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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, 15,801 to 15,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,801ManibadMambusao, Capiz1,882about 713about 2.64 km²0.45% a yearRural
15,802NapnudLeganes, Iloilo1,882about 1,506about 1.25 km²−1.80% a yearUrban
15,803PacificoMarcos, Ilocos Norte1,882about 232about 8.10 km²0.50% a yearRural
15,804PinopocAlcala, Cagayan1,882about 563about 3.34 km²2.07% a yearRural
15,805San CristobalSarrat, Ilocos Norte1,882about 613about 3.07 km²2.94% a yearRural
15,806SiutonMagallanes, Sorsogon1,882about 431about 4.37 km²−0.09% a yearRural
15,807VillalimpiaLoay, Bohol1,882about 2,050about 0.918 km²0.19% a yearRural
15,808Barangay 568Manila1,881about 89,147about 0.0211 km²0.44% a yearUrban
15,809BuhanginBinangonan, Rizal1,881about 2,167about 0.868 km²−1.46% a yearRural
15,810DamalusayDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,881about 477about 3.94 km²6.48% a yearRural
15,811IpilMaimbung, Sulu1,881about 667about 2.82 km²no 2020 countRural
15,812LibisSan Rafael, Bulacan1,881about 5,897about 0.319 km²−0.37% a yearRural
15,813LimasonVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur1,881about 689about 2.73 km²2.70% a yearRural
15,814LipcanBangued, Abra1,881about 1,238about 1.52 km²−3.18% a yearUrban
15,815LoobSan Antonio, Quezon1,881about 1,373about 1.37 km²−2.35% a yearRural
15,816MamungaMonkayo, Davao de Oro1,881about 132about 14.29 km²0.27% a yearRural
15,817PlanasGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental1,881about 173about 10.85 km²−0.08% a yearRural
15,818Santa RosaBarugo, Leyte1,881about 246about 7.64 km²0.65% a yearRural
15,819GuisicanLabo, Camarines Norte1,880about 90about 20.79 km²−0.89% a yearRural
15,820HagakhakinGumaca, Quezon1,880about 618about 3.04 km²1.37% a yearRural
15,821San MiguelLopez, Quezon1,880about 150about 12.57 km²0.05% a yearRural
15,822AmbolodtoDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,879about 429about 4.38 km²6.32% a yearRural
15,823CabawanMaribojoc, Bohol1,879about 548about 3.43 km²1.04% a yearRural
15,824DayhaganOrmoc City, Leyte1,879about 650about 2.89 km²2.57% a yearUrban
15,825Gen. Eulogio BalaoSolana, Cagayan1,879about 240about 7.83 km²0.58% a yearRural
15,826Lopez Jaena NorteIloilo City, Iloilo1,879about 16,482about 0.114 km²0.39% a yearUrban
15,827SwanPudtol, Apayao1,879about 189about 9.93 km²2.31% a yearRural
15,828TaluongPolillo, Quezon1,879about 128about 14.64 km²−0.84% a yearRural
15,829BaliteSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte1,878about 363about 5.17 km²1.06% a yearRural
15,830BatuanPototan, Iloilo1,878about 2,876about 0.653 km²−0.37% a yearRural
15,831Kinatihan IICandelaria, Quezon1,878about 388about 4.84 km²−0.57% a yearRural
15,832NaguilianCalayan, Cagayan1,878about 53about 35.61 km²3.65% a yearRural
15,833Pinagbirayan MalakiParacale, Camarines Norte1,878about 334about 5.63 km²−0.03% a yearRural
15,834SomosaTabogon, Cebu1,878about 317about 5.92 km²−4.93% a yearRural
15,835TikwasDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur1,878about 441about 4.26 km²1.85% a yearRural
15,836TuburanPototan, Iloilo1,878about 576about 3.26 km²−0.13% a yearRural
15,837Barangay 119Manila1,877about 100,374about 0.0187 km²−5.20% a yearUrban
15,838Barangay 22-AGingoog City, Misamis Oriental1,877about 5,087about 0.369 km²−0.90% a yearRural
15,839Barangay 62Manila1,877about 90,240about 0.0208 km²−1.12% a yearUrban
15,840Barangay 98Manila1,877about 132,183about 0.0142 km²−0.28% a yearUrban
15,841BataanLa Paz, Agusan del Sur1,877about 199about 9.45 km²−2.10% a yearRural
15,842Calancuasan SurCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,877about 467about 4.02 km²2.06% a yearRural
15,843Dongan-PekongMatanao, Davao del Sur1,877about 70about 26.82 km²0.05% a yearRural
15,844ManagaseTabogon, Cebu1,877about 963about 1.95 km²4.81% a yearRural
15,845MaragoocGloria, Oriental Mindoro1,877about 527about 3.56 km²4.23% a yearRural
15,846PanoraonMaco, Davao de Oro1,877about 134about 14.04 km²3.24% a yearRural
15,847Poblacion 1Tubay, Agusan del Norte1,877about 395about 4.75 km²−1.44% a yearRural
15,848TangngahTandubas, Tawi-Tawi1,877about 1,877about 1.00 km²−3.10% a yearRural
15,849VillegasPozorrubio, Pangasinan1,877about 1,073about 1.75 km²−0.27% a yearRural
15,850BalitePura, Tarlac1,876about 869about 2.16 km²0.53% 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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