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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, 13,401 to 13,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,401CagtingUbay, Bohol2,158about 295about 7.32 km²0.43% a yearRural
13,402CaputicanTalavera, Nueva Ecija2,158about 907about 2.38 km²5.21% a yearRural
13,403Lower SinumaanTalipao, Sulu2,158about 907about 2.38 km²2.04% a yearRural
13,404NamagbaganSanta Maria, Pangasinan2,158about 413about 5.22 km²0.02% a yearRural
13,405San AlejandroSanta Maria, Pangasinan2,158about 7,340about 0.294 km²0.60% a yearRural
13,406San RafaelJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte2,158about 196about 11.02 km²no 2020 countRural
13,407TalisayCalaca City, Batangas2,158about 4,174about 0.517 km²−0.34% a yearRural
13,408Trece MartirezCasiguran, Sorsogon2,158about 477about 4.52 km²0.40% a yearRural
13,409BallacayuSan Pablo, Isabela2,157about 131about 16.49 km²−0.30% a yearRural
13,410Carit-anPatnongon, Antique2,157about 654about 3.30 km²0.21% a yearRural
13,411CasilaganNaguilian, La Union2,157about 260about 8.29 km²−0.39% a yearRural
13,412Damo-ongJaniuay, Iloilo2,157about 866about 2.49 km²2.24% a yearRural
13,413Del PilarNaujan, Oriental Mindoro2,157about 282about 7.66 km²1.41% a yearRural
13,414Jose Leido Jr.Victoria, Oriental Mindoro2,157about 830about 2.60 km²0.26% a yearRural
13,415LibertadColumbio, Sultan Kudarat2,157about 216about 9.97 km²2.14% a yearRural
13,416MalagnatPinukpuk, Kalinga2,157about 137about 15.77 km²0.27% a yearRural
13,417TabagakMadridejos, Cebu2,157about 3,108about 0.694 km²−0.43% a yearRural
13,418AnahawLabo, Camarines Norte2,156about 5,500about 0.392 km²−3.71% a yearRural
13,419AntipoloSan Antonio, Zambales2,156about 1,331about 1.62 km²2.56% a yearRural
13,420BambanabaCuyapo, Nueva Ecija2,156about 226about 9.54 km²−0.07% a yearRural
13,421Bubonga MarawiMarawi City, Lanao del Sur2,156about 25,851about 0.0834 km²no 2020 countRural
13,422BulalaVigan City, Ilocos Sur2,156about 2,156about 1.00 km²−0.25% a yearRural
13,423MaganaoPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat2,156about 856about 2.52 km²−3.44% a yearRural
13,424PagkalinawanJala-Jala, Rizal2,156about 429about 5.03 km²0.39% a yearRural
13,425Pagtila-anLingig, Surigao del Sur2,156about 373about 5.78 km²−1.34% a yearRural
13,426Pantalan CabugcabugPresident Roxas, Capiz2,156about 954about 2.26 km²1.56% a yearRural
13,427Poblacion SurMaddela, Quirino2,156about 3,161about 0.682 km²0.24% a yearUrban
13,428SolocLobo, Batangas2,156about 308about 7.00 km²0.55% a yearRural
13,429Zone 12Talisay City, Negros Occidental2,156about 5,246about 0.411 km²−3.78% a yearUrban
13,430AlalumSan Pascual, Batangas2,155about 1,184about 1.82 km²0.45% a yearRural
13,431CabboPeñablanca, Cagayan2,155about 213about 10.10 km²1.11% a yearRural
13,432HarobayCalabanga, Camarines Sur2,155about 118about 18.23 km²0.75% a yearRural
13,433NewagacGattaran, Cagayan2,155about 709about 3.04 km²−0.44% a yearRural
13,434PoblacionAlmeria, Biliran2,155about 989about 2.18 km²−9.20% a yearRural
13,435San IsidroJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental2,155about 172about 12.50 km²−0.44% a yearRural
13,436San VicenteConcepcion, Tarlac2,155about 678about 3.18 km²−0.91% a yearRural
13,437TulayOdiongan, Romblon2,155about 641about 3.36 km²−2.33% a yearUrban
13,438BibiraoDaet, Camarines Norte2,154about 531about 4.06 km²−0.21% a yearRural
13,439MadayaMaguing, Lanao del Sur2,154about 7,156about 0.301 km²1.79% a yearRural
13,440SancagulisBayambang, Pangasinan2,154about 711about 3.03 km²−0.68% a yearRural
13,441AdrialunaNaujan, Oriental Mindoro2,153about 278about 7.75 km²0.50% a yearRural
13,442BaculudAmulung, Cagayan2,153about 523about 4.12 km²0.02% a yearRural
13,443CalayanGonzaga, Cagayan2,153about 431about 5.00 km²1.81% a yearRural
13,444ColayoBani, Pangasinan2,153about 280about 7.70 km²0.25% a yearRural
13,445DayhaganCarles, Iloilo2,153about 1,538about 1.40 km²−2.13% a yearRural
13,446GuetebUrbiztondo, Pangasinan2,153about 1,631about 1.32 km²0.34% a yearRural
13,447Masagana Pob.El Nido, Palawan2,153about 1,259about 1.71 km²−1.18% a yearUrban
13,448Palagao NorteGattaran, Cagayan2,153about 720about 2.99 km²0.03% a yearRural
13,449San IsidroSan Marcelino, Zambales2,153about 701about 3.07 km²0.66% a yearRural
13,450TacubKiblawan, Davao del Sur2,153about 177about 12.19 km²1.01% 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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