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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, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Albay, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	Bgy. 56 - TaysanLegazpi City, Albay	20,017	about 2,125	about 9.42 km²	6.84% a year	Urban
2	AnislagDaraga, Albay	13,215	about 2,075	about 6.37 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
3	Bgy. 42 - RawisLegazpi City, Albay	10,330	about 6,538	about 1.58 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
4	Bgy. 66 - BanquerohanLegazpi City, Albay	8,918	about 593	about 15.05 km²	1.92% a year	Urban
5	BongaBacacay, Albay	8,317	about 835	about 9.96 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
6	San LorenzoTabaco City, Albay	8,064	about 5,639	about 1.43 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
7	San VicenteTabaco City, Albay	8,013	about 3,798	about 2.11 km²	13.82% a year	Urban
8	TagasDaraga, Albay	7,981	about 7,529	about 1.06 km²	1.07% a year	Urban
9	Bgy. 37 - BitanoLegazpi City, Albay	7,546	about 12,391	about 0.609 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
10	MauraroGuinobatan, Albay	7,446	about 910	about 8.18 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
11	Bgy. 49 - BigaaLegazpi City, Albay	7,287	about 3,555	about 2.05 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
12	PantaoLibon, Albay	7,236	about 304	about 23.82 km²	−0.12% a year	Urban
13	Bgy. 40 - CruzadaLegazpi City, Albay	7,030	about 4,848	about 1.45 km²	3.51% a year	Urban
14	TagaytayCamalig, Albay	6,643	about 1,730	about 3.84 km²	−0.06% a year	Urban
15	Bgy. 38 - GogonLegazpi City, Albay	6,534	about 7,188	about 0.909 km²	1.44% a year	Urban
16	San Isidro IrayaMalilipot, Albay	6,448	about 2,985	about 2.16 km²	4.27% a year	Urban
17	TuburanLigao City, Albay	6,430	about 2,679	about 2.40 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
18	PoblacionRapu-Rapu, Albay	6,173	about 419	about 14.73 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
19	CaleTiwi, Albay	6,124	about 338	about 18.11 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
20	MarirocTabaco City, Albay	6,015	about 1,308	about 4.60 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
21	HaciendaTabaco City, Albay	6,009	about 348	about 17.25 km²	−0.26% a year	Urban
22	SogodBacacay, Albay	5,717	about 2,199	about 2.60 km²	2.70% a year	Urban
23	NagaTiwi, Albay	5,584	about 794	about 7.03 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
24	Bgy. 32 - San RoqueLegazpi City, Albay	5,452	about 21,896	about 0.249 km²	−1.23% a year	Urban
25	Bgy. 16 - Kawit-East Washington DriveLegazpi City, Albay	5,420	about 11,061	about 0.49 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
26	MaroroyDaraga, Albay	5,393	about 10,331	about 0.522 km²	−0.14% a year	Urban
27	Bgy. 41 - BogtongLegazpi City, Albay	5,389	about 4,114	about 1.31 km²	1.42% a year	Urban
28	San JoseMalilipot, Albay	5,352	about 1,416	about 3.78 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
29	MatagbacTabaco City, Albay	5,342	about 3,561	about 1.50 km²	−0.30% a year	Urban
30	Bgy. 61 - MaslogLegazpi City, Albay	5,320	about 833	about 6.39 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
31	CarataganPio Duran, Albay	5,299	about 1,518	about 3.49 km²	−1.10% a year	Urban
32	Bgy. 62 - HomaponLegazpi City, Albay	5,250	about 736	about 7.13 km²	−0.31% a year	Urban
33	Bgy. 59 - PuroLegazpi City, Albay	5,215	about 2,210	about 2.36 km²	−2.86% a year	Urban
34	San RoqueTabaco City, Albay	5,188	about 25,940	about 0.20 km²	−0.71% a year	Urban
35	SagponDaraga, Albay	5,112	about 9,573	about 0.534 km²	−0.88% a year	Urban
36	KilicaoDaraga, Albay	5,062	about 2,664	about 1.90 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
37	San AntonioTabaco City, Albay	5,028	about 1,441	about 3.49 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
38	Bgy. 55 - EstanzaLegazpi City, Albay	4,963	about 1,065	about 4.66 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
39	BascaranDaraga, Albay	4,946	about 1,111	about 4.45 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
40	MataconPolangui, Albay	4,946	about 1,606	about 3.08 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
41	Santo CristoTabaco City, Albay	4,917	about 37,823	about 0.13 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
42	TinagoLigao City, Albay	4,897	about 3,796	about 1.29 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
43	PonsoPolangui, Albay	4,875	about 1,538	about 3.17 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
44	PandanLigao City, Albay	4,869	about 499	about 9.76 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
45	EstanciaMalinao, Albay	4,864	about 1,549	about 3.14 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
46	BaranghawonTabaco City, Albay	4,827	about 5,959	about 0.81 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
47	BinitayanDaraga, Albay	4,807	about 17,229	about 0.279 km²	0.84% a year	Urban
48	BangkilinganTabaco City, Albay	4,711	about 6,798	about 0.693 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
49	Bgy. 44 - PawaLegazpi City, Albay	4,585	about 1,679	about 2.73 km²	3.43% a year	Rural
50	LanigayPolangui, Albay	4,559	about 1,510	about 3.02 km²	0.92% 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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