The Atlas

Barangays in Bicol Region

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]

Open Bicol Region

Barangays in Bicol Region, at a glance

Barangays: 3,471^[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: 6,064,426^[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: 350 urban^[4]; 3,121 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Concepcion Pequeña^[5]; Naga City, Camarines Sur; 26,192 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: Cabadisan^[6]; Ragay, Camarines Sur; about 100.30 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: Carangcang^{[5, 7]}; Magarao, Camarines Sur; 14.05% 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: 1,770 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Magang, −5.05% 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.

3,471 barangays, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	LidongSanto Domingo, Albay	3,212	about 245	about 13.09 km²	−0.25% a year	Urban
402	Bagong Silang ILabo, Camarines Norte	3,208	about 470	about 6.83 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
403	Calatagan ProperVirac, Catanduanes	3,205	about 2,257	about 1.42 km²	−0.95% a year	Urban
404	TinampoLigao City, Albay	3,200	about 1,006	about 3.18 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
405	Monte CalvarioBuhi, Camarines Sur	3,194	about 256	about 12.46 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
406	SalvacionBaao, Camarines Sur	3,192	about 798	about 4.00 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
407	OsiaoSorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,191	about 85	about 37.73 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
408	PoblacionBalud, Masbate	3,190	about 563	about 5.67 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
409	BanocbocVinzons, Camarines Norte	3,188	about 345	about 9.24 km²	−5.07% a year	Rural
410	GuilidLigao City, Albay	3,188	about 1,081	about 2.95 km²	−3.28% a year	Urban
411	PoblacionTigaon, Camarines Sur	3,178	about 12,038	about 0.264 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
412	San IsidroBulan, Sorsogon	3,177	about 481	about 6.60 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
413	Santa MariaLagonoy, Camarines Sur	3,177	about 4,328	about 0.734 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
414	San Antonio OgbonNabua, Camarines Sur	3,173	about 1,311	about 2.42 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
415	Santa MisericordiaSanto Domingo, Albay	3,169	about 491	about 6.46 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
416	TigbaoAroroy, Masbate	3,167	about 410	about 7.72 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
417	San RafaelSan Pascual, Masbate	3,165	about 232	about 13.66 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
418	Bagong SirangPili, Camarines Sur	3,157	about 418	about 7.56 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
419	DaragaPlacer, Masbate	3,156	about 253	about 12.45 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
420	ExcibanLabo, Camarines Norte	3,156	about 198	about 15.95 km²	−4.49% a year	Rural
421	SalvacionIriga City, Camarines Sur	3,155	about 734	about 4.30 km²	−3.27% a year	Rural
422	Santa MariaIriga City, Camarines Sur	3,149	about 307	about 10.27 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
423	UbaliwPolangui, Albay	3,148	about 1,471	about 2.14 km²	−2.70% a year	Urban
424	MagurangPolangui, Albay	3,144	about 1,953	about 1.61 km²	−4.32% a year	Rural
425	MacawayanIrosin, Sorsogon	3,142	about 1,001	about 3.14 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
426	SagurongPili, Camarines Sur	3,141	about 994	about 3.16 km²	3.10% a year	Urban
427	OsmeñaClaveria, Masbate	3,138	about 564	about 5.56 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
428	PawiliBula, Camarines Sur	3,136	about 626	about 5.01 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
429	PawiliPili, Camarines Sur	3,136	about 1,170	about 2.68 km²	6.43% a year	Rural
430	MabalodbalodTigaon, Camarines Sur	3,135	about 727	about 4.31 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
431	San IsidroSanto Domingo, Albay	3,135	about 1,312	about 2.39 km²	−0.11% a year	Urban
432	GuruyanJuban, Sorsogon	3,132	about 219	about 14.28 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
433	LuguiLabo, Camarines Norte	3,125	about 66	about 47.29 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
434	TigbinanLabo, Camarines Norte	3,120	about 213	about 14.66 km²	−4.06% a year	Rural
435	KatipunanPlacer, Masbate	3,110	about 4,356	about 0.714 km²	−0.64% a year	Urban
436	F. SimeonRagay, Camarines Sur	3,107	about 371	about 8.38 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
437	TugosSorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,104	about 3,744	about 0.829 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
438	MasoliBato, Camarines Sur	3,093	about 864	about 3.58 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
439	Centro OccidentalPolangui, Albay	3,092	about 954	about 3.24 km²	−1.72% a year	Urban
440	San FranciscoOcampo, Camarines Sur	3,089	about 880	about 3.51 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
441	CagliliogTinambac, Camarines Sur	3,084	about 845	about 3.65 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
442	TinoronganSagñay, Camarines Sur	3,081	about 651	about 4.73 km²	7.81% a year	Rural
443	ButagBulan, Sorsogon	3,075	about 465	about 6.61 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
444	BuenavistaUson, Masbate	3,070	about 624	about 4.92 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
445	LubganBula, Camarines Sur	3,070	about 787	about 3.90 km²	4.13% a year	Rural
446	BogñabongTabaco City, Albay	3,054	about 2,092	about 1.46 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
447	LaganacBalatan, Camarines Sur	3,054	about 896	about 3.41 km²	6.59% a year	Rural
448	VinagreTigaon, Camarines Sur	3,054	about 4,077	about 0.749 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
449	BasudSorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,052	about 862	about 3.54 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
450	CabagñanCamalig, Albay	3,049	about 2,226	about 1.37 km²	1.30% 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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