The Atlas

Barangays in Palawan

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 Palawan, at a glance

Barangays: 433^[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: 1,285,179^[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: 98 urban^[4]; 335 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: San Pedro^[5]; Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; 29,825 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: Apurawan^[6]; Aborlan, Palawan; about 284.44 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: Iwahig^{[5, 7]}; Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; 12.15% 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: 150 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Miguel, −3.97% 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.

433 barangays, 401 to 433 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Palawan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	TocadanCuyo, Palawan	494	about 422	about 1.17 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
402	DalayawonAraceli, Palawan	476	about 31	about 15.26 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
403	CaburianCuyo, Palawan	473	about 350	about 1.35 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
404	Bagong Pag-AsaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	462	about 4,358	about 0.106 km²	−10.39% a year	Rural
405	CambianAgutaya, Palawan	456	about 239	about 1.91 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
406	AbagatAgutaya, Palawan	441	about 227	about 1.94 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
407	PasigBalabac, Palawan	420	about 46	about 9.11 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
408	Poblacion IIIBalabac, Palawan	410	about 5,025	about 0.0816 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
409	BantayanCagayancillo, Palawan	409	about 1,046	about 0.391 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
410	CulangoCulion, Palawan	409	about 3,858	about 0.106 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
411	Pag-AsaKalayaan, Palawan	406	about 1,010	about 0.402 km²	19.52% a year	Rural
412	LacarenMagsaysay, Palawan	394	about 111	about 3.56 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
413	MatarawisAgutaya, Palawan	382	about 628	about 0.608 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
414	MagkakaibiganPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	361	about 6,505	about 0.0555 km²	4.46% a year	Urban
415	ModelPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	337	about 4,870	about 0.0692 km²	−0.70% a year	Urban
416	MontiblePuerto Princesa City, Palawan	330	about 3	about 95.46 km²	−15.16% a year	Rural
417	SeasidePuerto Princesa City, Palawan	330	about 7,933	about 0.0416 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
418	ConventoCagayancillo, Palawan	316	about 1,430	about 0.221 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
419	MaracanaoAgutaya, Palawan	305	about 316	about 0.966 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
420	Barangay IIICoron, Palawan	304	about 3,878	about 0.0784 km²	−2.79% a year	Urban
421	MaligayaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	297	about 5,017	about 0.0592 km²	2.13% a year	Urban
422	CalasagDumaran, Palawan	296	about 156	about 1.90 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
423	Poblacion IBalabac, Palawan	275	about 5,489	about 0.0501 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
424	Lipot NorthCagayancillo, Palawan	267	about 7,315	about 0.0365 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
425	TacasCagayancillo, Palawan	255	about 437	about 0.584 km²	5.75% a year	Rural
426	WahigCagayancillo, Palawan	254	about 20,820	about 0.0122 km²	4.08% a year	Rural
427	BangcalAgutaya, Palawan	250	about 245	about 1.02 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
428	CalsadaCagayancillo, Palawan	235	about 728	about 0.323 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
429	PagkakaisaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	225	about 17,176	about 0.0131 km²	−32.77% a year	Rural
430	Lipot SouthCagayancillo, Palawan	190	about 11,243	about 0.0169 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
431	MabuhayPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	111	about 2,883	about 0.0385 km²	−18.01% a year	Rural
432	Santa LuciaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	55	about 1	about 68.50 km²	−38.66% a year	Rural
433	Barangay V Pob.Roxas, Palawan	4	about 68	about 0.0588 km²	no 2020 count	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: MIMAROPA Region (OpenSTAT table 0161A6DTHP5). Published August 3, 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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