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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, 13,701 to 13,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,701Kaytitinga IIIAlfonso, Cavite2,124about 983about 2.16 km²1.50% a yearRural
13,702MarsadaTalipao, Sulu2,124about 308about 6.89 km²0.82% a yearRural
13,703New VillageTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur2,124about 1,062about 2.00 km²1.67% a yearRural
13,704Poblacion IClarin, Misamis Occidental2,124about 8,265about 0.257 km²0.03% a yearRural
13,705San Felipe BataAliaga, Nueva Ecija2,124about 527about 4.03 km²2.27% a yearRural
13,706Santa IsabelSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur2,124about 192about 11.06 km²4.94% a yearRural
13,707TampedMatalam, Cotabato2,124about 91about 23.39 km²−0.64% a yearRural
13,708BuenavistaCalatrava, Negros Occidental2,123about 255about 8.34 km²0.02% a yearRural
13,709DamablacTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur2,123about 907about 2.34 km²4.05% a yearRural
13,710FrankfortAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur2,123about 275about 7.71 km²6.50% a yearUrban
13,711Lower MainitMalungon, Sarangani2,123about 147about 14.42 km²−0.90% a yearRural
13,712Muñoz EastRoxas, Isabela2,123about 1,379about 1.54 km²1.03% a yearRural
13,713Rajal NorteSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija2,123about 689about 3.08 km²1.03% a yearRural
13,714Santo RosarioSanta Ana, Pampanga2,123about 387about 5.49 km²2.19% a yearRural
13,715Tabuc-SubaBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo2,123about 2,169about 0.979 km²0.11% a yearRural
13,716BalubadAtimonan, Quezon2,122about 835about 2.54 km²0.47% a yearRural
13,717BanahawMalungon, Sarangani2,122about 259about 8.19 km²0.38% a yearRural
13,718Benembengan UpperSumisip, Basilan2,122about 461about 4.60 km²7.20% a yearRural
13,719CaimpuganSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur2,122about 64about 33.10 km²2.83% a yearRural
13,720Doña JosefaSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte2,122about 352about 6.02 km²−0.73% a yearRural
13,721Libungan TorretaPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area2,122about 892about 2.38 km²−1.81% a yearRural
13,722MatalipniMalinao, Albay2,122about 301about 7.04 km²0.07% a yearRural
13,723MayonDaraga, Albay2,122about 647about 3.28 km²0.87% a yearUrban
13,724MetiDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte2,122about 103about 20.70 km²1.72% a yearRural
13,725SulodpanBacong, Negros Oriental2,122about 1,271about 1.67 km²5.28% a yearRural
13,726ApostolSan Felipe, Zambales2,121about 386about 5.49 km²1.74% a yearRural
13,727BalongatingGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur2,121about 503about 4.22 km²−0.44% a yearRural
13,728Barangay IVVigan City, Ilocos Sur2,121about 6,607about 0.321 km²0.91% a yearRural
13,729BulakanonMakilala, Cotabato2,121about 405about 5.24 km²−0.99% a yearUrban
13,730General MalvarPontevedra, Negros Occidental2,121about 512about 4.14 km²−0.29% a yearRural
13,731Ninoy AquinoCanlaon City, Negros Oriental2,121about 456about 4.65 km²−1.35% a yearRural
13,732Patun-anCalatrava, Negros Occidental2,121about 1,248about 1.70 km²0.17% a yearRural
13,733Poblacion WestFlora, Apayao2,121about 1,205about 1.76 km²−0.09% a yearRural
13,734SagpanganAborlan, Palawan2,121about 39about 54.19 km²2.51% a yearRural
13,735San RafaelBulan, Sorsogon2,121about 848about 2.50 km²1.57% a yearRural
13,736Talimunduc MarimlaConcepcion, Tarlac2,121about 467about 4.54 km²0.90% a yearRural
13,737HiagsamJaro, Leyte2,120about 363about 5.84 km²0.16% a yearRural
13,738MangalutAkbar, Basilan2,120about 428about 4.95 km²3.91% a yearRural
13,739NayomInfanta, Pangasinan2,120about 667about 3.18 km²0.31% a yearRural
13,740PoblacionLaua-An, Antique2,120about 1,462about 1.45 km²0.20% a yearRural
13,741Poblacion 7Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte2,120about 13,766about 0.154 km²−1.68% a yearRural
13,742RizalSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija2,120about 7,599about 0.279 km²0.42% a yearUrban
13,743Santo NiñoNaujan, Oriental Mindoro2,120about 208about 10.19 km²0.43% a yearRural
13,744ApoloySiaton, Negros Oriental2,119about 66about 32.12 km²−2.73% a yearRural
13,745Barangay 592Manila2,119about 65,200about 0.0325 km²−2.66% a yearUrban
13,746BenliwUbay, Bohol2,119about 274about 7.74 km²−3.87% a yearRural
13,747CabalagnanNueva Valencia, Guimaras2,119about 616about 3.44 km²1.74% a yearRural
13,748CanlargoBais City, Negros Oriental2,119about 248about 8.54 km²−0.67% a yearUrban
13,749MotorpoolTubod, Surigao del Norte2,119about 347about 6.11 km²5.46% a yearRural
13,750PalaslanTayasan, Negros Oriental2,119about 1,536about 1.38 km²0.90% 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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