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, 41,001 to 41,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
41,001	BaririTobias Fornier, Antique	241	about 172	about 1.40 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
41,002	DialatmanMaria Aurora, Aurora	241	about 54	about 4.49 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
41,003	Ilayang Ilog BLopez, Quezon	241	about 52	about 4.63 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
41,004	Lacay Dol-DolIgbaras, Iloilo	241	about 357	about 0.676 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
41,005	MalipoonMahaplag, Leyte	241	about 65	about 3.70 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
41,006	Tig-amagaMiagao, Iloilo	241	about 134	about 1.80 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
41,007	CasinganDimiao, Bohol	240	about 252	about 0.954 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
41,008	MaleTubungan, Iloilo	240	about 597	about 0.402 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
41,009	NapuidPandan, Antique	240	about 37	about 6.42 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
41,010	Poblacion 3Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro	240	about 9,231	about 0.026 km²	−3.63% a year	Rural
41,011	SalvacionJiabong, Samar	240	about 31	about 7.86 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
41,012	San Isidro KanluranGumaca, Quezon	240	about 61	about 3.94 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
41,013	TacbuyanTobias Fornier, Antique	240	about 138	about 1.74 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
41,014	TumayanGumaca, Quezon	240	about 72	about 3.34 km²	−2.96% a year	Rural
41,015	Barangay 5Calbiga, Samar	239	about 7,539	about 0.0317 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
41,016	GagaddanganAllacapan, Cagayan	239	about 91	about 2.63 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
41,017	GarganeraCalubian, Leyte	239	about 3,977	about 0.0601 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
41,018	HabinganAtimonan, Quezon	239	about 124	about 1.92 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
41,019	JinalinanLaua-An, Antique	239	about 156	about 1.53 km²	6.47% a year	Rural
41,020	OsmeñaGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	239	about 14	about 16.80 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
41,021	San IsidroAlmagro, Samar	239	about 334	about 0.716 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,022	Apad TaisanCalauag, Quezon	238	about 61	about 3.91 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
41,023	BanlasMaripipi, Biliran	238	about 378	about 0.63 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
41,024	BantawonSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	238	about 180	about 1.32 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
41,025	Barrera Jr.Lupi, Camarines Sur	238	about 125	about 1.90 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
41,026	BonifacioLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	238	about 54	about 4.44 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
41,027	BungahanGumaca, Quezon	238	about 92	about 2.59 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
41,028	Cabunga-anMercedes, Eastern Samar	238	about 168	about 1.42 km²	−4.31% a year	Rural
41,029	Kilong-OlaoBoliney, Abra	238	about 19	about 12.78 km²	−3.57% a year	Rural
41,030	Las Salinas NorteLoay, Bohol	238	about 238	about 1.00 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
41,031	Poblacion No. 4Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental	238	about 2,267	about 0.105 km²	1.36% a year	Urban
41,032	WayangMiagao, Iloilo	238	about 410	about 0.58 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
41,033	AtabaySan Remigio, Antique	237	about 34	about 6.90 km²	6.54% a year	Rural
41,034	Barangay 2Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	237	about 8,713	about 0.0272 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
41,035	Barangay 28Tacloban City, Leyte	237	about 15,000	about 0.0158 km²	5.44% a year	Urban
41,036	CatigbianTanauan, Leyte	237	about 354	about 0.669 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
41,037	Concepcion Pob.Janiuay, Iloilo	237	about 2,279	about 0.104 km²	3.91% a year	Rural
41,038	EstanciaNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	237	about 533	about 0.445 km²	−3.50% a year	Rural
41,039	IberanSalcedo, Eastern Samar	237	about 74	about 3.22 km²	−2.99% a year	Rural
41,040	La PazSanta Rita, Samar	237	about 75	about 3.16 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
41,041	LahongTarangnan, Samar	237	about 141	about 1.68 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
41,042	PagsanjanParanas, Samar	237	about 17	about 13.57 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
41,043	TagbacDonsol, Sorsogon	237	about 215	about 1.10 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
41,044	TaripanMalibcong, Abra	237	about 13	about 17.76 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
41,045	Villa PazJaro, Leyte	237	about 65	about 3.64 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
41,046	Bana-aoSanta Margarita, Samar	236	about 28	about 8.56 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
41,047	Bgy. 3 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	236	about 5,799	about 0.0407 km²	−4.02% a year	Rural
41,048	Barangay IIQuezon, Quezon	236	about 19,187	about 0.0123 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
41,049	BobonMercedes, Eastern Samar	236	about 280	about 0.842 km²	−5.52% a year	Rural
41,050	CometaPitogo, Quezon	236	about 131	about 1.80 km²	−1.93% 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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