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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 — 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.

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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, 14,701 to 14,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
14,701	Santo NiñoKananga, Leyte	2,006	about 274	about 7.33 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
14,702	SantolanPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	2,006	about 573	about 3.50 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
14,703	Upper BinuangTalipao, Sulu	2,006	about 538	about 3.73 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
14,704	UsonCaibiran, Biliran	2,006	about 319	about 6.28 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
14,705	Western BarangayHilongos, Leyte	2,006	about 7,457	about 0.269 km²	−5.08% a year	Rural
14,706	BagumbayanPilar, Bohol	2,005	about 327	about 6.13 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
14,707	BahiGasan, Marinduque	2,005	about 611	about 3.28 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
14,708	Bito-onCarles, Iloilo	2,005	about 632	about 3.17 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
14,709	Buna Lejos IIndang, Cavite	2,005	about 1,126	about 1.78 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
14,710	CahaguichicanPototan, Iloilo	2,005	about 627	about 3.20 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
14,711	CallaguipPaoay, Ilocos Norte	2,005	about 1,759	about 1.14 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
14,712	ColladoTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,005	about 988	about 2.03 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
14,713	GuiwanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,005	about 175	about 11.45 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
14,714	IgtamboSan Miguel, Iloilo	2,005	about 1,328	about 1.51 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
14,715	Laum BuwahanParang, Sulu	2,005	about 1,159	about 1.73 km²	9.39% a year	Rural
14,716	PerezBulacan, Bulacan	2,005	about 1,337	about 1.50 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
14,717	SalinasLucena City, Quezon	2,005	about 546	about 3.67 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
14,718	BalabagKidapawan City, Cotabato	2,004	about 298	about 6.72 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
14,719	BaratBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	2,004	about 354	about 5.66 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
14,720	Bon-otCarrascal, Surigao del Sur	2,004	about 172	about 11.64 km²	1.53% a year	Urban
14,721	BulaTiaong, Quezon	2,004	about 734	about 2.73 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
14,722	CabolutanSan Agustin, Romblon	2,004	about 259	about 7.75 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
14,723	CubaySan Enrique, Iloilo	2,004	about 320	about 6.26 km²	−3.76% a year	Rural
14,724	IbayoBalanga City, Bataan	2,004	about 4,219	about 0.475 km²	−3.02% a year	Urban
14,725	KalingkingMalitbog, Bukidnon	2,004	about 145	about 13.85 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
14,726	PaoSan Jose, Tarlac	2,004	about 192	about 10.46 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
14,727	AguinaldoNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay	2,003	about 708	about 2.83 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
14,728	CananCabatuan, Isabela	2,003	about 362	about 5.54 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
14,729	Catorse De AgostoGandara, Samar	2,003	about 5,533	about 0.362 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
14,730	GinatilanKidapawan City, Cotabato	2,003	about 446	about 4.49 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
14,731	KarawanIndanan, Sulu	2,003	about 1,022	about 1.96 km²	7.42% a year	Rural
14,732	MaguindanaoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,003	about 107	about 18.72 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
14,733	Maria FeOrani, Bataan	2,003	about 2,595	about 0.772 km²	−2.14% a year	Rural
14,734	MidpandacanGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur	2,003	about 442	about 4.53 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
14,735	PugaanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur	2,003	about 1,655	about 1.21 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,736	Quirino DistrictLas Navas, Northern Samar	2,003	about 4,803	about 0.417 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
14,737	San Antonio PalaCatanauan, Quezon	2,003	about 546	about 3.67 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
14,738	San PedroBacacay, Albay	2,003	about 1,038	about 1.93 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
14,739	Santa InesTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	2,003	about 387	about 5.18 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
14,740	Barangay 14Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	2,002	about 23,361	about 0.0857 km²	−1.91% a year	Urban
14,741	BuhayMakilala, Cotabato	2,002	about 346	about 5.79 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
14,742	CayusPilar, Capiz	2,002	about 406	about 4.93 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
14,743	Del MonteIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	2,002	about 461	about 4.34 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
14,744	KuhonAl-Barka, Basilan	2,002	about 598	about 3.35 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
14,745	La SuerteAngadanan, Isabela	2,002	about 188	about 10.65 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
14,746	M. H. del PilarBayambang, Pangasinan	2,002	about 4,689	about 0.427 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
14,747	Sta. RosaSanta Maria, Pangasinan	2,002	about 986	about 2.03 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
14,748	UpaMataasnakahoy, Batangas	2,002	about 2,836	about 0.706 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
14,749	VallehermosoCarmen, Bohol	2,002	about 478	about 4.19 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
14,750	Barangay 24-CDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,001	about 24,919	about 0.0803 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban

Rankings of the Philippines

Barangays

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.

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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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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