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, 40,301 to 40,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
40,301	Centro IOrani, Bataan	303	about 4,556	about 0.0665 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
40,302	DarupidipPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	303	about 111	about 2.73 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
40,303	LabutLidlidda, Ilocos Sur	303	about 73	about 4.16 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
40,304	MahayahayLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	303	about 82	about 3.69 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
40,305	Mapili SanjoBadiangan, Iloilo	303	about 239	about 1.27 km²	4.62% a year	Rural
40,306	Tigbalua IISibalom, Antique	303	about 221	about 1.37 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
40,307	BagacayOras, Eastern Samar	302	about 85	about 3.55 km²	6.09% a year	Rural
40,308	Barangay 5Dapa, Surigao del Norte	302	about 5,501	about 0.0549 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
40,309	Barangay IVBaler, Aurora	302	about 5,008	about 0.0603 km²	−1.67% a year	Urban
40,310	BulawanMaslog, Eastern Samar	302	about 91	about 3.32 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
40,311	CuliongSalcedo, Ilocos Sur	302	about 609	about 0.496 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
40,312	DanawanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	302	about 80	about 3.79 km²	−5.12% a year	Rural
40,313	IgmasandigValderrama, Antique	302	about 22	about 13.71 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
40,314	Maglaoi CentroCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	302	about 344	about 0.879 km²	6.86% a year	Rural
40,315	ManaingPinabacdao, Samar	302	about 64	about 4.73 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
40,316	PacguedMalibcong, Abra	302	about 11	about 26.77 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
40,317	PikekDaguioman, Abra	302	about 36	about 8.35 km²	−5.30% a year	Rural
40,318	Upper DapitanConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	302	about 175	about 1.73 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
40,319	Barangay 2Magallanes, Cavite	301	about 9,149	about 0.0329 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
40,320	Barangay 6Catubig, Northern Samar	301	about 11,489	about 0.0262 km²	−3.94% a year	Rural
40,321	Barangay 706Manila	301	about 7,450	about 0.0404 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
40,322	Barangay 8Manila	301	about 8,224	about 0.0366 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
40,323	KiliTubo, Abra	301	about 4	about 79.29 km²	−8.25% a year	Rural
40,324	MahilumHindang, Leyte	301	about 86	about 3.49 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
40,325	Padre BurgosCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	301	about 6,586	about 0.0457 km²	−2.04% a year	Urban
40,326	PawalaDonsol, Sorsogon	301	about 145	about 2.07 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
40,327	San VicenteMauban, Quezon	301	about 80	about 3.78 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
40,328	SapinitDivilacan, Isabela	301	about 8	about 38.95 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
40,329	Siol NorteLeon, Iloilo	301	about 306	about 0.984 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
40,330	AlvañizPatnongon, Antique	300	about 61	about 4.91 km²	3.59% a year	Rural
40,331	ArawaneDaram, Samar	300	about 146	about 2.05 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
40,332	Barangay 1Sipalay City, Negros Occidental	300	about 2,542	about 0.118 km²	4.67% a year	Urban
40,333	Barangay 23-ATacloban City, Leyte	300	about 18,182	about 0.0165 km²	−3.30% a year	Urban
40,334	Barangay 92Pasay City	300	about 12,048	about 0.0249 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
40,335	BeriCalbiga, Samar	300	about 72	about 4.15 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
40,336	ButngaOras, Eastern Samar	300	about 1,095	about 0.274 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
40,337	CacandonganSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	300	about 123	about 2.44 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
40,338	CaghalongCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	300	about 86	about 3.48 km²	−1.54% a year	Rural
40,339	CanhumawidGandara, Samar	300	about 130	about 2.30 km²	−3.76% a year	Rural
40,340	CapePres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte	300	about 205	about 1.46 km²	−5.81% a year	Rural
40,341	GuitomBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay	300	about 88	about 3.39 km²	−4.47% a year	Rural
40,342	KagingkinganAnahawan, Southern Leyte	300	about 62	about 4.82 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
40,343	Mabini IbabaMacalelon, Quezon	300	about 197	about 1.52 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
40,344	MagdaloFamy, Laguna	300	about 14,851	about 0.0202 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
40,345	MalakdangSabtang, Batanes	300	about 48	about 6.19 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
40,346	MalazarteMatag-Ob, Leyte	300	about 96	about 3.13 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
40,347	Santa ElenaGandara, Samar	300	about 127	about 2.37 km²	−3.76% a year	Rural
40,348	TikitikPilar, Abra	300	about 117	about 2.56 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
40,349	Villa RemediosSan Guillermo, Isabela	300	about 97	about 3.08 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
40,350	Badbad OccidentalLoon, Bohol	299	about 352	about 0.85 km²	−0.94% 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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