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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, 15,901 to 15,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,901AlbaTago, Surigao del Sur1,871about 327about 5.73 km²0.53% a yearRural
15,902Barangay 232Manila1,871about 49,761about 0.0376 km²1.23% a yearUrban
15,903BokongLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,871about 193about 9.69 km²1.83% a yearRural
15,904Cag-anAnilao, Iloilo1,871about 188about 9.93 km²0.84% a yearRural
15,905Iniguihan DistrictBato, Leyte1,871about 12,229about 0.153 km²3.15% a yearUrban
15,906JulitaBiliran, Biliran1,871about 385about 4.86 km²0.73% a yearRural
15,907KilantaaoSagñay, Camarines Sur1,871about 365about 5.13 km²0.78% a yearRural
15,908KimadzilCarmen, Cotabato1,871about 139about 13.45 km²−2.76% a yearRural
15,909LampiniganIsabela City, Basilan1,871about 5,775about 0.324 km²4.44% a yearRural
15,910MasalasaVictoria, Tarlac1,871about 358about 5.22 km²0.28% a yearUrban
15,911PersonasCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,871about 507about 3.69 km²3.29% a yearRural
15,912ZamoraBilar, Bohol1,871about 221about 8.48 km²1.78% a yearRural
15,913Andarayan SouthSolana, Cagayan1,870about 1,585about 1.18 km²0.59% a yearRural
15,914BolintaguenSan Quintin, Pangasinan1,870about 565about 3.31 km²0.79% a yearRural
15,915CambijangCajidiocan, Romblon1,870about 210about 8.90 km²1.69% a yearRural
15,916Centro VIClaveria, Cagayan1,870about 8,238about 0.227 km²−1.44% a yearRural
15,917Laguit CentroBugallon, Pangasinan1,870about 1,087about 1.72 km²−2.19% a yearRural
15,918Lanao KuranArakan, Cotabato1,870about 65about 28.64 km²−0.44% a yearRural
15,919ManingcolPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,870about 386about 4.84 km²0.92% a yearRural
15,920San JosePasig City1,870about 19,979about 0.0936 km²0.73% a yearUrban
15,921Sinulatan 1stCamiling, Tarlac1,870about 454about 4.12 km²2.81% a yearRural
15,922AmaronanUmingan, Pangasinan1,869about 449about 4.16 km²0.72% a yearRural
15,923Bagong SikatNarra, Palawan1,869about 239about 7.82 km²0.26% a yearRural
15,924BalimbinganLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,869about 316about 5.92 km²−0.56% a yearRural
15,925Bgy. 64 - BagacayLegazpi City, Albay1,869about 492about 3.80 km²0.15% a yearRural
15,926BinanuahanBato, Catanduanes1,869about 769about 2.43 km²−2.73% a yearRural
15,927BualanBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,869about 197about 9.50 km²3.64% a yearRural
15,928CansumangcayBalangiga, Eastern Samar1,869about 128about 14.62 km²no 2020 countRural
15,929OteizaSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur1,869about 502about 3.72 km²0.99% a yearRural
15,930SibalatMagsaysay, Occidental Mindoro1,869about 122about 15.27 km²−0.12% a yearRural
15,931TaglunoDavao City, Davao del Sur1,869about 330about 5.66 km²2.37% a yearUrban
15,932AquibPiat, Cagayan1,868about 537about 3.48 km²no 2020 countRural
15,933CamiriSan Enrique, Iloilo1,868about 674about 2.77 km²−0.47% a yearRural
15,934CaubDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte1,868about 589about 3.17 km²0.38% a yearRural
15,935Dioquino ZobelQuezon City1,868about 42,746about 0.0437 km²0.83% a yearUrban
15,936Doña CeciliaSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte1,868about 1,015about 1.84 km²2.30% a yearRural
15,937KagayTalipao, Sulu1,868about 721about 2.59 km²1.76% a yearRural
15,938MagsaysayTubao, La Union1,868about 633about 2.95 km²0.08% a yearRural
15,939MangayawanCanaman, Camarines Sur1,868about 1,153about 1.62 km²−1.01% a yearRural
15,940PalincaroTuy, Batangas1,868about 523about 3.57 km²1.37% a yearRural
15,941PangiSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,868about 79about 23.75 km²−2.66% a yearRural
15,942PapallasenBurgos, Pangasinan1,868about 374about 4.99 km²−1.05% a yearRural
15,943Barangay 134Pasay City1,867about 150,565about 0.0124 km²2.48% a yearUrban
15,944CabasaganPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,867about 635about 2.94 km²0.67% a yearRural
15,945LawaganLabason, Zamboanga del Norte1,867about 283about 6.59 km²3.91% a yearRural
15,946MalabbacIguig, Cagayan1,867about 759about 2.46 km²0.84% a yearRural
15,947North PoblacionJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte1,867about 13,628about 0.137 km²−0.63% a yearRural
15,948PakolJaen, Nueva Ecija1,867about 1,324about 1.41 km²1.55% a yearRural
15,949Polot-anPototan, Iloilo1,867about 684about 2.73 km²1.45% a yearRural
15,950AmamarosPototan, Iloilo1,866about 1,393about 1.34 km²0.04% 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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