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, 39,201 to 39,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
39,201	RadiwanIvana, Batanes	381	about 85	about 4.48 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
39,202	San RamonBarbaza, Antique	381	about 241	about 1.58 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
39,203	San VicenteCorcuera, Romblon	381	about 252	about 1.51 km²	−5.90% a year	Rural
39,204	AlegriaJulita, Leyte	380	about 186	about 2.04 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
39,205	BakingBayog, Zamboanga del Sur	380	about 238	about 1.60 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
39,206	MahayahayBaybay City, Leyte	380	about 177	about 2.15 km²	3.97% a year	Rural
39,207	MapantaoBayang, Lanao del Sur	380	about 900	about 0.422 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
39,208	PatongBayang, Lanao del Sur	380	about 541	about 0.702 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
39,209	SallacapoSinait, Ilocos Sur	380	about 257	about 1.48 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
39,210	San GabrielMauban, Quezon	380	about 58	about 6.56 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
39,211	Tap-ocIloilo City, Iloilo	380	about 6,281	about 0.0605 km²	1.58% a year	Urban
39,212	UgpongLoboc, Bohol	380	about 545	about 0.697 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
39,213	Upper PotonganConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	380	about 94	about 4.05 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
39,214	AnasCalauag, Quezon	379	about 22	about 17.36 km²	−3.14% a year	Rural
39,215	Cabaon-anOrmoc City, Leyte	379	about 118	about 3.20 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
39,216	Central East No. 1Bangar, La Union	379	about 3,936	about 0.0963 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
39,217	Del RosarioTagkawayan, Quezon	379	about 33	about 11.44 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
39,218	DimasalansanDivilacan, Isabela	379	about 32	about 11.98 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
39,219	DionelaCaluya, Antique	379	about 70	about 5.41 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
39,220	GaliciaMadalag, Aklan	379	about 92	about 4.13 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
39,221	MagsaysayJipapad, Eastern Samar	379	about 41	about 9.24 km²	3.38% a year	Rural
39,222	NayawanTapaz, Capiz	379	about 26	about 14.44 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
39,223	PalanasLas Navas, Northern Samar	379	about 56	about 6.74 km²	−9.17% a year	Rural
39,224	PoblacionCalubian, Leyte	379	about 11,734	about 0.0323 km²	3.76% a year	Rural
39,225	RivillaBato, Leyte	379	about 168	about 2.25 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
39,226	San PabloIlagan City, Isabela	379	about 149	about 2.54 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
39,227	Santo NiñoBato, Leyte	379	about 159	about 2.39 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
39,228	Canta-ubSierra Bullones, Bohol	378	about 120	about 3.15 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
39,229	ConantVillareal, Samar	378	about 27	about 14.01 km²	4.39% a year	Rural
39,230	CunsadAlimodian, Iloilo	378	about 189	about 2.00 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
39,231	DigahunganDagami, Leyte	378	about 374	about 1.01 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
39,232	GumubatQuezon, Quezon	378	about 154	about 2.46 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
39,233	MabayawasLibon, Albay	378	about 318	about 1.19 km²	−4.70% a year	Rural
39,234	MaputiMaslog, Eastern Samar	378	about 33	about 11.58 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
39,235	MarnaySinait, Ilocos Sur	378	about 212	about 1.78 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
39,236	MatalaoDumanjug, Cebu	378	about 100	about 3.79 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
39,237	Pili 1, 2, 3Hamtic, Antique	378	about 84	about 4.52 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
39,238	President RoxasGiporlos, Eastern Samar	378	about 23	about 16.56 km²	3.84% a year	Rural
39,239	Santo NiñoHilongos, Leyte	378	about 86	about 4.39 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
39,240	TugayaLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur	378	about 88	about 4.32 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
39,241	AgtumanLambunao, Iloilo	377	about 273	about 1.38 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
39,242	Barangay 142Pasay City	377	about 32,783	about 0.0115 km²	4.17% a year	Urban
39,243	BauiAngadanan, Isabela	377	about 246	about 1.53 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
39,244	CasiliSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	377	about 317	about 1.19 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
39,245	DoronganLingayen, Pangasinan	377	about 609	about 0.619 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
39,246	HitawosBontoc, Southern Leyte	377	about 48	about 7.92 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
39,247	LanipgaTangalan, Aklan	377	about 49	about 7.64 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
39,248	LourdesDonsol, Sorsogon	377	about 67	about 5.62 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
39,249	Matin-aoBurauen, Leyte	377	about 41	about 9.24 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
39,250	MenteringOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	377	about 387	about 0.973 km²	4.09% 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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