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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, 15,951 to 16,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
15,951Ba-ayanTublay, Benguet1,866about 203about 9.17 km²2.49% a yearRural
15,952BalilingSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya1,866about 470about 3.97 km²0.17% a yearRural
15,953CalimaPola, Oriental Mindoro1,866about 407about 4.58 km²−0.05% a yearRural
15,954San AndresCabatuan, Isabela1,866about 1,987about 0.939 km²2.22% a yearRural
15,955San IsidroSan Miguel, Bohol1,866about 397about 4.70 km²0.96% a yearRural
15,956Se-ipangPangutaran, Sulu1,866about 261about 7.14 km²5.84% a yearRural
15,957ValleTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,866about 620about 3.01 km²3.37% a yearRural
15,958WalayPadre Burgos, Quezon1,866about 781about 2.39 km²2.19% a yearRural
15,959BersebaBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,865about 75about 24.86 km²0.75% a yearRural
15,960BulacaoGubat, Sorsogon1,865about 982about 1.90 km²−1.06% a yearRural
15,961MangandingayScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija1,865about 210about 8.86 km²0.60% a yearRural
15,962PangiSiquijor, Siquijor1,865about 1,665about 1.12 km²1.30% a yearRural
15,963San Antonio WesteLupao, Nueva Ecija1,865about 446about 4.18 km²0.55% a yearRural
15,964Barangay 53Cavite City, Cavite1,864about 35,303about 0.0528 km²2.02% a yearRural
15,965BurabodSanta Margarita, Samar1,864about 519about 3.59 km²0.05% a yearRural
15,966CoyaoyaoTigaon, Camarines Sur1,864about 548about 3.40 km²1.36% a yearRural
15,967GueguesangenSanta Barbara, Pangasinan1,864about 914about 2.04 km²0.43% a yearRural
15,968Ignacio JuradoLasam, Cagayan1,864about 630about 2.96 km²2.10% a yearRural
15,969MahanludJimalalud, Negros Oriental1,864about 1,013about 1.84 km²no 2020 countRural
15,970Marang-marangLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,864about 150about 12.40 km²2.92% a yearRural
15,971MoboKalibo, Aklan1,864about 439about 4.25 km²0.75% a yearRural
15,972San IsidroBaganga, Davao Oriental1,864about 111about 16.74 km²−3.20% a yearRural
15,973TipoloPlaridel, Misamis Occidental1,864about 696about 2.68 km²−0.43% a yearRural
15,974AnonangCordon, Isabela1,863about 94about 19.85 km²−0.24% a yearRural
15,975CalumpangMilagros, Masbate1,863about 100about 18.60 km²−1.14% a yearRural
15,976CamantigueBongabong, Oriental Mindoro1,863about 588about 3.17 km²−0.28% a yearRural
15,977Mabuhay IISocorro, Oriental Mindoro1,863about 320about 5.82 km²0.04% a yearRural
15,978MalungonTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,863about 165about 11.28 km²0.95% a yearRural
15,979MandaingCabanglasan, Bukidnon1,863about 329about 5.67 km²0.48% a yearRural
15,980MapuyoKawayan, Biliran1,863about 376about 4.95 km²0.80% a yearRural
15,981Pedro L. QuinesMayantoc, Tarlac1,863about 703about 2.65 km²0.42% a yearRural
15,982PoblacionCalatrava, Romblon1,863about 2,943about 0.633 km²1.32% a yearRural
15,983TicalanSan Juan, Batangas1,863about 773about 2.41 km²1.30% a yearRural
15,984TumalaludMambusao, Capiz1,863about 441about 4.22 km²0.90% a yearRural
15,985WalPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,863about 352about 5.29 km²1.88% a yearRural
15,986BachawanSan Agustin, Romblon1,862about 204about 9.12 km²0.52% a yearRural
15,987Baldatal IslamSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi1,862about 114about 16.27 km²2.82% a yearRural
15,988CalumpangBalud, Masbate1,862about 1,186about 1.57 km²1.88% a yearRural
15,989CayucayAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,862about 396about 4.70 km²0.09% a yearRural
15,990DeporeBayog, Zamboanga del Sur1,862about 185about 10.07 km²0.60% a yearUrban
15,991MahayahayLemery, Batangas1,862about 4,939about 0.377 km²1.91% a yearRural
15,992Oraan WestManaoag, Pangasinan1,862about 640about 2.91 km²−2.56% a yearRural
15,993PandarasSan Fernando City, Pampanga1,862about 1,924about 0.968 km²3.69% a yearRural
15,994San MiguelBaggao, Cagayan1,862about 42about 44.21 km²3.08% a yearRural
15,995TabiGubat, Sorsogon1,862about 665about 2.80 km²0.21% a yearRural
15,996Bgy. 22 - Binanuahan EastLegazpi City, Albay1,861about 24,200about 0.0769 km²0.42% a yearRural
15,997BubogNumancia, Aklan1,861about 1,465about 1.27 km²0.19% a yearRural
15,998BusayIsabela City, Basilan1,861about 435about 4.28 km²−3.36% a yearRural
15,999Del MonteVeruela, Agusan del Sur1,861about 94about 19.82 km²2.88% a yearRural
16,000H. Jolejole DistrictLas Navas, Northern Samar1,861about 1,647about 1.13 km²−1.50% 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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