 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
37,912	LayuganPagsanjan, Laguna	457	about 397	about 1.15 km²	9.25% a year	Rural
37,913	Lubi-lubiLa Paz, Leyte	457	about 2,626	about 0.174 km²	−5.90% a year	Rural
37,914	MabbangRizal, Cagayan	457	about 293	about 1.56 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
37,915	ManampunayLeon, Iloilo	457	about 226	about 2.02 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
37,916	MatangladMilagros, Masbate	457	about 17	about 27.56 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
37,917	Santa CruzLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte	457	about 149	about 3.06 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
37,918	SawangDimiao, Bohol	457	about 1,117	about 0.409 km²	−3.00% a year	Rural
37,919	TalingaTarangnan, Samar	457	about 148	about 3.09 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
37,920	TapaeCalbayog City, Samar	457	about 160	about 2.85 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
37,921	ViejoPagsanghan, Samar	457	about 8,672	about 0.0527 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
37,922	AmagaLiloan, Southern Leyte	456	about 353	about 1.29 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
37,923	Bag-ong BaroySominot, Zamboanga del Sur	456	about 70	about 6.49 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
37,924	Banabahin IbabaLopez, Quezon	456	about 275	about 1.66 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
37,925	BanuyoMercedes, Eastern Samar	456	about 599	about 0.761 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
37,926	Barangay IIIBauan, Batangas	456	about 1,781	about 0.256 km²	−3.45% a year	Urban
37,927	BignayLobo, Batangas	456	about 79	about 5.78 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
37,928	BongtodLa Paz, Leyte	456	about 180	about 2.53 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
37,929	CamangaSalcedo, Eastern Samar	456	about 131	about 3.47 km²	−3.89% a year	Rural
37,930	CambadbadMatag-Ob, Leyte	456	about 67	about 6.82 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
37,931	CambianAgutaya, Palawan	456	about 239	about 1.91 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
37,932	CarbonDanao, Bohol	456	about 92	about 4.94 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
37,933	GacabMalibcong, Abra	456	about 12	about 38.69 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
37,934	Gimiranat EastLa Paz, Leyte	456	about 314	about 1.45 km²	−5.05% a year	Rural
37,935	J. RizalSiniloan, Laguna	456	about 35,906	about 0.0127 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
37,936	KahirupanIloilo City, Iloilo	456	about 15,150	about 0.0301 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
37,937	La EsperanzaPresident Roxas, Cotabato	456	about 231	about 1.97 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
37,938	Lahong InteriorBaleno, Masbate	456	about 61	about 7.49 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
37,939	LapaanCalbayog City, Samar	456	about 79	about 5.75 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
37,940	MabuhayTorrijos, Marinduque	456	about 198	about 2.30 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
37,941	Malapoc SurMaasin City, Southern Leyte	456	about 281	about 1.62 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
37,942	NamurabodBuhi, Camarines Sur	456	about 97	about 4.69 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
37,943	PaninaanBacarra, Ilocos Norte	456	about 113	about 4.03 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
37,944	RizalNaguilian, Isabela	456	about 49	about 9.34 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
37,945	Santo Cristo IBacarra, Ilocos Norte	456	about 3,648	about 0.125 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
37,946	SiotesTuburan, Cebu	456	about 94	about 4.86 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
37,947	TanawanLupi, Camarines Sur	456	about 143	about 3.20 km²	−3.10% a year	Rural
37,948	Zone IIMurcia, Negros Occidental	456	about 6,746	about 0.0676 km²	−1.85% a year	Urban
37,949	BagsakanAlimodian, Iloilo	455	about 455	about 1.00 km²	−2.97% a year	Rural
37,950	Catacdegan ViejoManabo, Abra	455	about 361	about 1.26 km²	−0.52% 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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