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, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Cogon Ramos^{[7, 8]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 14,075 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mayapa, −13.70% a year.

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, 3,801 to 3,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,801	Upper KlinanPolomolok, South Cotabato	5,326	about 341	about 15.61 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
3,802	SumilihonButuan City, Agusan del Norte	5,325	about 621	about 8.57 km²	1.84% a year	Urban
3,803	AluaSan Isidro, Nueva Ecija	5,324	about 2,716	about 1.96 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
3,804	BaayLingayen, Pangasinan	5,324	about 2,032	about 2.62 km²	−2.11% a year	Urban
3,805	PinagkaisahanMakati City	5,323	about 33,904	about 0.157 km²	2.98% a year	Urban
3,806	San VicenteBaao, Camarines Sur	5,322	about 6,048	about 0.88 km²	3.75% a year	Urban
3,807	Barangay 187Pasay City	5,321	about 222,636	about 0.0239 km²	3.40% a year	Urban
3,808	PoblacionTabuelan, Cebu	5,321	about 750	about 7.09 km²	−0.42% a year	Urban
3,809	Rosary Heights IICotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	5,321	about 22,079	about 0.241 km²	4.66% a year	Urban
3,810	San RoqueIligan City, Lanao del Norte	5,321	about 2,908	about 1.83 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
3,811	Anahaw ISilang, Cavite	5,320	about 63,033	about 0.0844 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
3,812	BantogonKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat	5,320	about 254	about 20.96 km²	−0.37% a year	Urban
3,813	Bgy. 61 - MaslogLegazpi City, Albay	5,320	about 833	about 6.39 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
3,814	CalumpangTayabas City, Quezon	5,320	about 767	about 6.94 km²	−0.46% a year	Urban
3,815	Pahina CentralCebu City, Cebu	5,320	about 20,541	about 0.259 km²	−1.39% a year	Urban
3,816	Guiset NorteSan Manuel, Pangasinan	5,319	about 1,597	about 3.33 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
3,817	Northern PoblacionSan Francisco, Cebu	5,317	about 1,019	about 5.22 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
3,818	PadolinaGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	5,317	about 3,109	about 1.71 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
3,819	San NicolasDon Carlos, Bukidnon	5,315	about 412	about 12.91 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
3,820	Barangay 1Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	5,313	about 14,799	about 0.359 km²	−0.49% a year	Urban
3,821	IlayaGlan, Sarangani	5,313	about 926	about 5.74 km²	3.70% a year	Urban
3,822	Libsong WestLingayen, Pangasinan	5,313	about 5,060	about 1.05 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
3,823	CabitanMandaon, Masbate	5,311	about 191	about 27.87 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
3,824	Bgy. No. 1, San LorenzoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	5,310	about 4,538	about 1.17 km²	−0.66% a year	Urban
3,825	Poblacion SouthOton, Iloilo	5,310	about 7,867	about 0.675 km²	−0.76% a year	Urban
3,826	Barangay IIlog, Negros Occidental	5,309	about 2,641	about 2.01 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
3,827	LanaoDaanbantayan, Cebu	5,309	about 709	about 7.49 km²	5.43% a year	Urban
3,828	Santo RosarioIba, Zambales	5,307	about 6,718	about 0.79 km²	4.79% a year	Urban
3,829	TiniwisanButuan City, Agusan del Norte	5,305	about 912	about 5.82 km²	6.68% a year	Urban
3,830	TeneguibanEl Nido, Palawan	5,304	about 111	about 47.64 km²	0.83% a year	Urban
3,831	Limaha Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	5,302	about 9,570	about 0.554 km²	−1.21% a year	Urban
3,832	PoogToledo City, Cebu	5,302	about 1,173	about 4.52 km²	−6.71% a year	Urban
3,833	New DagupanCalintaan, Occidental Mindoro	5,300	about 233	about 22.72 km²	−0.46% a year	Urban
3,834	CarataganPio Duran, Albay	5,299	about 1,518	about 3.49 km²	−1.10% a year	Urban
3,835	Lutucan 1Sariaya, Quezon	5,299	about 1,514	about 3.50 km²	1.59% a year	Urban
3,836	ParianMexico, Pampanga	5,298	about 7,131	about 0.743 km²	−1.97% a year	Urban
3,837	CanioganMalolos City, Bulacan	5,297	about 11,745	about 0.451 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
3,838	San VicenteSanta Ana, Cagayan	5,297	about 96	about 55.33 km²	−1.20% a year	Urban
3,839	CarmenOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	5,295	about 17,889	about 0.296 km²	−2.57% a year	Urban
3,840	PaclasanRoxas, Oriental Mindoro	5,294	about 3,601	about 1.47 km²	0.05% a year	Urban
3,841	RizalSocorro, Surigao del Norte	5,294	about 9,019	about 0.587 km²	1.82% a year	Urban
3,842	San VicenteSablayan, Occidental Mindoro	5,292	about 230	about 23.01 km²	−1.65% a year	Urban
3,843	AlulodIndang, Cavite	5,291	about 1,222	about 4.33 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
3,844	BlensongUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	5,291	about 150	about 35.16 km²	3.74% a year	Urban
3,845	Buhangin Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	5,291	about 3,504	about 1.51 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
3,846	SantorTanauan City, Batangas	5,291	about 1,664	about 3.18 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
3,847	BungsuanDumarao, Capiz	5,290	about 302	about 17.54 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
3,848	ComillasLa Paz, Tarlac	5,289	about 756	about 7.00 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
3,849	AlimangoEscalante City, Negros Occidental	5,288	about 572	about 9.24 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
3,850	GogoEstancia, Iloilo	5,288	about 4,230	about 1.25 km²	7.90% a year	Urban

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: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). 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 adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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