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, 4,051 to 4,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
4,051	San PabloMalolos City, Bulacan	5,106	about 5,630	about 0.907 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
4,052	AlasasSan Fernando City, Pampanga	5,105	about 2,553	about 2.00 km²	−7.37% a year	Urban
4,053	AntipoloBongabon, Nueva Ecija	5,104	about 454	about 11.24 km²	2.08% a year	Urban
4,054	BalabagSanta Barbara, Iloilo	5,104	about 3,251	about 1.57 km²	7.82% a year	Urban
4,055	San CarlosValencia City, Bukidnon	5,103	about 263	about 19.38 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
4,056	SobrecareyCaraga, Davao Oriental	5,102	about 36	about 141.43 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
4,057	CalvarioMeycauayan City, Bulacan	5,101	about 12,292	about 0.415 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
4,058	Don Martin MarundanMati City, Davao Oriental	5,098	about 215	about 23.69 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
4,059	Camalanda-anCauayan, Negros Occidental	5,097	about 71	about 72.06 km²	−0.34% a year	Urban
4,060	MarceloCalatrava, Negros Occidental	5,094	about 306	about 16.65 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
4,061	Oñate de LeonIloilo City, Iloilo	5,092	about 10,004	about 0.509 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
4,062	PoblacionEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	5,092	about 1,070	about 4.76 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
4,063	WawaBalagtas, Bulacan	5,089	about 8,039	about 0.633 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
4,064	Buayang BatoMandaluyong City	5,086	about 61,203	about 0.0831 km²	14.30% a year	Urban
4,065	CarigTuguegarao City, Cagayan	5,085	about 456	about 11.14 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
4,066	San DiegoSan Pablo City, Laguna	5,085	about 748	about 6.80 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
4,067	LapinigKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	5,082	about 448	about 11.35 km²	2.99% a year	Urban
4,068	LumbocanButuan City, Agusan del Norte	5,082	about 1,068	about 4.76 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
4,069	OsukanLabason, Zamboanga del Norte	5,082	about 1,061	about 4.79 km²	3.46% a year	Urban
4,070	TugalDatu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur	5,082	about 932	about 5.45 km²	6.05% a year	Urban
4,071	San JuanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	5,080	about 490	about 10.37 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
4,072	GumagaLibungan, Cotabato	5,078	about 723	about 7.02 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
4,073	San MateoDasmariñas City, Cavite	5,078	about 49,301	about 0.103 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
4,074	RizalBanga, South Cotabato	5,077	about 385	about 13.20 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
4,075	Santa Cruz ISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	5,076	about 23,831	about 0.213 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
4,076	Barangay XXIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	5,074	about 1,750	about 2.90 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
4,077	Pal-ewTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,074	about 127	about 39.80 km²	−0.24% a year	Urban
4,078	MarayagLupon, Davao Oriental	5,073	about 32	about 156.76 km²	1.13% a year	Urban
4,079	AndapNew Bataan, Davao de Oro	5,071	about 56	about 89.92 km²	−6.45% a year	Urban
4,080	Barangay 103Manila	5,071	about 153,202	about 0.0331 km²	1.47% a year	Urban
4,081	PuncanCarranglan, Nueva Ecija	5,070	about 68	about 74.33 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
4,082	BanaoangCalasiao, Pangasinan	5,069	about 1,713	about 2.96 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
4,083	Luzviminda IIDasmariñas City, Cavite	5,068	about 40,871	about 0.124 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
4,084	CatagbacanGoa, Camarines Sur	5,065	about 569	about 8.90 km²	2.60% a year	Urban
4,085	LagundiPlaridel, Bulacan	5,065	about 1,842	about 2.75 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
4,086	MaindangLutayan, Sultan Kudarat	5,065	about 808	about 6.27 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
4,087	DoloresOrmoc City, Leyte	5,062	about 613	about 8.26 km²	8.30% a year	Urban
4,088	KilicaoDaraga, Albay	5,062	about 2,664	about 1.90 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
4,089	To-ong PardoCebu City, Cebu	5,060	about 738	about 6.86 km²	2.59% a year	Urban
4,090	CabucbucanRizal, Nueva Ecija	5,059	about 648	about 7.81 km²	−0.88% a year	Urban
4,091	MacabicoSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte	5,059	about 719	about 7.04 km²	5.47% a year	Urban
4,092	New PangasinanKoronadal City, South Cotabato	5,059	about 631	about 8.02 km²	3.85% a year	Urban
4,093	BucotAliaga, Nueva Ecija	5,058	about 689	about 7.34 km²	−1.36% a year	Urban
4,094	Buhay Na SapaSan Juan, Batangas	5,058	about 1,182	about 4.28 km²	−1.46% a year	Urban
4,095	Barangay 169Caloocan City	5,057	about 10,783	about 0.469 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
4,096	RempesUpi, Maguindanao del Norte	5,057	about 86	about 58.77 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
4,097	BanzaButuan City, Agusan del Norte	5,055	about 982	about 5.15 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
4,098	TabonPulilan, Bulacan	5,055	about 2,198	about 2.30 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
4,099	KalasuyanKidapawan City, Cotabato	5,054	about 1,082	about 4.67 km²	4.90% a year	Urban
4,100	MalaibaCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	5,054	about 400	about 12.65 km²	0.39% 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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