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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, 15,751 to 15,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,751PulaPola, Oriental Mindoro1,887about 160about 11.83 km²0.66% a yearRural
15,752San GuillermoSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte1,887about 307about 6.14 km²2.86% a yearUrban
15,753Tubuan IISilang, Cavite1,887about 4,547about 0.415 km²1.56% a yearUrban
15,754BantanganColumbio, Sultan Kudarat1,886about 76about 24.93 km²2.51% a yearRural
15,755CapaculanMilagros, Masbate1,886about 188about 10.05 km²0.75% a yearRural
15,756KatabboganPinukpuk, Kalinga1,886about 143about 13.23 km²−0.05% a yearRural
15,757MaguidPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,886about 170about 11.07 km²−0.11% a yearRural
15,758ManangleSipocot, Camarines Sur1,886about 201about 9.39 km²−1.39% a yearRural
15,759MaycabanCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,886about 307about 6.15 km²2.72% a yearRural
15,760NagsangalanVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,886about 2,151about 0.877 km²−0.77% a yearRural
15,761Padre Sergio EamiguelNaval, Biliran1,886about 468about 4.03 km²1.71% a yearRural
15,762PayakBato, Camarines Sur1,886about 515about 3.66 km²−1.54% a yearRural
15,763PinagkaisahanCuenca, Batangas1,886about 838about 2.25 km²−0.94% a yearRural
15,764San IsidroHagonoy, Davao del Sur1,886about 650about 2.90 km²1.44% a yearRural
15,765SipaPadre Burgos, Quezon1,886about 148about 12.71 km²0.42% a yearRural
15,766AmunitanGonzaga, Cagayan1,885about 283about 6.67 km²0.37% a yearRural
15,767BantayanPilar, Sorsogon1,885about 445about 4.24 km²−0.20% a yearRural
15,768Barangay IIIVinzons, Camarines Norte1,885about 8,850about 0.213 km²−3.05% a yearRural
15,769Barangay VIIDaet, Camarines Norte1,885about 5,854about 0.322 km²−1.60% a yearUrban
15,770BarracaVillasis, Pangasinan1,885about 459about 4.11 km²−0.79% a yearRural
15,771BatoBiliran, Biliran1,885about 314about 6.01 km²−0.94% a yearRural
15,772CabatuanUmingan, Pangasinan1,885about 307about 6.15 km²3.98% a yearRural
15,773CantumogCarmen, Cebu1,885about 1,090about 1.73 km²3.01% a yearUrban
15,774Irayang SolongMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,885about 397about 4.75 km²−0.81% a yearRural
15,775JiloconSan Jose, Negros Oriental1,885about 1,240about 1.52 km²−1.46% a yearRural
15,776LipolSarangani, Davao Occidental1,885about 275about 6.85 km²3.62% a yearRural
15,777MacabucodAliaga, Nueva Ecija1,885about 678about 2.78 km²2.81% a yearRural
15,778Poblacion 10Catbalogan City, Samar1,885about 41,157about 0.0458 km²0.61% a yearRural
15,779SalvacionMatalam, Cotabato1,885about 150about 12.55 km²0.37% a yearRural
15,780SurabayRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay1,885about 4,333about 0.435 km²3.01% a yearRural
15,781BadioNumancia, Aklan1,884about 1,121about 1.68 km²0.15% a yearRural
15,782Barangay 6Lucban, Quezon1,884about 36,797about 0.0512 km²0.52% a yearRural
15,783Kinatihan ICandelaria, Quezon1,884about 311about 6.06 km²−2.24% a yearRural
15,784Lagasan HigadParang, Sulu1,884about 1,013about 1.86 km²3.72% a yearRural
15,785LagtohTalipao, Sulu1,884about 1,170about 1.61 km²1.15% a yearRural
15,786LarconBongabon, Nueva Ecija1,884about 353about 5.34 km²2.35% a yearRural
15,787MabungaRosario, Batangas1,884about 427about 4.41 km²0.65% a yearRural
15,788AtainanAlcala, Pangasinan1,883about 1,448about 1.30 km²0.89% a yearRural
15,789BataanSan Juan, Batangas1,883about 509about 3.70 km²−0.28% a yearRural
15,790Daan-IliAllacapan, Cagayan1,883about 513about 3.67 km²0.17% a yearRural
15,791Ilayang OwainSampaloc, Quezon1,883about 210about 8.95 km²−0.83% a yearRural
15,792JaybangaLobo, Batangas1,883about 112about 16.78 km²0.23% a yearRural
15,793MasicalAmulung, Cagayan1,883about 252about 7.48 km²−1.90% a yearRural
15,794TugasnonAlubijid, Misamis Oriental1,883about 202about 9.34 km²0.39% a yearRural
15,795AlabiaoTuao, Cagayan1,882about 705about 2.67 km²1.69% a yearRural
15,796CapiñahanBais City, Negros Oriental1,882about 590about 3.19 km²0.78% a yearRural
15,797Doña JosefaPalayan City, Nueva Ecija1,882about 144about 13.11 km²−1.73% a yearRural
15,798GataTalipao, Sulu1,882about 1,568about 1.20 km²1.58% a yearRural
15,799LevisteRosario, Batangas1,882about 461about 4.08 km²0.61% a yearRural
15,800MacalangDasol, Pangasinan1,882about 54about 35.12 km²−0.71% 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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