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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, 15,651 to 15,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,651GibraltarBatuan, Masbate1,898about 579about 3.28 km²3.22% a yearRural
15,652Luuk-BaitSumisip, Basilan1,898about 460about 4.13 km²2.76% a yearRural
15,653Parian EsteBauang, La Union1,898about 1,757about 1.08 km²−0.39% a yearRural
15,654Punta Waling-Waling Pob.Donsol, Sorsogon1,898about 14,945about 0.127 km²0.37% a yearRural
15,655Santa CruzMalilipot, Albay1,898about 555about 3.42 km²0.24% a yearRural
15,656Santa RitaSan Joaquin, Iloilo1,898about 1,179about 1.61 km²0.20% a yearRural
15,657TalisayHilongos, Leyte1,898about 1,300about 1.46 km²1.73% a yearRural
15,658TalisayBontoc, Southern Leyte1,898about 1,282about 1.48 km²2.53% a yearRural
15,659VillaricaPantabangan, Nueva Ecija1,898about 39about 49.20 km²−0.19% a yearRural
15,660Waling-walingVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur1,898about 374about 5.07 km²1.04% a yearRural
15,661Barangay 570Manila1,897about 48,766about 0.0389 km²−1.28% a yearUrban
15,662BongcoPototan, Iloilo1,897about 1,355about 1.40 km²1.61% a yearRural
15,663CalaitanBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,897about 188about 10.07 km²−0.91% a yearRural
15,664DalamasTagoloan, Lanao del Norte1,897about 69about 27.54 km²3.61% a yearRural
15,665East MigpulaoDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,897about 234about 8.10 km²−0.01% a yearRural
15,666ParulungConcepcion, Tarlac1,897about 300about 6.33 km²2.46% a yearRural
15,667PoblacionDingle, Iloilo1,897about 3,400about 0.558 km²0.46% a yearRural
15,668SumimaoDavao City, Davao del Sur1,897about 68about 27.94 km²3.54% a yearRural
15,669MolineteLaurel, Batangas1,896about 334about 5.67 km²0.87% a yearRural
15,670Pto. Rivas ItaasBalanga City, Bataan1,896about 1,756about 1.08 km²0.96% a yearRural
15,671RupaganBacolod, Lanao del Norte1,896about 726about 2.61 km²2.26% a yearRural
15,672SangcadBaloi, Lanao del Norte1,896about 735about 2.58 km²1.88% a yearRural
15,673VictoriaAlicia, Isabela1,896about 1,025about 1.85 km²2.71% a yearUrban
15,674BacayawanMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,895about 29,796about 0.0636 km²no 2020 countRural
15,675BagacayTigbauan, Iloilo1,895about 492about 3.85 km²0.19% a yearRural
15,676BaleyadaanAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,895about 687about 2.76 km²−0.51% a yearRural
15,677DikapinisanSan Luis, Aurora1,895about 17about 108.38 km²0.76% a yearRural
15,678EmanBansalan, Davao del Sur1,895about 254about 7.45 km²1.87% a yearRural
15,679Gata DakuClarin, Misamis Occidental1,895about 1,373about 1.38 km²1.25% a yearRural
15,680KantabogonAloguinsan, Cebu1,895about 449about 4.22 km²1.72% a yearRural
15,681New Lawa-anM'Lang, Cotabato1,895about 212about 8.93 km²0.14% a yearRural
15,682San JuanTingloy, Batangas1,895about 605about 3.13 km²−5.52% a yearRural
15,683Santo NiñoIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,895about 625about 3.03 km²1.21% a yearRural
15,684Bgy. 29 - SabangLegazpi City, Albay1,894about 39,052about 0.0485 km²0.20% a yearRural
15,685BinengLa Trinidad, Benguet1,894about 197about 9.60 km²1.20% a yearRural
15,686CambuilaoBais City, Negros Oriental1,894about 407about 4.65 km²1.01% a yearRural
15,687ConcepcionPuerto Princesa City, Palawan1,894about 29about 65.84 km²1.84% a yearRural
15,688DoldolDumanjug, Cebu1,894about 463about 4.09 km²−0.93% a yearRural
15,689FranciaVirac, Catanduanes1,894about 6,313about 0.30 km²1.21% a yearUrban
15,690KatipunanNabunturan, Davao de Oro1,894about 193about 9.83 km²0.25% a yearRural
15,691MoyoSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte1,894about 56about 33.82 km²1.93% a yearRural
15,692SagacadDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,894about 120about 15.73 km²0.95% a yearRural
15,693TabugonDingle, Iloilo1,894about 831about 2.28 km²0.46% a yearRural
15,694TastasanBuenavista, Guimaras1,894about 773about 2.45 km²4.21% a yearRural
15,695TongbangkawTandubas, Tawi-Tawi1,894about 2,936about 0.645 km²0.25% a yearRural
15,696BuayanDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur1,893about 760about 2.49 km²5.06% a yearRural
15,697InangPilar, Sorsogon1,893about 242about 7.82 km²0.38% a yearRural
15,698LomboyVillasis, Pangasinan1,893about 1,088about 1.74 km²2.93% a yearRural
15,699MatiSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur1,893about 503about 3.76 km²2.54% a yearRural
15,700PantarBanisilan, Cotabato1,893about 105about 18.08 km²6.80% 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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