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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, 14,251 to 14,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
14,251CaridadDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur2,057about 571about 3.60 km²2.14% a yearRural
14,252NasisiLigao City, Albay2,057about 1,118about 1.84 km²0.89% a yearRural
14,253Nueva EraSan Manuel, Isabela2,057about 525about 3.92 km²0.59% a yearRural
14,254San LuisPugo, La Union2,057about 751about 2.74 km²0.15% a yearRural
14,255San MateoDolores, Quezon2,057about 313about 6.58 km²1.67% a yearRural
14,256Sukah-BulanSimunul, Tawi-Tawi2,057about 1,169about 1.76 km²3.61% a yearRural
14,257TibagAbra De Ilog, Occidental Mindoro2,057about 163about 12.65 km²−3.95% a yearRural
14,258TinitianRoxas, Palawan2,057about 25about 81.38 km²0.96% a yearRural
14,259Balud Del NorteGubat, Sorsogon2,056about 29,971about 0.0686 km²0.54% a yearRural
14,260Bantug HamogTalavera, Nueva Ecija2,056about 617about 3.33 km²0.32% a yearRural
14,261BinaliwCalbayog City, Samar2,056about 556about 3.70 km²0.54% a yearRural
14,262Del RosarioOcampo, Camarines Sur2,056about 180about 11.45 km²1.38% a yearRural
14,263Emie PunudMarawi City, Lanao del Sur2,056about 4,087about 0.503 km²no 2020 countUrban
14,264GomentocAyungon, Negros Oriental2,056about 254about 8.08 km²−1.32% a yearRural
14,265Padilla-GomezSan Carlos City, Pangasinan2,056about 2,900about 0.709 km²0.32% a yearRural
14,266PoblacionAyungon, Negros Oriental2,056about 1,819about 1.13 km²0.23% a yearRural
14,267AbachananSierra Bullones, Bohol2,055about 233about 8.81 km²−0.12% a yearRural
14,268CabarianLigao City, Albay2,055about 196about 10.46 km²−4.81% a yearRural
14,269KabubuSiasi, Sulu2,055about 767about 2.68 km²no 2020 countRural
14,270LambanahTalipao, Sulu2,055about 1,352about 1.52 km²0.23% a yearRural
14,271LimonanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur2,055about 504about 4.08 km²0.16% a yearRural
14,272Rang-ayCabatuan, Isabela2,055about 472about 4.35 km²0.27% a yearRural
14,273RizalMonkayo, Davao de Oro2,055about 70about 29.42 km²0.28% a yearRural
14,274San JorgeLas Navas, Northern Samar2,055about 1,043about 1.97 km²no 2020 countRural
14,275CanduyongOdiongan, Romblon2,054about 394about 5.21 km²−0.50% a yearRural
14,276CayangaPaniqui, Tarlac2,054about 1,834about 1.12 km²2.25% a yearRural
14,277Cogon NorteLoon, Bohol2,054about 1,141about 1.80 km²−0.52% a yearRural
14,278InarawanNaujan, Oriental Mindoro2,054about 236about 8.71 km²0.16% a yearRural
14,279MampallamTalipao, Sulu2,054about 1,426about 1.44 km²2.28% a yearRural
14,280PitombayogMayantoc, Tarlac2,054about 663about 3.10 km²0.54% a yearRural
14,281San JoseSan Antonio, Quezon2,054about 951about 2.16 km²0.69% a yearRural
14,282BurolGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija2,053about 570about 3.60 km²1.99% a yearRural
14,283DalidTabuelan, Cebu2,053about 206about 9.98 km²4.16% a yearRural
14,284GagguilPanglima Estino, Sulu2,053about 1,006about 2.04 km²2.99% a yearRural
14,285Langkila-anTrento, Agusan del Sur2,053about 167about 12.26 km²−2.64% a yearRural
14,286PurySan Antonio, Quezon2,053about 1,510about 1.36 km²−0.97% a yearRural
14,287WawaLingayen, Pangasinan2,053about 1,283about 1.60 km²−0.02% a yearRural
14,288Barangay 839Manila2,052about 21,331about 0.0962 km²0.53% a yearUrban
14,289Malaking IlogSan Pascual, Masbate2,052about 213about 9.62 km²1.72% a yearRural
14,290San Francisco 1stMinalin, Pampanga2,052about 1,086about 1.89 km²1.24% a yearRural
14,291SandayongNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay2,052about 126about 16.30 km²−0.05% a yearRural
14,292Santa TeresitaBayugan City, Agusan del Sur2,052about 639about 3.21 km²1.02% a yearRural
14,293TampakanTalipao, Sulu2,052about 754about 2.72 km²1.70% a yearRural
14,294AbraSantiago City, Isabela2,051about 378about 5.43 km²1.27% a yearRural
14,295CalingagPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro2,051about 254about 8.06 km²0.80% a yearRural
14,296LinayasanAltavas, Aklan2,051about 487about 4.21 km²0.53% a yearUrban
14,297ManaolSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte2,051about 526about 3.90 km²2.15% a yearRural
14,298MarcellaUson, Masbate2,051about 519about 3.95 km²−0.77% a yearRural
14,299Santa CruzSan Pascual, Masbate2,051about 184about 11.17 km²1.28% a yearRural
14,300TaguihonBaclayon, Bohol2,051about 3,573about 0.574 km²−0.46% a yearUrban

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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