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Densest barangays in Masbate

Bagumbayan (Masbate City, Masbate) is the most crowded of the 550 barangays in Masbate: about 26,274 people for every km² in 2024.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Below are the first 100 of 550 barangays, ordered by people for every km² of land, each with its 2020 count and its change since.

People are counted as of July 1, 2024 (the 2024 Census of Population) and May 1, 2020 (the 2020 Census of Population and Housing), both by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

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Densest barangays in Masbate, top 100
Rank	Name	City or municipality	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020	People per km²
1	Bagumbayan	Masbate City, Masbate	5,754	5,663	+1.6%	about 26,274
2	Pating	Masbate City, Masbate	3,570	3,892	−8.3%	about 18,889
3	Nagarao	Placer, Masbate	855	833	+2.6%	about 17,485
4	Naboctot	Placer, Masbate	1,413	1,358	+4.1%	about 16,075
5	F. Magallanes	Masbate City, Masbate	3,353	3,369	−0.5%	about 15,891
6	Espinosa	Masbate City, Masbate	7,485	7,123	+5.1%	about 14,339
7	Baybaydagat Pob.	San Fernando, Masbate	1,590	1,474	+7.9%	about 12,927
8	Poblacion	Aroroy, Masbate	4,092	4,090	+0.1%	about 12,514
9	Nursery	Masbate City, Masbate	12,733	12,654	+0.6%	about 12,483
10	Bapor	Masbate City, Masbate	1,332	1,446	−7.9%	about 11,684
11	Silangan Pob.	San Fernando, Masbate	1,659	1,764	−6.0%	about 11,601
12	Canomay	Dimasalang, Masbate	2,857	2,944	−3.0%	about 10,781
13	Ibingay	Masbate City, Masbate	7,274	8,121	−10.4%	about 10,713
14	Peña Island	Cawayan, Masbate	2,509	2,728	−8.0%	about 9,468
15	Gilotongan	Cawayan, Masbate	4,451	4,337	+2.6%	about 8,152
16	Bagauma	Aroroy, Masbate	3,034	2,841	+6.8%	about 7,190
17	Poblacion West	Milagros, Masbate	3,994	4,006	−0.3%	about 7,107
18	Poblacion	Dimasalang, Masbate	2,533	2,562	−1.1%	about 6,060
19	Kalipay	Masbate City, Masbate	1,320	1,555	−15.1%	about 5,867
20	Centro	Masbate City, Masbate	1,557	1,660	−6.2%	about 5,425
21	Punta Batsan	Cawayan, Masbate	2,235	2,443	−8.5%	about 4,989
22	District IV	San Jacinto, Masbate	1,373	1,378	−0.4%	about 4,957
23	Villa Inocencio	Placer, Masbate	4,992	5,162	−3.3%	about 4,894
24	Poblacion	Placer, Masbate	2,193	2,300	−4.7%	about 4,884
25	Sapatos	Balud, Masbate	691	668	+3.4%	about 4,866
26	Poblacion Dist. II	Mobo, Masbate	1,891	2,063	−8.3%	about 4,377
27	Katipunan	Placer, Masbate	3,110	3,194	−2.6%	about 4,356
28	Poblacion	Baleno, Masbate	4,113	4,025	+2.2%	about 4,289
29	Poblacion	Batuan, Masbate	1,997	2,185	−8.6%	about 3,017
30	Puro	Aroroy, Masbate	8,135	8,282	−1.8%	about 2,926
31	Poblacion East	Milagros, Masbate	2,518	2,642	−4.7%	about 2,884
32	Poblacion	Palanas, Masbate	2,647	2,613	+1.3%	about 2,822
33	Poblacion	Mandaon, Masbate	4,243	4,593	−7.6%	about 2,652
34	District II	San Jacinto, Masbate	3,895	4,483	−13.1%	about 2,563
35	Chico Island	Cawayan, Masbate	2,474	2,572	−3.8%	about 2,312
36	Guin-Awayan	Placer, Masbate	2,011	1,999	+0.6%	about 2,169
37	Talabaan	Aroroy, Masbate	2,471	1,555	+58.9%	about 2,059
38	Kinamaligan	Masbate City, Masbate	5,248	5,379	−2.4%	about 1,988
39	Guinluthangan	Milagros, Masbate	770	837	−8.0%	about 1,878
40	Poblacion	Cataingan, Masbate	7,726	7,209	+7.2%	about 1,732
41	Terraplin	San Pascual, Masbate	1,587	1,618	−1.9%	about 1,729
42	Cagmasoso	Mandaon, Masbate	545	483	+12.8%	about 1,708
43	Ambolong	Aroroy, Masbate	4,484	4,632	−3.2%	about 1,692
44	District III	San Jacinto, Masbate	1,736	1,902	−8.7%	about 1,669
45	Poblacion	Cawayan, Masbate	4,475	4,311	+3.8%	about 1,610
46	Naro	Cawayan, Masbate	3,468	3,389	+2.3%	about 1,562
47	T.R. Yangco	Dimasalang, Masbate	1,138	1,068	+6.6%	about 1,511
48	Poblacion	Esperanza, Masbate	1,087	1,099	−1.1%	about 1,506
49	Bunducan	Pio V. Corpus, Masbate	1,195	1,264	−5.5%	about 1,486
50	Quibrada	Placer, Masbate	361	308	+17.2%	about 1,473
51	Tugbo	Masbate City, Masbate	8,642	8,535	+1.3%	about 1,470
52	Umabay Exterior	Mobo, Masbate	3,486	3,070	+13.6%	about 1,453
53	Looc	Cawayan, Masbate	2,018	2,278	−11.4%	about 1,452
54	Bantigue	Masbate City, Masbate	3,625	3,621	+0.1%	about 1,338
55	District I	San Jacinto, Masbate	978	1,108	−11.7%	about 1,307
56	Pinamarbuhan	Mobo, Masbate	3,796	3,538	+7.3%	about 1,257
57	Calumpang	Balud, Masbate	1,862	1,723	+8.1%	about 1,186
58	Poblacion	Uson, Masbate	1,682	1,719	−2.2%	about 1,185
59	Bayanihan Pob.	San Fernando, Masbate	1,967	2,035	−3.3%	about 1,144
60	Pasiagon	Placer, Masbate	4,391	3,795	+15.7%	about 1,138
61	Daplian	San Fernando, Masbate	955	1,062	−10.1%	about 1,125
62	Suba	Dimasalang, Masbate	1,426	1,397	+2.1%	about 1,123
63	Divisoria	Cawayan, Masbate	3,868	3,816	+1.4%	about 1,051
64	Maravilla	Palanas, Masbate	2,471	2,339	+5.6%	about 969
65	Mahayahay	Cawayan, Masbate	2,865	2,949	−2.9%	about 965
66	Daanlungsod	Placer, Masbate	2,241	2,302	−2.7%	about 962
67	Panique	Aroroy, Masbate	5,876	6,464	−9.1%	about 946
68	Magsasaka Pob.	San Fernando, Masbate	1,463	1,263	+15.8%	about 898
69	Ubongan Dacu	Masbate City, Masbate	1,202	1,232	−2.4%	about 890
70	Poblacion	Monreal, Masbate	6,642	6,031	+10.1%	about 858
71	Labangtaytay	Esperanza, Masbate	909	895	+1.6%	about 850
72	Banahao	Dimasalang, Masbate	1,465	1,486	−1.4%	about 837
73	Nasunduan	Mobo, Masbate	1,440	1,399	+2.9%	about 814
74	Poblacion	Pio V. Corpus, Masbate	3,409	3,335	+2.2%	about 810
75	Miaga	Uson, Masbate	2,832	2,857	−0.9%	about 805
76	Laguinbanwa	Mandaon, Masbate	1,322	1,125	+17.5%	about 782
77	Cantil	Balud, Masbate	2,016	2,251	−10.4%	about 772
78	Talisay	Cawayan, Masbate	1,172	1,177	−0.4%	about 771
79	Magdalena	Baleno, Masbate	1,751	1,734	+1.0%	about 768
80	Dacu	Mobo, Masbate	1,742	1,730	+0.7%	about 761
81	Mayngaran	Masbate City, Masbate	5,441	5,005	+8.7%	about 742
82	Quinayangan Diotay	Balud, Masbate	566	592	−4.4%	about 735
83	Salvacion	Balud, Masbate	1,373	1,296	+5.9%	about 663
84	Manoboc	Baleno, Masbate	1,251	1,154	+8.4%	about 662
85	Syndicate	Aroroy, Masbate	3,280	2,784	+17.8%	about 661
86	Poblacion Dist. I	Mobo, Masbate	1,908	1,887	+1.1%	about 660
87	Buyo	San Fernando, Masbate	997	984	+1.3%	about 643
88	Begia	Cawayan, Masbate	3,272	3,165	+3.4%	about 628
89	Buenavista	Uson, Masbate	3,070	3,091	−0.7%	about 624
90	Polo Dacu	Mandaon, Masbate	1,326	1,305	+1.6%	about 623
91	Tinago	Aroroy, Masbate	1,750	1,736	+0.8%	about 608
92	Washington	San Jacinto, Masbate	1,060	952	+11.3%	about 606
93	Panicijan	Uson, Masbate	2,285	2,262	+1.0%	about 606
94	Villa	Esperanza, Masbate	953	870	+9.5%	about 599
95	Benitinan	San Fernando, Masbate	853	662	+28.9%	about 597
96	Bangon	Aroroy, Masbate	2,596	2,915	−10.9%	about 593
97	Masbaranon	Esperanza, Masbate	1,565	1,570	−0.3%	about 593
98	Tabuc	Mobo, Masbate	2,458	2,686	−8.5%	about 592
99	Luyong Catungan	Mobo, Masbate	1,261	1,109	+13.7%	about 581
100	Gibraltar	Batuan, Masbate	1,898	1,663	+14.1%	about 579

Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. A barangay has no official area: Scene measures the area inside its border on UN OCHA's map, so its density is approximate. A barangay with no mapped border is not ranked.

Sources

Every count here is the PSA's own, for the place as the PSA names it today. The change and the order are Scene's arithmetic on those counts. How Scene works out the rest.

1.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
2.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
3.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.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

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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