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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, 14,901 to 14,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
14,901San IsidroIbajay, Aklan1,985about 1,175about 1.69 km²0.04% a yearRural
14,902Santo DomingoBula, Camarines Sur1,985about 973about 2.04 km²1.90% a yearRural
14,903TambaganMedina, Misamis Oriental1,985about 993about 2.00 km²4.40% a yearRural
14,904BalintawakTalibon, Bohol1,984about 803about 2.47 km²0.12% a yearUrban
14,905Barangay 763Manila1,984about 67,713about 0.0293 km²2.65% a yearUrban
14,906BuloronMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,984about 357about 5.56 km²−0.02% a yearRural
14,907CamansiAlamada, Cotabato1,984about 143about 13.84 km²5.20% a yearRural
14,908Coral na BatoSan Rafael, Bulacan1,984about 293about 6.77 km²2.31% a yearRural
14,909Ibabang ButnongMagdalena, Laguna1,984about 1,653about 1.20 km²−0.13% a yearRural
14,910PinamulaanBanisilan, Cotabato1,984about 100about 19.90 km²1.12% a yearRural
14,911Santa CruzPanabo City, Davao del Norte1,984about 234about 8.48 km²no 2020 countRural
14,912VacanteBautista, Pangasinan1,984about 542about 3.66 km²0.56% a yearRural
14,913BaniladPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,983about 343about 5.78 km²0.61% a yearRural
14,914Barangay 732Manila1,983about 85,107about 0.0233 km²0.11% a yearUrban
14,915Bato UgisMaimbung, Sulu1,983about 2,964about 0.669 km²no 2020 countRural
14,916BinoniSalug, Zamboanga del Norte1,983about 195about 10.17 km²2.12% a yearRural
14,917CabaroanBacnotan, La Union1,983about 2,107about 0.941 km²−0.81% a yearRural
14,918Dorongan SawatMangatarem, Pangasinan1,983about 334about 5.94 km²1.71% a yearRural
14,919IlongbukidSan Rafael, Iloilo1,983about 191about 10.37 km²−0.94% a yearRural
14,920Jose Abad SantosCatarman, Northern Samar1,983about 21,073about 0.0941 km²−2.89% a yearRural
14,921LibertadKananga, Leyte1,983about 172about 11.54 km²0.17% a yearRural
14,922SaguboKapangan, Benguet1,983about 97about 20.49 km²0.01% a yearRural
14,923AbanonSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,982about 1,295about 1.53 km²0.10% a yearRural
14,924BagumbayanBaao, Camarines Sur1,982about 648about 3.06 km²−2.61% a yearRural
14,925Canuto Ramos Pob.San Jose City, Nueva Ecija1,982about 11,391about 0.174 km²−1.02% a yearUrban
14,926GiwanonBarili, Cebu1,982about 1,479about 1.34 km²−0.86% a yearRural
14,927LicoSan Rafael, Bulacan1,982about 3,233about 0.613 km²−0.23% a yearRural
14,928Poblacion EastNatividad, Pangasinan1,982about 1,502about 1.32 km²0.65% a yearRural
14,929TagasTabaco City, Albay1,982about 9,910about 0.20 km²−2.82% a yearUrban
14,930Ilaud PoblacionBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,981about 13,033about 0.152 km²0.31% a yearUrban
14,931LamdasMabinay, Negros Oriental1,981about 162about 12.25 km²7.45% a yearRural
14,932LuboJala-Jala, Rizal1,981about 530about 3.74 km²0.50% a yearRural
14,933Poblacion I-AMotiong, Samar1,981about 809about 2.45 km²0.10% a yearRural
14,934Tagbacan IlayaCatanauan, Quezon1,981about 415about 4.77 km²0.61% a yearRural
14,935AlacayganBanate, Iloilo1,980about 3,680about 0.538 km²0.08% a yearRural
14,936BonguedDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,980about 336about 5.90 km²1.60% a yearRural
14,937CadsalanSan Mariano, Isabela1,980about 77about 25.57 km²1.93% a yearRural
14,938CagmanabaOcampo, Camarines Sur1,980about 695about 2.85 km²0.34% a yearRural
14,939CapirawanPalo, Leyte1,980about 446about 4.44 km²0.45% a yearRural
14,940DuhatCavinti, Laguna1,980about 798about 2.48 km²1.91% a yearRural
14,941LilukinBuenavista, Quezon1,980about 419about 4.73 km²7.46% a yearRural
14,942MalaibaSan Jose, Antique1,980about 13,289about 0.149 km²3.08% a yearRural
14,943Poblacion NorteBatuan, Bohol1,980about 503about 3.94 km²−0.04% a yearRural
14,944AmbalayatTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,979about 236about 8.39 km²−0.40% a yearRural
14,945BahiGarchitorena, Camarines Sur1,979about 84about 23.57 km²−1.05% a yearRural
14,946Barangay 38Pasay City1,979about 23,588about 0.0839 km²0.15% a yearUrban
14,947Buli-buliSumisip, Basilan1,979about 752about 2.63 km²2.95% a yearRural
14,948CogonanLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,979about 88about 22.43 km²0.65% a yearRural
14,949DemologanBacolod, Lanao del Norte1,979about 640about 3.09 km²1.85% a yearRural
14,950DulagButuan City, Agusan del Norte1,979about 185about 10.67 km²3.71% 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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