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, 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: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
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: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 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: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 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: Cogon Ramos^{[7, 8]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% 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: 14,075 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mayapa, −13.70% 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.

42,010 barangays, 4,001 to 4,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
4,001	BobonMati City, Davao Oriental	5,142	about 208	about 24.78 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
4,002	HaguimitLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	5,142	about 477	about 10.77 km²	3.22% a year	Urban
4,003	Lutucan MalabagSariaya, Quezon	5,142	about 1,073	about 4.79 km²	1.43% a year	Urban
4,004	SinipitCabiao, Nueva Ecija	5,142	about 184	about 27.99 km²	−0.21% a year	Urban
4,005	General LunaToboso, Negros Occidental	5,141	about 510	about 10.09 km²	1.14% a year	Urban
4,006	LibacaoHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	5,140	about 334	about 15.39 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
4,007	SumabnitBinalonan, Pangasinan	5,140	about 2,081	about 2.47 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
4,008	BangkalPatikul, Sulu	5,139	about 1,028	about 5.00 km²	6.91% a year	Urban
4,009	PoblacionAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay	5,139	about 2,039	about 2.52 km²	2.48% a year	Urban
4,010	Cantil-eDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	5,138	about 2,401	about 2.14 km²	2.18% a year	Urban
4,011	Barangay 108Tacloban City, Leyte	5,137	about 1,566	about 3.28 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
4,012	CaraymanCalbayog City, Samar	5,137	about 2,676	about 1.92 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
4,013	Anabu II-EImus City, Cavite	5,135	about 10,833	about 0.474 km²	−1.81% a year	Urban
4,014	San MiguelNorala, South Cotabato	5,135	about 428	about 12.00 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
4,015	Laud KulasiMaimbung, Sulu	5,130	about 8,622	about 0.595 km²	10.43% a year	Urban
4,016	MalisbongSablayan, Occidental Mindoro	5,130	about 16	about 328.73 km²	4.55% a year	Urban
4,017	Martires Del 96Pateros	5,130	about 39,462	about 0.13 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
4,018	New ClarinBansalan, Davao del Sur	5,130	about 528	about 9.71 km²	3.11% a year	Urban
4,019	PoblacionSumilao, Bukidnon	5,130	about 179	about 28.73 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
4,020	CabinganMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	5,129	about 12,759	about 0.402 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
4,021	LintanganSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte	5,125	about 107	about 47.78 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
4,022	MalingaoKadayangan, Special Geographic Area	5,124	about 1,141	about 4.49 km²	3.41% a year	Urban
4,023	PoblacionCaraga, Davao Oriental	5,123	about 506	about 10.13 km²	−1.62% a year	Urban
4,024	Barangay 62-ATacloban City, Leyte	5,122	about 24,744	about 0.207 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
4,025	Daan BanuaKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	5,121	about 486	about 10.53 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
4,026	PoblacionVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	5,121	about 1,156	about 4.43 km²	0.93% a year	Urban
4,027	San Antonio 2San Pablo City, Laguna	5,121	about 1,849	about 2.77 km²	2.12% a year	Urban
4,028	AlimHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	5,120	about 833	about 6.15 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
4,029	LadolAlabel, Sarangani	5,120	about 3,282	about 1.56 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
4,030	TambangTinambac, Camarines Sur	5,120	about 568	about 9.02 km²	−1.69% a year	Urban
4,031	BasakLebak, Sultan Kudarat	5,118	about 191	about 26.78 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
4,032	MabilaSarangani, Davao Occidental	5,117	about 975	about 5.25 km²	−0.63% a year	Urban
4,033	Poblacion IlawodPassi City, Iloilo	5,117	about 4,738	about 1.08 km²	−3.57% a year	Urban
4,034	Santa LuciaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	5,117	about 12,761	about 0.401 km²	−3.20% a year	Urban
4,035	Apo MacoteMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	5,116	about 233	about 21.98 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
4,036	San MiguelSan Simon, Pampanga	5,116	about 587	about 8.72 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
4,037	Sandab MadayaButig, Lanao del Sur	5,115	about 19	about 262.64 km²	2.34% a year	Urban
4,038	Barangay 108Manila	5,114	about 158,820	about 0.0322 km²	−1.26% a year	Urban
4,039	JuloSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	5,114	about 3,653	about 1.40 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
4,040	PoblacionPuerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro	5,112	about 4,963	about 1.03 km²	−0.99% a year	Urban
4,041	SagponDaraga, Albay	5,112	about 9,573	about 0.534 km²	−0.88% a year	Urban
4,042	San CrispinSan Pablo City, Laguna	5,112	about 1,250	about 4.09 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
4,043	GulapCandaba, Pampanga	5,111	about 710	about 7.20 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
4,044	San AntonioGuagua, Pampanga	5,111	about 3,843	about 1.33 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
4,045	San IsidroToboso, Negros Occidental	5,111	about 277	about 18.45 km²	−2.42% a year	Urban
4,046	BagakayOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	5,110	about 1,587	about 3.22 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
4,047	ManongolKidapawan City, Cotabato	5,110	about 757	about 6.75 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
4,048	Santa Cruz ViejoTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,109	about 554	about 9.22 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
4,049	TugasTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,108	about 925	about 5.52 km²	−4.06% a year	Urban
4,050	Julugan ITanza, Cavite	5,107	about 26,879	about 0.19 km²	0.23% 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 : 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: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). 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 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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