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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, 15,401 to 15,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,401Daragutan WestSan Mariano, Isabela1,923about 167about 11.52 km²1.21% a yearRural
15,402DatakanKapangan, Benguet1,923about 191about 10.05 km²0.51% a yearRural
15,403MarinaBinalbagan, Negros Occidental1,923about 445about 4.32 km²−0.49% a yearRural
15,404San Vicente AltoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental1,923about 1,265about 1.52 km²−0.88% a yearRural
15,405TabiguianTabaco City, Albay1,923about 496about 3.88 km²4.20% a yearRural
15,406TambananOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,923about 331about 5.81 km²−5.59% a yearRural
15,407BangcuangTipo-Tipo, Basilan1,922about 481about 4.00 km²no 2020 countRural
15,408Barangay 1Sariaya, Quezon1,922about 12,645about 0.152 km²0.70% a yearRural
15,409Barangay 150Manila1,922about 40,125about 0.0479 km²−3.98% a yearUrban
15,410BinahianSipocot, Camarines Sur1,922about 299about 6.43 km²0.14% a yearRural
15,411CagbungaGainza, Camarines Sur1,922about 1,796about 1.07 km²0.58% a yearRural
15,412Cambangay NorteSan Miguel, Bohol1,922about 240about 8.00 km²3.19% a yearRural
15,413Siempre Viva NorteMallig, Isabela1,922about 316about 6.08 km²−0.30% a yearRural
15,414TigbaoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,922about 346about 5.55 km²−3.70% a yearRural
15,415TongehatSibutu, Tawi-Tawi1,922about 305about 6.31 km²2.87% a yearRural
15,416UbaganSanto Tomas, La Union1,922about 1,830about 1.05 km²1.54% a yearRural
15,417AggubCabagan, Isabela1,921about 486about 3.95 km²0.57% a yearRural
15,418BaleteAroroy, Masbate1,921about 206about 9.34 km²3.55% a yearRural
15,419BunawanCalamba, Misamis Occidental1,921about 800about 2.40 km²2.49% a yearRural
15,420BuyunSanta Teresita, Cagayan1,921about 363about 5.29 km²0.28% a yearRural
15,421IglesiaCardona, Rizal1,921about 681about 2.82 km²3.79% a yearUrban
15,422InlamboMangaldan, Pangasinan1,921about 1,216about 1.58 km²0.67% a yearRural
15,423MatubogCamiling, Tarlac1,921about 348about 5.52 km²2.37% a yearRural
15,424PalingowakSan Juan, Batangas1,921about 739about 2.60 km²0.45% a yearRural
15,425TalotogMurcia, Negros Occidental1,921about 324about 5.93 km²−1.36% a yearRural
15,426BinongkalanCatmon, Cebu1,920about 393about 4.88 km²1.37% a yearRural
15,427CabuluanVillaverde, Nueva Vizcaya1,920about 204about 9.41 km²0.78% a yearRural
15,428ConcepcionBusuanga, Palawan1,920about 115about 16.64 km²0.65% a yearUrban
15,429Datu SalumayDavao City, Davao del Sur1,920about 95about 20.24 km²no 2020 countRural
15,430LangapodLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,920about 79about 24.36 km²2.12% a yearRural
15,431Looc ProperPlaridel, Misamis Occidental1,920about 1,466about 1.31 km²0.14% a yearRural
15,432NamatacanSan Narciso, Zambales1,920about 194about 9.90 km²0.67% a yearRural
15,433NatoEsperanza, Agusan del Sur1,920about 47about 41.03 km²−1.43% a yearRural
15,434PahilahanPola, Oriental Mindoro1,920about 183about 10.51 km²−3.64% a yearRural
15,435Rizal ICalbayog City, Samar1,920about 406about 4.73 km²0.30% a yearRural
15,436San RafaelProsperidad, Agusan del Sur1,920about 276about 6.96 km²−1.71% a yearRural
15,437TagpoporanLingig, Surigao del Sur1,920about 110about 17.40 km²−2.87% a yearRural
15,438VillarosBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya1,920about 77about 24.94 km²0.87% a yearRural
15,439AgrupacionRagay, Camarines Sur1,919about 196about 9.81 km²0.34% a yearRural
15,440BanawalNatonin, Mountain Province1,919about 20about 96.68 km²−4.23% a yearRural
15,441Barangay 32Pasay City1,919about 61,903about 0.031 km²0.16% a yearUrban
15,442Bulawan Sr.Lupi, Camarines Sur1,919about 331about 5.80 km²0.65% a yearRural
15,443San AntonioBuhi, Camarines Sur1,919about 363about 5.29 km²−0.01% a yearRural
15,444San PedroSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,919about 738about 2.60 km²0.66% a yearRural
15,445Santa CruzBaybay City, Leyte1,919about 1,443about 1.33 km²−1.15% a yearRural
15,446AnloganCabanglasan, Bukidnon1,918about 327about 5.86 km²1.40% a yearRural
15,447Barangay 181Pasay City1,918about 142,074about 0.0135 km²0.44% a yearUrban
15,448Barangay 834Manila1,918about 6,850about 0.28 km²2.46% a yearUrban
15,449GuinabanOcampo, Camarines Sur1,918about 209about 9.17 km²2.07% a yearRural
15,450New PandanMatalam, Cotabato1,918about 156about 12.28 km²1.23% 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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