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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, 16,001 to 16,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,001PagalamatanBinidayan, Lanao del Sur1,861about 3,466about 0.537 km²0.95% a yearRural
16,002San MiguelDulag, Leyte1,861about 6,003about 0.31 km²−0.13% a yearRural
16,003Santa MonicaMoncada, Tarlac1,861about 1,443about 1.29 km²1.22% a yearRural
16,004SenditanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte1,861about 1,095about 1.70 km²no 2020 countRural
16,005TongkoTayabas City, Quezon1,861about 710about 2.62 km²−1.98% a yearUrban
16,006Barangay 60Caloocan City1,860about 38,037about 0.0489 km²0.90% a yearUrban
16,007Barangay 778Manila1,860about 117,722about 0.0158 km²0.16% a yearUrban
16,008BogangaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,860about 5,653about 0.329 km²no 2020 countRural
16,009CabusayLabo, Camarines Norte1,860about 590about 3.15 km²3.08% a yearRural
16,010CalatravaCarmen, Bohol1,860about 510about 3.65 km²−2.24% a yearRural
16,011CayungnanAgno, Pangasinan1,860about 213about 8.75 km²−1.36% a yearRural
16,012ConcienciaPanitan, Capiz1,860about 576about 3.23 km²0.33% a yearRural
16,013LibertadBaclayon, Bohol1,860about 446about 4.17 km²4.83% a yearRural
16,014MatolongManaoag, Pangasinan1,860about 1,301about 1.43 km²0.60% a yearRural
16,015MinuhangBarugo, Leyte1,860about 1,420about 1.31 km²−1.03% a yearRural
16,016PansoySogod, Cebu1,860about 172about 10.79 km²−1.21% a yearRural
16,017San JuanLubao, Pampanga1,860about 1,208about 1.54 km²−7.60% a yearRural
16,018Daja-dakuSan Isidro, Leyte1,859about 96about 19.39 km²0.46% a yearRural
16,019Old NamangkaMabinay, Negros Oriental1,859about 225about 8.26 km²4.60% a yearRural
16,020PagayawanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,859about 101,033about 0.0184 km²no 2020 countRural
16,021Palico IImus City, Cavite1,859about 10,746about 0.173 km²−2.50% a yearUrban
16,022San NicolasJasaan, Misamis Oriental1,859about 550about 3.38 km²0.18% a yearRural
16,023TalonAltavas, Aklan1,859about 245about 7.58 km²0.12% a yearRural
16,024ThailandBanisilan, Cotabato1,859about 97about 19.16 km²−1.63% a yearRural
16,025IlayaBalud, Masbate1,858about 245about 7.59 km²0.29% a yearRural
16,026La Purisima NuevoOcampo, Camarines Sur1,858about 504about 3.69 km²−0.10% a yearRural
16,027LengaoanBuguias, Benguet1,858about 196about 9.48 km²−2.80% a yearRural
16,028MuntayKolambugan, Lanao del Norte1,858about 579about 3.21 km²0.19% a yearRural
16,029PudocBauang, La Union1,858about 968about 1.92 km²−0.47% a yearRural
16,030San JuanQuezon, Isabela1,858about 54about 34.41 km²3.28% a yearRural
16,031Santa BarbaraImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay1,858about 376about 4.94 km²0.80% a yearRural
16,032TuplacKiangan, Ifugao1,858about 475about 3.91 km²1.05% a yearRural
16,033City Camp ProperBaguio City, Benguet1,857about 37,140about 0.050 km²2.46% a yearUrban
16,034ConcepcionMakilala, Cotabato1,857about 382about 4.86 km²−2.59% a yearUrban
16,035Del RosarioIriga City, Camarines Sur1,857about 577about 3.22 km²−2.10% a yearRural
16,036LepantoQuezon, Isabela1,857about 173about 10.73 km²0.67% a yearRural
16,037PakyasVictoria, Oriental Mindoro1,857about 383about 4.85 km²−0.82% a yearRural
16,038Calocan EastMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,856about 2,821about 0.658 km²no 2020 countRural
16,039Doña TomasaGuinobatan, Albay1,856about 498about 3.73 km²9.03% a yearRural
16,040DulanganDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,856about 473about 3.92 km²no 2020 countRural
16,041GuinabonSanta Cruz, Zambales1,856about 21about 86.48 km²2.76% a yearRural
16,042PatpataBalaoan, La Union1,856about 1,417about 1.31 km²3.62% a yearRural
16,043PetalDasol, Pangasinan1,856about 490about 3.79 km²1.63% a yearRural
16,044Poblacion SurSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,856about 2,340about 0.793 km²−3.75% a yearUrban
16,045Villa CelestialMansalay, Oriental Mindoro1,856about 706about 2.63 km²1.01% a yearRural
16,046Zone IMurcia, Negros Occidental1,856about 21,407about 0.0867 km²−0.91% a yearRural
16,047BrooksideBaguio City, Benguet1,855about 25,307about 0.0733 km²0.67% a yearRural
16,048GonzalesTubao, La Union1,855about 2,023about 0.917 km²−0.72% a yearRural
16,049MacarangPalauig, Zambales1,855about 297about 6.24 km²1.46% a yearRural
16,050SubecPagudpud, Ilocos Norte1,855about 233about 7.96 km²0.30% 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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