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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, 14,851 to 14,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
14,851Tagabas IbabaCatanauan, Quezon1,991about 409about 4.87 km²0.18% a yearRural
14,852BalangaoDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,990about 155about 12.84 km²−2.40% a yearRural
14,853Barangay 725Manila1,990about 37,406about 0.0532 km²8.63% a yearUrban
14,854BugtongCalbayog City, Samar1,990about 201about 9.89 km²1.84% a yearRural
14,855MadalagJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte1,990about 542about 3.67 km²−2.81% a yearRural
14,856PagsulhogonSanta Rita, Samar1,990about 228about 8.74 km²−0.94% a yearRural
14,857San IsidroSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro1,990about 231about 8.60 km²−0.07% a yearRural
14,858San IsidroBulusan, Sorsogon1,990about 329about 6.04 km²−0.33% a yearRural
14,859San JuanQuirino, Isabela1,990about 514about 3.87 km²−1.04% a yearRural
14,860TaboraGeneral Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite1,990about 812about 2.45 km²−0.43% a yearRural
14,861AbgaoMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,989about 3,885about 0.512 km²−5.43% a yearUrban
14,862BandayPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,989about 293about 6.78 km²0.69% a yearRural
14,863CahayaganLaoang, Northern Samar1,989about 468about 4.25 km²0.79% a yearRural
14,864Centro IILasam, Cagayan1,989about 1,658about 1.20 km²−1.58% a yearRural
14,865IbisBagac, Bataan1,989about 146about 13.61 km²1.31% a yearRural
14,866IpilSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,989about 264about 7.54 km²−0.30% a yearRural
14,867LibugSumisip, Basilan1,989about 155about 12.84 km²8.07% a yearRural
14,868LopokenPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,989about 513about 3.88 km²−4.30% a yearRural
14,869Mag-AmponTanay, Rizal1,989about 36,970about 0.0538 km²1.44% a yearRural
14,870Pariancillo VillaValenzuela City1,989about 18,589about 0.107 km²0.49% a yearUrban
14,871PedtuboPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat1,989about 695about 2.86 km²1.17% a yearRural
14,872RayapBinangonan, Rizal1,989about 1,137about 1.75 km²−2.00% a yearRural
14,873Santa VeronicaSan Pablo City, Laguna1,989about 1,220about 1.63 km²0.85% a yearRural
14,874AnahawanBato, Leyte1,988about 390about 5.10 km²0.01% a yearRural
14,875Barangay 80Caloocan City1,988about 6,561about 0.303 km²1.04% a yearUrban
14,876Centro 12Tuguegarao City, Cagayan1,988about 5,680about 0.35 km²−3.17% a yearUrban
14,877Daramuangan NorteSan Mateo, Isabela1,988about 581about 3.42 km²−0.08% a yearRural
14,878Mabilbila SurSanta, Ilocos Sur1,988about 720about 2.76 km²−0.10% a yearUrban
14,879MalakasLamitan City, Basilan1,988about 4,150about 0.479 km²2.28% a yearRural
14,880MalinaoGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte1,988about 219about 9.08 km²5.25% a yearUrban
14,881MarsoloNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,988about 180about 11.06 km²0.63% a yearRural
14,882SagadanBaroy, Lanao del Norte1,988about 1,657about 1.20 km²−1.99% a yearRural
14,883San Francisco SurTibiao, Antique1,988about 835about 2.38 km²1.62% a yearRural
14,884UlameLamitan City, Basilan1,988about 390about 5.10 km²−1.34% a yearRural
14,885Cagsiay IIIMauban, Quezon1,987about 16about 126.81 km²−0.47% a yearRural
14,886Malangcao-BasudLabo, Camarines Norte1,987about 159about 12.47 km²3.67% a yearRural
14,887SolsogonSanta Margarita, Samar1,987about 864about 2.30 km²−1.91% a yearRural
14,888Barangay 336Manila1,986about 60,549about 0.0328 km²−1.71% a yearUrban
14,889Barangay VIIITuburan, Cebu1,986about 946about 2.10 km²−7.84% a yearUrban
14,890CayamcamTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,986about 142about 13.97 km²−0.02% a yearRural
14,891PoblacionMaribojoc, Bohol1,986about 3,637about 0.546 km²−1.00% a yearRural
14,892TalogtogSan Juan, La Union1,986about 1,168about 1.70 km²−1.78% a yearRural
14,893VigaAngadanan, Isabela1,986about 229about 8.68 km²−0.38% a yearRural
14,894BasnunukLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,985about 93about 21.45 km²2.24% a yearRural
14,895BeradaKidapawan City, Cotabato1,985about 334about 5.94 km²0.26% a yearRural
14,896GuinbanwahanBalud, Masbate1,985about 467about 4.25 km²0.13% a yearRural
14,897HapaoHungduan, Ifugao1,985about 68about 29.21 km²−0.31% a yearRural
14,898KailihAl-Barka, Basilan1,985about 1,073about 1.85 km²1.49% a yearRural
14,899PiliMalimono, Surigao del Norte1,985about 186about 10.65 km²0.35% a yearRural
14,900PoblacionSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija1,985about 4,726about 0.42 km²0.17% 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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