The Atlas

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]

Open Sorsogon

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, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Sorsogon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	BibincahanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	22,265	about 2,783	about 8.00 km²	1.86% a year	Urban
2	PangpangSorsogon City, Sorsogon	10,486	about 1,691	about 6.20 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
3	Balogo (Sorsogon East District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	8,678	about 7,748	about 1.12 km²	2.10% a year	Urban
4	Cabid-AnSorsogon City, Sorsogon	8,359	about 1,509	about 5.54 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
5	CumadcadCastilla, Sorsogon	6,543	about 817	about 8.01 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
6	Zone II Pob.Bulan, Sorsogon	5,721	about 36,673	about 0.156 km²	−0.47% a year	Urban
7	San Juan (Roro)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	5,569	about 1,808	about 3.08 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
8	San VicenteBulan, Sorsogon	5,424	about 4,520	about 1.20 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
9	GuinlajonSorsogon City, Sorsogon	5,366	about 565	about 9.49 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
10	CambulagaSorsogon City, Sorsogon	5,198	about 10,093	about 0.515 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
11	AbuyogSorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,891	about 967	about 5.06 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
12	PoblacionSorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,666	about 2,495	about 1.87 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
13	GabaoIrosin, Sorsogon	4,587	about 1,638	about 2.80 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
14	MacabogSorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,584	about 804	about 5.70 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
15	CarriedoIrosin, Sorsogon	4,549	about 966	about 4.71 km²	5.25% a year	Rural
16	San IsidroCastilla, Sorsogon	4,400	about 318	about 13.84 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
17	SampalocSorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,379	about 34,211	about 0.128 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
18	BacolodIrosin, Sorsogon	4,207	about 18,698	about 0.225 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
19	OgodDonsol, Sorsogon	4,204	about 962	about 4.37 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
20	MonbonIrosin, Sorsogon	4,190	about 825	about 5.08 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
21	J.P. LaurelBulan, Sorsogon	4,128	about 1,885	about 2.19 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
22	Zone VII Pob.Bulan, Sorsogon	4,101	about 16,082	about 0.255 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
23	BuhatanSorsogon City, Sorsogon	4,030	about 445	about 9.06 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
24	BanuyoPilar, Sorsogon	3,967	about 1,945	about 2.04 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
25	CaditaanMagallanes, Sorsogon	3,686	about 616	about 5.98 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
26	BagacayGubat, Sorsogon	3,673	about 1,345	about 2.73 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
27	LajongBulan, Sorsogon	3,661	about 1,532	about 2.39 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
28	MacalayaCastilla, Sorsogon	3,632	about 403	about 9.02 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
29	San RoqueSorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,597	about 1,191	about 3.02 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
30	DancalanDonsol, Sorsogon	3,573	about 1,333	about 2.68 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
31	OtaviBulan, Sorsogon	3,474	about 1,096	about 3.17 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
32	PoblacionCastilla, Sorsogon	3,468	about 889	about 3.90 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
33	San VicenteCastilla, Sorsogon	3,461	about 756	about 4.58 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
34	Benigno S. AquinoBulan, Sorsogon	3,458	about 2,096	about 1.65 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
35	PatagIrosin, Sorsogon	3,453	about 578	about 5.97 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
36	San PedroIrosin, Sorsogon	3,369	about 1,643	about 2.05 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
37	Bitan-o/DalipaySorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,353	about 10,478	about 0.32 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
38	San RafaelPilar, Sorsogon	3,334	about 379	about 8.80 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
39	ManaganagaBulan, Sorsogon	3,323	about 3,367	about 0.987 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
40	Del RosarioPilar, Sorsogon	3,313	about 490	about 6.76 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
41	Gulang-GulangIrosin, Sorsogon	3,283	about 784	about 4.19 km²	−1.31% a year	Urban
42	San Isidro (Bacon District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,241	about 504	about 6.43 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
43	OsiaoSorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,191	about 85	about 37.73 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
44	San IsidroBulan, Sorsogon	3,177	about 481	about 6.60 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
45	MacawayanIrosin, Sorsogon	3,142	about 1,001	about 3.14 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
46	GuruyanJuban, Sorsogon	3,132	about 219	about 14.28 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
47	TugosSorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,104	about 3,744	about 0.829 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
48	ButagBulan, Sorsogon	3,075	about 465	about 6.61 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
49	BasudSorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,052	about 862	about 3.54 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
50	RizalSorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,043	about 175	about 17.38 km²	−4.07% 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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