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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, 15,301 to 15,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,301TolarucanMina, Iloilo1,937about 1,030about 1.88 km²−0.14% a yearRural
15,302BaliunganTandubas, Tawi-Tawi1,936about 14about 135.20 km²2.37% a yearRural
15,303CaragasanAlfonso Lista, Ifugao1,936about 63about 30.66 km²−0.27% a yearRural
15,304CayaleTago, Surigao del Sur1,936about 330about 5.86 km²0.29% a yearRural
15,305MabiniMagsaysay, Davao del Sur1,936about 256about 7.57 km²−0.31% a yearRural
15,306MagadingNabunturan, Davao de Oro1,936about 185about 10.48 km²0.01% a yearRural
15,307PanalumDavao City, Davao del Sur1,936about 187about 10.33 km²0.63% a yearRural
15,308PoblacionRosario, Cavite1,936about 10,579about 0.183 km²−1.92% a yearUrban
15,309Barangay 260Manila1,935about 48,618about 0.0398 km²3.97% a yearUrban
15,310CabugaoEchague, Isabela1,935about 3,665about 0.528 km²1.12% a yearRural
15,311Cuayang BugtongCandaba, Pampanga1,935about 247about 7.82 km²−2.09% a yearRural
15,312DisakanManukan, Zamboanga del Norte1,935about 463about 4.18 km²0.54% a yearRural
15,313DoloresNueva Valencia, Guimaras1,935about 401about 4.82 km²0.27% a yearRural
15,314Gumot-NagcolaranRosario, La Union1,935about 654about 2.96 km²−0.11% a yearRural
15,315King KabayoSan Miguel, Bulacan1,935about 852about 2.27 km²1.07% a yearRural
15,316LasanganGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur1,935about 325about 5.95 km²0.12% a yearRural
15,317LindogonSibonga, Cebu1,935about 569about 3.40 km²0.05% a yearRural
15,318MalimpinDasol, Pangasinan1,935about 129about 14.96 km²3.96% a yearRural
15,319San RamonUson, Masbate1,935about 129about 15.03 km²−0.56% a yearRural
15,320Atok TrailBaguio City, Benguet1,934about 1,896about 1.02 km²0.01% a yearRural
15,321BagacaySan Jose, Camarines Sur1,934about 1,051about 1.84 km²9.73% a yearRural
15,322Barangay 7Malaybalay City, Bukidnon1,934about 8,230about 0.235 km²0.54% a yearUrban
15,323Catabangan ProperRagay, Camarines Sur1,934about 336about 5.75 km²0.75% a yearRural
15,324GosoonCarmen, Agusan del Norte1,934about 1,023about 1.89 km²0.97% a yearRural
15,325Jose RizalMakilala, Cotabato1,934about 418about 4.63 km²−0.36% a yearRural
15,326New MorionesOcampo, Camarines Sur1,934about 656about 2.95 km²3.05% a yearRural
15,327OroEsperanza, Agusan del Sur1,934about 101about 19.06 km²−2.86% a yearRural
15,328Poblacion ISanta Cruz, Occidental Mindoro1,934about 4,038about 0.479 km²−0.50% a yearRural
15,329UnionBontoc, Southern Leyte1,934about 738about 2.62 km²2.98% a yearRural
15,330CalungusanOrion, Bataan1,933about 1,098about 1.76 km²1.63% a yearRural
15,331EstevesCasiguran, Aurora1,933about 269about 7.19 km²0.48% a yearUrban
15,332MalpocBuenavista, Agusan del Norte1,933about 248about 7.81 km²−6.65% a yearUrban
15,333MisomBaliangao, Misamis Occidental1,933about 1,117about 1.73 km²0.98% a yearRural
15,334PatupatBarili, Cebu1,933about 651about 2.97 km²0.78% a yearRural
15,335VillafrancaGigaquit, Surigao del Norte1,933about 837about 2.31 km²0.81% a yearRural
15,336Barangay 2Laurel, Batangas1,932about 2,772about 0.697 km²3.77% a yearUrban
15,337Barangay 204Manila1,932about 37,225about 0.0519 km²−7.58% a yearUrban
15,338CurvadaKapatagan, Lanao del Norte1,932about 602about 3.21 km²4.04% a yearRural
15,339DatangDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,932about 735about 2.63 km²2.50% a yearRural
15,340MalawanitMagsaysay, Davao del Sur1,932about 55about 34.84 km²−0.91% a yearRural
15,341San AgustinSablayan, Occidental Mindoro1,932about 4about 434.05 km²−5.90% a yearRural
15,342San FranciscoAglipay, Quirino1,932about 184about 10.49 km²0.15% a yearRural
15,343San MatiasDingle, Iloilo1,932about 1,185about 1.63 km²−1.47% a yearRural
15,344Tolentino EastTagaytay City, Cavite1,932about 1,332about 1.45 km²−3.52% a yearRural
15,345Bahi-anTanjay City, Negros Oriental1,931about 150about 12.84 km²−2.59% a yearRural
15,346BayoIguig, Cagayan1,931about 448about 4.31 km²2.19% a yearRural
15,347CalubianSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,931about 115about 16.73 km²−0.42% a yearRural
15,348CarmundoBongabong, Oriental Mindoro1,931about 233about 8.30 km²3.62% a yearRural
15,349InaclaganGumaca, Quezon1,931about 392about 4.93 km²−0.34% a yearRural
15,350MalobagoGuinobatan, Albay1,931about 331about 5.84 km²−0.23% 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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