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, 41,201 to 41,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
41,201	CagudaloCatbalogan City, Samar	219	about 34	about 6.36 km²	−5.31% a year	Rural
41,202	San PedroVirac, Catanduanes	219	about 10,683	about 0.0205 km²	−4.38% a year	Urban
41,203	Soso-onConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	219	about 73	about 3.01 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,204	Barangay 18Tacloban City, Leyte	218	about 28,989	about 0.00752 km²	3.61% a year	Urban
41,205	Barangay No. 6Jiabong, Samar	218	about 1,275	about 0.171 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
41,206	Cabalatan AlangKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	218	about 14	about 15.36 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
41,207	Ilayang PiñaPitogo, Quezon	218	about 218	about 0.998 km²	−5.42% a year	Rural
41,208	LessebSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	218	about 489	about 0.446 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
41,209	LiwoMayoyao, Ifugao	218	about 18	about 11.89 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
41,210	MalbogSalcedo, Eastern Samar	218	about 34	about 6.41 km²	−7.15% a year	Rural
41,211	MalijaoDimiao, Bohol	218	about 131	about 1.67 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
41,212	RizalDinalupihan, Bataan	218	about 2,781	about 0.0784 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
41,213	San JoseAlmagro, Samar	218	about 164	about 1.33 km²	−5.50% a year	Rural
41,214	Santa CruzSalcedo, Eastern Samar	218	about 63	about 3.47 km²	−3.96% a year	Rural
41,215	TamlongTayabas City, Quezon	218	about 78	about 2.80 km²	−4.66% a year	Rural
41,216	Barangay 715Manila	217	about 40,185	about 0.0054 km²	4.59% a year	Urban
41,217	Bonbon LowerLoboc, Bohol	217	about 205	about 1.06 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
41,218	CabutonganLeon, Iloilo	217	about 532	about 0.408 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
41,219	CanloloyDaram, Samar	217	about 166	about 1.31 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
41,220	NacagangSagada, Mountain Province	217	about 234	about 0.928 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
41,221	ParianEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor	217	about 160	about 1.36 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
41,222	Purok D2Borongan City, Eastern Samar	217	about 10,284	about 0.0211 km²	−3.24% a year	Urban
41,223	San BlasPaoay, Ilocos Norte	217	about 2,692	about 0.0806 km²	−1.79% a year	Rural
41,224	TinabusanCulasi, Antique	217	about 153	about 1.42 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
41,225	AbaccanSigay, Ilocos Sur	216	about 76	about 2.84 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
41,226	Bagong LipunanCalbayog City, Samar	216	about 100	about 2.15 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
41,227	Barangay 10Llorente, Eastern Samar	216	about 15,105	about 0.0143 km²	−8.93% a year	Rural
41,228	Cang-inteSiquijor, Siquijor	216	about 97	about 2.23 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
41,229	CantulanHamtic, Antique	216	about 79	about 2.72 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
41,230	CulyatValderrama, Antique	216	about 4	about 59.10 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
41,231	DibulosDivilacan, Isabela	216	about 6	about 37.72 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
41,232	IsauanTubungan, Iloilo	216	about 186	about 1.16 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
41,233	Lt. BalagPudtol, Apayao	216	about 32	about 6.67 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
41,234	Mercado Pob.Jovellar, Albay	216	about 12,632	about 0.0171 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
41,235	TumaponBoac, Marinduque	216	about 351	about 0.616 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
41,236	AgoTubungan, Iloilo	215	about 163	about 1.32 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
41,237	AlegriaSanta Rita, Samar	215	about 62	about 3.49 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
41,238	BanbanLaua-An, Antique	215	about 413	about 0.521 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
41,239	Barangay 7Tacloban City, Leyte	215	about 13,190	about 0.0163 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
41,240	BasugSanta, Ilocos Sur	215	about 324	about 0.663 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
41,241	Corot-onLambunao, Iloilo	215	about 272	about 0.79 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
41,242	MarasbarasAlmagro, Samar	215	about 156	about 1.38 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
41,243	SinantanCalbayog City, Samar	215	about 37	about 5.75 km²	−3.37% a year	Rural
41,244	TogbonganBanton, Romblon	215	about 141	about 1.53 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,245	AllangiganSan Juan, La Union	214	about 157	about 1.36 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
41,246	Barangay 9General Luna, Quezon	214	about 25,507	about 0.00839 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
41,247	Behind The CloudsBatuan, Bohol	214	about 14	about 15.09 km²	−3.00% a year	Rural
41,248	Cabunga-anDagami, Leyte	214	about 36	about 5.99 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
41,249	LaurelGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	214	about 10	about 21.15 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
41,250	LibtongBanton, Romblon	214	about 139	about 1.54 km²	1.88% 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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