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, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Cogon Ramos^{[7, 8]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 14,075 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mayapa, −13.70% a year.

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, 4,251 to 4,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
4,251	Jaena NorteJamindan, Capiz	4,927	about 107	about 46.18 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
4,252	AlapangLa Trinidad, Benguet	4,926	about 1,880	about 2.62 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
4,253	Panggao SaducMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,926	about 17,848	about 0.276 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
4,254	Santo NiñoPanabo City, Davao del Norte	4,925	about 3,444	about 1.43 km²	−1.09% a year	Urban
4,255	Barangay NorthOrmoc City, Leyte	4,924	about 5,732	about 0.859 km²	4.30% a year	Urban
4,256	MalabagoMangaldan, Pangasinan	4,922	about 2,026	about 2.43 km²	−0.99% a year	Urban
4,257	Bontoc IliBontoc, Mountain Province	4,921	about 463	about 10.64 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
4,258	Marogong ProperMarogong, Lanao del Sur	4,921	about 1,557	about 3.16 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
4,259	BanaderoTanauan City, Batangas	4,920	about 2,780	about 1.77 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
4,260	BuayanM'Lang, Cotabato	4,919	about 431	about 11.41 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
4,261	Santo CristoTabaco City, Albay	4,917	about 37,823	about 0.13 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
4,262	Santo Cristo SurGapan City, Nueva Ecija	4,917	about 1,064	about 4.62 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
4,263	DumaraisLa Paz, Tarlac	4,916	about 526	about 9.34 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
4,264	IpilSurigao City, Surigao del Norte	4,916	about 748	about 6.57 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
4,265	LazaretoCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro	4,916	about 4,131	about 1.19 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
4,266	Sumacab NorteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	4,916	about 1,503	about 3.27 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
4,267	Upper KatungalTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat	4,916	about 643	about 7.64 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
4,268	Bualo LipidMaimbung, Sulu	4,912	about 2,775	about 1.77 km²	19.76% a year	Rural
4,269	PalamisAlaminos City, Pangasinan	4,912	about 1,742	about 2.82 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
4,270	PoblacionOslob, Cebu	4,912	about 1,507	about 3.26 km²	2.42% a year	Urban
4,271	TanaganCalatagan, Batangas	4,912	about 740	about 6.64 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
4,272	GaliciaIlog, Negros Occidental	4,911	about 823	about 5.97 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
4,273	LantanganCarles, Iloilo	4,910	about 1,792	about 2.74 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
4,274	TingibBasey, Samar	4,910	about 1,453	about 3.38 km²	7.50% a year	Rural
4,275	QuilingTalisay, Batangas	4,908	about 1,079	about 4.55 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
4,276	Santo RosarioHagonoy, Bulacan	4,908	about 11,309	about 0.434 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
4,277	CastilloCabusao, Camarines Sur	4,907	about 2,326	about 2.11 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
4,278	North BaluarteIloilo City, Iloilo	4,907	about 38,638	about 0.127 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
4,279	LooySouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur	4,906	about 158	about 31.13 km²	4.49% a year	Rural
4,280	San AgustinCastillejos, Zambales	4,906	about 1,020	about 4.81 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
4,281	Pag-asaTalavera, Nueva Ecija	4,904	about 8,079	about 0.607 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
4,282	Poblacion IIITagbilaran City, Bohol	4,904	about 7,341	about 0.668 km²	−0.64% a year	Urban
4,283	KuyaMaramag, Bukidnon	4,902	about 146	about 33.68 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
4,284	Santa Cruz NuevoTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,902	about 298	about 16.43 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
4,285	TaraMabinay, Negros Oriental	4,902	about 179	about 27.38 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
4,286	PacoKidapawan City, Cotabato	4,901	about 489	about 10.02 km²	−0.13% a year	Urban
4,287	Sto. NiñoSan Felipe, Zambales	4,901	about 1,210	about 4.05 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
4,288	Paang BundokQuezon City	4,900	about 31,013	about 0.158 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
4,289	BungahanBiñan City, Laguna	4,899	about 5,670	about 0.864 km²	6.20% a year	Rural
4,290	KalubkobSilang, Cavite	4,899	about 1,713	about 2.86 km²	4.50% a year	Rural
4,291	Ligtong IRosario, Cavite	4,898	about 54,787	about 0.0894 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
4,292	LitlitSilang, Cavite	4,898	about 1,436	about 3.41 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
4,293	SalvacionBuenavista, Guimaras	4,898	about 902	about 5.43 km²	4.11% a year	Rural
4,294	New IloiloTantangan, South Cotabato	4,897	about 565	about 8.67 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
4,295	San RoquePateros	4,897	about 26,614	about 0.184 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
4,296	TinagoLigao City, Albay	4,897	about 3,796	about 1.29 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
4,297	GuinomanDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay	4,896	about 134	about 36.63 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
4,298	Rapasun MSUMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	4,896	about 8,500	about 0.576 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
4,299	BucacBayugan City, Agusan del Sur	4,895	about 596	about 8.21 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
4,300	MagsaysayCadiz City, Negros Occidental	4,892	about 103	about 47.57 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural

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: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). 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 adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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