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, 41,851 to 41,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
41,851	San AndresMotiong, Samar	112	about 28	about 4.01 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
41,852	AlitaoTayabas City, Quezon	111	about 24	about 4.55 km²	−6.82% a year	Rural
41,853	AyuboLeon, Iloilo	111	about 146	about 0.76 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,854	Barangay 33Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	111	about 1,920	about 0.0578 km²	6.91% a year	Urban
41,855	Barangay Poblacion 2Lawaan, Eastern Samar	111	about 7,817	about 0.0142 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
41,856	MabuhayPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	111	about 2,883	about 0.0385 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,857	OlisihanBontoc, Southern Leyte	111	about 9	about 11.87 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
41,858	OsmeñaIloilo City, Iloilo	111	about 3,513	about 0.0316 km²	5.16% a year	Urban
41,859	Tan-awanLoon, Bohol	111	about 47	about 2.37 km²	−2.62% a year	Rural
41,860	Bagong Silang Pob.Paluan, Occidental Mindoro	110	about 2,594	about 0.0424 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,861	BagumbarangaySiniloan, Laguna	110	about 6,395	about 0.0172 km²	−1.67% a year	Urban
41,862	CalpiMatnog, Sorsogon	110	about 4	about 25.20 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
41,863	CawayanCatbalogan City, Samar	110	about 21	about 5.21 km²	−9.27% a year	Rural
41,864	LingatonganConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	110	about 53	about 2.08 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,865	MonteroBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur	110	about 495	about 0.222 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
41,866	BucalagSanta, Ilocos Sur	109	about 2,189	about 0.0498 km²	−7.81% a year	Rural
41,867	Centro 10Aparri, Cagayan	109	about 11,426	about 0.00954 km²	−3.23% a year	Rural
41,868	Kinalin IlayaCalauag, Quezon	109	about 63	about 1.72 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
41,869	AnurturuRizal, Cagayan	108	about 34	about 3.15 km²	−4.70% a year	Rural
41,870	LangoyonCalbayog City, Samar	108	about 7	about 15.81 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,871	Uauang TuliaoSanto Tomas, Isabela	108	about 64	about 1.70 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
41,872	Crispin Salazar SouthJaniuay, Iloilo	107	about 3,223	about 0.0332 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
41,873	LonoyGamay, Northern Samar	107	about 34	about 3.17 km²	−6.87% a year	Rural
41,874	Centro 12Aparri, Cagayan	106	about 12,198	about 0.00869 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
41,875	San RoqueSan Andres, Catanduanes	105	about 3,465	about 0.0303 km²	−4.46% a year	Urban
41,876	Barangay 11Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	104	about 3,133	about 0.0332 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,877	Barangay 5Llorente, Eastern Samar	104	about 8,667	about 0.012 km²	−7.04% a year	Rural
41,878	Barangay 17Batangas City, Batangas	103	about 2,918	about 0.0353 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
41,879	Barangay 4General Luna, Quezon	103	about 5,819	about 0.0177 km²	−5.25% a year	Rural
41,880	JolacaoSanta Margarita, Samar	103	about 43	about 2.37 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
41,881	San RoqueMajayjay, Laguna	103	about 104	about 0.989 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
41,882	Barangay 21-ATacloban City, Leyte	102	about 11,819	about 0.00863 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
41,883	CagdajaQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	102	about 21	about 4.83 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
41,884	LagangBanton, Romblon	102	about 94	about 1.08 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
41,885	AquinoDinalupihan, Bataan	101	about 2,775	about 0.0364 km²	−2.86% a year	Rural
41,886	Barangay 10Salcedo, Eastern Samar	101	about 453	about 0.223 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
41,887	Magsaysay, UpperBaguio City, Benguet	101	about 7,652	about 0.0132 km²	9.95% a year	Urban
41,888	SenibaranGandara, Samar	101	about 22	about 4.65 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
41,889	Barangay 15Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	100	about 2,336	about 0.0428 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
41,890	Barangay 54Tacloban City, Leyte	100	about 1,256	about 0.0796 km²	4.57% a year	Urban
41,891	BayaquitosNagcarlan, Laguna	100	about 45	about 2.24 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
41,892	Session Road AreaBaguio City, Benguet	100	about 621	about 0.161 km²	−5.21% a year	Urban
41,893	BaniladTayabas City, Quezon	98	about 54	about 1.83 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,894	CalundanSan Jorge, Samar	98	about 9	about 11.43 km²	−4.16% a year	Rural
41,895	GitablaBurauen, Leyte	97	about 40	about 2.41 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,896	MabiniLopez, Quezon	96	about 27	about 3.51 km²	−4.83% a year	Rural
41,897	San Jose BalatokAtimonan, Quezon	96	about 9	about 10.19 km²	7.87% a year	Rural
41,898	San RoqueGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	96	about 30	about 3.22 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
41,899	Barangay 41Tacloban City, Leyte	95	about 7,090	about 0.0134 km²	4.21% a year	Urban
41,900	CatigawanPinabacdao, Samar	95	about 27	about 3.49 km²	−6.37% 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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