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, 41,651 to 41,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
41,651	Tandang SoraGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	157	about 63	about 2.51 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
41,652	Villa AnunciadoDanao, Bohol	157	about 53	about 2.94 km²	−6.20% a year	Rural
41,653	CatmonSilago, Southern Leyte	156	about 3	about 47.47 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
41,654	MacatelSanta Praxedes, Cagayan	156	about 9	about 17.52 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
41,655	SaldeCulasi, Antique	156	about 37	about 4.20 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
41,656	BesligGandara, Samar	155	about 67	about 2.30 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
41,657	KanlunsingTuburan, Cebu	155	about 84	about 1.84 km²	−5.59% a year	Rural
41,658	RoñoAlmagro, Samar	155	about 361	about 0.429 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,659	AnunguRizal, Cagayan	154	about 44	about 3.49 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,660	Barangay 1San Jose, Occidental Mindoro	154	about 2,945	about 0.0523 km²	−8.89% a year	Urban
41,661	CalapadanBarbaza, Antique	154	about 39	about 3.94 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
41,662	KandalakitSulat, Eastern Samar	154	about 10	about 15.31 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
41,663	Lum-anSogod, Southern Leyte	154	about 30	about 5.14 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
41,664	MahayagMatuguinao, Samar	154	about 45	about 3.41 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
41,665	PanaruanSanta Margarita, Samar	154	about 55	about 2.79 km²	6.59% a year	Rural
41,666	Angeles Zone IIITayabas City, Quezon	153	about 14,037	about 0.0109 km²	−7.31% a year	Rural
41,667	BalintauganBauko, Mountain Province	153	about 50	about 3.06 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
41,668	Barangay 19Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	153	about 6,096	about 0.0251 km²	−9.03% a year	Urban
41,669	LibertadMaslog, Eastern Samar	153	about 10	about 15.54 km²	−2.50% a year	Rural
41,670	MabungaCamalig, Albay	153	about 48	about 3.18 km²	5.79% a year	Rural
41,671	MalinaoSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	153	about 50	about 3.08 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,672	Barangay 24Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	152	about 2,799	about 0.0543 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,673	MatalngonMiagao, Iloilo	152	about 96	about 1.59 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
41,674	Cabolo-anLeon, Iloilo	151	about 85	about 1.77 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
41,675	LocsinJaniuay, Iloilo	151	about 981	about 0.154 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
41,676	Malamboy-BondolanAlimodian, Iloilo	151	about 151	about 1.00 km²	5.46% a year	Rural
41,677	BabaguanPanganiban, Catanduanes	150	about 136	about 1.10 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
41,678	Bagong SilangMacrohon, Southern Leyte	150	about 37	about 4.01 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
41,679	BaguidbirinSanta Cruz, Marinduque	150	about 71	about 2.10 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
41,680	Barangay 29Tacloban City, Leyte	150	about 10,791	about 0.0139 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
41,681	BaybayadingSalcedo, Ilocos Sur	150	about 22	about 6.75 km²	−5.39% a year	Rural
41,682	BugnayIgbaras, Iloilo	150	about 255	about 0.588 km²	5.71% a year	Rural
41,683	MaadiosPandan, Antique	150	about 20	about 7.45 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
41,684	MatayonasSanta Margarita, Samar	150	about 118	about 1.27 km²	5.50% a year	Rural
41,685	SampaguitaLope De Vega, Northern Samar	150	about 18	about 8.17 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
41,686	Bangon GoteTarangnan, Samar	149	about 75	about 2.00 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
41,687	CangomaodCalbayog City, Samar	149	about 17	about 8.84 km²	−6.93% a year	Rural
41,688	EleazarCalanasan, Apayao	149	about 30	about 5.03 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
41,689	General Luna, LowerBaguio City, Benguet	149	about 2,211	about 0.0674 km²	2.58% a year	Urban
41,690	GloriaIloilo City, Iloilo	149	about 6,287	about 0.0237 km²	1.86% a year	Urban
41,691	MabuhayMahaplag, Leyte	149	about 82	about 1.81 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,692	NaborotSan Dionisio, Iloilo	149	about 1,231	about 0.121 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
41,693	Rizal Monument AreaBaguio City, Benguet	149	about 1,940	about 0.0768 km²	−6.25% a year	Urban
41,694	Western PoblacionBaras, Catanduanes	149	about 6,478	about 0.023 km²	−8.00% a year	Rural
41,695	BalolongEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor	148	about 75	about 1.97 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
41,696	Centro 8Aparri, Cagayan	148	about 10,137	about 0.0146 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
41,697	NioganTaal, Batangas	148	about 7,363	about 0.0201 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,698	Pungtod NaulidMiagao, Iloilo	148	about 98	about 1.51 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
41,699	Tig-AlaranBarbaza, Antique	148	about 53	about 2.77 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
41,700	San IsidroBato, Camarines Sur	147	about 63	about 2.33 km²	−8.41% 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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