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Barangays in Sorsogon

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]

Open Sorsogon

Barangays in Sorsogon, at a glance

Barangays: 541^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 845,066^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 33 urban^[4]; 508 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bibincahan^[5]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 22,265 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Osiao^[6]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; about 37.73 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Balogo (Sorsogon East District)^{[5, 7]}; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 2.10% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 189 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Zone II Pob., −0.47% a year.

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.

541 barangays, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Sorsogon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	MarinasSorsogon City, Sorsogon	953	about 400	about 2.38 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
352	CabarbuhanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	952	about 278	about 3.42 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
353	TugasMatnog, Sorsogon	948	about 200	about 4.74 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
354	MercedesPilar, Sorsogon	943	about 252	about 3.74 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
355	NaspiPilar, Sorsogon	942	about 401	about 2.35 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
356	OlandiaBarcelona, Sorsogon	933	about 236	about 3.95 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
357	TinagoJuban, Sorsogon	932	about 194	about 4.80 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
358	Banuang GurangDonsol, Sorsogon	928	about 240	about 3.86 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
359	CalpiBulan, Sorsogon	928	about 151	about 6.13 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
360	J. GeronaBulan, Sorsogon	924	about 104	about 8.91 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
361	ManapaoGubat, Sorsogon	923	about 237	about 3.89 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
362	BulawanPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	919	about 359	about 2.56 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
363	San AntonioBarcelona, Sorsogon	918	about 322	about 2.85 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
364	Comapo-capoPilar, Sorsogon	915	about 186	about 4.92 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
365	SulanganMatnog, Sorsogon	915	about 598	about 1.53 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
366	LibertadBulan, Sorsogon	911	about 41,036	about 0.0222 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
367	LiangIrosin, Sorsogon	902	about 127	about 7.10 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
368	PoropandanMatnog, Sorsogon	901	about 909	about 0.991 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
369	FabricaBarcelona, Sorsogon	898	about 226	about 3.97 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
370	CarayatPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	896	about 706	about 1.27 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
371	LapinigMagallanes, Sorsogon	892	about 187	about 4.77 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
372	TagdonBarcelona, Sorsogon	881	about 1,372	about 0.642 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
373	SevillaDonsol, Sorsogon	876	about 267	about 3.28 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
374	BangateBarcelona, Sorsogon	873	about 317	about 2.75 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
375	BacolodMagallanes, Sorsogon	872	about 39,636	about 0.022 km²	−4.20% a year	Rural
376	LupiPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	870	about 813	about 1.07 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
377	LourdesPilar, Sorsogon	869	about 319	about 2.72 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
378	PorogBulusan, Sorsogon	869	about 790	about 1.10 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
379	San AntonioDonsol, Sorsogon	862	about 259	about 3.33 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
380	LubianoPilar, Sorsogon	859	about 385	about 2.23 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
381	North PoblacionJuban, Sorsogon	858	about 5,138	about 0.167 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
382	Salvacion (Sorsogon West District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	851	about 123	about 6.94 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
383	Santa LourdesPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	851	about 866	about 0.983 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
384	San VicenteDonsol, Sorsogon	848	about 280	about 3.03 km²	4.82% a year	Rural
385	BanbanDonsol, Sorsogon	847	about 307	about 2.76 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
386	CadandananBulan, Sorsogon	847	about 235	about 3.61 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
387	Santa CruzBarcelona, Sorsogon	847	about 254	about 3.33 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
388	PeñafranciaSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	842	about 184	about 4.57 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
389	MabiniDonsol, Sorsogon	839	about 295	about 2.84 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
390	San IsidroDonsol, Sorsogon	834	about 155	about 5.39 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
391	CabugaoDonsol, Sorsogon	828	about 157	about 5.26 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
392	Barangay Poblacion IIISanta Magdalena, Sorsogon	826	about 3,824	about 0.216 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
393	CalateoJuban, Sorsogon	825	about 357	about 2.31 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
394	CanjelaCastilla, Sorsogon	821	about 162	about 5.07 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
395	SigadBulan, Sorsogon	819	about 240	about 3.41 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
396	GinangraMagallanes, Sorsogon	815	about 400	about 2.04 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
397	LaboyMatnog, Sorsogon	814	about 162	about 5.01 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
398	CagtalabaMagallanes, Sorsogon	809	about 174	about 4.66 km²	13.97% a year	Rural
399	PaghalubanBarcelona, Sorsogon	806	about 783	about 1.03 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
400	OsmeñaBulan, Sorsogon	802	about 524	about 1.53 km²	3.00% a year	Rural

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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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. 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 adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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