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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, 15,351 to 15,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,351MarberBansalan, Davao del Sur1,931about 621about 3.11 km²1.77% a yearRural
15,352PalaciawanBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,931about 244about 7.92 km²−0.67% a yearRural
15,353Santo NiñoSanto Domingo, Albay1,931about 3,176about 0.608 km²0.04% a yearRural
15,354TaggappanEchague, Isabela1,931about 3,284about 0.588 km²4.87% a yearRural
15,355Barangay 34Manila1,930about 166,379about 0.0116 km²0.97% a yearUrban
15,356CarilucudSolana, Cagayan1,930about 297about 6.49 km²0.59% a yearRural
15,357Eastern Cabul-anBuenavista, Bohol1,930about 8,977about 0.215 km²−3.00% a yearRural
15,358LonganapanLaak, Davao de Oro1,930about 55about 35.05 km²−0.64% a yearRural
15,359Loqueb SurMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,930about 825about 2.34 km²2.22% a yearRural
15,360Nueva EstrellaSocorro, Surigao del Norte1,930about 388about 4.98 km²0.68% a yearRural
15,361PoblacionBadiangan, Iloilo1,930about 631about 3.06 km²0.10% a yearRural
15,362PoblacionInopacan, Leyte1,930about 4,849about 0.398 km²0.72% a yearRural
15,363SisimPeñablanca, Cagayan1,930about 154about 12.54 km²0.40% a yearRural
15,364ApasInitao, Misamis Oriental1,929about 414about 4.66 km²5.70% a yearRural
15,365Barangay 513Manila1,929about 55,272about 0.0349 km²−1.25% a yearUrban
15,366BasaTrento, Agusan del Sur1,929about 189about 10.18 km²−6.80% a yearRural
15,367BenedictoFloridablanca, Pampanga1,929about 2,483about 0.777 km²0.66% a yearRural
15,368CagsalaosaoCalbayog City, Samar1,929about 369about 5.23 km²1.13% a yearUrban
15,369Bgy. No. 35, Gabu SurLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,928about 857about 2.25 km²1.46% a yearRural
15,370PalongpongBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,928about 868about 2.22 km²0.77% a yearRural
15,371SalapasapCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,928about 876about 2.20 km²1.02% a yearRural
15,372SamatBugallon, Pangasinan1,928about 2,750about 0.701 km²1.42% a yearRural
15,373Santo NiñoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,928about 302about 6.38 km²−0.96% a yearRural
15,374TanauanReal, Quezon1,928about 103about 18.63 km²0.53% a yearRural
15,375AbacaTobias Fornier, Antique1,927about 492about 3.92 km²0.12% a yearRural
15,376AmbilLooc, Occidental Mindoro1,927about 66about 29.32 km²2.69% a yearRural
15,377CuyagoJabonga, Agusan del Norte1,927about 43about 45.34 km²−0.27% a yearRural
15,378DanitUngkaya Pukan, Basilan1,927about 397about 4.86 km²6.55% a yearRural
15,379DanlaganPadre Burgos, Quezon1,927about 616about 3.13 km²0.65% a yearRural
15,380Inabaan NorteRosario, La Union1,927about 364about 5.30 km²−1.48% a yearRural
15,381KanitoanInitao, Misamis Oriental1,926about 451about 4.27 km²1.18% a yearRural
15,382LumbanganRosario, Batangas1,926about 568about 3.39 km²0.50% a yearUrban
15,383Pangapisan SurLingayen, Pangasinan1,926about 8,522about 0.226 km²1.76% a yearRural
15,384Western PoblacionLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental1,926about 1,482about 1.30 km²1.61% a yearRural
15,385AntutotKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,925about 73about 26.32 km²3.39% a yearRural
15,386MalamaLigao City, Albay1,925about 208about 9.26 km²0.31% a yearRural
15,387San AgustinGerona, Tarlac1,925about 367about 5.25 km²1.91% a yearRural
15,388Sto. NiñoMagallanes, Agusan del Norte1,925about 2,715about 0.709 km²0.78% a yearRural
15,389Upper IdtigPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur1,925about 783about 2.46 km²1.06% a yearRural
15,390BulonayImpasug-ong, Bukidnon1,924about 14about 138.23 km²1.41% a yearRural
15,391QuezonCataingan, Masbate1,924about 168about 11.42 km²0.04% a yearRural
15,392San Agustin SurArayat, Pampanga1,924about 1,644about 1.17 km²−1.06% a yearRural
15,393San EstebanPilar, Capiz1,924about 255about 7.55 km²0.39% a yearRural
15,394Santa CruzZaragoza, Nueva Ecija1,924about 1,404about 1.37 km²0.96% a yearRural
15,395TalisayHinatuan, Surigao del Sur1,924about 96about 20.12 km²0.65% a yearRural
15,396Upper LabasMidsayap, Cotabato1,924about 437about 4.40 km²0.72% a yearRural
15,397BidduangPamplona, Cagayan1,923about 337about 5.70 km²−2.81% a yearRural
15,398BinanuahanPilar, Sorsogon1,923about 9,335about 0.206 km²0.43% a yearRural
15,399BolilaMalita, Davao Occidental1,923about 144about 13.33 km²−0.58% a yearRural
15,400CaridadCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija1,923about 12,487about 0.154 km²0.23% 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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