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Barangays in Mountain Province

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 Mountain Province, at a glance

Barangays: 144^[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: 149,775^[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: 4 urban^[4]; 140 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Paracelis, Mountain Province; 6,459 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: Buringal^[6]; Paracelis, Mountain Province; about 114.94 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: Poblacion^{[5, 7]}; Paracelis, Mountain Province; −1.18% 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: 101 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion, −1.18% a year.

Region: Cordillera Administrative Region

Province: Mountain Province

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144 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Mountain Province, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	PoblacionParacelis, Mountain Province	6,459	about 153	about 42.19 km²	−1.18% a year	Urban
2	BantayParacelis, Mountain Province	4,967	about 107	about 46.49 km²	−1.54% a year	Rural
3	Bontoc IliBontoc, Mountain Province	4,921	about 463	about 10.64 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
4	Monamon SurBauko, Mountain Province	3,921	about 177	about 22.12 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
5	BacarriParacelis, Mountain Province	3,144	about 58	about 54.11 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
6	SamokiBontoc, Mountain Province	3,112	about 254	about 12.25 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
7	Monamon NorteBauko, Mountain Province	3,096	about 197	about 15.68 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
8	PoblacionTadian, Mountain Province	3,087	about 244	about 12.65 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
9	ButigueParacelis, Mountain Province	3,033	about 112	about 27.14 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
10	SadsadanBauko, Mountain Province	3,022	about 210	about 14.42 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
11	BuringalParacelis, Mountain Province	2,981	about 26	about 114.94 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
12	PalitudParacelis, Mountain Province	2,716	about 74	about 36.85 km²	−2.57% a year	Rural
13	CaluttitBontoc, Mountain Province	2,708	about 630	about 4.30 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
14	AnonatParacelis, Mountain Province	2,585	about 29	about 90.23 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
15	TapapanBauko, Mountain Province	2,465	about 312	about 7.90 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
16	PoblacionBontoc, Mountain Province	2,430	about 6,480	about 0.375 km²	−4.51% a year	Urban
17	BananaoParacelis, Mountain Province	2,283	about 75	about 30.33 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
18	BetwaganSadanga, Mountain Province	1,999	about 74	about 27.03 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
19	BunotParacelis, Mountain Province	1,975	about 62	about 31.66 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
20	BanawalNatonin, Mountain Province	1,919	about 20	about 96.68 km²	−4.23% a year	Rural
21	LubonTadian, Mountain Province	1,732	about 106	about 16.36 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
22	PoblacionBauko, Mountain Province	1,719	about 490	about 3.51 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
23	Guinzadan SurBauko, Mountain Province	1,579	about 490	about 3.22 km²	−4.02% a year	Rural
24	BanaoBauko, Mountain Province	1,509	about 353	about 4.27 km²	−2.42% a year	Rural
25	DacudacTadian, Mountain Province	1,466	about 60	about 24.44 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
26	PoblacionNatonin, Mountain Province	1,442	about 276	about 5.23 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
27	TalubinBontoc, Mountain Province	1,420	about 30	about 47.02 km²	−4.93% a year	Rural
28	MabaayBauko, Mountain Province	1,385	about 188	about 7.36 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
29	PoblacionSadanga, Mountain Province	1,377	about 151	about 9.12 km²	−2.59% a year	Rural
30	PoblacionSagada, Mountain Province	1,335	about 179	about 7.46 km²	−2.60% a year	Urban
31	Guinzadan CentralBauko, Mountain Province	1,324	about 299	about 4.43 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
32	Otucan SurBauko, Mountain Province	1,316	about 281	about 4.69 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
33	GuinaangBontoc, Mountain Province	1,308	about 171	about 7.67 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
34	MainitBontoc, Mountain Province	1,269	about 24	about 53.98 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
35	MaslaTadian, Mountain Province	1,181	about 344	about 3.43 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
36	BilaBauko, Mountain Province	1,158	about 178	about 6.50 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
37	LagawaBauko, Mountain Province	1,140	about 292	about 3.91 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
38	TocucanBontoc, Mountain Province	1,119	about 52	about 21.53 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
39	LesebBauko, Mountain Province	1,104	about 282	about 3.92 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
40	BalaoaTadian, Mountain Province	1,090	about 145	about 7.52 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
41	AbatanBauko, Mountain Province	1,052	about 350	about 3.01 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
42	Cadad-ananTadian, Mountain Province	1,006	about 148	about 6.82 km²	−4.24% a year	Rural
43	DalicanBontoc, Mountain Province	999	about 86	about 11.57 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
44	Guinzadan NorteBauko, Mountain Province	996	about 431	about 2.31 km²	−2.63% a year	Rural
45	TonglayanNatonin, Mountain Province	988	about 52	about 19.09 km²	−3.70% a year	Rural
46	AngkelingSagada, Mountain Province	976	about 335	about 2.91 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
47	MayagBauko, Mountain Province	962	about 383	about 2.51 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
48	SintoBauko, Mountain Province	955	about 344	about 2.78 km²	−6.20% a year	Rural
49	BaluganSagada, Mountain Province	909	about 230	about 3.95 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
50	BelwangSadanga, Mountain Province	894	about 29	about 30.63 km²	−0.66% 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: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) (OpenSTAT table 0151A6DTHP4). 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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