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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, 13,501 to 13,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,501Ayusan IITiaong, Quezon2,146about 370about 5.80 km²2.05% a yearRural
13,502BantiguePagbilao, Quezon2,146about 553about 3.88 km²0.24% a yearRural
13,503BatoPalauig, Zambales2,146about 2,044about 1.05 km²1.58% a yearRural
13,504Coral Ni LopezCalaca City, Batangas2,146about 239about 8.98 km²0.15% a yearRural
13,505MojonSan Jose, Antique2,146about 1,042about 2.06 km²8.73% a yearRural
13,506NaraSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte2,146about 735about 2.92 km²4.45% a yearRural
13,507PangascasanBugallon, Pangasinan2,146about 417about 5.15 km²1.15% a yearRural
13,508San VicenteVictoria, Tarlac2,146about 801about 2.68 km²−0.51% a yearRural
13,509TabingTabango, Leyte2,146about 192about 11.17 km²−1.13% a yearRural
13,510TagulodCandaba, Pampanga2,146about 402about 5.34 km²−4.23% a yearRural
13,511TinutunganTongkil, Sulu2,146about 492about 4.36 km²1.88% a yearRural
13,512TirisGubat, Sorsogon2,146about 283about 7.58 km²−0.79% a yearRural
13,513CabalinadanTigaon, Camarines Sur2,145about 631about 3.40 km²1.02% a yearRural
13,514Datu NagaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur2,145about 56,746about 0.0378 km²no 2020 countRural
13,515DigsonBonifacio, Misamis Occidental2,145about 1,002about 2.14 km²0.01% a yearRural
13,516LakadunMasiu, Lanao del Sur2,145about 227about 9.45 km²2.29% a yearRural
13,517LamanocMerida, Leyte2,145about 440about 4.88 km²−0.19% a yearRural
13,518Lantong BabagPangutaran, Sulu2,145about 613about 3.50 km²1.45% a yearRural
13,519LemonButuan City, Agusan del Norte2,145about 398about 5.39 km²1.49% a yearRural
13,520Pinana-anLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte2,145about 355about 6.04 km²7.51% a yearRural
13,521Port AreaIsabela City, Basilan2,145about 46,529about 0.0461 km²8.80% a yearRural
13,522San JoseSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur2,145about 187about 11.45 km²−2.19% a yearRural
13,523AdyaLipa City, Batangas2,144about 897about 2.39 km²0.52% a yearRural
13,524CallanSebaste, Antique2,144about 177about 12.13 km²1.06% a yearRural
13,525CaticuganSanta Rita, Samar2,144about 292about 7.34 km²−1.16% a yearRural
13,526Daan-LungsodAlcoy, Cebu2,144about 258about 8.30 km²−2.59% a yearUrban
13,527GampisSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte2,144about 12,045about 0.178 km²5.41% a yearRural
13,528IngasInfanta, Quezon2,144about 1,729about 1.24 km²1.27% a yearRural
13,529LeglegQuirino, Ilocos Sur2,144about 97about 22.02 km²0.52% a yearRural
13,530MalawaLingayen, Pangasinan2,144about 389about 5.51 km²−0.16% a yearRural
13,531Paule 2Rizal, Laguna2,144about 5,242about 0.409 km²0.38% a yearRural
13,532Sanitary Camp, SouthBaguio City, Benguet2,144about 33,396about 0.0642 km²1.05% a yearRural
13,533VictoriaRoxas, Oriental Mindoro2,144about 646about 3.32 km²0.60% a yearRural
13,534Bagong KahayagLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur2,143about 371about 5.77 km²2.44% a yearRural
13,535Barangay 69Manila2,143about 90,042about 0.0238 km²2.06% a yearUrban
13,536Cabatacan EastLasam, Cagayan2,143about 348about 6.15 km²1.11% a yearRural
13,537GrulloSan Narciso, Zambales2,143about 421about 5.09 km²3.05% a yearRural
13,538Kabatuhan TiisTalipao, Sulu2,143about 776about 2.76 km²2.85% a yearRural
13,539LangkaLupon, Davao Oriental2,143about 325about 6.60 km²2.16% a yearRural
13,540San IsidroMarihatag, Surigao del Sur2,143about 202about 10.60 km²0.99% a yearRural
13,541Santa LuciaQuirino, Isabela2,143about 871about 2.46 km²−0.02% a yearRural
13,542AsenieroDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte2,142about 167about 12.85 km²0.50% a yearRural
13,543BariquirNaguilian, La Union2,142about 1,203about 1.78 km²−1.72% a yearRural
13,544BatulakiGlan, Sarangani2,142about 400about 5.35 km²1.72% a yearRural
13,545BuenaGraciaTalacogon, Agusan del Sur2,142about 115about 18.55 km²−0.50% a yearRural
13,546BulusanLibon, Albay2,142about 499about 4.29 km²−1.33% a yearRural
13,547CabigsingCuyo, Palawan2,142about 7,116about 0.301 km²0.92% a yearRural
13,548CantibasBalamban, Cebu2,142about 471about 4.55 km²6.88% a yearRural
13,549ConcepcionLibmanan, Camarines Sur2,142about 579about 3.70 km²0.13% a yearRural
13,550Corazon de JesusConcepcion, Tarlac2,142about 741about 2.89 km²0.35% 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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