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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, 14,801 to 14,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
14,801BakiadLabo, Camarines Norte1,996about 509about 3.92 km²−0.77% a yearRural
14,802Barangay 846Manila1,996about 142,571about 0.014 km²1.86% a yearUrban
14,803DaanglungsodKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,996about 1,636about 1.22 km²−0.95% a yearRural
14,804LangkongM'Lang, Cotabato1,996about 440about 4.54 km²2.63% a yearRural
14,805OlerasLaoang, Northern Samar1,996about 203about 9.83 km²0.18% a yearRural
14,806SayaoSibonga, Cebu1,996about 182about 10.94 km²−0.29% a yearRural
14,807SingsingBalamban, Cebu1,996about 895about 2.23 km²0.66% a yearRural
14,808CamutanAntipas, Cotabato1,995about 182about 10.94 km²−0.17% a yearRural
14,809ColoradoJabonga, Agusan del Norte1,995about 363about 5.49 km²1.72% a yearRural
14,810Julugan IIITanza, Cavite1,995about 15,960about 0.125 km²−1.41% a yearRural
14,811LapoganGattaran, Cagayan1,995about 225about 8.86 km²1.91% a yearRural
14,812LibasSogod, Southern Leyte1,995about 568about 3.51 km²1.72% a yearRural
14,813MalauliMasantol, Pampanga1,995about 240about 8.30 km²0.69% a yearRural
14,814NagsinamoLucban, Quezon1,995about 84about 23.62 km²no 2020 countRural
14,815PandanDaraga, Albay1,995about 1,045about 1.91 km²0.80% a yearRural
14,816San AntonioPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte1,995about 983about 2.03 km²7.53% a yearRural
14,817AnosTayabas City, Quezon1,994about 461about 4.33 km²0.70% a yearRural
14,818BalogoCalatrava, Romblon1,994about 176about 11.35 km²−0.69% a yearRural
14,819BualanBarira, Maguindanao del Norte1,994about 211about 9.45 km²5.61% a yearRural
14,820CaasinanCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte1,994about 2,211about 0.902 km²−0.26% a yearRural
14,821CastilloPadre Garcia, Batangas1,994about 490about 4.07 km²2.03% a yearRural
14,822Datu KaronLebak, Sultan Kudarat1,994about 222about 8.97 km²4.25% a yearRural
14,823MabiniMalalag, Davao del Sur1,994about 96about 20.81 km²−0.67% a yearRural
14,824OdiongJavier, Leyte1,994about 149about 13.42 km²no 2020 countRural
14,825PoblacionIbaan, Batangas1,994about 3,049about 0.654 km²−2.84% a yearUrban
14,826Pulong SagingSilang, Cavite1,994about 1,662about 1.20 km²0.17% a yearRural
14,827RizalSogod, Southern Leyte1,994about 7,468about 0.267 km²1.05% a yearUrban
14,828Santa CruzJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte1,994about 134about 14.83 km²0.36% a yearRural
14,829AmontayNasipit, Agusan del Norte1,993about 60about 33.36 km²0.90% a yearUrban
14,830CamangahanGuimbal, Iloilo1,993about 744about 2.68 km²−0.23% a yearRural
14,831Datu TumanggongTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,993about 66about 30.13 km²2.08% a yearRural
14,832MorocborocanMonreal, Masbate1,993about 369about 5.40 km²2.60% a yearRural
14,833Poblacion AMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,993about 914about 2.18 km²0.86% a yearRural
14,834San JuanSan Simon, Pampanga1,993about 914about 2.18 km²−4.51% a yearRural
14,835Sinilian 3rdCamiling, Tarlac1,993about 963about 2.07 km²6.92% a yearRural
14,836TabunanBorbon, Cebu1,993about 458about 4.35 km²1.85% a yearRural
14,837TanaoBatad, Iloilo1,993about 1,038about 1.92 km²−0.42% a yearRural
14,838TubangMaasin, Iloilo1,993about 492about 4.05 km²2.83% a yearRural
14,839BagroyBago City, Negros Occidental1,992about 418about 4.76 km²4.11% a yearRural
14,840BoheibuLamitan City, Basilan1,992about 321about 6.21 km²8.68% a yearRural
14,841BuenavistaSan Narciso, Quezon1,992about 262about 7.61 km²2.20% a yearRural
14,842MolderoTumauini, Isabela1,992about 991about 2.01 km²6.57% a yearRural
14,843PogonsinoBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya1,992about 130about 15.35 km²0.98% a yearRural
14,844UntagaAlicia, Bohol1,992about 263about 7.56 km²0.80% a yearRural
14,845Baluk-balukHadji Muhtamad, Basilan1,991about 282about 7.06 km²2.50% a yearRural
14,846LasipLingayen, Pangasinan1,991about 862about 2.31 km²−1.15% a yearRural
14,847MadidisDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,991about 311about 6.41 km²5.24% a yearRural
14,848MambingNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,991about 164about 12.12 km²−0.12% a yearRural
14,849MontanaBaclayon, Bohol1,991about 1,497about 1.33 km²1.50% a yearRural
14,850PituMalalag, Davao del Sur1,991about 136about 14.60 km²0.08% 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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