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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, 15,851 to 15,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,851BantekUpi, Maguindanao del Norte1,876about 55about 34.33 km²5.90% a yearRural
15,852DukaMedina, Misamis Oriental1,876about 812about 2.31 km²2.84% a yearRural
15,853Gaudencio AntoninoGloria, Oriental Mindoro1,876about 627about 2.99 km²−0.15% a yearRural
15,854PagdadamayanSan Narciso, Quezon1,876about 1,590about 1.18 km²1.63% a yearRural
15,855San CarlosPaniqui, Tarlac1,876about 317about 5.92 km²2.65% a yearRural
15,856TominamosSanta Rita, Samar1,876about 221about 8.50 km²0.05% a yearRural
15,857BalogoBinmaley, Pangasinan1,875about 762about 2.46 km²−4.38% a yearRural
15,858Barangay 615Manila1,875about 91,463about 0.0205 km²0.61% a yearUrban
15,859CalatcatAlubijid, Misamis Oriental1,875about 534about 3.51 km²1.84% a yearRural
15,860DalupiritSan Antonio, Northern Samar1,875about 294about 6.38 km²0.30% a yearRural
15,861GatunganDavao City, Davao del Sur1,875about 244about 7.68 km²3.04% a yearRural
15,862LagnasSablayan, Occidental Mindoro1,875about 370about 5.07 km²0.74% a yearRural
15,863MarfilRosario, Agusan del Sur1,875about 66about 28.27 km²−0.49% a yearRural
15,864Palico IIImus City, Cavite1,875about 16,593about 0.113 km²0.97% a yearUrban
15,865SampaguitaGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija1,875about 12,019about 0.156 km²0.53% a yearRural
15,866San IsidroVictoria, Oriental Mindoro1,875about 1,084about 1.73 km²−1.88% a yearUrban
15,867San PedroAngono, Rizal1,875about 18,029about 0.104 km²0.76% a yearUrban
15,868SifarenDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,875about 40about 46.73 km²7.33% a yearRural
15,869SimalakLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,875about 1,320about 1.42 km²2.89% a yearRural
15,870Slaughter House AreaBaguio City, Benguet1,875about 39,725about 0.0472 km²−0.96% a yearRural
15,871TanghawanDingle, Iloilo1,875about 884about 2.12 km²−0.06% a yearRural
15,872Zone IVLibon, Albay1,875about 291about 6.44 km²−0.54% a yearRural
15,873CabugcabugPresident Roxas, Capiz1,874about 621about 3.02 km²0.97% a yearRural
15,874Centro 2Luna, Isabela1,874about 4,211about 0.445 km²2.76% a yearRural
15,875JakartaLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,874about 305about 6.15 km²2.88% a yearRural
15,876MacalongKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,874about 164about 11.44 km²3.55% a yearRural
15,877MacarascasPuerto Princesa City, Palawan1,874about 100about 18.72 km²2.15% a yearRural
15,878MacasingPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,874about 412about 4.55 km²−0.20% a yearRural
15,879PoblacionBanga, Aklan1,874about 3,037about 0.617 km²0.10% a yearUrban
15,880RansohanLucena City, Quezon1,874about 4,240about 0.442 km²2.35% a yearRural
15,881San TeodoroBinalbagan, Negros Occidental1,874about 7,974about 0.235 km²−0.72% a yearRural
15,882SawaBasey, Samar1,874about 677about 2.77 km²6.84% a yearRural
15,883Talaga EastMabini, Batangas1,874about 7,649about 0.245 km²0.77% a yearRural
15,884VeteransSurallah, South Cotabato1,874about 405about 4.63 km²1.80% a yearRural
15,885AglosongConcepcion, Iloilo1,873about 288about 6.51 km²3.25% a yearRural
15,886ColonsabakMatanao, Davao del Sur1,873about 37about 50.02 km²0.82% a yearRural
15,887DemapacoLibungan, Cotabato1,873about 180about 10.42 km²0.61% a yearRural
15,888Maria ClaraDiffun, Quirino1,873about 419about 4.47 km²0.85% a yearRural
15,889PandanBogo City, Cebu1,873about 2,746about 0.682 km²−0.05% a yearRural
15,890PoblacionBakun, Benguet1,873about 56about 33.59 km²−0.91% a yearRural
15,891SalvacionIrosin, Sorsogon1,873about 341about 5.49 km²3.68% a yearRural
15,892ApolongValencia, Negros Oriental1,872about 241about 7.76 km²1.88% a yearRural
15,893AringinMoncada, Tarlac1,872about 2,009about 0.932 km²1.38% a yearRural
15,894FuguIlagan City, Isabela1,872about 369about 5.08 km²0.31% a yearRural
15,895HangganCalauan, Laguna1,872about 728about 2.57 km²no 2020 countRural
15,896KauswaganDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,872about 443about 4.23 km²5.27% a yearRural
15,897Kuhon LennuhAl-Barka, Basilan1,872about 437about 4.28 km²6.53% a yearRural
15,898PapakanSultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur1,872about 102about 18.41 km²5.81% a yearRural
15,899SibujoLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,872about 585about 3.20 km²1.00% a yearRural
15,900TuburanOdiongan, Romblon1,872about 158about 11.82 km²−2.46% 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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