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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, 14,201 to 14,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
14,201La UnionProsperidad, Agusan del Sur2,063about 265about 7.78 km²3.16% a yearRural
14,202San IsidroPili, Camarines Sur2,063about 6,655about 0.31 km²−2.00% a yearUrban
14,203San JoseInabanga, Bohol2,063about 476about 4.33 km²1.37% a yearRural
14,204White BeachPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur2,063about 2,153about 0.958 km²0.13% a yearRural
14,205AchasolTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay2,062about 226about 9.11 km²0.02% a yearRural
14,206ArmadoAbra De Ilog, Occidental Mindoro2,062about 86about 24.03 km²0.84% a yearRural
14,207BanbananTaytay, Palawan2,062about 45about 45.87 km²0.45% a yearRural
14,208Barangay 162Pasay City2,062about 63,252about 0.0326 km²2.01% a yearUrban
14,209Barangay 274Manila2,062about 169,016about 0.0122 km²1.42% a yearUrban
14,210Barangay VAmadeo, Cavite2,062about 1,462about 1.41 km²1.01% a yearRural
14,211Boganga IIMarawi City, Lanao del Sur2,062about 14,521about 0.142 km²no 2020 countRural
14,212CalananTabuk City, Kalinga2,062about 151about 13.63 km²2.96% a yearRural
14,213CerdeñaMalabuyoc, Cebu2,062about 158about 13.07 km²0.60% a yearRural
14,214District IIIJaro, Leyte2,062about 11,330about 0.182 km²0.97% a yearRural
14,215HuloSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija2,062about 1,165about 1.77 km²0.55% a yearRural
14,216PoctoySurigao City, Surigao del Norte2,062about 796about 2.59 km²0.84% a yearRural
14,217San IsidroSan Luis, Batangas2,062about 996about 2.07 km²0.29% a yearRural
14,218San NicolasVillasis, Pangasinan2,062about 2,400about 0.859 km²1.35% a yearUrban
14,219Sultan CorobongMarawi City, Lanao del Sur2,062no border mappedno border mappedno 2020 countRural
14,220AlegriaSibunag, Guimaras2,061about 292about 7.06 km²2.41% a yearRural
14,221BulibodSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte2,061about 912about 2.26 km²4.89% a yearRural
14,222GonzalesUmingan, Pangasinan2,061about 359about 5.74 km²1.50% a yearUrban
14,223GuihobLa Libertad, Negros Oriental2,061about 257about 8.01 km²2.72% a yearRural
14,224IgangNueva Valencia, Guimaras2,061about 650about 3.17 km²3.03% a yearRural
14,225PalarisAsingan, Pangasinan2,061about 824about 2.50 km²2.27% a yearRural
14,226SalindingSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay2,061about 273about 7.56 km²1.16% a yearRural
14,227Barangay 791Manila2,060about 74,638about 0.0276 km²0.36% a yearUrban
14,228Cabilaoan WestLaoac, Pangasinan2,060about 912about 2.26 km²0.46% a yearRural
14,229CabliganMatanao, Davao del Sur2,060about 539about 3.82 km²5.87% a yearRural
14,230GuinacotGuindulman, Bohol2,060about 467about 4.41 km²0.99% a yearRural
14,231RomaMansalay, Oriental Mindoro2,060about 379about 5.43 km²0.09% a yearRural
14,232SebucawanIsabela, Negros Occidental2,060about 176about 11.71 km²−2.32% a yearRural
14,233TalogtogCandon City, Ilocos Sur2,060about 1,241about 1.66 km²0.81% a yearRural
14,234BonacaoSan Fernando, Bukidnon2,059about 172about 11.97 km²−2.33% a yearRural
14,235CanioganTubod, Lanao del Norte2,059about 583about 3.53 km²0.45% a yearRural
14,236MagsaysayGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental2,059about 178about 11.54 km²−0.07% a yearRural
14,237MalumminTuao, Cagayan2,059about 242about 8.52 km²2.72% a yearRural
14,238SungayAlubijid, Misamis Oriental2,059about 156about 13.19 km²2.22% a yearRural
14,239Tubig BasagBongao, Tawi-Tawi2,059about 1,045about 1.97 km²3.81% a yearRural
14,240BulantingLamitan City, Basilan2,058about 1,774about 1.16 km²2.65% a yearRural
14,241Jia-anJiabong, Samar2,058about 567about 3.63 km²1.79% a yearRural
14,242JongoLopez, Quezon2,058about 376about 5.48 km²1.86% a yearRural
14,243PagsanghanBanga, Aklan2,058about 789about 2.61 km²0.20% a yearRural
14,244PalakipakRosales, Pangasinan2,058about 1,439about 1.43 km²−1.02% a yearRural
14,245Salcedo INoveleta, Cavite2,058about 8,575about 0.24 km²1.95% a yearRural
14,246San JuanLaur, Nueva Ecija2,058about 233about 8.82 km²−3.95% a yearRural
14,247BacongLigao City, Albay2,057about 407about 5.06 km²1.88% a yearRural
14,248Barangay 17Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental2,057about 11,822about 0.174 km²3.07% a yearUrban
14,249Barangay 364Manila2,057about 91,422about 0.0225 km²0.86% a yearUrban
14,250BulodBindoy, Negros Oriental2,057about 307about 6.70 km²1.44% 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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