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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, 14,751 to 14,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
14,751DanggawanMaramag, Bukidnon2,001about 134about 14.88 km²1.29% a yearRural
14,752LamudSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur2,001about 161about 12.40 km²0.07% a yearRural
14,753PanitikanPangutaran, Sulu2,001about 297about 6.73 km²0.55% a yearRural
14,754PulaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija2,001about 922about 2.17 km²no 2020 countRural
14,755BagasaweTuburan, Cebu2,000about 699about 2.86 km²2.25% a yearRural
14,756Bagong SikatCabiao, Nueva Ecija2,000about 83about 24.07 km²2.45% a yearRural
14,757BalangobongAlaminos City, Pangasinan2,000about 694about 2.88 km²−0.05% a yearRural
14,758BogabonganLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte2,000about 336about 5.96 km²−2.75% a yearRural
14,759BuliranSan Antonio, Quezon2,000about 990about 2.02 km²1.93% a yearRural
14,760Cadayonan BagumbayanTaraka, Lanao del Sur2,000about 4,158about 0.481 km²3.11% a yearRural
14,761GumagamotLala, Lanao del Norte2,000about 885about 2.26 km²−0.76% a yearRural
14,762LingahLuuk, Sulu2,000about 738about 2.71 km²8.36% a yearRural
14,763LumbiaCauayan, Negros Occidental2,000about 75about 26.59 km²−0.90% a yearRural
14,764MadandingMaguing, Lanao del Sur2,000about 8,889about 0.225 km²no 2020 countRural
14,765Marabulig IICauayan City, Isabela2,000about 298about 6.71 km²−1.47% a yearRural
14,766Paitan WestSual, Pangasinan2,000about 464about 4.31 km²0.07% a yearRural
14,767Pantay TamurongCaoayan, Ilocos Sur2,000about 443about 4.51 km²1.06% a yearRural
14,768San AntonioCabagan, Isabela2,000about 44about 45.03 km²2.19% a yearRural
14,769BetwaganSadanga, Mountain Province1,999about 74about 27.03 km²−1.42% a yearRural
14,770IguidCatbalogan City, Samar1,999about 263about 7.59 km²4.01% a yearRural
14,771MontelagoNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,999about 140about 14.25 km²−0.68% a yearRural
14,772San PedroNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,999about 1,922about 1.04 km²−0.19% a yearRural
14,773Santa AnaGubat, Sorsogon1,999about 546about 3.66 km²0.54% a yearRural
14,774Tabon IIKawit, Cavite1,999about 15,865about 0.126 km²8.84% a yearUrban
14,775TabunokPalompon, Leyte1,999about 297about 6.74 km²0.00% a yearRural
14,776TagubongPassi City, Iloilo1,999about 308about 6.49 km²−2.05% a yearRural
14,777UbolSimunul, Tawi-Tawi1,999about 1,666about 1.20 km²2.30% a yearRural
14,778BagaNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,998about 475about 4.21 km²−0.29% a yearRural
14,779BenegBotolan, Zambales1,998about 2,016about 0.991 km²0.35% a yearRural
14,780Binahan ProperRagay, Camarines Sur1,998about 444about 4.50 km²0.11% a yearRural
14,781Doh-TongSimunul, Tawi-Tawi1,998about 374about 5.34 km²2.88% a yearRural
14,782GuiwanonBaclayon, Bohol1,998about 2,401about 0.832 km²−1.07% a yearRural
14,783KimantongDaraga, Albay1,998about 7,597about 0.263 km²−0.79% a yearRural
14,784LomacaoGuinobatan, Albay1,998about 316about 6.32 km²−1.86% a yearRural
14,785MangaOas, Albay1,998about 999about 2.00 km²−0.94% a yearRural
14,786MatagbacMilagros, Masbate1,998about 75about 26.81 km²4.90% a yearRural
14,787Old NongnonganDon Carlos, Bukidnon1,998about 212about 9.43 km²0.22% a yearRural
14,788PaglaumTaytay, Palawan1,998about 73about 27.32 km²−1.69% a yearRural
14,789Western Cabul-anBuenavista, Bohol1,998about 7,866about 0.254 km²1.44% a yearRural
14,790Barangay 5Nasugbu, Batangas1,997about 14,793about 0.135 km²0.11% a yearRural
14,791Hingotanan EastBien Unido, Bohol1,997about 13,052about 0.153 km²0.12% a yearRural
14,792KilalabanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte1,997about 84about 23.64 km²0.59% a yearRural
14,793LingayonAlangalang, Leyte1,997about 742about 2.69 km²3.52% a yearRural
14,794MalamoteKabacan, Cotabato1,997about 437about 4.57 km²−0.35% a yearRural
14,795PalaoMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,997about 475about 4.20 km²no 2020 countRural
14,796PoblacionBatuan, Masbate1,997about 3,017about 0.662 km²−2.13% a yearRural
14,797San Isidro (Sorsogon West District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon1,997about 313about 6.39 km²2.85% a yearRural
14,798TagabebeGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental1,997about 100about 19.91 km²−1.75% a yearRural
14,799Villa LunaCauayan City, Isabela1,997about 364about 5.49 km²−0.61% a yearRural
14,800AntipoloTuburan, Cebu1,996about 551about 3.62 km²8.45% 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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