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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

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, 13,251 to 13,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,251DananVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur2,177about 378about 5.76 km²−4.25% a yearRural
13,252Lower PulacanLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur2,177about 751about 2.90 km²1.50% a yearRural
13,253Poblacion IITernate, Cavite2,177about 2,934about 0.742 km²1.99% a yearRural
13,254San GabrielMalolos City, Bulacan2,177about 19,613about 0.111 km²1.91% a yearUrban
13,255SugodSorsogon City, Sorsogon2,177about 394about 5.52 km²−0.03% a yearRural
13,256BurgosLopez, Quezon2,176about 14,604about 0.149 km²1.30% a yearRural
13,257CayagaSan Fernando, Bukidnon2,176about 140about 15.52 km²8.69% a yearRural
13,258Navotas EastNavotas City2,176about 32,673about 0.0666 km²0.56% a yearUrban
13,259PatrocinioSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur2,176about 155about 14.06 km²−6.42% a yearRural
13,260Poblacion CentroAliaga, Nueva Ecija2,176about 3,312about 0.657 km²−1.38% a yearRural
13,261Santa CatalinaMajayjay, Laguna2,176about 4,396about 0.495 km²1.54% a yearRural
13,262BaldiosSanta Ignacia, Tarlac2,175about 558about 3.90 km²0.14% a yearRural
13,263BatancaoaUrbiztondo, Pangasinan2,175about 1,295about 1.68 km²1.30% a yearRural
13,264CabalabaguanMina, Iloilo2,175about 1,041about 2.09 km²−0.59% a yearRural
13,265DagupanTuao, Cagayan2,175about 523about 4.16 km²0.33% a yearRural
13,266LusodMaddela, Quirino2,175about 589about 3.69 km²0.22% a yearRural
13,267MaligueIsabela City, Basilan2,175about 471about 4.62 km²−4.24% a yearRural
13,268MasipagPuerto Princesa City, Palawan2,175about 10,407about 0.209 km²0.23% a yearUrban
13,269NauhangSipalay City, Negros Occidental2,175about 222about 9.78 km²2.45% a yearRural
13,270TeresaMaco, Davao de Oro2,175about 158about 13.79 km²1.42% a yearRural
13,271BentigCalape, Bohol2,174about 933about 2.33 km²−2.04% a yearRural
13,272BinatugSan Mariano, Isabela2,174about 96about 22.73 km²0.40% a yearRural
13,273GastayBanisilan, Cotabato2,174about 251about 8.66 km²−0.27% a yearRural
13,274InumanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte2,174about 414about 5.25 km²1.44% a yearRural
13,275MagsaysayDinalupihan, Bataan2,174about 11,945about 0.182 km²0.80% a yearRural
13,276Poblacion IIPigkawayan, Cotabato2,174about 2,090about 1.04 km²−0.97% a yearUrban
13,277Barangay 46Manila2,173about 132,500about 0.0164 km²0.96% a yearUrban
13,278BasudTabaco City, Albay2,173about 14,986about 0.145 km²−4.97% a yearUrban
13,279DangdanglaBangued, Abra2,173about 1,781about 1.22 km²1.17% a yearRural
13,280PanicupanTugunan, Special Geographic Area2,173about 420about 5.17 km²−1.93% a yearRural
13,281PayaoCatbalogan City, Samar2,173about 641about 3.39 km²0.90% a yearRural
13,282San VicenteJaen, Nueva Ecija2,173about 295about 7.36 km²no 2020 countRural
13,283SinandiganPuerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro2,173about 2,628about 0.827 km²6.29% a yearRural
13,284TiguianMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur2,173about 185about 11.73 km²−3.90% a yearRural
13,285Zone 5Talisay City, Negros Occidental2,173about 20,695about 0.105 km²0.30% a yearRural
13,286Abot MolinaUmingan, Pangasinan2,172about 482about 4.51 km²2.58% a yearRural
13,287BahiBarobo, Surigao del Sur2,172about 136about 16.01 km²no 2020 countUrban
13,288Barangay IManapla, Negros Occidental2,172about 4,914about 0.442 km²0.23% a yearRural
13,289BusayZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur2,172about 909about 2.39 km²−1.26% a yearRural
13,290CalibaoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte2,172about 415about 5.24 km²1.85% a yearRural
13,291IpilEchague, Isabela2,172about 685about 3.17 km²−0.95% a yearUrban
13,292LinaoSawata, Davao del Norte2,172about 196about 11.09 km²−0.06% a yearRural
13,293MabiniCaramoran, Catanduanes2,172about 272about 7.98 km²−1.84% a yearRural
13,294MalaganaClaveria, Misamis Oriental2,172about 161about 13.46 km²−3.35% a yearRural
13,295MinabuyocTalavera, Nueva Ecija2,172about 842about 2.58 km²−0.77% a yearRural
13,296SapangBayambang, Pangasinan2,172about 1,795about 1.21 km²−0.02% a yearRural
13,297Taggat SurClaveria, Cagayan2,172about 1,161about 1.87 km²0.24% a yearRural
13,298VillaluzBenito Soliven, Isabela2,172about 243about 8.93 km²0.93% a yearRural
13,299Barangay IVMaria Aurora, Aurora2,171about 4,580about 0.474 km²−3.65% a yearUrban
13,300La PurisimaAliaga, Nueva Ecija2,171about 685about 3.17 km²0.96% 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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