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, 39,051 to 39,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
39,051	MamayLuna, La Union	390	about 429	about 0.909 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
39,052	NalihuganGandara, Samar	390	about 21	about 18.21 km²	4.78% a year	Rural
39,053	San JuanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur	390	about 124	about 3.14 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
39,054	San RoqueKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	390	about 133	about 2.94 km²	4.47% a year	Rural
39,055	San VicenteVillaba, Leyte	390	about 215	about 1.81 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
39,056	Sangladan Pob.Paoay, Ilocos Norte	390	about 5,508	about 0.0708 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
39,057	TimbaSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte	390	about 269	about 1.45 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
39,058	AcaciaCatarman, Northern Samar	389	about 3,740	about 0.104 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
39,059	Binalayan EastMaripipi, Biliran	389	about 215	about 1.81 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
39,060	BokiawanKiangan, Ifugao	389	about 36	about 10.87 km²	−2.59% a year	Rural
39,061	CamadaBorongan City, Eastern Samar	389	about 71	about 5.50 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
39,062	GuisianTigbauan, Iloilo	389	about 552	about 0.705 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
39,063	HinugacanGandara, Samar	389	about 112	about 3.46 km²	3.28% a year	Rural
39,064	NagsingcaoanGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur	389	about 644	about 0.604 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
39,065	PantarKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	389	about 124	about 3.13 km²	−4.77% a year	Rural
39,066	PuntanaSilago, Southern Leyte	389	about 23	about 17.24 km²	4.64% a year	Rural
39,067	Santo RosarioMolave, Zamboanga del Sur	389	about 103	about 3.77 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
39,068	SawangBuenavista, Guimaras	389	about 512	about 0.76 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
39,069	TilisBato, Catanduanes	389	about 385	about 1.01 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
39,070	AmayongSan Dionisio, Iloilo	388	about 422	about 0.919 km²	−4.97% a year	Rural
39,071	Barangay ISan Luis, Aurora	388	about 2,109	about 0.184 km²	−3.44% a year	Rural
39,072	BonifacioCatubig, Northern Samar	388	about 124	about 3.12 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
39,073	CatugasanLila, Bohol	388	about 709	about 0.547 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
39,074	Danlagan BatisGuinayangan, Quezon	388	about 92	about 4.23 km²	4.81% a year	Rural
39,075	LangcaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	388	about 91	about 4.28 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
39,076	QuimmallogongSinait, Ilocos Sur	388	about 268	about 1.45 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
39,077	SalicapawanKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	388	about 218	about 1.78 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
39,078	San MiguelMahinog, Camiguin	388	about 260	about 1.49 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
39,079	SapaBayang, Lanao del Sur	388	about 2,962	about 0.131 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
39,080	SugbaySurigao City, Surigao del Norte	388	about 447	about 0.868 km²	−8.19% a year	Rural
39,081	TabongtabongSibalom, Antique	388	about 103	about 3.78 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
39,082	Abang-abangAlimodian, Iloilo	387	about 454	about 0.853 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
39,083	BalabagCabatuan, Iloilo	387	about 346	about 1.12 km²	−3.96% a year	Rural
39,084	BandiDonsol, Sorsogon	387	about 143	about 2.70 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
39,085	Barangay 660Manila	387	about 6,837	about 0.0566 km²	3.74% a year	Urban
39,086	Barangay IBaler, Aurora	387	about 6,862	about 0.0564 km²	−6.58% a year	Rural
39,087	CalantiaoBobon, Northern Samar	387	about 87	about 4.46 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
39,088	Dating BayanSanta Cruz, Marinduque	387	about 81	about 4.79 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
39,089	DingleMiagao, Iloilo	387	about 2,174	about 0.178 km²	−2.33% a year	Rural
39,090	GuyoLas Navas, Northern Samar	387	about 180	about 2.15 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
39,091	HañibMahatao, Batanes	387	about 428	about 0.905 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
39,092	MagsaysayJavier, Leyte	387	about 166	about 2.33 km²	3.52% a year	Rural
39,093	MaylobeParanas, Samar	387	about 57	about 6.76 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
39,094	NadacpanOras, Eastern Samar	387	about 105	about 3.69 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
39,095	NagsuloCardona, Rizal	387	about 444	about 0.871 km²	8.35% a year	Rural
39,096	NgosoGandara, Samar	387	about 561	about 0.69 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
39,097	OsmeñaViga, Catanduanes	387	about 320	about 1.21 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
39,098	PatagBurauen, Leyte	387	about 65	about 5.96 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
39,099	Santa CeciliaCalauag, Quezon	387	about 59	about 6.53 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
39,100	ZamoraDinalupihan, Bataan	387	about 20,262	about 0.0191 km²	0.95% 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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