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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, 13,301 to 13,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,301LacaronValladolid, Negros Occidental2,171about 841about 2.58 km²−0.24% a yearRural
13,302MapiliSan Enrique, Iloilo2,171about 156about 13.93 km²−0.94% a yearRural
13,303OpongTolosa, Leyte2,171about 596about 3.64 km²0.01% a yearUrban
13,304PopontoBautista, Pangasinan2,171about 499about 4.35 km²1.52% a yearRural
13,305Santa BarbaraLubao, Pampanga2,171about 1,751about 1.24 km²0.57% a yearRural
13,306Barangay 1San Jose, Antique2,170about 8,893about 0.244 km²5.67% a yearUrban
13,307ManlabangCaibiran, Biliran2,170about 1,226about 1.77 km²−0.29% a yearRural
13,308Matandang Sabang KanluranCatanauan, Quezon2,170about 416about 5.22 km²−0.17% a yearRural
13,309MedinaMagallanes, Cavite2,170about 321about 6.75 km²−1.84% a yearRural
13,310MisibisTiwi, Albay2,170about 206about 10.53 km²−0.91% a yearRural
13,311Poblacion IlayaPassi City, Iloilo2,170about 4,197about 0.517 km²−3.93% a yearUrban
13,312Poblacion NorteSison, Pangasinan2,170about 2,067about 1.05 km²0.31% a yearRural
13,313Santa ElenaBula, Camarines Sur2,170about 470about 4.62 km²−0.61% a yearRural
13,314Sultan PanorogananMarawi City, Lanao del Sur2,170no border mappedno border mappedno 2020 countRural
13,315Villa ArcayaGumaca, Quezon2,170about 935about 2.32 km²0.89% a yearRural
13,316BalesMaasim, Sarangani2,169about 197about 10.99 km²no 2020 countRural
13,317CabacunganAllen, Northern Samar2,169about 751about 2.89 km²0.94% a yearRural
13,318CommunalLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte2,169about 604about 3.59 km²−1.62% a yearRural
13,319GibitngilMedellin, Cebu2,169about 1,004about 2.16 km²−0.51% a yearRural
13,320LoclocPalauig, Zambales2,169about 1,247about 1.74 km²2.74% a yearRural
13,321San VicenteMatag-Ob, Leyte2,169about 288about 7.54 km²1.87% a yearRural
13,322SilanganSanta Maria, Bulacan2,169about 1,390about 1.56 km²0.76% a yearRural
13,323TolingonIsabel, Leyte2,169about 915about 2.37 km²0.01% a yearRural
13,324Barangay 51Pasay City2,168about 89,587about 0.0242 km²0.10% a yearUrban
13,325CalangatanSan Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro2,168about 30about 73.47 km²−5.34% a yearRural
13,326Dagupan CentroTabuk City, Kalinga2,168about 5,588about 0.388 km²−4.55% a yearUrban
13,327LibasLeyte, Leyte2,168about 238about 9.12 km²0.38% a yearRural
13,328MamburaoPamplona, Negros Oriental2,168about 202about 10.73 km²1.78% a yearRural
13,329PaitanSanta Maria, Pangasinan2,168about 943about 2.30 km²0.12% a yearRural
13,330Santa Rosa IBaco, Oriental Mindoro2,168about 511about 4.24 km²0.44% a yearRural
13,331Bgy. 45 - DitaLegazpi City, Albay2,167about 2,555about 0.848 km²−0.66% a yearRural
13,332DanaoOrmoc City, Leyte2,167about 82about 26.58 km²1.21% a yearRural
13,333Hibao-an NorteIloilo City, Iloilo2,167about 2,446about 0.886 km²0.84% a yearUrban
13,334KiadsamSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat2,167about 174about 12.45 km²0.94% a yearRural
13,335Poblacion I ATernate, Cavite2,167about 3,370about 0.643 km²3.09% a yearUrban
13,336San JoseIbajay, Aklan2,167about 382about 5.68 km²0.12% a yearRural
13,337AmlimayBuguias, Benguet2,166about 94about 23.02 km²−1.91% a yearRural
13,338BambanGumaca, Quezon2,166about 535about 4.05 km²0.22% a yearRural
13,339Barangay IITuburan, Cebu2,166about 8,022about 0.27 km²0.63% a yearRural
13,340LukbutonIsabela City, Basilan2,166about 401about 5.40 km²−1.10% a yearRural
13,341PamacaunAsuncion, Davao del Norte2,166about 395about 5.49 km²0.32% a yearRural
13,342Santa Cruz IIDasmariñas City, Cavite2,166about 53,088about 0.0408 km²0.31% a yearRural
13,343TaluanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur2,166about 3,252about 0.666 km²2.92% a yearRural
13,344CabugaoAltavas, Aklan2,165about 181about 11.93 km²0.09% a yearRural
13,345CabulihanOrmoc City, Leyte2,165about 513about 4.22 km²0.88% a yearRural
13,346De GuzmanMabini, Pangasinan2,165about 334about 6.48 km²−0.29% a yearRural
13,347HimbahTandubas, Tawi-Tawi2,165about 451about 4.80 km²−7.96% a yearRural
13,348KayamSan Remigio, Cebu2,165about 612about 3.54 km²7.46% a yearRural
13,349NavaHinunangan, Southern Leyte2,165about 132about 16.46 km²2.87% a yearRural
13,350Patong PatongMadrid, Surigao del Sur2,165about 610about 3.55 km²7.25% 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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