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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, 14,951 to 15,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
14,951FlourishingGonzaga, Cagayan1,979about 666about 2.97 km²0.62% a yearRural
14,952LabradorBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay1,979about 230about 8.59 km²−0.82% a yearRural
14,953Lower OlaveBuenavista, Agusan del Norte1,979about 26about 76.71 km²0.91% a yearRural
14,954Pani-anBalasan, Iloilo1,979about 1,164about 1.70 km²−0.43% a yearUrban
14,955PescadoresCandaba, Pampanga1,979about 3,332about 0.594 km²1.34% a yearRural
14,956Poblacion IlayaDao, Capiz1,979about 2,079about 0.952 km²0.69% a yearRural
14,957San RoqueBato, Camarines Sur1,979about 544about 3.64 km²−0.95% a yearRural
14,958Sapah BulakSumisip, Basilan1,979about 232about 8.54 km²4.59% a yearRural
14,959SubolGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,979about 419about 4.72 km²0.49% a yearRural
14,960AnitoGamay, Northern Samar1,978about 482about 4.10 km²−1.21% a yearRural
14,961Barangay IIPontevedra, Negros Occidental1,978about 3,848about 0.514 km²0.18% a yearUrban
14,962CandugayBarili, Cebu1,978about 891about 2.22 km²0.74% a yearRural
14,963CultihanTaal, Batangas1,978about 2,344about 0.844 km²−0.17% a yearRural
14,964LoocCastillejos, Zambales1,978about 86about 22.90 km²0.13% a yearRural
14,965RizalIloilo City, Iloilo1,978about 25,262about 0.0783 km²1.01% a yearUrban
14,966San Jose SalayBuhi, Camarines Sur1,978about 895about 2.21 km²0.10% a yearRural
14,967BangaanSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,977about 518about 3.82 km²1.37% a yearRural
14,968CarapdapanArteche, Eastern Samar1,977about 212about 9.31 km²0.98% a yearRural
14,969LangcuasSan Fernando City, La Union1,977about 946about 2.09 km²−0.98% a yearRural
14,970MacutayRizal, Kalinga1,977about 296about 6.68 km²−0.25% a yearRural
14,971Mahabang ParangNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,977about 207about 9.57 km²1.19% a yearRural
14,972San Jose IINoveleta, Cavite1,977about 15,092about 0.131 km²1.68% a yearRural
14,973San JosefLaur, Nueva Ecija1,977about 597about 3.31 km²−0.08% a yearRural
14,974San JuanSan Isidro, Northern Samar1,977about 50about 39.27 km²−4.21% a yearRural
14,975TiquiwanRosario, Batangas1,977about 520about 3.80 km²1.28% a yearUrban
14,976AbungSan Juan, Batangas1,976about 524about 3.77 km²−2.92% a yearRural
14,977NagbukelSan Isidro, Isabela1,976about 627about 3.15 km²0.07% a yearRural
14,978Palnab Del SurVirac, Catanduanes1,976about 1,703about 1.16 km²0.07% a yearRural
14,979R. Ecleo, Sr.Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands1,976about 1,162about 1.70 km²2.66% a yearRural
14,980San JuanSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija1,976about 305about 6.48 km²1.07% a yearRural
14,981Barangay 188Pasay City1,975about 63,916about 0.0309 km²−1.39% a yearUrban
14,982BinmontonMallig, Isabela1,975about 426about 4.64 km²1.16% a yearRural
14,983BunotParacelis, Mountain Province1,975about 62about 31.66 km²2.54% a yearRural
14,984CalantasCasiguran, Aurora1,975about 218about 9.04 km²−0.08% a yearRural
14,985DilamCalayan, Cagayan1,975about 50about 39.38 km²2.20% a yearRural
14,986GadunganParang, Maguindanao del Norte1,975about 420about 4.70 km²1.82% a yearRural
14,987ManduyongBadian, Cebu1,975about 590about 3.35 km²2.29% a yearRural
14,988QuiloIbaan, Batangas1,975about 362about 5.46 km²1.36% a yearRural
14,989Sto. NiñoMalaybalay City, Bukidnon1,975about 242about 8.16 km²1.65% a yearRural
14,990Sirang LupaBatangas City, Batangas1,975about 954about 2.07 km²2.54% a yearRural
14,991SuyoBagulin, La Union1,975about 278about 7.11 km²0.57% a yearRural
14,992AlosAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,974about 1,441about 1.37 km²−3.98% a yearRural
14,993Barangay 3Sipalay City, Negros Occidental1,974about 1,554about 1.27 km²1.28% a yearUrban
14,994BocatorTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,974about 877about 2.25 km²0.90% a yearRural
14,995CarlaganBurdeos, Quezon1,974about 123about 16.10 km²−3.08% a yearRural
14,996DomologBindoy, Negros Oriental1,974about 2,660about 0.742 km²0.90% a yearRural
14,997Don MatiasBurgos, Pangasinan1,974about 367about 5.38 km²0.77% a yearRural
14,998IbabaBagac, Bataan1,974about 7,050about 0.28 km²0.67% a yearUrban
14,999KatarunganUbay, Bohol1,974about 382about 5.17 km²4.05% a yearRural
15,000KinalansanSan Jose, Camarines Sur1,974about 1,282about 1.54 km²−2.20% 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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