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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, 15,451 to 15,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,451Ombao PolpogBula, Camarines Sur1,918about 404about 4.75 km²−2.69% a yearRural
15,452Poblacion WestRosario, La Union1,918about 3,922about 0.489 km²−0.58% a yearUrban
15,453TanaytayAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,918about 2,292about 0.837 km²1.74% a yearUrban
15,454BangcoTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,917about 203about 9.45 km²0.42% a yearRural
15,455Barangay 63Tacloban City, Leyte1,917about 10,251about 0.187 km²−1.53% a yearRural
15,456BatoSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,917about 322about 5.96 km²0.82% a yearRural
15,457GasiKiamba, Sarangani1,917about 62about 30.74 km²1.67% a yearRural
15,458GuinicolalayDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,917about 327about 5.87 km²3.66% a yearRural
15,459JanguslobDumarao, Capiz1,917about 249about 7.71 km²1.93% a yearRural
15,460KayhuvokanBasco, Batanes1,917about 1,162about 1.65 km²0.37% a yearRural
15,461San FranciscoPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,917about 6,565about 0.292 km²no 2020 countUrban
15,462San PabloBinalonan, Pangasinan1,917about 1,213about 1.58 km²0.16% a yearRural
15,463TucodCabarroguis, Quirino1,917about 54about 35.46 km²−0.19% a yearRural
15,464CabaruanMaddela, Quirino1,916about 316about 6.07 km²0.06% a yearRural
15,465CandelariaNew Washington, Aklan1,916about 815about 2.35 km²0.84% a yearRural
15,466CaurdanetaanUmingan, Pangasinan1,916about 1,134about 1.69 km²−3.29% a yearRural
15,467DardaratTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,916about 2,419about 0.792 km²−1.00% a yearRural
15,468KilloSison, Pangasinan1,916about 275about 6.97 km²−1.78% a yearRural
15,469LadiaSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte1,916about 250about 7.65 km²6.68% a yearRural
15,470Oma-omaLigao City, Albay1,916about 317about 6.04 km²1.25% a yearRural
15,471SambulawanEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental1,916about 93about 20.70 km²0.03% a yearRural
15,472AglanotDumarao, Capiz1,915about 150about 12.78 km²0.73% a yearRural
15,473Anabu I-EImus City, Cavite1,915about 12,516about 0.153 km²−8.16% a yearUrban
15,474BagtingonBuenavista, Marinduque1,915about 287about 6.68 km²−0.68% a yearRural
15,475BanaloLobo, Batangas1,915about 289about 6.62 km²−4.87% a yearRural
15,476CasantamarianSan Quintin, Pangasinan1,915about 1,484about 1.29 km²−0.64% a yearRural
15,477GaaoTigaon, Camarines Sur1,915about 707about 2.71 km²1.59% a yearRural
15,478GuiawaNorthern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte1,915about 281about 6.81 km²1.62% a yearRural
15,479MinadongjolSagñay, Camarines Sur1,915about 285about 6.72 km²−3.29% a yearRural
15,480San JoseDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte1,915about 2,171about 0.882 km²0.79% a yearRural
15,481San Jose SurMallig, Isabela1,915about 478about 4.01 km²0.06% a yearRural
15,482TugaweDauin, Negros Oriental1,915about 504about 3.80 km²0.38% a yearRural
15,483BalayaSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,914about 555about 3.45 km²−0.30% a yearRural
15,484BongarMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,914about 745about 2.57 km²2.13% a yearRural
15,485CutarAritao, Nueva Vizcaya1,914about 1,293about 1.48 km²0.78% a yearRural
15,486DibuluanSan Mariano, Isabela1,914about 9about 217.28 km²0.39% a yearRural
15,487KibidNorala, South Cotabato1,914about 381about 5.02 km²0.18% a yearRural
15,488Libertad BajoSinacaban, Misamis Occidental1,914about 515about 3.72 km²0.10% a yearRural
15,489LinadasanDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental1,914about 43about 44.19 km²1.00% a yearRural
15,490LumayangZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur1,914about 256about 7.47 km²−1.04% a yearRural
15,491MabungaGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental1,914about 146about 13.07 km²0.71% a yearRural
15,492MalayaRosario, Batangas1,914about 1,100about 1.74 km²0.92% a yearRural
15,493MalitaoEchague, Isabela1,914about 448about 4.27 km²0.39% a yearRural
15,494SantiagoQuirino, Isabela1,914about 159about 12.03 km²0.86% a yearRural
15,495Tabun-acanPilar, Capiz1,914about 162about 11.84 km²0.04% a yearRural
15,496AnomarSurigao City, Surigao del Norte1,913about 165about 11.58 km²0.06% a yearRural
15,497BalatucanPanitan, Capiz1,913about 315about 6.08 km²0.85% a yearRural
15,498BinmeckegSison, Pangasinan1,913about 1,045about 1.83 km²0.88% a yearRural
15,499CawaynanTinambac, Camarines Sur1,913about 156about 12.26 km²−0.82% a yearRural
15,500KapanikianLa Paz, Tarlac1,913about 706about 2.71 km²2.16% 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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