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, 41,701 to 41,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
41,701	San MiguelJiabong, Samar	147	about 11	about 12.82 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
41,702	San VicenteMacarthur, Leyte	147	about 37	about 3.94 km²	4.78% a year	Rural
41,703	SaraoMotiong, Samar	147	about 62	about 2.39 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
41,704	BaloogBasey, Samar	146	about 21	about 6.87 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
41,705	Barangay 265Manila	146	about 9,799	about 0.0149 km²	3.79% a year	Urban
41,706	Barangay XVIIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	146	about 2,003	about 0.0729 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,707	Poblacion No. 5Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental	146	about 1,058	about 0.138 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
41,708	SiculSanta Praxedes, Cagayan	146	about 23	about 6.48 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
41,709	San VicenteSan Jose, Camarines Sur	145	about 2,566	about 0.0565 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
41,710	Santa ElenaSan Miguel, Catanduanes	145	about 41	about 3.55 km²	−2.33% a year	Rural
41,711	Barangay 22Batangas City, Batangas	144	about 3,521	about 0.0409 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,712	Bay-angSan Jorge, Samar	144	about 37	about 3.91 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
41,713	Ibabang BayucainMajayjay, Laguna	144	about 167	about 0.863 km²	−4.17% a year	Rural
41,714	IgpayongSan Joaquin, Iloilo	144	about 73	about 1.96 km²	3.45% a year	Rural
41,715	Magsaysay PobJovellar, Albay	144	about 6,729	about 0.0214 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
41,716	PanatanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	144	about 221	about 0.653 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
41,717	Quitinday Pob.Jovellar, Albay	144	about 168	about 0.855 km²	−5.46% a year	Rural
41,718	CagbulacaoBacacay, Albay	143	about 16	about 9.09 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,719	FloresIloilo City, Iloilo	143	about 3,714	about 0.0385 km²	−6.23% a year	Urban
41,720	HagbaySan Jose De Buan, Samar	143	about 17	about 8.22 km²	−4.60% a year	Rural
41,721	Lobe-LobeDagami, Leyte	143	about 33	about 4.31 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
41,722	MalonoyMotiong, Samar	143	about 43	about 3.33 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
41,723	NakanmuanSabtang, Batanes	143	about 13	about 10.94 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
41,724	BaririMiagao, Iloilo	142	about 555	about 0.256 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
41,725	GuadalupeSan Jorge, Samar	142	about 39	about 3.65 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
41,726	BarayongMotiong, Samar	141	about 38	about 3.72 km²	−4.52% a year	Rural
41,727	KagumayBaybay City, Leyte	141	about 41	about 3.41 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,728	LanecTineg, Abra	141	about 4	about 35.78 km²	−3.27% a year	Rural
41,729	AwangTarangnan, Samar	140	about 44	about 3.17 km²	−2.86% a year	Rural
41,730	Barangay 30Tacloban City, Leyte	140	about 11,966	about 0.0117 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
41,731	Barangay 700Manila	140	about 3,526	about 0.0397 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
41,732	CantenioQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	140	about 25	about 5.60 km²	5.50% a year	Rural
41,733	OguisanMacarthur, Leyte	140	about 24	about 5.74 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
41,734	AglupacanTapaz, Capiz	139	about 8	about 17.71 km²	−5.37% a year	Rural
41,735	CapaysaganMotiong, Samar	139	about 46	about 3.00 km²	7.96% a year	Rural
41,736	Leon Kilat Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	139	about 1,810	about 0.0768 km²	−6.01% a year	Urban
41,737	LessebBurgos, Ilocos Sur	139	about 177	about 0.784 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
41,738	Malinao WestLila, Bohol	139	about 221	about 0.63 km²	−5.37% a year	Rural
41,739	San IsidroQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	139	about 18	about 7.90 km²	5.09% a year	Rural
41,740	Santa IsabelBato, Catanduanes	139	about 186	about 0.748 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
41,741	Barangay 6Llorente, Eastern Samar	138	about 12,897	about 0.0107 km²	−7.15% a year	Rural
41,742	CabuyewLiliw, Laguna	138	about 43	about 3.19 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
41,743	ChansvillaLavezares, Northern Samar	138	about 15	about 9.26 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,744	ComcomloongCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	138	about 91	about 1.51 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
41,745	Cubay UbosMiagao, Iloilo	138	about 734	about 0.188 km²	−3.19% a year	Rural
41,746	JacintoCalbayog City, Samar	138	about 33	about 4.24 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
41,747	LubangCalbiga, Samar	138	about 51	about 2.73 km²	−3.05% a year	Rural
41,748	BangaLagawe, Ifugao	137	about 12	about 11.30 km²	4.51% a year	Rural
41,749	BilisanDimiao, Bohol	137	about 176	about 0.779 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
41,750	Sisim AbajoTumauini, Isabela	137	about 24	about 5.60 km²	5.87% 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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