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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, 16,051 to 16,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,051AlegriaCateel, Davao Oriental1,854about 79about 23.60 km²0.06% a yearRural
16,052Cabannungan 2ndIlagan City, Isabela1,854about 341about 5.43 km²0.03% a yearRural
16,053GatangMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,854about 533about 3.48 km²−0.05% a yearRural
16,054GuiasanMagallanes, Agusan del Norte1,854about 298about 6.23 km²3.29% a yearRural
16,055RizalBarobo, Surigao del Sur1,854about 316about 5.86 km²no 2020 countRural
16,056Sandiat CentroSan Manuel, Isabela1,854about 1,212about 1.53 km²0.29% a yearRural
16,057TaveraPakil, Laguna1,854about 2,114about 0.877 km²0.58% a yearRural
16,058TorosMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,854about 9,044about 0.205 km²no 2020 countRural
16,059ZaragozaMatalom, Leyte1,854about 487about 3.81 km²0.01% a yearRural
16,060AmbabaayBani, Pangasinan1,853about 390about 4.75 km²0.08% a yearRural
16,061BalaganBinmaley, Pangasinan1,853about 239about 7.75 km²−2.08% a yearRural
16,062Banaoang WestMoncada, Tarlac1,853about 228about 8.14 km²2.50% a yearRural
16,063Bgy. No. 44, ZamboangaLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,853about 775about 2.39 km²−2.06% a yearUrban
16,064InagawanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan1,853about 250about 7.40 km²1.27% a yearRural
16,065Kong-Kong LaminusaSiasi, Sulu1,853about 4,240about 0.437 km²2.29% a yearRural
16,066MabuliTabogon, Cebu1,853about 274about 6.77 km²2.47% a yearRural
16,067MalalintaSan Manuel, Isabela1,853about 140about 13.23 km²0.22% a yearRural
16,068PararaoBalatan, Camarines Sur1,853about 381about 4.86 km²−3.39% a yearRural
16,069PoblacionAgoncillo, Batangas1,853about 3,162about 0.586 km²−0.19% a yearUrban
16,070SabanOas, Albay1,853about 694about 2.67 km²−1.02% a yearRural
16,071TanauanPlaridel, Quezon1,853about 831about 2.23 km²0.55% a yearRural
16,072Tigbauan RoadCabatuan, Iloilo1,853about 602about 3.08 km²0.00% a yearRural
16,073Bitag PequeñoBaggao, Cagayan1,852about 93about 19.83 km²0.66% a yearRural
16,074BuliPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,852about 472about 3.92 km²7.92% a yearRural
16,075CaluanganMagallanes, Cavite1,852about 203about 9.11 km²4.65% a yearRural
16,076PandanAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,852about 241about 7.67 km²3.20% a yearRural
16,077Poblacion BCamiling, Tarlac1,852about 7,378about 0.251 km²0.14% a yearUrban
16,078San FranciscoVictoria, Tarlac1,852about 522about 3.55 km²0.31% a yearRural
16,079Santo NiñoSan Juan, Southern Leyte1,852about 6,759about 0.274 km²−1.37% a yearRural
16,080SugcadMalinao, Albay1,852about 313about 5.91 km²0.42% a yearRural
16,081TamparanMunai, Lanao del Norte1,852about 144about 12.85 km²−0.46% a yearRural
16,082Tanzang Luma VImus City, Cavite1,852about 7,123about 0.26 km²−3.76% a yearUrban
16,083Bagong KarsadaNaic, Cavite1,851about 10,638about 0.174 km²−2.61% a yearRural
16,084Bagong OroquietaGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur1,851about 558about 3.32 km²0.59% a yearRural
16,085BinayMagpet, Cotabato1,851about 213about 8.71 km²2.91% a yearRural
16,086BitoAbuyog, Leyte1,851about 3,889about 0.476 km²−0.96% a yearRural
16,087DapdapSan Remigio, Cebu1,851about 979about 1.89 km²−1.66% a yearRural
16,088DiliGasan, Marinduque1,851about 4,226about 0.438 km²−0.76% a yearRural
16,089GilutonganCordova, Cebu1,851about 13,317about 0.139 km²3.46% a yearRural
16,090IneranganSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,851about 3,453about 0.536 km²2.38% a yearRural
16,091Luz VillageM'Lang, Cotabato1,851about 205about 9.04 km²−0.95% a yearRural
16,092MalupaConcepcion, Tarlac1,851about 506about 3.66 km²1.65% a yearRural
16,093Poblacion TabucMa-Ayon, Capiz1,851about 709about 2.61 km²0.41% a yearRural
16,094SumpotDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur1,851about 296about 6.25 km²0.59% a yearRural
16,095AmahitBarugo, Leyte1,850about 431about 4.29 km²0.63% a yearRural
16,096CodonSan Andres, Catanduanes1,850about 272about 6.81 km²−0.40% a yearRural
16,097Daine IIndang, Cavite1,850about 619about 2.99 km²0.54% a yearRural
16,098KapayawiLibungan, Cotabato1,850about 305about 6.06 km²−0.99% a yearRural
16,099LasipMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,850about 712about 2.60 km²0.59% a yearRural
16,100MabahayTalipao, Sulu1,850about 371about 4.98 km²0.47% 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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