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, 41,501 to 41,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
41,501	Tonga-tongaAlmagro, Samar	181	about 118	about 1.53 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
41,502	Centro PoblacionOas, Albay	180	about 7,826	about 0.023 km²	−4.80% a year	Urban
41,503	MagkalapeSibagat, Agusan del Sur	180	about 26	about 6.81 km²	−2.38% a year	Rural
41,504	San RamonLaua-An, Antique	180	about 3	about 58.12 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
41,505	SugodDaram, Samar	180	about 145	about 1.24 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
41,506	Zone IIBayambang, Pangasinan	180	about 1,852	about 0.0972 km²	−4.06% a year	Urban
41,507	Alang-alangGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	179	about 35	about 5.15 km²	5.71% a year	Rural
41,508	Barangay 8Bacacay, Albay	179	about 16,273	about 0.011 km²	7.58% a year	Rural
41,509	Crispin Salazar NorthJaniuay, Iloilo	179	about 1,867	about 0.0959 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
41,510	FrantillaMiagao, Iloilo	179	about 321	about 0.557 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
41,511	ImnajbuUyugan, Batanes	179	about 144	about 1.24 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
41,512	InampologanSibunag, Guimaras	179	about 18	about 10.15 km²	−2.51% a year	Rural
41,513	President RoxasIloilo City, Iloilo	179	about 899	about 0.199 km²	−0.27% a year	Urban
41,514	RoxasLope De Vega, Northern Samar	179	about 10	about 17.41 km²	−1.54% a year	Rural
41,515	San JosePanganiban, Catanduanes	179	about 9,572	about 0.0187 km²	−3.76% a year	Rural
41,516	BinolbogLeon, Iloilo	178	about 298	about 0.598 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
41,517	HubasanCalbiga, Samar	178	about 66	about 2.69 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
41,518	Arsenal AduanaIloilo City, Iloilo	177	about 2,275	about 0.0778 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
41,519	NagquirisanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	177	about 153	about 1.16 km²	−4.34% a year	Rural
41,520	Pianda-an NorteAlimodian, Iloilo	177	about 151	about 1.17 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
41,521	Barangay 1Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	176	about 2,021	about 0.0871 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
41,522	Barangay 5Dolores, Eastern Samar	176	about 11,812	about 0.0149 km²	−3.70% a year	Rural
41,523	BatoMauban, Quezon	176	about 41	about 4.34 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,524	Damulo-anBurauen, Leyte	176	about 24	about 7.28 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
41,525	ManinilaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	176	about 42	about 4.18 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
41,526	SimbolaCulasi, Antique	176	about 12	about 15.23 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
41,527	AlemaniaDimiao, Bohol	175	about 312	about 0.56 km²	−2.32% a year	Rural
41,528	LintaonBaybay City, Leyte	175	about 38	about 4.60 km²	−5.03% a year	Rural
41,529	MarabutTarangnan, Samar	175	about 55	about 3.19 km²	−7.93% a year	Rural
41,530	MinaLeon, Iloilo	175	about 288	about 0.607 km²	6.23% a year	Rural
41,531	BangcoCavinti, Laguna	174	about 58	about 2.99 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
41,532	HardinanGumaca, Quezon	174	about 75	about 2.32 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
41,533	HinabianSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	174	about 116	about 1.50 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,534	InayawanArteche, Eastern Samar	174	about 42	about 4.10 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
41,535	ManigawongAnahawan, Southern Leyte	174	about 21	about 8.15 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
41,536	MatanubongGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur	174	about 71	about 2.46 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
41,537	OribiSanta, Ilocos Sur	174	about 1,225	about 0.142 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
41,538	PilaBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur	174	about 462	about 0.377 km²	−3.52% a year	Rural
41,539	Poblacion 7Taal, Batangas	174	about 3,113	about 0.0559 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
41,540	Barangay 2Calbiga, Samar	173	about 8,009	about 0.0216 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
41,541	Barangay 248Manila	173	about 19,908	about 0.00869 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,542	Costa Rica IIAlmagro, Samar	173	about 189	about 0.913 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,543	Ilayang SoliyaoPitogo, Quezon	173	about 60	about 2.90 km²	−8.36% a year	Rural
41,544	OleraCalbayog City, Samar	173	about 32	about 5.38 km²	3.98% a year	Rural
41,545	Remedios IIMauban, Quezon	173	about 20	about 8.85 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,546	RizalMatuguinao, Samar	173	about 56	about 3.11 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
41,547	Subadi SurBurgos, Ilocos Sur	173	about 625	about 0.277 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
41,548	Upper BautistaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	173	about 30	about 5.73 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
41,549	AgutayanDueñas, Iloilo	172	about 61	about 2.81 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
41,550	AmonoyMajayjay, Laguna	172	about 57	about 3.04 km²	3.34% 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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