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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, 14,301 to 14,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
14,301Tubig NonokPangutaran, Sulu2,051about 351about 5.85 km²3.11% a yearRural
14,302West TimawaIloilo City, Iloilo2,051about 19,349about 0.106 km²−0.13% a yearRural
14,303Bocboc WestAguilar, Pangasinan2,050about 544about 3.77 km²0.95% a yearRural
14,304CaidquidMambusao, Capiz2,050about 265about 7.73 km²0.05% a yearRural
14,305CalawaganCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija2,050about 641about 3.20 km²2.68% a yearRural
14,306Jati-TunggalIndanan, Sulu2,050about 1,165about 1.76 km²6.28% a yearRural
14,307MercedesSilago, Southern Leyte2,050about 143about 14.30 km²2.84% a yearRural
14,308Silangan TalaonganCavinti, Laguna2,050about 416about 4.93 km²0.31% a yearRural
14,309TulangGetafe, Bohol2,050about 362about 5.66 km²−0.75% a yearRural
14,310BaroraoBalabagan, Lanao del Sur2,049about 980about 2.09 km²0.58% a yearRural
14,311Homestead ITalavera, Nueva Ecija2,049about 936about 2.19 km²0.09% a yearRural
14,312LacaronSibalom, Antique2,049about 876about 2.34 km²0.28% a yearRural
14,313LibutanShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur2,049about 1,588about 1.29 km²4.55% a yearRural
14,314LigayaAglipay, Quirino2,049about 475about 4.31 km²0.26% a yearRural
14,315MayangLa Paz, Tarlac2,049about 472about 4.34 km²1.12% a yearRural
14,316PoblacionBalabagan, Lanao del Sur2,049about 1,693about 1.21 km²3.16% a yearRural
14,317Salvacion ILupao, Nueva Ecija2,049about 319about 6.43 km²−0.50% a yearRural
14,318San AntonioAlicia, Isabela2,049about 2,815about 0.728 km²−0.43% a yearRural
14,319AmontocSan Gabriel, La Union2,048about 119about 17.26 km²−0.04% a yearRural
14,320Barangay 826Manila2,048about 95,701about 0.0214 km²3.70% a yearUrban
14,321GinatilanPikit, Cotabato2,048about 337about 6.07 km²6.34% a yearRural
14,322KawayanMalungon, Sarangani2,048about 76about 26.78 km²−1.13% a yearRural
14,323MinalwangClaveria, Misamis Oriental2,048about 9about 228.18 km²0.20% a yearRural
14,324PaludpudLa Paz, Tarlac2,048about 439about 4.67 km²2.42% a yearRural
14,325BayacabacMaribojoc, Bohol2,047about 739about 2.77 km²1.84% a yearRural
14,326KabuluanSanta Elena, Camarines Norte2,047about 170about 12.05 km²−4.34% a yearRural
14,327ManggaSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental2,047about 994about 2.06 km²7.69% a yearRural
14,328San VicenteSan Manuel, Tarlac2,047about 1,563about 1.31 km²1.31% a yearRural
14,329SibaltanEl Nido, Palawan2,047about 54about 38.12 km²0.47% a yearRural
14,330TrinidadGuindulman, Bohol2,047about 606about 3.38 km²−3.51% a yearRural
14,331BitasTigbauan, Iloilo2,046about 576about 3.55 km²−0.08% a yearRural
14,332HukaySilang, Cavite2,046about 581about 3.52 km²1.32% a yearRural
14,333KonelSarangani, Davao Occidental2,046about 320about 6.40 km²−1.09% a yearRural
14,334PantaoTalipao, Sulu2,046about 1,176about 1.74 km²3.63% a yearRural
14,335San IsidroMabini, Bohol2,046about 439about 4.66 km²4.51% a yearRural
14,336TagbalogoNaawan, Misamis Oriental2,046about 90about 22.78 km²0.12% a yearRural
14,337BuntayAbuyog, Leyte2,045about 7,746about 0.264 km²−0.79% a yearRural
14,338DamaniogSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte2,045about 1,099about 1.86 km²7.89% a yearRural
14,339KaypaabaGeneral Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite2,045about 306about 6.68 km²−0.66% a yearRural
14,340ManzanteMagsingal, Ilocos Sur2,045about 448about 4.56 km²1.13% a yearRural
14,341MartiloLa Libertad, Negros Oriental2,045about 752about 2.72 km²−1.02% a yearRural
14,342San IsidroSulat, Eastern Samar2,045about 763about 2.68 km²−0.16% a yearRural
14,343YatyatLaoac, Pangasinan2,045about 1,430about 1.43 km²0.81% a yearRural
14,344Barangay 675Manila2,044about 23,630about 0.0865 km²0.67% a yearUrban
14,345MalubagoSipocot, Camarines Sur2,044about 2,203about 0.928 km²4.70% a yearRural
14,346NamoBulan, Sorsogon2,044about 402about 5.08 km²0.74% a yearRural
14,347PatladDumangas, Iloilo2,044about 541about 3.78 km²−0.63% a yearRural
14,348Santo CristoMalolos City, Bulacan2,044about 6,724about 0.304 km²0.11% a yearRural
14,349Tococ WestBayambang, Pangasinan2,044about 1,111about 1.84 km²0.05% a yearRural
14,350LunotanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental2,043about 65about 31.55 km²1.19% 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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