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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, 13,801 to 13,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,801BungadSan Pablo, Isabela2,113about 523about 4.04 km²0.45% a yearRural
13,802GuinaoangMankayan, Benguet2,113about 439about 4.81 km²−1.09% a yearRural
13,803MacalangBuenavista, Agusan del Norte2,113about 188about 11.24 km²0.52% a yearRural
13,804San FabianSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija2,113about 819about 2.58 km²−4.81% a yearRural
13,805SandorBaloi, Lanao del Norte2,113about 766about 2.76 km²1.78% a yearRural
13,806Santa CruzPamplona, Cagayan2,113about 83about 25.41 km²−4.52% a yearRural
13,807TanumanJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental2,113about 144about 14.64 km²−1.44% a yearRural
13,808WayganMansalay, Oriental Mindoro2,113about 171about 12.33 km²3.93% a yearRural
13,809Barangay 401Manila2,112about 56,927about 0.0371 km²−2.36% a yearUrban
13,810Barangay 576Manila2,112about 57,236about 0.0369 km²no 2020 countUrban
13,811Cabaritan SurNaguilian, La Union2,112about 1,354about 1.56 km²0.84% a yearRural
13,812Centro IMallig, Isabela2,112about 1,094about 1.93 km²−0.09% a yearRural
13,813GubatanMagpet, Cotabato2,112about 427about 4.95 km²0.24% a yearRural
13,814Isidro ParedesDiffun, Quirino2,112about 394about 5.36 km²0.05% a yearRural
13,815MalatePalayan City, Nueva Ecija2,112about 776about 2.72 km²−0.21% a yearRural
13,816PaiksaPanglima Estino, Sulu2,112about 2,050about 1.03 km²0.38% a yearRural
13,817San IsidroBotolan, Zambales2,112about 876about 2.41 km²3.88% a yearRural
13,818Nueva InvencionBarotac Viejo, Iloilo2,111about 96about 21.92 km²0.97% a yearRural
13,819PamutanCebu City, Cebu2,111about 184about 11.45 km²4.27% a yearRural
13,820Barangay 78Caloocan City2,110about 32,165about 0.0656 km²3.64% a yearUrban
13,821DigdigonGoa, Camarines Sur2,110about 228about 9.27 km²−8.74% a yearRural
13,822GumahangAroroy, Masbate2,110about 296about 7.12 km²0.64% a yearRural
13,823Lower IdtigGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur2,110about 331about 6.38 km²0.40% a yearRural
13,824MckinleySulop, Davao del Sur2,110about 326about 6.47 km²3.16% a yearRural
13,825MotoderazoNaujan, Oriental Mindoro2,110about 206about 10.22 km²2.28% a yearRural
13,826San PabloCauayan City, Isabela2,110about 159about 13.26 km²0.33% a yearRural
13,827San RoqueCalatrava, Romblon2,110about 465about 4.54 km²2.20% a yearRural
13,828TitulokBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat2,110about 89about 23.60 km²0.75% a yearRural
13,829CandahugPalo, Leyte2,109about 1,528about 1.38 km²no 2020 countRural
13,830Kan-SipatOld Panamao, Sulu2,109about 525about 4.02 km²no 2020 countRural
13,831LactawanSolano, Nueva Vizcaya2,109about 1,270about 1.66 km²9.47% a yearRural
13,832MalolosBarili, Cebu2,109about 375about 5.63 km²1.70% a yearRural
13,833Siempre Viva SurMallig, Isabela2,109about 364about 5.80 km²−0.85% a yearRural
13,834Villa FloresSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya2,109about 288about 7.32 km²0.79% a yearRural
13,835AlipDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur2,108about 349about 6.04 km²1.40% a yearRural
13,836AnislaganSan Luis, Agusan del Sur2,108about 193about 10.91 km²5.23% a yearRural
13,837Baybay TanzaIloilo City, Iloilo2,108about 8,234about 0.256 km²0.02% a yearUrban
13,838CaleroJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte2,108about 2,534about 0.832 km²−0.73% a yearRural
13,839Casa RealPakil, Laguna2,108about 507about 4.16 km²1.37% a yearRural
13,840DalapangLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur2,108about 1,109about 1.90 km²−0.24% a yearRural
13,841Gadongan MapantaoMarawi City, Lanao del Sur2,108about 3,283about 0.642 km²no 2020 countRural
13,842VitoSiruma, Camarines Sur2,108about 423about 4.98 km²−0.70% a yearRural
13,843Barangay 1Cuenca, Batangas2,107about 2,886about 0.73 km²1.27% a yearRural
13,844Barangay 569Manila2,107about 101,298about 0.0208 km²0.24% a yearUrban
13,845BayaniNaujan, Oriental Mindoro2,107about 329about 6.40 km²−0.06% a yearRural
13,846CalamiasLipa City, Batangas2,107about 1,505about 1.40 km²6.02% a yearRural
13,847EsperanzaRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur2,107about 366about 5.75 km²−0.03% a yearRural
13,848PatagMalapatan, Sarangani2,107about 104about 20.24 km²0.14% a yearRural
13,849Poblacion IlayaMa-Ayon, Capiz2,107about 1,059about 1.99 km²0.72% a yearRural
13,850San NarcisoVictoria, Oriental Mindoro2,107about 192about 10.97 km²1.25% 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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