The Atlas

Barangays in Masbate

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 Masbate, at a glance

Barangays: 550^[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: 910,813^[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: 28 urban^[4]; 522 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Nursery^[5]; Masbate City, Masbate; 12,733 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 Juan^[6]; Mandaon, Masbate; about 44.95 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: Poblacion^{[5, 7]}; Monreal, Masbate; 2.34% 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: 264 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Ibingay, −2.61% 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.

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

Barangays in Masbate, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	CadulanDimasalang, Masbate	893	about 183	about 4.89 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
402	Jagna-anSan Jacinto, Masbate	892	about 97	about 9.15 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
403	PiñaSan Jacinto, Masbate	890	about 119	about 7.49 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
404	MalobagoCataingan, Masbate	888	about 440	about 2.02 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
405	CalumpangPlacer, Masbate	885	about 113	about 7.86 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
406	RizalDimasalang, Masbate	884	about 162	about 5.45 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
407	CampanaUson, Masbate	883	about 96	about 9.22 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
408	MabuhayBalud, Masbate	879	about 78	about 11.21 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
409	PinamangcaanMandaon, Masbate	877	about 91	about 9.67 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
410	BugangPio V. Corpus, Masbate	876	about 151	about 5.79 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
411	CentroMandaon, Masbate	876	about 133	about 6.59 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
412	Ban-AoPlacer, Masbate	872	about 287	about 3.04 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
413	Villa PogadoCataingan, Masbate	872	about 318	about 2.74 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
414	DangpananPlacer, Masbate	868	about 130	about 6.66 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
415	TawadEsperanza, Masbate	868	about 125	about 6.97 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
416	OsmeñaCataingan, Masbate	867	about 208	about 4.17 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
417	San AntonioBalud, Masbate	864	about 554	about 1.56 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
418	AradoUson, Masbate	859	about 268	about 3.21 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
419	MaanahaoCataingan, Masbate	858	about 150	about 5.71 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
420	NagaraoPlacer, Masbate	855	about 17,485	about 0.0489 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
421	BenitinanSan Fernando, Masbate	853	about 597	about 1.43 km²	6.27% a year	Rural
422	Moises R. EspinosaMilagros, Masbate	850	about 40	about 21.20 km²	−4.92% a year	Rural
423	SantiagoEsperanza, Masbate	850	about 258	about 3.30 km²	5.53% a year	Rural
424	LampuyangPio V. Corpus, Masbate	846	about 288	about 2.94 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
425	MaanahaoPalanas, Masbate	843	about 120	about 7.01 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
426	CentroUson, Masbate	831	about 149	about 5.57 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
427	LabiganPio V. Corpus, Masbate	825	about 296	about 2.79 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
428	San IsidroUson, Masbate	825	about 99	about 8.33 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
429	MongahayUson, Masbate	824	about 155	about 5.33 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
430	CasamonganBalud, Masbate	823	about 168	about 4.91 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
431	LipataBaleno, Masbate	819	about 286	about 2.86 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
432	SalvacionPalanas, Masbate	817	about 275	about 2.97 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
433	BuenavistaSan Fernando, Masbate	816	about 197	about 4.14 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
434	IrayaCawayan, Masbate	814	about 75	about 10.83 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
435	GuincaiptanMandaon, Masbate	813	about 207	about 3.93 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
436	MabiniPalanas, Masbate	813	about 122	about 6.67 km²	−2.79% a year	Rural
437	ProgresoSan Fernando, Masbate	813	about 105	about 7.71 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
438	MadaoUson, Masbate	811	about 54	about 14.95 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
439	LibasPlacer, Masbate	810	about 79	about 10.23 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
440	Jose A. Abenir Sr.Palanas, Masbate	805	about 122	about 6.59 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
441	TuyboCataingan, Masbate	791	about 137	about 5.77 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
442	Santo CristoUson, Masbate	789	about 270	about 2.92 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
443	InteriorSan Jacinto, Masbate	787	about 232	about 3.39 km²	6.68% a year	Rural
444	Ki-BuayaSan Pascual, Masbate	787	about 92	about 8.58 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
445	PiñaPalanas, Masbate	787	about 249	about 3.16 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
446	TalisayBalud, Masbate	785	about 162	about 4.86 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
447	BadlingUson, Masbate	782	about 134	about 5.85 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
448	ManapaoClaveria, Masbate	775	about 73	about 10.56 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
449	Sog-OngBaleno, Masbate	774	about 317	about 2.44 km²	−4.38% a year	Rural
450	GuinluthanganMilagros, Masbate	770	about 1,878	about 0.41 km²	−1.98% 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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