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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, 13,901 to 13,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
13,901LambanganT'Boli, South Cotabato2,102about 126about 16.71 km²−3.80% a yearRural
13,902MainagaMabini, Batangas2,102about 3,551about 0.592 km²1.15% a yearUrban
13,903MataywanacTuy, Batangas2,102about 902about 2.33 km²−3.78% a yearRural
13,904PanaytayonTubigon, Bohol2,102about 1,290about 1.63 km²0.79% a yearRural
13,905PilintanganWao, Lanao del Sur2,102about 37about 56.08 km²0.86% a yearRural
13,906SampalocPantabangan, Nueva Ecija2,102about 75about 27.99 km²0.18% a yearRural
13,907Tuayan IDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur2,102about 199about 10.56 km²1.94% a yearRural
13,908WaliMaitum, Sarangani2,102about 277about 7.59 km²1.07% a yearRural
13,909Bohe-TambakTipo-Tipo, Basilan2,101about 742about 2.83 km²no 2020 countRural
13,910CozoCasiguran, Aurora2,101about 29about 73.60 km²2.07% a yearRural
13,911MabuhayLaak, Davao de Oro2,101about 146about 14.35 km²0.31% a yearRural
13,912MagonTantangan, South Cotabato2,101about 577about 3.64 km²−4.51% a yearRural
13,913MalinaoGabaldon, Nueva Ecija2,101about 121about 17.30 km²−4.37% a yearRural
13,914NazarethBuruanga, Aklan2,101about 313about 6.72 km²0.58% a yearRural
13,915PoblacionTalisay, Camarines Norte2,101about 5,820about 0.361 km²−2.92% a yearRural
13,916San JoseSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur2,101about 40about 52.72 km²5.20% a yearRural
13,917TampoongSogod, Southern Leyte2,101about 4,442about 0.473 km²0.01% a yearRural
13,918UtodNasugbu, Batangas2,101about 205about 10.26 km²8.16% a yearRural
13,919Zone IIIPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro2,101about 7,869about 0.267 km²0.84% a yearUrban
13,920CuevasTrento, Agusan del Sur2,100about 128about 16.44 km²−4.78% a yearUrban
13,921Domalandan CenterLingayen, Pangasinan2,100about 1,077about 1.95 km²0.39% a yearRural
13,922EvangelistaTayug, Pangasinan2,100about 789about 2.66 km²1.77% a yearRural
13,923Kehi NiogPangutaran, Sulu2,100about 295about 7.13 km²2.20% a yearRural
13,924Lihbug KabawPanglima Estino, Sulu2,100about 456about 4.61 km²0.07% a yearRural
13,925MagsaysayRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay2,100about 455about 4.62 km²2.62% a yearRural
13,926NaindayPlacer, Masbate2,100about 296about 7.09 km²2.01% a yearRural
13,927NauringPandan, Antique2,100about 2,275about 0.923 km²0.00% a yearRural
13,928SabangDel Gallego, Camarines Sur2,100about 314about 6.68 km²−0.26% a yearRural
13,929SeselangenSual, Pangasinan2,100about 572about 3.67 km²0.26% a yearRural
13,930TacurangaPalo, Leyte2,100about 739about 2.84 km²1.48% a yearRural
13,931ZaragozaBugasong, Antique2,100about 400about 5.25 km²1.32% a yearRural
13,932BinabagPinamungajan, Cebu2,099about 444about 4.73 km²−1.80% a yearRural
13,933LabacCuenca, Batangas2,099about 690about 3.04 km²−1.34% a yearRural
13,934LuukTongkil, Sulu2,099about 100about 21.07 km²6.02% a yearRural
13,935MataderoTarlac City, Tarlac2,099about 5,327about 0.394 km²−0.95% a yearUrban
13,936Santa CeciliaAringay, La Union2,099about 709about 2.96 km²1.01% a yearRural
13,937BasakBais City, Negros Oriental2,098about 598about 3.51 km²−0.86% a yearRural
13,938BoliwongLagawe, Ifugao2,098about 183about 11.49 km²1.68% a yearRural
13,939MaapagValencia City, Bukidnon2,098about 364about 5.77 km²2.23% a yearRural
13,940NantawakanKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya2,098about 68about 31.06 km²1.01% a yearRural
13,941PallasBinmaley, Pangasinan2,098about 1,081about 1.94 km²−1.56% a yearRural
13,942ParayaoBinmaley, Pangasinan2,098about 1,778about 1.18 km²−2.84% a yearRural
13,943PatunhayCardona, Rizal2,098about 34,114about 0.0615 km²8.05% a yearUrban
13,944Poblacion District VIBurauen, Leyte2,098about 6,135about 0.342 km²−0.23% a yearRural
13,945San IsidroBongabong, Oriental Mindoro2,098about 1,153about 1.82 km²−2.19% a yearRural
13,946HagnayaCarmen, Cebu2,097about 396about 5.29 km²−0.54% a yearRural
13,947LabangAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya2,097about 79about 26.53 km²1.65% a yearRural
13,948MalajogCalbayog City, Samar2,097about 1,626about 1.29 km²−0.40% a yearRural
13,949MalasinPozorrubio, Pangasinan2,097about 2,056about 1.02 km²1.14% a yearRural
13,950Napnapan NorteTigbauan, Iloilo2,097about 502about 4.18 km²−1.06% 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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