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, 39,501 to 39,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
39,501	MabayagGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur	361	about 282	about 1.28 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
39,502	MagkakaibiganPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	361	about 6,505	about 0.0555 km²	4.46% a year	Urban
39,503	PacogonSan Miguel, Catanduanes	361	about 54	about 6.67 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
39,504	Palta BigVirac, Catanduanes	361	about 337	about 1.07 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
39,505	PawaLagangilang, Abra	361	about 158	about 2.29 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
39,506	PlaridelHinundayan, Southern Leyte	361	about 278	about 1.30 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
39,507	QuibradaPlacer, Masbate	361	about 1,473	about 0.245 km²	3.88% a year	Rural
39,508	SulsuguinNagcarlan, Laguna	361	about 325	about 1.11 km²	5.74% a year	Rural
39,509	TigunhaoLaua-An, Antique	361	about 228	about 1.58 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
39,510	AbaquidDanglas, Abra	360	about 110	about 3.28 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
39,511	Barangay 2General Luna, Quezon	360	about 11,726	about 0.0307 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
39,512	BisitahanTarangnan, Samar	360	about 420	about 0.858 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
39,513	Ilayang PalsabangonPagbilao, Quezon	360	about 15	about 24.00 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
39,514	KagbanaBurauen, Leyte	360	about 23	about 15.98 km²	4.14% a year	Rural
39,515	KumaludkudCalauag, Quezon	360	about 203	about 1.77 km²	4.81% a year	Rural
39,516	LumobangSan Juan, Abra	360	about 412	about 0.873 km²	−3.63% a year	Rural
39,517	MabitbitnongSanto Niño, Cagayan	360	about 145	about 2.49 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
39,518	NabataanBinuangan, Misamis Oriental	360	about 235	about 1.53 km²	5.76% a year	Rural
39,519	PanutoPandan, Catanduanes	360	about 102	about 3.52 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
39,520	Punta TarawalCalabanga, Camarines Sur	360	about 203	about 1.77 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
39,521	RizalGamu, Isabela	360	about 207	about 1.74 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
39,522	SingayMadalag, Aklan	360	about 156	about 2.31 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
39,523	TagaytayAnini-Y, Antique	360	about 148	about 2.43 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
39,524	Barangay 120Pasay City	359	about 11,361	about 0.0316 km²	1.89% a year	Urban
39,525	Barangay 5Cuenca, Batangas	359	about 5,188	about 0.0692 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
39,526	BoroborGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur	359	about 315	about 1.14 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
39,527	CabarambananSinait, Ilocos Sur	359	about 244	about 1.47 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
39,528	CatandunganonMercedes, Camarines Norte	359	about 74	about 4.83 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
39,529	Coyugan SurLeon, Iloilo	359	about 292	about 1.23 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
39,530	DicaroyanDivilacan, Isabela	359	about 10	about 37.08 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
39,531	GanaseLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte	359	about 119	about 3.01 km²	−2.27% a year	Rural
39,532	HeleneLoreto, Dinagat Islands	359	about 145	about 2.47 km²	4.82% a year	Rural
39,533	Ibabang OwainSampaloc, Quezon	359	about 172	about 2.09 km²	6.79% a year	Rural
39,534	MasaroyCalinog, Iloilo	359	about 77	about 4.65 km²	−3.02% a year	Rural
39,535	MercedesJiabong, Samar	359	about 70	about 5.16 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
39,536	MinayutanFamy, Laguna	359	about 547	about 0.656 km²	4.99% a year	Rural
39,537	San Isidro AltoSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	359	about 167	about 2.15 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
39,538	San JoaquinPanganiban, Catanduanes	359	about 10,113	about 0.0355 km²	−2.68% a year	Rural
39,539	Santa MonicaManjuyod, Negros Oriental	359	about 386	about 0.931 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
39,540	TubodacuLoon, Bohol	359	about 142	about 2.52 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
39,541	Villa Jesus EsteAlabat, Quezon	359	about 248	about 1.45 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
39,542	Bagong KauswaganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur	358	about 140	about 2.55 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
39,543	Barangay No. 4 PoblacionSan Julian, Eastern Samar	358	about 3,034	about 0.118 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
39,544	EbarleJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur	358	about 78	about 4.58 km²	−8.35% a year	Rural
39,545	GuibuanganMina, Iloilo	358	about 1,032	about 0.347 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
39,546	LangkaDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	358	about 39	about 9.12 km²	3.59% a year	Rural
39,547	MaculiwPanganiban, Catanduanes	358	about 100	about 3.59 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
39,548	MalbogMagallanes, Sorsogon	358	about 40	about 8.99 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
39,549	SinippilCauayan City, Isabela	358	about 119	about 3.02 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
39,550	Bagong Pag-AsaFamy, Laguna	357	about 35,347	about 0.0101 km²	2.28% 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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