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, 41,451 to 41,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
41,451	JuraoJulita, Leyte	187	about 163	about 1.15 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
41,452	LangganGattaran, Cagayan	187	about 78	about 2.40 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
41,453	MagabtaKabugao, Apayao	187	about 22	about 8.48 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
41,454	Malag-it PequeñoPassi City, Iloilo	187	about 89	about 2.10 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
41,455	Santa FeGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	187	about 67	about 2.78 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
41,456	TalolongTayabas City, Quezon	187	about 37	about 5.04 km²	−6.55% a year	Rural
41,457	TrabuganMaripipi, Biliran	187	about 78	about 2.41 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
41,458	Barangay 3Calaca City, Batangas	186	about 1,398	about 0.133 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,459	Barangay 31Tacloban City, Leyte	186	about 10,109	about 0.0184 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
41,460	Barangay 32Tacloban City, Leyte	186	about 12,568	about 0.0148 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,461	Binahian CLopez, Quezon	186	about 26	about 7.05 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
41,462	BinasaranMalibcong, Abra	186	about 9	about 20.12 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
41,463	CantubiBalangkayan, Eastern Samar	186	about 12	about 15.48 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
41,464	DaliganCalbiga, Samar	186	about 15	about 12.25 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
41,465	ItonBayambang, Pangasinan	186	about 459	about 0.405 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
41,466	OrquiaSan Remigio, Antique	186	about 26	about 7.10 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
41,467	Barangay 663-AManila	185	about 2,444	about 0.0757 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,468	CanadamMaconacon, Isabela	185	about 2	about 104.35 km²	5.16% a year	Rural
41,469	CarbonBogo City, Cebu	185	about 7,088	about 0.0261 km²	−9.23% a year	Urban
41,470	Cassap FueraCauayan City, Isabela	185	about 17	about 10.66 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,471	MalusakBoac, Marinduque	185	about 2,778	about 0.0666 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,472	Manan-aoEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor	185	about 90	about 2.06 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
41,473	RizalGandara, Samar	185	about 183	about 1.01 km²	3.54% a year	Rural
41,474	San IsidroLawaan, Eastern Samar	185	about 6	about 33.42 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
41,475	TabungaoPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	185	about 75	about 2.47 km²	3.39% a year	Rural
41,476	Bugtong NaulidMiagao, Iloilo	184	about 391	about 0.47 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
41,477	IgcabutongSan Joaquin, Iloilo	184	about 138	about 1.33 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
41,478	Ilayang SungiLiliw, Laguna	184	about 38	about 4.83 km²	5.88% a year	Rural
41,479	LacmaanBesao, Mountain Province	184	about 58	about 3.16 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
41,480	NahulidCatubig, Northern Samar	184	about 76	about 2.41 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
41,481	NalusdanBarbaza, Antique	184	about 7	about 28.16 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
41,482	Poblacion 13Taal, Batangas	184	about 13,050	about 0.0141 km²	−6.17% a year	Urban
41,483	Zone X Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo	184	about 1,028	about 0.179 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,484	Barangay 103Caloocan City	183	about 2,517	about 0.0727 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
41,485	MahayagSanta Margarita, Samar	183	about 41	about 4.44 km²	6.27% a year	Rural
41,486	MonteclaroLopez, Quezon	183	about 75	about 2.44 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
41,487	MorubuanCabatuan, Iloilo	183	about 300	about 0.61 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
41,488	San RafaelLuisiana, Laguna	183	about 49	about 3.77 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
41,489	San Mateo NorteSan Joaquin, Iloilo	182	about 128	about 1.42 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
41,490	Santa BarbaraRapu-Rapu, Albay	182	about 36	about 5.03 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
41,491	Bacong-SigsiganFamy, Laguna	181	about 25	about 7.26 km²	5.99% a year	Rural
41,492	BolocaueMiagao, Iloilo	181	about 661	about 0.274 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
41,493	CabalaunanMiagao, Iloilo	181	about 48	about 3.75 km²	−8.15% a year	Rural
41,494	Dorongan LinmansanganMangatarem, Pangasinan	181	about 126	about 1.44 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
41,495	ImeldaSanta Margarita, Samar	181	about 39	about 4.67 km²	5.46% a year	Rural
41,496	SalvacionLupi, Camarines Sur	181	about 45	about 4.03 km²	−4.88% a year	Rural
41,497	San FranciscoLope De Vega, Northern Samar	181	about 27	about 6.79 km²	7.10% a year	Rural
41,498	Sta. CruzMahaplag, Leyte	181	about 38	about 4.74 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,499	T. ElizagaGattaran, Cagayan	181	about 13	about 14.30 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
41,500	TibacanLaua-An, Antique	181	about 73	about 2.48 km²	2.85% 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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