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, 41,901 to 41,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
41,901	EsperanzaCalbayog City, Samar	94	about 11	about 8.31 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,902	HindangSanta Margarita, Samar	94	about 33	about 2.83 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
41,903	PanalabanMajayjay, Laguna	93	about 53	about 1.75 km²	8.18% a year	Rural
41,904	SorvilleLubang, Occidental Mindoro	93	about 11	about 8.39 km²	−5.55% a year	Rural
41,905	TanawanMagdalena, Laguna	93	about 48	about 1.92 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,906	CadoldolanMiagao, Iloilo	92	about 88	about 1.04 km²	−4.81% a year	Rural
41,907	Centro 14Aparri, Cagayan	92	about 1,901	about 0.0484 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,908	Barangay 240Manila	91	about 6,691	about 0.0136 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,909	Barangay 3Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	90	about 2,970	about 0.0303 km²	−7.58% a year	Urban
41,910	CacatmonanHernani, Eastern Samar	90	about 5	about 17.66 km²	−3.18% a year	Rural
41,911	CampeigSanta Margarita, Samar	90	about 34	about 2.61 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
41,912	CanyakiSan Jorge, Samar	90	about 60	about 1.50 km²	−7.22% a year	Rural
41,913	LigayaMatuguinao, Samar	90	about 11	about 8.21 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
41,914	TikiwanCalauag, Quezon	90	about 207	about 0.435 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
41,915	BuenavistaCalbayog City, Samar	89	about 11	about 8.01 km²	4.19% a year	Rural
41,916	P. TestonBaras, Catanduanes	89	about 90	about 0.985 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
41,917	BeriMotiong, Samar	88	about 10	about 9.26 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
41,918	TiwiLoon, Bohol	88	about 91	about 0.964 km²	−9.10% a year	Rural
41,919	LibertadSan Jorge, Samar	87	about 3	about 28.16 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,920	Barangay 865Manila	86	about 457	about 0.188 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
41,921	Humabon Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	85	about 1,805	about 0.0471 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,922	BahaCalatagan, Batangas	83	about 12	about 6.88 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,923	Barangay 6Salcedo, Eastern Samar	83	about 6,803	about 0.0122 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
41,924	Ilayang BayucainMajayjay, Laguna	83	about 133	about 0.626 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
41,925	BalanacMajayjay, Laguna	82	about 104	about 0.789 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,926	San Isidro SilanganGumaca, Quezon	82	about 21	about 3.85 km²	−5.10% a year	Rural
41,927	Buenaflor EmbarkaderoDumangas, Iloilo	81	about 2,093	about 0.0387 km²	−6.87% a year	Urban
41,928	KaibiganLupi, Camarines Sur	81	about 107	about 0.758 km²	−5.38% a year	Rural
41,929	Barangay 12Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	80	about 3,279	about 0.0244 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
41,930	CalocnayanCalbayog City, Samar	80	about 11	about 7.54 km²	−7.75% a year	Rural
41,931	City SupermarketCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	80	about 1,299	about 0.0616 km²	−4.04% a year	Urban
41,932	Urduja Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	80	about 1,413	about 0.0566 km²	−4.98% a year	Urban
41,933	Barangay 16Batangas City, Batangas	78	about 4,535	about 0.0172 km²	−6.01% a year	Urban
41,934	BabanikhonLlorente, Eastern Samar	77	about 13	about 5.99 km²	−4.18% a year	Rural
41,935	MalobagoMaslog, Eastern Samar	77	about 6	about 13.94 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,936	Mabini ICalbayog City, Samar	76	about 9	about 8.06 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,937	TabangLa Paz, Leyte	75	about 89	about 0.843 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
41,938	Barangay VII-CSan Pablo City, Laguna	72	about 3,229	about 0.0223 km²	−3.90% a year	Urban
41,939	Barangay 3Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	71	about 2,527	about 0.0281 km²	−6.27% a year	Urban
41,940	Nag-umaCalbayog City, Samar	70	about 5	about 14.78 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
41,941	SalvacionCalbayog City, Samar	70	about 4	about 18.42 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,942	Barangay 56-ATacloban City, Leyte	68	about 935	about 0.0727 km²	−7.23% a year	Rural
41,943	MabasLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	68	about 7	about 9.55 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
41,944	SapatPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	68	about 1	about 47.84 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
41,945	Catan-aganTarangnan, Samar	67	about 17	about 3.90 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
41,946	Centro 13Aparri, Cagayan	67	about 1,965	about 0.0341 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,947	BalayongMajayjay, Laguna	66	about 72	about 0.911 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
41,948	HalayhayinMagdalena, Laguna	64	about 22	about 2.86 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,949	KaorasanTuburan, Cebu	64	about 34	about 1.87 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
41,950	BalugoDagami, Leyte	63	about 45	about 1.40 km²	no 2020 count	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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