The Atlas

Barangays in Palawan

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]

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Barangays in Palawan, at a glance

Barangays: 433^[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: 1,285,179^[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: 98 urban^[4]; 335 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: San Pedro^[5]; Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; 29,825 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: Apurawan^[6]; Aborlan, Palawan; about 284.44 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: Iwahig^{[5, 7]}; Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; 12.15% 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: 150 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Miguel, −3.97% 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.

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

Barangays in Palawan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	RizalRoxas, Palawan	904	about 49	about 18.41 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
352	PrincesaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	898	about 11,086	about 0.081 km²	−2.62% a year	Urban
353	SalvacionRoxas, Palawan	895	about 63	about 14.29 km²	4.13% a year	Rural
354	QuezonBusuanga, Palawan	890	about 45	about 19.92 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
355	DebanganTaytay, Palawan	883	about 273	about 3.23 km²	−4.00% a year	Rural
356	BarasTaytay, Palawan	875	about 79	about 11.09 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
357	MampioCagayancillo, Palawan	875	about 984	about 0.889 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
358	LubidCuyo, Palawan	873	about 268	about 3.26 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
359	LagaoriaoCuyo, Palawan	866	about 566	about 1.53 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
360	Los AngelesMagsaysay, Palawan	855	about 684	about 1.25 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
361	BaladingCuyo, Palawan	850	about 429	about 1.98 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
362	DagmanAraceli, Palawan	840	about 75	about 11.18 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
363	MayteguedTaytay, Palawan	821	about 28	about 28.98 km²	−4.25% a year	Rural
364	MarufinasPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	772	about 6	about 128.18 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
365	CatepDumaran, Palawan	771	about 97	about 7.91 km²	−2.96% a year	Rural
366	DanawanMagsaysay, Palawan	758	about 471	about 1.61 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
367	New PangganganPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	758	about 13	about 57.52 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
368	BugsukBalabac, Palawan	757	about 6	about 117.78 km²	−7.18% a year	Urban
369	Barangay IVCoron, Palawan	738	about 2,674	about 0.276 km²	−0.32% a year	Urban
370	CabunlawanLinapacan, Palawan	738	about 123	about 5.98 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
371	IraanRoxas, Palawan	734	about 63	about 11.59 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
372	DecabaitotLinapacan, Palawan	730	about 223	about 3.28 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
373	AlcobaMagsaysay, Palawan	687	about 577	about 1.19 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
374	GogognanAborlan, Palawan	681	about 133	about 5.12 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
375	BalogoAraceli, Palawan	676	about 47	about 14.36 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
376	Barangay IIRoxas, Palawan	670	about 573	about 1.17 km²	−2.42% a year	Urban
377	BalalaCulion, Palawan	649	about 2,185	about 0.297 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
378	San IsidroRoxas, Palawan	647	about 45	about 14.32 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
379	EmilodMagsaysay, Palawan	643	about 230	about 2.80 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
380	Tenga-tengaCuyo, Palawan	642	about 3,147	about 0.204 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
381	San JuanDumaran, Palawan	641	about 46	about 14.06 km²	−2.26% a year	Rural
382	San Jose De OroAraceli, Palawan	621	about 41	about 14.97 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
383	FundaCuyo, Palawan	615	about 469	about 1.31 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
384	NusaCagayancillo, Palawan	612	about 929	about 0.659 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
385	RaborBalabac, Palawan	608	about 26	about 23.10 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
386	ManggahanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	602	about 3,056	about 0.197 km²	1.36% a year	Urban
387	MasiglaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	597	about 17,507	about 0.0341 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
388	LumacadAraceli, Palawan	595	about 47	about 12.79 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
389	Sto. NiñoAraceli, Palawan	593	about 37	about 16.06 km²	4.68% a year	Rural
390	VillafriaAgutaya, Palawan	591	about 109	about 5.44 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
391	MinaplaTaytay, Palawan	575	about 17	about 33.25 km²	−2.83% a year	Rural
392	Barangay VI Pob.Roxas, Palawan	561	about 3,243	about 0.173 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
393	KalipayPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	548	about 9,928	about 0.0552 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
394	MatahimikPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	530	about 3,464	about 0.153 km²	−18.33% a year	Urban
395	Poblacion VBalabac, Palawan	528	about 359	about 1.47 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
396	Poblacion IIBalabac, Palawan	524	about 3,910	about 0.134 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
397	TalotoAraceli, Palawan	511	about 56	about 9.17 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
398	TagumpayPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	510	about 4,146	about 0.123 km²	−9.74% a year	Urban
399	Poblacion IVBalabac, Palawan	505	about 16,450	about 0.0307 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
400	MatiyagaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	497	about 9,960	about 0.0499 km²	3.88% a year	Urban

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: MIMAROPA Region (OpenSTAT table 0161A6DTHP5). Published August 3, 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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