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Barangays in Albay

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]

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Barangays in Albay, at a glance

Barangays: 720^[2]
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: 1,379,398^[3]
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: 116 urban^[4]; 604 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bgy. 56 - Taysan^[5]; Legazpi City, Albay; 20,017 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: San Antonio^[6]; Oas, Albay; about 32.05 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: San Vicente^{[5, 7]}; Tabaco City, Albay; 13.82% 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: 352 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bgy. 59 - Puro, −2.86% 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.

720 barangays, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Albay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	San AgustinOas, Albay	1,336	about 763	about 1.75 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
402	MaogogJovellar, Albay	1,318	about 159	about 8.28 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
403	LawinonPio Duran, Albay	1,310	about 333	about 3.93 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
404	San Vicente GrandeDaraga, Albay	1,307	about 386	about 3.39 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
405	BigaoDaraga, Albay	1,302	about 274	about 4.75 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
406	PawaMalinao, Albay	1,302	about 1,935	about 0.673 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
407	SinungtanGuinobatan, Albay	1,300	about 200	about 6.51 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
408	MagpanamboPolangui, Albay	1,291	about 429	about 3.01 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
409	Bgy. 6 - Bañadero Pob.Legazpi City, Albay	1,289	about 3,419	about 0.377 km²	−4.04% a year	Rural
410	Barangay VMalilipot, Albay	1,282	about 737	about 1.74 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
411	San PabloBacacay, Albay	1,281	about 555	about 2.31 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
412	SaluganCamalig, Albay	1,280	about 1,671	about 0.766 km²	−5.52% a year	Urban
413	TobogOas, Albay	1,280	about 1,497	about 0.855 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
414	Barangay IVMalilipot, Albay	1,279	about 4,249	about 0.301 km²	−7.78% a year	Rural
415	CabitManito, Albay	1,279	about 257	about 4.97 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
416	MalapayPio Duran, Albay	1,272	about 303	about 4.20 km²	3.01% a year	Rural
417	Zone ILibon, Albay	1,266	about 546	about 2.32 km²	−2.63% a year	Rural
418	TinapianManito, Albay	1,261	about 295	about 4.28 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
419	MananaoRapu-Rapu, Albay	1,258	about 111	about 11.31 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
420	BinanowanLigao City, Albay	1,254	about 353	about 3.55 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
421	BusayLigao City, Albay	1,253	about 202	about 6.19 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
422	CabaconganManito, Albay	1,246	about 476	about 2.62 km²	6.29% a year	Rural
423	PistolaOas, Albay	1,237	about 583	about 2.12 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
424	TaplaconCamalig, Albay	1,234	about 180	about 6.85 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
425	BongalonDaraga, Albay	1,233	about 2,002	about 0.616 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
426	BariisTiwi, Albay	1,230	about 185	about 6.64 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
427	BonotTabaco City, Albay	1,229	about 336	about 3.66 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
428	San PascualLibon, Albay	1,229	about 264	about 4.65 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
429	MalabnigGuinobatan, Albay	1,228	about 418	about 2.94 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
430	OyamaTiwi, Albay	1,227	about 7,218	about 0.17 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
431	UsonBacacay, Albay	1,225	about 928	about 1.32 km²	18.86% a year	Rural
432	Santa ElenaMalinao, Albay	1,221	about 1,062	about 1.15 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
433	San IsidroJovellar, Albay	1,218	about 251	about 4.86 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
434	Bgy. 30 - PigcaleLegazpi City, Albay	1,210	about 30,326	about 0.0399 km²	−9.77% a year	Rural
435	Bgy. 23 - Imperial Court Subd.Legazpi City, Albay	1,202	about 19,232	about 0.0625 km²	8.21% a year	Urban
436	MaynagaPolangui, Albay	1,195	about 543	about 2.20 km²	−3.46% a year	Rural
437	AlongongLibon, Albay	1,194	about 192	about 6.22 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
438	Divino RostroTabaco City, Albay	1,194	about 11,592	about 0.103 km²	−0.57% a year	Urban
439	Barangay IIIPio Duran, Albay	1,192	about 18,891	about 0.0631 km²	7.76% a year	Urban
440	MaysuaPolangui, Albay	1,183	about 218	about 5.42 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
441	TalotoCamalig, Albay	1,183	about 299	about 3.96 km²	4.85% a year	Rural
442	DanaoPolangui, Albay	1,181	about 387	about 3.05 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
443	OsonTabaco City, Albay	1,179	about 477	about 2.47 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
444	TagpoLigao City, Albay	1,179	about 3,541	about 0.333 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
445	ManilaRapu-Rapu, Albay	1,178	about 125	about 9.43 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
446	MaporongOas, Albay	1,178	about 886	about 1.33 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
447	MarigondonPio Duran, Albay	1,175	about 134	about 8.75 km²	−4.63% a year	Rural
448	MisibisBacacay, Albay	1,174	about 276	about 4.26 km²	−0.48% a year	Urban
449	TupasLigao City, Albay	1,170	about 153	about 7.66 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
450	TomolinLigao City, Albay	1,169	about 1,146	about 1.02 km²	−2.30% 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: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 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. 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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