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Barangays in Sorsogon

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 Sorsogon, at a glance

Barangays: 541^[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: 845,066^[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: 33 urban^[4]; 508 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bibincahan^[5]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 22,265 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: Osiao^[6]; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; about 37.73 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: Balogo (Sorsogon East District)^{[5, 7]}; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon; 2.10% 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: 189 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Zone II Pob., −0.47% 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.

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

Barangays in Sorsogon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	BagacayBulusan, Sorsogon	797	about 422	about 1.89 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
402	SangatGubat, Sorsogon	793	about 154	about 5.16 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
403	AdovisCasiguran, Sorsogon	788	about 1,680	about 0.469 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
404	MapasoIrosin, Sorsogon	785	about 99	about 7.92 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
405	GuironPilar, Sorsogon	782	about 260	about 3.01 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
406	R. GeronaBulan, Sorsogon	782	about 210	about 3.72 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
407	SipayaJuban, Sorsogon	777	about 290	about 2.68 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
408	Almendras-CogonSorsogon City, Sorsogon	768	about 6,796	about 0.113 km²	−1.96% a year	Urban
409	BrillantePrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	767	about 12,594	about 0.0609 km²	3.93% a year	Rural
410	MaracabacCastilla, Sorsogon	767	about 251	about 3.06 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
411	ManlabongPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	763	about 422	about 1.81 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
412	CagboloMagallanes, Sorsogon	762	about 244	about 3.12 km²	−7.51% a year	Rural
413	LayogBarcelona, Sorsogon	758	about 606	about 1.25 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
414	CarohayonJuban, Sorsogon	749	about 296	about 2.53 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
415	MaypangiCastilla, Sorsogon	746	about 55	about 13.60 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
416	AwaiDonsol, Sorsogon	738	about 4,316	about 0.171 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
417	San JuanPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	736	about 740	about 0.994 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
418	CabiguhanGubat, Sorsogon	735	about 181	about 4.05 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
419	GumapiaIrosin, Sorsogon	731	about 156	about 4.70 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
420	San IsidroIrosin, Sorsogon	731	about 233	about 3.14 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
421	VillarealGubat, Sorsogon	729	about 473	about 1.54 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
422	TirisCasiguran, Sorsogon	724	about 188	about 3.85 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
423	San RafaelPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	719	about 64	about 11.18 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
424	AlegriaBarcelona, Sorsogon	717	about 377	about 1.90 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
425	Tulatula SurMagallanes, Sorsogon	716	about 95	about 7.56 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
426	BicalBulan, Sorsogon	711	about 127	about 5.60 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
427	Bon-OtSorsogon City, Sorsogon	710	about 234	about 3.03 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
428	Binisitahan del SurMagallanes, Sorsogon	709	about 11,738	about 0.0604 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
429	E. QuirinoBulan, Sorsogon	707	about 270	about 2.62 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
430	San VicenteBarcelona, Sorsogon	704	about 252	about 2.79 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
431	BagalayagCastilla, Sorsogon	701	about 371	about 1.89 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
432	MigabodPilar, Sorsogon	698	about 329	about 2.12 km²	11.76% a year	Rural
433	PawikMagallanes, Sorsogon	698	about 212	about 3.30 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
434	San RoqueCastilla, Sorsogon	695	about 190	about 3.65 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
435	AnogJuban, Sorsogon	693	about 72	about 9.56 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
436	San IsidroBarcelona, Sorsogon	687	about 393	about 1.75 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
437	Zone I Pob.Bulan, Sorsogon	686	about 9,730	about 0.0705 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
438	PangiMatnog, Sorsogon	679	about 98	about 6.93 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
439	BanuangdaanMatnog, Sorsogon	678	about 2,873	about 0.236 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
440	DitaGubat, Sorsogon	666	about 221	about 3.01 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
441	AlinDonsol, Sorsogon	660	about 114	about 5.79 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
442	PutiaoBarcelona, Sorsogon	658	about 275	about 2.39 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
443	San AntonioPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	656	about 575	about 1.14 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
444	BongaBulan, Sorsogon	653	about 106	about 6.14 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
445	CagangBarcelona, Sorsogon	653	about 377	about 1.73 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
446	LajongMatnog, Sorsogon	649	about 569	about 1.14 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
447	CalmayonJuban, Sorsogon	627	about 80	about 7.88 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
448	De VeraDonsol, Sorsogon	625	about 230	about 2.72 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
449	BacalonMagallanes, Sorsogon	624	about 119	about 5.23 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
450	CalayuanMatnog, Sorsogon	620	about 559	about 1.11 km²	0.31% 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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