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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, 13,751 to 13,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,751CalumanginGumaca, Quezon2,118about 1,341about 1.58 km²−0.60% a yearRural
13,752DamitBayog, Zamboanga del Sur2,118about 201about 10.54 km²0.03% a yearRural
13,753DolisCalatrava, Negros Occidental2,118about 238about 8.89 km²0.30% a yearRural
13,754La TrinidadIriga City, Camarines Sur2,118about 976about 2.17 km²0.11% a yearRural
13,755LoobGainza, Camarines Sur2,118about 616about 3.44 km²no 2020 countRural
13,756MaligayaRizal, Nueva Ecija2,118about 396about 5.35 km²2.33% a yearRural
13,757PusaoShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur2,118about 861about 2.46 km²4.33% a yearRural
13,758SabangIbaan, Batangas2,118about 554about 3.82 km²1.19% a yearRural
13,759San Julian WestAgoo, La Union2,118about 6,086about 0.348 km²−0.08% a yearRural
13,760Santa FeCaraga, Davao Oriental2,118about 278about 7.63 km²1.05% a yearRural
13,761TinorianBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo2,118about 662about 3.20 km²−0.05% a yearRural
13,762AlacanSan Fabian, Pangasinan2,117about 905about 2.34 km²1.77% a yearRural
13,763Barangay 94Manila2,117about 21,492about 0.0985 km²−0.68% a yearUrban
13,764CabcabanBarili, Cebu2,117about 861about 2.46 km²1.20% a yearRural
13,765CaluasanDagohoy, Bohol2,117about 302about 7.02 km²−0.16% a yearRural
13,766CruzVictoria, Tarlac2,117about 207about 10.22 km²2.19% a yearRural
13,767Mas-inOrmoc City, Leyte2,117about 683about 3.10 km²2.80% a yearRural
13,768Poblacion District 7Pambujan, Northern Samar2,117about 1,604about 1.32 km²7.68% a yearRural
13,769San VicenteCalasiao, Pangasinan2,117about 967about 2.19 km²0.11% a yearRural
13,770TampacAguilar, Pangasinan2,117about 1,224about 1.73 km²−0.70% a yearRural
13,771AsperaSara, Iloilo2,116about 4,000about 0.529 km²0.59% a yearRural
13,772BucalSilang, Cavite2,116about 1,042about 2.03 km²0.39% a yearUrban
13,773CalaisOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay2,116about 375about 5.65 km²−7.17% a yearRural
13,774GalutanCatarman, Northern Samar2,116about 585about 3.62 km²2.86% a yearRural
13,775Gogon CentroVirac, Catanduanes2,116about 10,580about 0.20 km²−0.68% a yearRural
13,776MongayangAguinaldo, Ifugao2,116about 42about 49.84 km²−0.79% a yearRural
13,777PacaoAlamada, Cotabato2,116about 81about 26.11 km²0.08% a yearRural
13,778PaligawanBalete, Batangas2,116about 1,085about 1.95 km²0.98% a yearRural
13,779Saint IgnatiusQuezon City2,116about 8,107about 0.261 km²0.72% a yearUrban
13,780San MarcosAgoo, La Union2,116about 10,475about 0.202 km²−0.83% a yearRural
13,781San NicolasSan Luis, Pampanga2,116about 375about 5.65 km²3.56% a yearRural
13,782SegapodMaigo, Lanao del Norte2,116about 563about 3.76 km²0.48% a yearRural
13,783Barangay 64Tacloban City, Leyte2,115about 15,326about 0.138 km²−0.23% a yearRural
13,784Barangay 7Nasipit, Agusan del Norte2,115about 4,099about 0.516 km²0.76% a yearRural
13,785EnriquetaLavezares, Northern Samar2,115about 499about 4.24 km²0.94% a yearRural
13,786Inudaran CampongMarantao, Lanao del Sur2,115about 1,149about 1.84 km²2.42% a yearRural
13,787LictinSan Andres, Catanduanes2,115about 280about 7.55 km²−0.48% a yearRural
13,788MahayahayHagonoy, Davao del Sur2,115about 253about 8.35 km²1.48% a yearRural
13,789SallanganTandubas, Tawi-Tawi2,115about 5,084about 0.416 km²0.11% a yearRural
13,790SumaoyGarchitorena, Camarines Sur2,115about 693about 3.05 km²−0.54% a yearRural
13,791TagbonMilagros, Masbate2,115about 146about 14.46 km²3.86% a yearRural
13,792Zone 1 Pob.Bangued, Abra2,115about 3,698about 0.572 km²−2.02% a yearRural
13,793BinanuahanLagonoy, Camarines Sur2,114about 992about 2.13 km²−1.88% a yearRural
13,794CulamanMalita, Davao Occidental2,114about 190about 11.10 km²1.56% a yearUrban
13,795Homestead IITalavera, Nueva Ecija2,114about 1,057about 2.00 km²1.11% a yearRural
13,796MabanglitCabangan, Zambales2,114about 366about 5.78 km²0.18% a yearUrban
13,797Old Centro ISan Mateo, Isabela2,114about 1,578about 1.34 km²0.61% a yearRural
13,798San RamonFloridablanca, Pampanga2,114about 347about 6.10 km²−1.39% a yearRural
13,799TigbawanTabuelan, Cebu2,114about 595about 3.55 km²−1.35% a yearRural
13,800BongaPanay, Capiz2,113about 1,776about 1.19 km²0.22% 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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