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, 40,051 to 40,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
40,051	Balonga-asTarangnan, Samar	321	about 133	about 2.41 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
40,052	Banta-aoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur	321	about 42	about 7.57 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
40,053	Bgy. 6 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	321	about 10,256	about 0.0313 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
40,054	Barangay Zone IIILuisiana, Laguna	321	about 22,448	about 0.0143 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
40,055	BatitaoSara, Iloilo	321	about 309	about 1.04 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
40,056	Cabacanan RizalAlimodian, Iloilo	321	about 36	about 8.83 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
40,057	CampatudLoon, Bohol	321	about 109	about 2.95 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
40,058	CansilayanTigbauan, Iloilo	321	about 245	about 1.31 km²	−5.53% a year	Rural
40,059	CastorSara, Iloilo	321	about 145	about 2.21 km²	3.42% a year	Rural
40,060	EsperanzaAngadanan, Isabela	321	about 345	about 0.931 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
40,061	GuintiguibanCorcuera, Romblon	321	about 561	about 0.572 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
40,062	HinagtikanTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	321	about 95	about 3.37 km²	−4.80% a year	Rural
40,063	IgpajoMiagao, Iloilo	321	about 602	about 0.533 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
40,064	La JanuzaGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte	321	about 359	about 0.893 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
40,065	OmlotLaua-An, Antique	321	about 471	about 0.682 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
40,066	Padu GrandeSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	321	about 650	about 0.494 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
40,067	PaulaCalubian, Leyte	321	about 251	about 1.28 km²	−5.31% a year	Rural
40,068	Tacla-onSalcedo, Eastern Samar	321	about 96	about 3.35 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
40,069	Upper DioyoConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	321	about 153	about 2.10 km²	−5.64% a year	Rural
40,070	ApaoTineg, Abra	320	about 14	about 22.37 km²	3.79% a year	Rural
40,071	BalasiFlora, Apayao	320	about 31	about 10.28 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
40,072	BalibagoCalauag, Quezon	320	about 222	about 1.44 km²	3.79% a year	Rural
40,073	Barangay 46Tacloban City, Leyte	320	about 18,182	about 0.0176 km²	1.40% a year	Urban
40,074	Barangay Zone IILuisiana, Laguna	320	about 20,513	about 0.0156 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
40,075	BongyasCatmon, Cebu	320	about 55	about 5.77 km²	−4.28% a year	Rural
40,076	BulangsuranSamboan, Cebu	320	about 52	about 6.21 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
40,077	Datu TambaraBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	320	about 947	about 0.338 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
40,078	LubongSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	320	about 211	about 1.52 km²	−6.84% a year	Rural
40,079	MonteverdeSamboan, Cebu	320	about 78	about 4.10 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
40,080	NagcampeganCauayan City, Isabela	320	about 244	about 1.31 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
40,081	OsmeñaCatubig, Northern Samar	320	about 113	about 2.82 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
40,082	San FranciscoGandara, Samar	320	about 79	about 4.07 km²	−2.26% a year	Rural
40,083	San RafaelDaraga, Albay	320	about 162	about 1.98 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
40,084	Sta. AnaGattaran, Cagayan	320	about 75	about 4.27 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
40,085	TabayHinabangan, Samar	320	about 4	about 76.03 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
40,086	TalagutacSan Joaquin, Iloilo	320	about 116	about 2.76 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
40,087	VictoriaAllen, Northern Samar	320	about 408	about 0.785 km²	−8.85% a year	Rural
40,088	Barangay 16Tacloban City, Leyte	319	about 29,000	about 0.011 km²	2.14% a year	Urban
40,089	BiasongBabatngon, Leyte	319	about 67	about 4.74 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
40,090	Bucal NorteDinapigue, Isabela	319	about 29	about 10.94 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
40,091	CabulihanLarena, Siquijor	319	about 188	about 1.70 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
40,092	CantoyocClarin, Bohol	319	about 148	about 2.16 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
40,093	CanuctanCatubig, Northern Samar	319	about 235	about 1.36 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
40,094	Gen. LunaLope De Vega, Northern Samar	319	about 29	about 10.85 km²	−3.18% a year	Rural
40,095	GomezDinalupihan, Bataan	319	about 18,229	about 0.0175 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
40,096	GongogongSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur	319	about 280	about 1.14 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
40,097	GuinosayanCalauag, Quezon	319	about 171	about 1.87 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
40,098	LinaboPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte	319	about 21	about 15.10 km²	−4.82% a year	Rural
40,099	ManeringCatubig, Northern Samar	319	about 18	about 17.38 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
40,100	New GumawanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	319	about 190	about 1.68 km²	−1.52% 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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