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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, 15,201 to 15,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,201KiobogDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental1,950about 55about 35.59 km²−0.78% a yearRural
15,202LincodMaribojoc, Bohol1,950about 510about 3.82 km²−0.37% a yearRural
15,203MalagaCalbayog City, Samar1,950about 197about 9.88 km²0.26% a yearRural
15,204PinagbayananLaur, Nueva Ecija1,950about 477about 4.09 km²0.28% a yearRural
15,205San ManuelSan Mateo, Isabela1,950about 580about 3.36 km²0.40% a yearRural
15,206Santa RitaOton, Iloilo1,950about 717about 2.72 km²−1.75% a yearRural
15,207TabayonBanga, Aklan1,950about 1,168about 1.67 km²0.06% a yearRural
15,208TonggolGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur1,950about 852about 2.29 km²1.10% a yearRural
15,209Bgy. 50 - PadangLegazpi City, Albay1,949about 170about 11.46 km²2.32% a yearRural
15,210BolosanSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,949about 1,089about 1.79 km²−0.37% a yearRural
15,211CabangalanUngkaya Pukan, Basilan1,949about 924about 2.11 km²6.52% a yearRural
15,212BunakanMadridejos, Cebu1,948about 2,827about 0.689 km²−2.22% a yearRural
15,213CulabayTabina, Zamboanga del Sur1,948about 301about 6.48 km²0.19% a yearRural
15,214DaoSan Fernando, Bukidnon1,948about 66about 29.34 km²0.42% a yearRural
15,215LatoriaNaic, Cavite1,948about 16,233about 0.12 km²−2.73% a yearUrban
15,216Upper DisakanManukan, Zamboanga del Norte1,948about 342about 5.69 km²−0.50% a yearRural
15,217BuisanBustos, Bulacan1,947about 2,893about 0.673 km²0.89% a yearUrban
15,218DarubbaQuezon, Nueva Vizcaya1,947about 342about 5.69 km²1.79% a yearRural
15,219La ConcepcionSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,947about 408about 4.77 km²−3.17% a yearRural
15,220LamoDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya1,947about 364about 5.35 km²0.66% a yearRural
15,221LanaoBangui, Ilocos Norte1,947about 525about 3.71 km²−0.84% a yearRural
15,222PaddaoanConner, Apayao1,947about 170about 11.44 km²4.11% a yearRural
15,223PatunganMaragondon, Cavite1,947about 121about 16.03 km²−6.11% a yearRural
15,224BansayanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,946about 1,520about 1.28 km²1.18% a yearRural
15,225Barangay 135Manila1,946about 59,693about 0.0326 km²0.14% a yearUrban
15,226Barangay EastOrmoc City, Leyte1,946about 9,093about 0.214 km²no 2020 countUrban
15,227CabaruanGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,946about 520about 3.74 km²1.48% a yearRural
15,228GateBulan, Sorsogon1,946about 708about 2.75 km²0.04% a yearRural
15,229LagyoGumaca, Quezon1,946about 1,722about 1.13 km²−1.57% a yearRural
15,230Nueva EstrellaBien Unido, Bohol1,946about 569about 3.42 km²1.65% a yearRural
15,231Barangay IIPagsanjan, Laguna1,945about 4,850about 0.401 km²0.05% a yearUrban
15,232BariwCamalig, Albay1,945about 963about 2.02 km²−2.59% a yearRural
15,233BismartzDon Carlos, Bukidnon1,945about 359about 5.42 km²1.53% a yearRural
15,234HornalanCalamba City, Laguna1,945about 593about 3.28 km²−1.29% a yearRural
15,235San MiguelIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,945about 509about 3.82 km²3.83% a yearRural
15,236Santa TeresaTubao, La Union1,945about 977about 1.99 km²1.57% a yearRural
15,237TarectecSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,945about 1,231about 1.58 km²3.66% a yearRural
15,238District IIBenito Soliven, Isabela1,944about 953about 2.04 km²0.04% a yearRural
15,239Salolodun BerwarLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,944about 3,267about 0.595 km²1.99% a yearRural
15,240San PedroSanta Elena, Camarines Norte1,944about 277about 7.02 km²2.07% a yearRural
15,241Sundo-anManjuyod, Negros Oriental1,944about 2,548about 0.763 km²0.34% a yearRural
15,242ToketecTayug, Pangasinan1,944about 1,262about 1.54 km²−0.46% a yearRural
15,243Barangay 481Manila1,943about 102,804about 0.0189 km²no 2020 countUrban
15,244Barangay Poblacion 8Lawaan, Eastern Samar1,943about 793about 2.45 km²−1.18% a yearRural
15,245General Hughes-MontesIloilo City, Iloilo1,943about 21,258about 0.0914 km²0.60% a yearUrban
15,246KibucayUpi, Maguindanao del Norte1,943about 105about 18.49 km²2.36% a yearRural
15,247LagayasTipo-Tipo, Basilan1,943about 421about 4.61 km²no 2020 countRural
15,248PeñafranciaSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,943about 860about 2.26 km²−1.58% a yearRural
15,249PoblacionMabini, Batangas1,943about 6,842about 0.284 km²−0.02% a yearUrban
15,250Poblacion EastScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija1,943about 7,332about 0.265 km²−0.76% 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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