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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, 15,051 to 15,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,051BiayonSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte1,969about 149about 13.24 km²−0.16% a yearRural
15,052CaluanganCalaca City, Batangas1,969about 399about 4.94 km²−1.69% a yearRural
15,053KalabaylabayEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental1,969about 588about 3.35 km²1.24% a yearRural
15,054LomboySanta Cruz, Zambales1,969about 55about 35.73 km²2.16% a yearRural
15,055LuacBani, Pangasinan1,969about 513about 3.84 km²−1.15% a yearRural
15,056Matagbak IAlfonso, Cavite1,969about 569about 3.46 km²0.36% a yearRural
15,057PatagNaga City, Cebu1,969about 558about 3.53 km²6.09% a yearRural
15,058San JoseMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,969about 344about 5.73 km²0.57% a yearUrban
15,059AmalbalanDasol, Pangasinan1,968about 329about 5.98 km²0.01% a yearRural
15,060Dorongan PuntaMangatarem, Pangasinan1,968about 911about 2.16 km²−1.77% a yearRural
15,061G. Del PilarBulan, Sorsogon1,968about 551about 3.57 km²0.76% a yearRural
15,062Laguinbanua WestNumancia, Aklan1,968about 3,285about 0.599 km²0.63% a yearRural
15,063MadandingLambayong, Sultan Kudarat1,968about 242about 8.13 km²4.73% a yearRural
15,064NalumsanCarles, Iloilo1,968about 686about 2.87 km²6.59% a yearRural
15,065Santa RemediosBulan, Sorsogon1,968about 1,789about 1.10 km²2.90% a yearRural
15,066SpringKibawe, Bukidnon1,968about 361about 5.45 km²1.49% a yearRural
15,067AlbigaSiaton, Negros Oriental1,967about 272about 7.23 km²0.32% a yearRural
15,068BaugUrbiztondo, Pangasinan1,967about 731about 2.69 km²3.78% a yearRural
15,069Bayanihan Pob.San Fernando, Masbate1,967about 1,144about 1.72 km²−0.81% a yearRural
15,070CabasaganBoston, Davao Oriental1,967about 87about 22.65 km²0.37% a yearRural
15,071GasiLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental1,967about 643about 3.06 km²0.28% a yearRural
15,072HumayhumayUbay, Bohol1,967about 361about 5.45 km²−0.17% a yearRural
15,073KantubaonTabuelan, Cebu1,967about 253about 7.78 km²−0.04% a yearRural
15,074PayarSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,967about 2,169about 0.907 km²1.96% a yearRural
15,075PinamunoSawata, Davao del Norte1,967about 164about 11.96 km²1.63% a yearRural
15,076PoblacionCaluya, Antique1,967about 946about 2.08 km²0.09% a yearRural
15,077SaguiseGetafe, Bohol1,967about 863about 2.28 km²−0.12% a yearRural
15,078TiabasSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,967about 433about 4.54 km²0.32% a yearRural
15,079CawayanImpasug-ong, Bukidnon1,966about 119about 16.46 km²−3.84% a yearUrban
15,080GuilonIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,966about 390about 5.04 km²3.00% a yearRural
15,081LapinigBalingoan, Misamis Oriental1,966about 2,000about 0.983 km²8.17% a yearRural
15,082TalebBantay, Ilocos Sur1,966about 555about 3.54 km²0.16% a yearUrban
15,083TamacanAmadeo, Cavite1,966about 859about 2.29 km²1.27% a yearRural
15,084CalasumangaPanukulan, Quezon1,965about 59about 33.49 km²−0.87% a yearRural
15,085KoreoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,965about 450about 4.37 km²−0.81% a yearRural
15,086LilodBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,965about 5,598about 0.351 km²3.10% a yearRural
15,087MalcampoRoxas, Palawan1,965about 98about 19.95 km²0.17% a yearRural
15,088SambogCorella, Bohol1,965about 603about 3.26 km²0.86% a yearRural
15,089San JuanSolano, Nueva Vizcaya1,965about 320about 6.15 km²2.15% a yearRural
15,090San RoqueLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,965about 585about 3.36 km²1.42% a yearRural
15,091CadlitBuenavista, Quezon1,964about 375about 5.24 km²−0.36% a yearRural
15,092DawisGasan, Marinduque1,964about 352about 5.58 km²−1.96% a yearRural
15,093PacoBotolan, Zambales1,964about 3,897about 0.504 km²0.36% a yearRural
15,094San RoqueIriga City, Camarines Sur1,964about 3,806about 0.516 km²−4.13% a yearUrban
15,095CabinetCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte1,963about 4,222about 0.465 km²−1.94% a yearRural
15,096CampoyongGuiuan, Eastern Samar1,963about 5,020about 0.391 km²0.80% a yearRural
15,097Day-asanSurigao City, Surigao del Norte1,963about 431about 4.55 km²−0.83% a yearRural
15,098GonzaloSan Quintin, Pangasinan1,963about 483about 4.06 km²0.77% a yearRural
15,099MinangaCamalaniugan, Cagayan1,963about 464about 4.23 km²0.37% a yearRural
15,100PudiKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,963about 90about 21.93 km²2.62% 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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