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.

Region: All

Sort: Most people

Sort

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, 39,851 to 39,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
39,851	MercadoBasey, Samar	336	about 11,313	about 0.0297 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
39,852	MiramarVillareal, Samar	336	about 8,528	about 0.0394 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
39,853	NalbuMayoyao, Ifugao	336	about 40	about 8.38 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
39,854	Pag-AsaMacalelon, Quezon	336	about 16,634	about 0.0202 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
39,855	PalmeraLaoang, Northern Samar	336	about 39	about 8.67 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
39,856	PusonganMotiong, Samar	336	about 85	about 3.96 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
39,857	Sogod-SimamlaVirac, Catanduanes	336	about 97	about 3.45 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
39,858	TaccongSagada, Mountain Province	336	about 166	about 2.02 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
39,859	Tongo-BantigueSiruma, Camarines Sur	336	about 59	about 5.74 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
39,860	AnggacanTanudan, Kalinga	335	about 58	about 5.81 km²	6.36% a year	Rural
39,861	Barangay 19Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	335	about 3,556	about 0.0942 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
39,862	Barangay IVigan City, Ilocos Sur	335	about 1,754	about 0.191 km²	−3.76% a year	Urban
39,863	BayawasPilar, Sorsogon	335	about 146	about 2.29 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
39,864	Mabanengbeng 2ndBacnotan, La Union	335	about 574	about 0.584 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
39,865	MacasinMauban, Quezon	335	about 73	about 4.58 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
39,866	MalibongMangatarem, Pangasinan	335	about 22	about 15.49 km²	3.26% a year	Rural
39,867	MalunecMangatarem, Pangasinan	335	about 143	about 2.35 km²	−4.45% a year	Rural
39,868	MaybogCalbayog City, Samar	335	about 148	about 2.27 km²	5.12% a year	Rural
39,869	PalanyogonCatbalogan City, Samar	335	about 66	about 5.10 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
39,870	Purok 3San Joaquin, Iloilo	335	about 1,772	about 0.189 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
39,871	QuinagasanPitogo, Quezon	335	about 43	about 7.72 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
39,872	San RoqueMaslog, Eastern Samar	335	about 18	about 19.04 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
39,873	SuysuyanLidlidda, Ilocos Sur	335	about 590	about 0.568 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
39,874	TagwakBoac, Marinduque	335	about 512	about 0.654 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
39,875	TogbongonGarcia Hernandez, Bohol	335	about 190	about 1.76 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
39,876	Villa LaurenciaSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	335	about 515	about 0.65 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
39,877	AgosaisLagonoy, Camarines Sur	334	about 35	about 9.57 km²	−3.65% a year	Rural
39,878	AltavistaBaybay City, Leyte	334	about 43	about 7.69 km²	−2.80% a year	Rural
39,879	BacawanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur	334	about 95	about 3.53 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
39,880	GayamTaft, Eastern Samar	334	about 77	about 4.31 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
39,881	Jose A. RoñoCalbayog City, Samar	334	about 304	about 1.10 km²	−6.70% a year	Rural
39,882	NagaQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	334	about 127	about 2.63 km²	−4.00% a year	Rural
39,883	SampoangonCalape, Bohol	334	about 140	about 2.38 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
39,884	San Francisco MabuhaySogod, Southern Leyte	334	about 19	about 17.82 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
39,885	SegundaEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	334	about 11	about 31.21 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
39,886	TalahibNagcarlan, Laguna	334	about 45	about 7.50 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
39,887	CanvaisMotiong, Samar	333	about 51	about 6.49 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
39,888	Gamay Occidental IGamay, Northern Samar	333	about 6,782	about 0.0491 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
39,889	KalabuanEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	333	about 14	about 24.58 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
39,890	MurallonBoac, Marinduque	333	about 2,220	about 0.15 km²	−4.30% a year	Urban
39,891	NasirumMina, Iloilo	333	about 427	about 0.78 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
39,892	Pag-Asa Ng Bayan Pob.Paluan, Occidental Mindoro	333	about 9,794	about 0.034 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
39,893	PalambragGandara, Samar	333	about 38	about 8.83 km²	6.81% a year	Rural
39,894	QuezonBagamanoc, Catanduanes	333	about 50	about 6.69 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
39,895	San AntonioClaveria, Cagayan	333	about 424	about 0.785 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
39,896	Santa RosaLopez, Quezon	333	about 171	about 1.95 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
39,897	TugayaAloran, Misamis Occidental	333	about 132	about 2.53 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
39,898	AgawaBesao, Mountain Province	332	about 91	about 3.66 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
39,899	Barangay No. 5 PoblacionSan Julian, Eastern Samar	332	about 7,849	about 0.0423 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
39,900	BungaNagcarlan, Laguna	332	about 332	about 1.00 km²	−4.77% 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.

Report a mistake on this page: write to hello@scene.ph with the page address.