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, 38,751 to 38,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
38,751	IbagBarugo, Leyte	407	about 77	about 5.26 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
38,752	MaglipadCalauag, Quezon	407	about 47	about 8.71 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
38,753	MaligayaCalauag, Quezon	407	about 67	about 6.05 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
38,754	PanaghiusaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur	407	about 170	about 2.39 km²	−6.26% a year	Rural
38,755	PatongPastrana, Leyte	407	about 230	about 1.77 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
38,756	Pogon-AniatMangatarem, Pangasinan	407	about 204	about 2.00 km²	4.78% a year	Rural
38,757	ReppaacCabugao, Ilocos Sur	407	about 384	about 1.06 km²	8.02% a year	Rural
38,758	RizalSan Antonio, Zambales	407	about 4,170	about 0.0976 km²	−2.69% a year	Urban
38,759	SalandaSipocot, Camarines Sur	407	about 253	about 1.61 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
38,760	SamlagueLeon, Iloilo	407	about 242	about 1.68 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
38,761	Santa LuciaLopez, Quezon	407	about 422	about 0.964 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
38,762	Santo NiñoMauban, Quezon	407	about 34	about 12.12 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
38,763	VictoryAngadanan, Isabela	407	about 117	about 3.47 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
38,764	Villa Jesus WesteAlabat, Quezon	407	about 88	about 4.61 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
38,765	AlmariaAnda, Bohol	406	about 68	about 5.99 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
38,766	Bag-otanMatuguinao, Samar	406	about 195	about 2.08 km²	9.99% a year	Rural
38,767	Barangay 614Manila	406	about 24,458	about 0.0166 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
38,768	Barangay 886Manila	406	about 18,125	about 0.0224 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
38,769	Bayag SurLeon, Iloilo	406	about 552	about 0.735 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
38,770	BaybayBasey, Samar	406	about 8,638	about 0.047 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
38,771	BinarsangReina Mercedes, Isabela	406	about 150	about 2.70 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
38,772	CabangahanMadalag, Aklan	406	about 242	about 1.68 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
38,773	CanbagticCalbiga, Samar	406	about 96	about 4.23 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
38,774	Libo-on GonzalesGuimbal, Iloilo	406	about 8,547	about 0.0475 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
38,775	Libod IILibmanan, Camarines Sur	406	about 3,355	about 0.121 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
38,776	MayagOas, Albay	406	about 93	about 4.36 km²	−2.49% a year	Rural
38,777	MontericoBaybay City, Leyte	406	about 39	about 10.40 km²	−3.15% a year	Rural
38,778	MoroponrosOas, Albay	406	about 46	about 8.74 km²	8.05% a year	Rural
38,779	Old TaligueAbuyog, Leyte	406	about 38	about 10.71 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
38,780	Pag-AsaKalayaan, Palawan	406	about 1,010	about 0.402 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
38,781	Poblacion Zone 15Baybay City, Leyte	406	about 12,192	about 0.0333 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
38,782	SabangNaval, Biliran	406	about 462	about 0.878 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
38,783	San PascualCatarman, Northern Samar	406	about 37	about 11.10 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
38,784	SibayBanton, Romblon	406	about 372	about 1.09 km²	4.72% a year	Rural
38,785	SolongCamalig, Albay	406	about 347	about 1.17 km²	−5.28% a year	Rural
38,786	AbihaoBaras, Catanduanes	405	about 212	about 1.91 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
38,787	AguadaRosario, Northern Samar	405	about 161	about 2.52 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
38,788	AnahawanTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	405	about 541	about 0.749 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
38,789	BarasDonsol, Sorsogon	405	about 291	about 1.39 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
38,790	BusayMercedes, Eastern Samar	405	about 225	about 1.80 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
38,791	CabuusanCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	405	about 137	about 2.95 km²	5.26% a year	Rural
38,792	DalupaPasil, Kalinga	405	about 272	about 1.49 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
38,793	GaldangPasil, Kalinga	405	about 11	about 35.82 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
38,794	MahangcaoCalbiga, Samar	405	about 26	about 15.53 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
38,795	Oaqui No. 2Luna, La Union	405	about 1,013	about 0.40 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
38,796	OgbacBoac, Marinduque	405	about 72	about 5.60 km²	−3.01% a year	Rural
38,797	PandolCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	405	about 7	about 57.59 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
38,798	PanecienAurora, Isabela	405	about 203	about 2.00 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
38,799	Santa CruzSibagat, Agusan del Sur	405	about 24	about 17.17 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
38,800	Sinang-AtanMatnog, Sorsogon	405	about 654	about 0.619 km²	−0.53% 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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