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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, 13,601 to 13,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,601PanganibanGubat, Sorsogon2,137about 4,300about 0.497 km²0.14% a yearRural
13,602RagandangLebak, Sultan Kudarat2,137about 130about 16.44 km²−1.52% a yearRural
13,603Sinisian WestLemery, Batangas2,137about 2,708about 0.789 km²−0.89% a yearRural
13,604Villa EnageBiliran, Biliran2,137about 1,406about 1.52 km²no 2020 countRural
13,605DeweyBolinao, Pangasinan2,136about 14,432about 0.148 km²4.74% a yearRural
13,606Iglau-anMurcia, Negros Occidental2,136about 421about 5.07 km²−1.50% a yearRural
13,607Liangan EastBacolod, Lanao del Norte2,136about 585about 3.65 km²−0.03% a yearRural
13,608MangaAlcantara, Cebu2,136about 516about 4.14 km²0.39% a yearRural
13,609TugtugSan Jose, Batangas2,136about 1,124about 1.90 km²−1.99% a yearRural
13,610DakitBarili, Cebu2,135about 639about 3.34 km²0.04% a yearRural
13,611PoblacionAlcantara, Romblon2,135about 2,274about 0.939 km²0.18% a yearUrban
13,612San VicenteIlagan City, Isabela2,135about 4,082about 0.523 km²−0.87% a yearUrban
13,613TenanIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay2,135about 456about 4.68 km²2.26% a yearRural
13,614BagumbayanBula, Camarines Sur2,134about 2,522about 0.846 km²−0.89% a yearRural
13,615BoraTarlac City, Tarlac2,134about 782about 2.73 km²0.58% a yearRural
13,616CabatuanBuhi, Camarines Sur2,134about 201about 10.63 km²1.68% a yearRural
13,617Centro PojoBugasong, Antique2,134about 885about 2.41 km²0.16% a yearUrban
13,618DaoBalayan, Batangas2,134about 492about 4.34 km²3.75% a yearRural
13,619San FlorentinoSan Rafael, Iloilo2,134about 93about 23.03 km²0.59% a yearRural
13,620ToritoriAnda, Pangasinan2,134about 473about 4.51 km²2.62% a yearRural
13,621Zone 2Talisay City, Negros Occidental2,134about 11,057about 0.193 km²0.56% a yearRural
13,622BiswanganLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur2,133about 266about 8.02 km²2.50% a yearRural
13,623Camp 8Minglanilla, Cebu2,133about 306about 6.96 km²−1.73% a yearRural
13,624CayangwanMakato, Aklan2,133about 606about 3.52 km²0.73% a yearRural
13,625CulasiMatnog, Sorsogon2,133about 347about 6.15 km²−0.29% a yearRural
13,626MainitCateel, Davao Oriental2,133about 167about 12.77 km²0.73% a yearRural
13,627San MiguelBalangiga, Eastern Samar2,133about 179about 11.89 km²−0.89% a yearRural
13,628Santiago OldNabua, Camarines Sur2,133about 1,922about 1.11 km²−1.65% a yearRural
13,629BadianganMina, Iloilo2,132about 481about 4.43 km²0.69% a yearRural
13,630CatulayanSan Juan, Siquijor2,132about 477about 4.47 km²1.28% a yearRural
13,631CuyapaGabaldon, Nueva Ecija2,132about 114about 18.65 km²2.91% a yearRural
13,632JovellarIgbaras, Iloilo2,132about 462about 4.61 km²1.08% a yearRural
13,633Poblacion IIINagcarlan, Laguna2,132about 9,476about 0.225 km²−2.27% a yearRural
13,634BalungagSan Fernando, Cebu2,131about 355about 6.00 km²−2.06% a yearRural
13,635Barangay 212Manila2,131about 72,730about 0.0293 km²−5.31% a yearUrban
13,636BintanTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte2,131about 293about 7.27 km²3.69% a yearRural
13,637Bongol San VicenteGuimbal, Iloilo2,131about 4,956about 0.43 km²−0.55% a yearRural
13,638Central BulananMidsayap, Cotabato2,131about 493about 4.32 km²3.49% a yearRural
13,639MaaslumAyungon, Negros Oriental2,131about 103about 20.63 km²4.97% a yearRural
13,640NumoEsperanza, Sultan Kudarat2,131about 336about 6.34 km²−4.00% a yearRural
13,641Ramos WestSan Isidro, Isabela2,131about 292about 7.29 km²0.09% a yearRural
13,642TabasParacale, Camarines Norte2,131about 394about 5.41 km²−1.08% a yearRural
13,643UegSan Mariano, Isabela2,131about 173about 12.33 km²4.78% a yearRural
13,644District IIMataasnakahoy, Batangas2,130about 19,018about 0.112 km²−0.30% a yearRural
13,645KibonbonEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental2,130about 789about 2.70 km²4.90% a yearRural
13,646Luklukan NorteJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte2,130about 661about 3.22 km²−1.19% a yearRural
13,647Primitivo Ledesma WardPototan, Iloilo2,130about 3,435about 0.62 km²−0.80% a yearUrban
13,648San MarianoSan Pascual, Batangas2,130about 1,555about 1.37 km²2.19% a yearRural
13,649Barangay 128Caloocan City2,129about 46,082about 0.0462 km²0.91% a yearUrban
13,650Barangay 4Balayan, Batangas2,129about 20,471about 0.104 km²0.98% a yearUrban

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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