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]

Open Palawan

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, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Palawan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	San PedroPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	29,825	about 4,922	about 6.06 km²	3.43% a year	Urban
2	San JosePuerto Princesa City, Palawan	25,480	about 2,770	about 9.20 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
3	Rio TubaBataraza, Palawan	22,948	about 393	about 58.38 km²	−1.15% a year	Urban
4	SicsicanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	22,940	about 1,986	about 11.55 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
5	Santa MonicaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	21,789	about 3,135	about 6.95 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
6	San ManuelPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	20,152	about 3,314	about 6.08 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
7	San MiguelPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	17,870	about 4,479	about 3.99 km²	−3.97% a year	Urban
8	Alfonso XIIIQuezon, Palawan	17,140	about 952	about 18.00 km²	1.44% a year	Urban
9	PoblacionTaytay, Palawan	15,634	about 181	about 86.34 km²	2.46% a year	Urban
10	Bancao-bancaoPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	15,300	about 3,583	about 4.27 km²	−0.74% a year	Urban
11	TiniguibanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	13,894	about 4,016	about 3.46 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
12	Punta BajaDr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	13,366	about 108	about 123.70 km²	2.24% a year	Urban
13	BancalaanBalabac, Palawan	12,744	about 321	about 39.75 km²	−0.54% a year	Urban
14	NarraNarra, Palawan	12,526	about 240	about 52.11 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
15	Santa LourdesPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	11,066	about 355	about 31.18 km²	7.50% a year	Urban
16	PanitianQuezon, Palawan	10,272	about 139	about 73.86 km²	7.83% a year	Urban
17	PangobilianBrooke's Point, Palawan	10,132	about 210	about 48.36 km²	−0.55% a year	Urban
18	TagburosPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	10,118	about 1,212	about 8.35 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
19	MandaragatPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	9,852	about 16,046	about 0.614 km²	−0.94% a year	Urban
20	MarangasBataraza, Palawan	9,682	about 231	about 41.93 km²	1.60% a year	Urban
21	IrawanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	9,155	about 201	about 45.62 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
22	MangseeBalabac, Palawan	8,977	about 5,867	about 1.53 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
23	IwahigPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	8,746	about 181	about 48.23 km²	12.15% a year	Urban
24	TagumpayCoron, Palawan	8,576	about 372	about 23.04 km²	0.99% a year	Urban
25	AntipuluanNarra, Palawan	8,312	about 524	about 15.87 km²	2.29% a year	Urban
26	MangingisdaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	8,227	about 742	about 11.09 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
27	IraanDr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	7,653	about 70	about 109.84 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
28	CandawagaDr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	7,470	about 82	about 90.92 km²	4.05% a year	Urban
29	GuadalupeCoron, Palawan	7,426	about 171	about 43.47 km²	3.52% a year	Urban
30	Pulot CenterSofronio Española, Palawan	7,234	about 262	about 27.64 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
31	Barong-barongBrooke's Point, Palawan	7,164	about 368	about 19.47 km²	11.42% a year	Urban
32	Bagong SikatPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	7,052	about 8,143	about 0.866 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
33	Port BartonSan Vicente, Palawan	6,677	about 52	about 127.59 km²	0.20% a year	Urban
34	PanitianSofronio Española, Palawan	6,540	about 80	about 81.65 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
35	TarusanBataraza, Palawan	6,424	about 149	about 43.19 km²	2.38% a year	Urban
36	PoblacionSan Vicente, Palawan	6,394	about 162	about 39.39 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
37	Panacan 2Narra, Palawan	6,265	about 1,712	about 3.66 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
38	Barangay IVRoxas, Palawan	6,211	about 353	about 17.61 km²	−0.37% a year	Urban
39	Princess UrdujaNarra, Palawan	6,186	about 91	about 67.84 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
40	BucanaEl Nido, Palawan	6,083	about 283	about 21.48 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
41	BacunganPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	6,015	about 34	about 176.78 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
42	LiminangcongTaytay, Palawan	5,876	about 71	about 82.90 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
43	IpilanBrooke's Point, Palawan	5,751	about 102	about 56.56 km²	−2.45% a year	Urban
44	AribungosBrooke's Point, Palawan	5,678	about 124	about 45.65 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
45	Barangay VICoron, Palawan	5,609	about 168	about 33.48 km²	5.58% a year	Urban
46	TaburiDr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	5,595	about 39	about 144.74 km²	−1.16% a year	Urban
47	TabonQuezon, Palawan	5,553	about 154	about 35.95 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
48	RansangDr. Jose P. Rizal, Palawan	5,464	about 29	about 189.35 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
49	CalawagTaytay, Palawan	5,461	about 84	about 64.72 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
50	Barangay ICoron, Palawan	5,437	about 3,531	about 1.54 km²	−1.25% a year	Urban

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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