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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, 13,651 to 13,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,651Barangay IIDagupan City, Pangasinan2,129about 18,675about 0.114 km²−1.84% a yearUrban
13,652ButanyogMulanay, Quezon2,129about 1,121about 1.90 km²0.80% a yearRural
13,653ButoTampakan, South Cotabato2,129about 124about 17.12 km²1.98% a yearRural
13,654CaudilloCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija2,129about 687about 3.10 km²2.51% a yearRural
13,655Centro NorteCulasi, Antique2,129about 1,196about 1.78 km²0.05% a yearRural
13,656KuppongIndanan, Sulu2,129about 553about 3.85 km²1.20% a yearRural
13,657MabacongBatangas City, Batangas2,129about 724about 2.94 km²−0.34% a yearRural
13,658MasulaIsabela City, Basilan2,129about 62about 34.44 km²3.28% a yearRural
13,659MaytoongPaete, Laguna2,129about 60,312about 0.0353 km²3.98% a yearRural
13,660PalyTaytay, Palawan2,129about 571about 3.73 km²−3.39% a yearRural
13,661Poblacion No. 1Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental2,129about 19,009about 0.112 km²−0.13% a yearRural
13,662San Juan IITernate, Cavite2,129about 1,760about 1.21 km²6.18% a yearRural
13,663BardiasSan Miguel, Bulacan2,128about 572about 3.72 km²0.55% a yearRural
13,664CapantolanSual, Pangasinan2,128about 309about 6.88 km²1.97% a yearRural
13,665KinukutanAl-Barka, Basilan2,128about 611about 3.48 km²no 2020 countRural
13,666MandulanBongao, Tawi-Tawi2,128about 165about 12.91 km²0.99% a yearRural
13,667New BugasongMatalam, Cotabato2,128about 216about 9.85 km²−1.04% a yearRural
13,668TigdaranaoTarangnan, Samar2,128about 3,389about 0.628 km²−0.03% a yearRural
13,669DicamaySan Mariano, Isabela2,127about 24about 89.46 km²1.34% a yearRural
13,670Poblacion IVSiaton, Negros Oriental2,127about 1,209about 1.76 km²0.88% a yearRural
13,671PookRizal, Laguna2,127about 1,418about 1.50 km²0.43% a yearRural
13,672TamiaoCompostela, Cebu2,127about 937about 2.27 km²9.16% a yearRural
13,673Almaguer SouthBambang, Nueva Vizcaya2,126about 373about 5.70 km²2.32% a yearRural
13,674BaganihanDavao City, Davao del Sur2,126about 110about 19.24 km²8.60% a yearRural
13,675BangkoBaloi, Lanao del Norte2,126about 759about 2.80 km²0.62% a yearRural
13,676Barangay 184Manila2,126about 46,932about 0.0453 km²no 2020 countUrban
13,677ButongManjuyod, Negros Oriental2,126about 510about 4.17 km²0.57% a yearRural
13,678CorazonCalumpit, Bulacan2,126about 9,843about 0.216 km²−0.54% a yearUrban
13,679District IJaro, Leyte2,126about 3,894about 0.546 km²0.38% a yearRural
13,680MahongcogMagpet, Cotabato2,126about 112about 18.91 km²2.68% a yearRural
13,681Ragan SurDelfin Albano, Isabela2,126about 599about 3.55 km²0.91% a yearRural
13,682SingatPura, Tarlac2,126about 1,047about 2.03 km²1.43% a yearRural
13,683TuruMagalang, Pampanga2,126about 432about 4.92 km²1.94% a yearRural
13,684BalaringGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija2,125about 219about 9.69 km²1.44% a yearUrban
13,685BolaobaliteTinambac, Camarines Sur2,125about 304about 6.99 km²0.53% a yearRural
13,686Bubong-DimundaPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur2,125about 3,542about 0.60 km²1.17% a yearRural
13,687Del RemedioCardona, Rizal2,125about 2,789about 0.762 km²−2.48% a yearUrban
13,688DopajDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya2,125about 1,914about 1.11 km²2.72% a yearRural
13,689Fatima IISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan2,125about 37,346about 0.0569 km²2.85% a yearRural
13,690FerdinandBaguio City, Benguet2,125about 16,473about 0.129 km²4.41% a yearUrban
13,691Gabriela SilangDiffun, Quirino2,125about 197about 10.77 km²0.19% a yearRural
13,692Guinbanga-anLaua-An, Antique2,125about 513about 4.14 km²3.38% a yearRural
13,693Mendez Crossing EastTagaytay City, Cavite2,125about 5,170about 0.411 km²no 2020 countUrban
13,694PoblacionDolores, Abra2,125about 1,207about 1.76 km²0.23% a yearRural
13,695RecodoCawayan, Masbate2,125about 357about 5.96 km²−0.34% a yearRural
13,696Santa Maria EastSan Nicolas, Pangasinan2,125about 565about 3.76 km²1.11% a yearRural
13,697Tal-otBarili, Cebu2,125about 920about 2.31 km²1.32% a yearRural
13,698Tambun-bunTongkil, Sulu2,125about 638about 3.33 km²0.82% a yearRural
13,699Tampocon IIAyungon, Negros Oriental2,125about 2,620about 0.811 km²−0.79% a yearUrban
13,700BanguianAbulug, Cagayan2,124about 156about 13.62 km²0.38% 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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