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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, 15,601 to 15,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,601San MarianoLal-Lo, Cagayan1,904about 46about 41.30 km²1.72% a yearRural
15,602AntipangolSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,903about 668about 2.85 km²1.32% a yearRural
15,603Bgy. 46 - San JoaquinLegazpi City, Albay1,903about 2,711about 0.702 km²−5.31% a yearRural
15,604BasakCompostela, Cebu1,903about 460about 4.14 km²−1.87% a yearRural
15,605Bolong EsteSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,903about 1,714about 1.11 km²−1.13% a yearRural
15,606BuenavistaSanto Niño, Samar1,903about 377about 5.05 km²2.83% a yearRural
15,607ConsolacionDapa, Surigao del Norte1,903about 552about 3.45 km²0.69% a yearRural
15,608Tingui-anBalasan, Iloilo1,903about 597about 3.19 km²−1.04% a yearRural
15,609Barangay 771Manila1,902about 65,586about 0.029 km²1.16% a yearUrban
15,610Duhul BatuMapun, Tawi-Tawi1,902about 310about 6.13 km²3.71% a yearRural
15,611PoblacionBalungao, Pangasinan1,902about 707about 2.69 km²−0.13% a yearUrban
15,612SagaranTalakag, Bukidnon1,902about 88about 21.60 km²0.32% a yearRural
15,613Villa PazGerona, Tarlac1,902about 1,034about 1.84 km²1.09% a yearRural
15,614BanaoBaganga, Davao Oriental1,901about 167about 11.38 km²0.34% a yearRural
15,615BancalAlimodian, Iloilo1,901about 1,050about 1.81 km²1.48% a yearRural
15,616Barangay IISan Mateo, Isabela1,901about 4,976about 0.382 km²−0.36% a yearRural
15,617CanayonanTinambac, Camarines Sur1,901about 355about 5.35 km²−0.05% a yearRural
15,618CarilloHagonoy, Bulacan1,901about 1,846about 1.03 km²1.21% a yearRural
15,619GaunanRajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur1,901about 530about 3.59 km²2.50% a yearRural
15,620KagawasanGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental1,901about 458about 4.15 km²1.36% a yearRural
15,621LiwanagTumauini, Isabela1,901about 59about 32.25 km²−0.66% a yearRural
15,622LubnacVintar, Ilocos Norte1,901about 681about 2.79 km²0.15% a yearRural
15,623LuhongAntipas, Cotabato1,901about 235about 8.08 km²−0.85% a yearRural
15,624MahabaCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte1,901about 35about 54.89 km²2.37% a yearRural
15,625MaytubigIsabela, Negros Occidental1,901about 178about 10.67 km²−0.95% a yearRural
15,626Muladbucad PequeñoGuinobatan, Albay1,901about 336about 5.66 km²−1.77% a yearRural
15,627NamruanganCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,901about 1,697about 1.12 km²−1.39% a yearRural
15,628PoblacionAlegria, Surigao del Norte1,901about 1,760about 1.08 km²1.04% a yearRural
15,629San Pedro EastRosales, Pangasinan1,901about 1,777about 1.07 km²−0.29% a yearRural
15,630WawaBayambang, Pangasinan1,901about 1,999about 0.951 km²1.64% a yearRural
15,631Awang WestCalbayog City, Samar1,900about 10,440about 0.182 km²−1.99% a yearUrban
15,632Balsahan-BisitaKawit, Cavite1,900about 6,667about 0.285 km²−0.29% a yearUrban
15,633BeguinBulan, Sorsogon1,900about 426about 4.46 km²1.00% a yearRural
15,634CalongayPilar, Sorsogon1,900about 328about 5.80 km²−0.25% a yearRural
15,635LaurelTaysan, Batangas1,900about 691about 2.75 km²−0.42% a yearRural
15,636MilavigaCaramoran, Catanduanes1,900about 45about 42.39 km²−0.92% a yearRural
15,637NgingirPagayawan, Lanao del Sur1,900about 196about 9.71 km²0.94% a yearRural
15,638PadangPatnongon, Antique1,900about 955about 1.99 km²1.67% a yearRural
15,639PalocMaragusan, Davao de Oro1,900about 162about 11.72 km²0.31% a yearRural
15,640Ranao-ranaoLigao City, Albay1,900about 2,661about 0.714 km²1.98% a yearRural
15,641TugasBato, Leyte1,900about 456about 4.17 km²0.73% a yearRural
15,642BadianganBanga, Aklan1,899about 264about 7.18 km²0.58% a yearRural
15,643EstanciaPiddig, Ilocos Norte1,899about 117about 16.20 km²0.96% a yearRural
15,644Linao WestTuguegarao City, Cagayan1,899about 653about 2.91 km²0.09% a yearRural
15,645MatayuncabGerona, Tarlac1,899about 1,396about 1.36 km²0.94% a yearRural
15,646TerazaPalo, Leyte1,899about 711about 2.67 km²0.05% a yearRural
15,647TinanoganDonsol, Sorsogon1,899about 808about 2.35 km²−2.02% a yearRural
15,648CabangahanCantilan, Surigao del Sur1,898about 254about 7.47 km²0.69% a yearRural
15,649Candana-ayAyungon, Negros Oriental1,898about 220about 8.61 km²no 2020 countRural
15,650ColoranSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,898about 246about 7.70 km²0.81% 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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