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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, 15,701 to 15,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,701San RafaelCastilla, Sorsogon1,893about 503about 3.76 km²−1.62% a yearRural
15,702TabasonTagkawayan, Quezon1,893about 120about 15.72 km²−0.50% a yearRural
15,703CulangBolinao, Pangasinan1,892about 244about 7.76 km²−0.14% a yearRural
15,704GadunganTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte1,892about 788about 2.40 km²3.25% a yearRural
15,705La SuerteMatanao, Davao del Sur1,892about 393about 4.81 km²0.44% a yearRural
15,706Lo-okLamitan City, Basilan1,892about 104about 18.12 km²7.36% a yearRural
15,707San EstebanNabua, Camarines Sur1,892about 1,401about 1.35 km²1.05% a yearRural
15,708TabgonCaramoan, Camarines Sur1,892about 469about 4.03 km²−0.25% a yearRural
15,709YupisanPamplona, Negros Oriental1,892about 107about 17.68 km²0.32% a yearRural
15,710Zone III MaharlikaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur1,892about 2,911about 0.65 km²−0.64% a yearRural
15,711BunaguitEsperanza, Agusan del Sur1,891about 25about 74.95 km²0.67% a yearRural
15,712CarcorNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,891about 243about 7.79 km²3.22% a yearRural
15,713InmanduyanLaoac, Pangasinan1,891about 822about 2.30 km²−0.29% a yearRural
15,714KamagayanCebu City, Cebu1,891about 16,025about 0.118 km²−1.38% a yearUrban
15,715LalaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,891about 372about 5.09 km²0.06% a yearRural
15,716Lamac UpperOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental1,891about 3,021about 0.626 km²0.71% a yearRural
15,717NalhubDalaguete, Cebu1,891about 237about 7.99 km²−1.10% a yearRural
15,718NanguilattanPeñablanca, Cagayan1,891about 42about 44.99 km²0.49% a yearRural
15,719PalaoBangued, Abra1,891about 622about 3.04 km²−0.09% a yearRural
15,720PananagMaasim, Sarangani1,891about 82about 23.07 km²2.20% a yearRural
15,721Poblacion Dist. IIMobo, Masbate1,891about 4,377about 0.432 km²−2.07% a yearRural
15,722Tabing IlogTanay, Rizal1,891about 27,891about 0.0678 km²−1.28% a yearRural
15,723Upper SulitanNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,891about 430about 4.40 km²0.24% a yearRural
15,724Villa ConsueloNaval, Biliran1,891about 147about 12.83 km²−2.00% a yearRural
15,725Cabul-anCapoocan, Leyte1,890about 390about 4.85 km²−0.38% a yearRural
15,726IlagSan Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro1,890about 486about 3.89 km²2.78% a yearRural
15,727Isic IsicVintar, Ilocos Norte1,890about 42about 44.97 km²1.34% a yearRural
15,728Kanluran TalaonganCavinti, Laguna1,890about 270about 6.99 km²−0.20% a yearRural
15,729MarbonTalacogon, Agusan del Sur1,890about 112about 16.87 km²0.59% a yearRural
15,730San BenitoGoa, Camarines Sur1,890about 5,981about 0.316 km²1.26% a yearRural
15,731San Isidro SurSto. Tomas City, Batangas1,890about 685about 2.76 km²no 2020 countUrban
15,732San RoqueBiliran, Biliran1,890about 848about 2.23 km²−5.92% a yearRural
15,733Santa MariaCastillejos, Zambales1,890about 6,217about 0.304 km²−1.48% a yearRural
15,734Santa SofiaPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte1,890about 5,625about 0.336 km²0.32% a yearRural
15,735AmparoPavia, Iloilo1,889about 1,159about 1.63 km²1.82% a yearUrban
15,736Barangay 11Caloocan City1,889about 57,591about 0.0328 km²no 2020 countUrban
15,737Barangay 2Maslog, Eastern Samar1,889about 2,734about 0.691 km²3.95% a yearRural
15,738Barangay 580Manila1,889about 82,851about 0.0228 km²−1.45% a yearUrban
15,739DaklanBokod, Benguet1,889about 146about 12.93 km²1.88% a yearRural
15,740PiliPresentacion, Camarines Sur1,889about 74about 25.65 km²no 2020 countRural
15,741BuenavistaJaro, Leyte1,888about 758about 2.49 km²0.01% a yearRural
15,742DiazSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte1,888about 944about 2.00 km²0.48% a yearRural
15,743Lawi-lawiLantawan, Basilan1,888about 349about 5.41 km²no 2020 countRural
15,744MaasinSan Clemente, Tarlac1,888about 49about 38.88 km²1.55% a yearRural
15,745San CarlosCaba, La Union1,888about 1,399about 1.35 km²5.64% a yearRural
15,746SiaySiocon, Zamboanga del Norte1,888about 222about 8.50 km²1.40% a yearRural
15,747SilopSurigao City, Surigao del Norte1,888about 273about 6.91 km²4.02% a yearRural
15,748VillaLavezares, Northern Samar1,888about 385about 4.90 km²−3.38% a yearRural
15,749Bolinao-CulalaboSanto Tomas, Isabela1,887about 934about 2.02 km²0.46% a yearRural
15,750Poblacion 6Buenavista, Agusan del Norte1,887about 9,116about 0.207 km²0.33% 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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