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Barangays

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]

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own
Every barangay in a colour of its own, no two side by side alike.

At a glance

Barangays
42,010[2]
in 1,642 cities and municipalities
People, 2024
112,727,776[3]
Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or rural
8,209 urban[4]
33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Commonwealth[5]
Quezon City
215,035 people
Largest by land
Lapi[6]
Peñablanca, Cagayan
about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or more
Bacjawan Sur[7, 8]
Concepcion, Iloilo
10.14% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020
13,642 barangays[8]
Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Pag-Asa, −9.08% a year.
Region: All
Sort: Most people

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.

42,010 barangays, 13,151 to 13,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,151TigaoCortes, Surigao del Sur2,190about 120about 18.21 km²−0.35% a yearRural
13,152TiptiponPanglima Estino, Sulu2,190about 615about 3.56 km²1.30% a yearRural
13,153BagoAsturias, Cebu2,189about 490about 4.47 km²1.36% a yearRural
13,154Barangay IIISto. Tomas City, Batangas2,189about 7,297about 0.30 km²0.15% a yearUrban
13,155BonbononSiaton, Negros Oriental2,189about 198about 11.04 km²0.59% a yearRural
13,156MatalinMalabang, Lanao del Sur2,189about 537about 4.08 km²no 2020 countUrban
13,157SalvadorSantiago City, Isabela2,189about 152about 14.42 km²1.07% a yearRural
13,158San RoqueMayorga, Leyte2,189about 897about 2.44 km²0.14% a yearRural
13,159Santiago SurCaba, La Union2,189about 1,621about 1.35 km²1.21% a yearRural
13,160BetiAritao, Nueva Vizcaya2,188about 216about 10.15 km²0.18% a yearRural
13,161KabasaganMatanao, Davao del Sur2,188about 383about 5.71 km²1.91% a yearRural
13,162San LeonardoBambang, Nueva Vizcaya2,188about 462about 4.74 km²0.98% a yearRural
13,163AmticLigao City, Albay2,187about 245about 8.92 km²1.69% a yearRural
13,164BaclayanNew Lucena, Iloilo2,187about 1,041about 2.10 km²−0.64% a yearRural
13,165LagadlarinLobo, Batangas2,187about 1,243about 1.76 km²1.02% a yearRural
13,166Lapu-lapuIbaan, Batangas2,187about 1,088about 2.01 km²1.50% a yearUrban
13,167MagsaysaySanta Rita, Samar2,187about 699about 3.13 km²0.62% a yearRural
13,168PabanogParanas, Samar2,187about 206about 10.60 km²3.92% a yearRural
13,169PoblacionCatarman, Camiguin2,187about 312about 7.01 km²0.07% a yearRural
13,170SiranganSorsogon City, Sorsogon2,187about 38,101about 0.0574 km²−0.90% a yearUrban
13,171CapoyuanBarbaza, Antique2,186about 749about 2.92 km²0.11% a yearRural
13,172DalicananPassi City, Iloilo2,186about 93about 23.38 km²1.06% a yearRural
13,173MalaguitParacale, Camarines Norte2,186about 437about 5.00 km²0.28% a yearRural
13,174OliveteBongabon, Nueva Ecija2,186about 203about 10.79 km²−0.95% a yearRural
13,175San IsidroBislig City, Surigao del Sur2,186about 194about 11.27 km²0.25% a yearRural
13,176TapiaMontevista, Davao de Oro2,186about 186about 11.76 km²−4.18% a yearRural
13,177Zone IVSocorro, Oriental Mindoro2,186about 3,229about 0.677 km²−0.78% a yearUrban
13,178BiyoyKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya2,185about 162about 13.52 km²1.54% a yearRural
13,179BulodTubod, Lanao del Norte2,185about 664about 3.29 km²−0.41% a yearRural
13,180Santo AngelCalauag, Quezon2,185about 641about 3.41 km²0.35% a yearRural
13,181BacolodCagwait, Surigao del Sur2,184about 183about 11.94 km²0.18% a yearRural
13,182Barangay 49Manila2,184about 109,200about 0.020 km²0.73% a yearUrban
13,183Barangay 897Manila2,184about 32,260about 0.0677 km²0.20% a yearUrban
13,184BinaobaoBantayan, Cebu2,184about 10,706about 0.204 km²−4.87% a yearUrban
13,185GimagaGoa, Camarines Sur2,184about 1,332about 1.64 km²−1.72% a yearRural
13,186MacayoAlcala, Pangasinan2,184about 766about 2.85 km²1.97% a yearRural
13,187Malag-itPontevedra, Capiz2,184about 843about 2.59 km²−0.50% a yearRural
13,188Pag-asaM'Lang, Cotabato2,184about 196about 11.14 km²−1.08% a yearRural
13,189BugasBorongan City, Eastern Samar2,183about 578about 3.78 km²0.12% a yearRural
13,190CalabasaLabo, Camarines Norte2,183about 215about 10.17 km²1.44% a yearRural
13,191Camp DownesOrmoc City, Leyte2,183about 1,315about 1.66 km²−4.57% a yearRural
13,192JaliobongKitcharao, Agusan del Norte2,183about 75about 28.93 km²1.55% a yearRural
13,193P. BarrantesAlangalang, Leyte2,183about 1,050about 2.08 km²8.54% a yearRural
13,194San NicolasSablayan, Occidental Mindoro2,183about 255about 8.56 km²0.13% a yearRural
13,195Santa RosaBalangiga, Eastern Samar2,183about 93about 23.47 km²1.14% a yearRural
13,196AlianzaSan Fernando, Camarines Sur2,182about 1,593about 1.37 km²−0.66% a yearRural
13,197AnislaganPlacer, Surigao del Norte2,182about 585about 3.73 km²1.42% a yearRural
13,198Barangay 411Manila2,182about 68,833about 0.0317 km²3.34% a yearUrban
13,199BilogoBatangas City, Batangas2,182about 593about 3.68 km²1.24% a yearRural
13,200DiliBauang, La Union2,182about 2,604about 0.838 km²−0.65% a yearRural

Rankings of the Philippines

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : National Captial Region (NCR) (OpenSTAT table 0171A6DTHP6). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  6. 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. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Western Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0061A6DTPH5). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.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 works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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