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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, 15,501 to 15,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,501LibertyLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental1,913about 600about 3.19 km²0.92% a yearRural
15,502LukketonSumisip, Basilan1,913about 86about 22.31 km²3.13% a yearRural
15,503Mag-abaPandan, Antique1,913about 644about 2.97 km²0.15% a yearRural
15,504PalacpalacVictoria, Tarlac1,913about 657about 2.91 km²1.83% a yearRural
15,505San IsidroMainit, Surigao del Norte1,913about 199about 9.62 km²1.34% a yearRural
15,506Binahan UpperRagay, Camarines Sur1,912about 155about 12.30 km²0.37% a yearRural
15,507BiotoTandag City, Surigao del Sur1,912about 756about 2.53 km²2.77% a yearRural
15,508CebulidaLaak, Davao de Oro1,912about 173about 11.08 km²0.39% a yearRural
15,509DayaoMandaon, Masbate1,912about 131about 14.58 km²−1.12% a yearRural
15,510LapaloSan Manuel, Pangasinan1,912about 219about 8.72 km²4.65% a yearRural
15,511ManhoyDao, Capiz1,912about 774about 2.47 km²0.13% a yearRural
15,512NacionalJimenez, Misamis Occidental1,912about 3,006about 0.636 km²0.60% a yearRural
15,513PedtadKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte1,912about 991about 1.93 km²6.33% a yearRural
15,514Tambo MalakiIndang, Cavite1,912about 401about 4.77 km²0.08% a yearRural
15,515TaotaonInopacan, Leyte1,912about 971about 1.97 km²1.88% a yearRural
15,516TibakSanta Fe, Leyte1,912about 889about 2.15 km²−0.25% a yearRural
15,517DenoyanSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte1,911about 239about 8.00 km²6.99% a yearRural
15,518Escopa IVQuezon City1,911about 126,556about 0.0151 km²0.95% a yearUrban
15,519KipitTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,911about 63about 30.39 km²0.15% a yearRural
15,520MandusLingig, Surigao del Sur1,911about 224about 8.53 km²−0.36% a yearRural
15,521NangkaLibona, Bukidnon1,911about 154about 12.37 km²0.95% a yearRural
15,522Barangay ISan Mateo, Isabela1,910about 2,465about 0.775 km²0.44% a yearRural
15,523Barangay VIIMercedes, Camarines Norte1,910about 30,658about 0.0623 km²1.31% a yearUrban
15,524BukalTaysan, Batangas1,910about 330about 5.78 km²3.54% a yearUrban
15,525CaromatanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,910about 227about 8.41 km²2.42% a yearRural
15,526DanzoGerona, Tarlac1,910about 841about 2.27 km²1.43% a yearRural
15,527IringanAllacapan, Cagayan1,910about 76about 25.05 km²0.48% a yearRural
15,528LanipgaBula, Camarines Sur1,910about 151about 12.64 km²3.05% a yearRural
15,529LaogAngat, Bulacan1,910about 618about 3.09 km²1.61% a yearRural
15,530LapulabaoHagonoy, Davao del Sur1,910about 297about 6.43 km²−0.98% a yearRural
15,531Limon NorteLooc, Romblon1,910about 180about 10.63 km²−1.85% a yearRural
15,532MacaleengAnda, Pangasinan1,910about 562about 3.40 km²2.54% a yearRural
15,533MelvilleBalabac, Palawan1,910about 58about 32.68 km²3.30% a yearRural
15,534SogoyCastilla, Sorsogon1,910about 305about 6.26 km²0.91% a yearRural
15,535TiolasSan Joaquin, Iloilo1,910about 697about 2.74 km²0.09% a yearRural
15,536VictoriaSan Isidro, Isabela1,910about 399about 4.79 km²−0.08% a yearRural
15,537Barangay ISto. Tomas City, Batangas1,909about 6,060about 0.315 km²0.15% a yearUrban
15,538BayananPola, Oriental Mindoro1,909about 422about 4.52 km²1.10% a yearRural
15,539CaliDumangas, Iloilo1,909about 782about 2.44 km²−1.17% a yearRural
15,540CaputianMalalag, Davao del Sur1,909about 242about 7.89 km²−0.85% a yearRural
15,541DohinobPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte1,909about 1,061about 1.80 km²4.45% a yearRural
15,542Man-atongSuyo, Ilocos Sur1,909about 45about 42.44 km²2.04% a yearRural
15,543NararaganBallesteros, Cagayan1,909about 134about 14.21 km²1.12% a yearRural
15,544Palocpoc IMendez, Cavite1,909about 1,373about 1.39 km²3.57% a yearRural
15,545PrimiciasSanta Barbara, Pangasinan1,909about 1,801about 1.06 km²1.16% a yearRural
15,546AntipoloSariaya, Quezon1,908about 397about 4.81 km²0.25% a yearRural
15,547BangilanKabacan, Cotabato1,908about 89about 21.52 km²5.82% a yearRural
15,548Barangay 849Manila1,908about 157,686about 0.0121 km²0.76% a yearUrban
15,549BatoSibonga, Cebu1,908about 578about 3.30 km²5.42% a yearRural
15,550Bogtong SilagMangatarem, Pangasinan1,908about 438about 4.36 km²0.28% 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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