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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, 15,251 to 15,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,251ViganGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar1,943about 294about 6.62 km²9.83% a yearRural
15,252BololacaoNew Lucena, Iloilo1,942about 1,022about 1.90 km²−1.28% a yearRural
15,253Cabengbeng UpperSumisip, Basilan1,942about 322about 6.04 km²7.01% a yearRural
15,254Calabayan-MinangaAngadanan, Isabela1,942about 405about 4.79 km²1.16% a yearRural
15,255CambanjaoBais City, Negros Oriental1,942about 462about 4.20 km²4.80% a yearRural
15,256Das-aganSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur1,942about 113about 17.25 km²2.95% a yearRural
15,257ManguyangGloria, Oriental Mindoro1,942about 47about 41.75 km²0.26% a yearRural
15,258New NongnonganDon Carlos, Bukidnon1,942about 235about 8.27 km²0.12% a yearRural
15,259NipacoPaniqui, Tarlac1,942about 699about 2.78 km²3.92% a yearRural
15,260Nong-nongButuan City, Agusan del Norte1,942about 51about 38.20 km²2.78% a yearRural
15,261PoblacionSuyo, Ilocos Sur1,942about 69about 28.30 km²0.00% a yearRural
15,262QuezonCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,942about 1,377about 1.41 km²−1.07% a yearRural
15,263Rang-ayanMallig, Isabela1,942about 226about 8.60 km²0.00% a yearRural
15,264TinimbacanBanisilan, Cotabato1,942about 76about 25.59 km²1.14% a yearRural
15,265BaclasCalaca City, Batangas1,941about 907about 2.14 km²2.73% a yearRural
15,266BulacTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,941about 418about 4.64 km²0.87% a yearRural
15,267Galicia IIMendez, Cavite1,941about 11,693about 0.166 km²0.79% a yearRural
15,268PalayanPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,941about 461about 4.21 km²−0.20% a yearRural
15,269Pogo GrandeDagupan City, Pangasinan1,941about 6,322about 0.307 km²−0.60% a yearRural
15,270SimbolKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,941about 744about 2.61 km²1.80% a yearRural
15,271TambadCarmen, Cotabato1,941about 87about 22.21 km²−0.80% a yearRural
15,272TungkodSanta Maria, Laguna1,941about 278about 6.98 km²2.59% a yearRural
15,273Zone 6San Roque, Northern Samar1,941about 14,931about 0.13 km²−1.99% a yearRural
15,274Amito MarantaoMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,940about 19,897about 0.0975 km²no 2020 countRural
15,275BusilacAlfonso Lista, Ifugao1,940about 142about 13.64 km²3.90% a yearRural
15,276InoraguiaoSanta Margarita, Samar1,940about 507about 3.83 km²0.09% a yearRural
15,277LapakanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur1,940about 172about 11.31 km²0.91% a yearRural
15,278LibertadRoxas, Oriental Mindoro1,940about 1,540about 1.26 km²0.82% a yearRural
15,279LunaSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,940about 764about 2.54 km²0.96% a yearUrban
15,280MadongJaniuay, Iloilo1,940about 501about 3.87 km²0.16% a yearRural
15,281Malaking PatagCulion, Palawan1,940about 33about 59.37 km²2.28% a yearRural
15,282PoblacionPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,940about 588about 3.30 km²4.37% a yearRural
15,283BatoPanay, Capiz1,939about 825about 2.35 km²−0.54% a yearRural
15,284Imbang PequeñoSan Enrique, Iloilo1,939about 2,119about 0.915 km²0.90% a yearUrban
15,285LawaanAlcantara, Cebu1,939about 277about 6.99 km²1.11% a yearRural
15,286LuayonMakilala, Cotabato1,939about 173about 11.22 km²−1.52% a yearRural
15,287Mahayahay LowerMaluso, Basilan1,939about 267about 7.25 km²no 2020 countRural
15,288MamalinglingDagupan City, Pangasinan1,939about 979about 1.98 km²1.21% a yearRural
15,289NaddunganGattaran, Cagayan1,939about 91about 21.21 km²4.08% a yearRural
15,290NagtagaanRosario, La Union1,939about 729about 2.66 km²−1.57% a yearRural
15,291OrconumaBongabong, Oriental Mindoro1,939about 243about 7.99 km²0.14% a yearRural
15,292PoblacionSan Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro1,939about 1,883about 1.03 km²5.40% a yearRural
15,293BloconMagsaysay, Davao del Sur1,938about 306about 6.34 km²0.60% a yearRural
15,294CabubuhanMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental1,938about 619about 3.13 km²1.45% a yearRural
15,295TuddinganNaguilian, La Union1,938about 623about 3.11 km²4.39% a yearRural
15,296AduasPaniqui, Tarlac1,937about 420about 4.61 km²1.29% a yearRural
15,297AladRomblon, Romblon1,937about 650about 2.98 km²−1.55% a yearRural
15,298ComunCamalig, Albay1,937about 1,203about 1.61 km²0.19% a yearUrban
15,299MatiloNabunturan, Davao de Oro1,937about 535about 3.62 km²0.95% a yearRural
15,300Mozzozzin SurSanta Maria, Isabela1,937about 2,455about 0.789 km²0.15% 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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