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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, 16,101 to 16,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,101Santo TomasTingloy, Batangas1,850about 688about 2.69 km²−2.77% a yearRural
16,102TandubatoTandubas, Tawi-Tawi1,850about 94about 19.78 km²2.89% a yearRural
16,103Upper GutalacGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte1,850about 298about 6.21 km²2.38% a yearRural
16,104AupaganButuan City, Agusan del Norte1,849about 216about 8.55 km²−0.68% a yearRural
16,105CaluanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,849about 116about 15.89 km²3.41% a yearRural
16,106DaanaingudMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,849about 6,773about 0.273 km²no 2020 countRural
16,107Kan AguePatikul, Sulu1,849about 1,651about 1.12 km²0.92% a yearRural
16,108PoblacionMadalag, Aklan1,849about 719about 2.57 km²0.46% a yearRural
16,109TalisaySan Benito, Surigao del Norte1,849about 1,712about 1.08 km²−0.95% a yearRural
16,110TawiranObando, Bulacan1,849about 567about 3.26 km²−0.05% a yearRural
16,111Barangay 81Manila1,848about 103,820about 0.0178 km²0.43% a yearUrban
16,112Baybay SurSual, Pangasinan1,848about 150about 12.36 km²2.04% a yearUrban
16,113CalomagonBulan, Sorsogon1,848about 287about 6.43 km²0.78% a yearRural
16,114CodingleDumarao, Capiz1,848about 377about 4.90 km²1.67% a yearRural
16,115CulianMati City, Davao Oriental1,848about 76about 24.38 km²0.67% a yearRural
16,116MabiniSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,848about 12,000about 0.154 km²0.38% a yearRural
16,117PandanSogod, Southern Leyte1,848about 1,216about 1.52 km²2.25% a yearRural
16,118SamakTalipao, Sulu1,848about 1,455about 1.27 km²2.49% a yearRural
16,119Santa CruzNabua, Camarines Sur1,848about 1,240about 1.49 km²0.04% a yearUrban
16,120Santo TomasMutia, Zamboanga del Norte1,848about 695about 2.66 km²−0.13% a yearRural
16,121TinintinanAraceli, Palawan1,848about 120about 15.42 km²2.31% a yearRural
16,122Aguit-ItVinzons, Camarines Norte1,847about 218about 8.49 km²−0.46% a yearRural
16,123AlamadaSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte1,847about 227about 8.14 km²2.71% a yearRural
16,124Aras-AsanSebaste, Antique1,847about 803about 2.30 km²0.49% a yearRural
16,125BolisongEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental1,847about 327about 5.65 km²0.01% a yearRural
16,126CanjalonSan Fernando, Romblon1,847about 121about 15.32 km²0.26% a yearRural
16,127Garit NorteEchague, Isabela1,847about 565about 3.27 km²1.51% a yearUrban
16,128GawaygawaySan Remigio, Cebu1,847about 443about 4.17 km²1.11% a yearRural
16,129Jalandoni Estate-LapuzIloilo City, Iloilo1,847about 14,208about 0.13 km²0.12% a yearRural
16,130MabuloSan Fernando, Romblon1,847about 135about 13.66 km²−2.52% a yearRural
16,131MagkiangkangBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,847about 240about 7.69 km²1.68% a yearRural
16,132MajacobTarangnan, Samar1,847about 579about 3.19 km²2.36% a yearRural
16,133MalatunengPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,847about 988about 1.87 km²−1.62% a yearRural
16,134Pag-asaEchague, Isabela1,847about 173about 10.68 km²1.26% a yearRural
16,135Sabang AdgawanLa Paz, Agusan del Sur1,847about 35about 53.37 km²−0.14% a yearRural
16,136San MarcosSan Mateo, Isabela1,847about 548about 3.37 km²0.34% a yearRural
16,137TeguisPoro, Cebu1,847about 452about 4.09 km²1.10% a yearRural
16,138AgmanicSanta Fe, Romblon1,846about 323about 5.72 km²−0.91% a yearRural
16,139BisaguAparri, Cagayan1,846about 166about 11.13 km²0.88% a yearRural
16,140District 4Pastrana, Leyte1,846about 8,168about 0.226 km²4.79% a yearRural
16,141GuisetGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,846about 4,949about 0.373 km²3.24% a yearRural
16,142SumbaoKidapawan City, Cotabato1,846about 245about 7.55 km²−0.18% a yearRural
16,143TabugonCarles, Iloilo1,846about 779about 2.37 km²−1.33% a yearRural
16,144TallunganReina Mercedes, Isabela1,846about 1,442about 1.28 km²−0.41% a yearUrban
16,145AranjuezBalasan, Iloilo1,845about 456about 4.05 km²−2.69% a yearRural
16,146BalingaoanCandon City, Ilocos Sur1,845about 523about 3.53 km²2.46% a yearRural
16,147Halawig-GogonGoa, Camarines Sur1,845about 835about 2.21 km²−2.17% a yearRural
16,148PangiGasan, Marinduque1,845about 1,073about 1.72 km²1.18% a yearRural
16,149SunggodLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,845about 4,382about 0.421 km²1.94% a yearRural
16,150BagticManjuyod, Negros Oriental1,844about 109about 16.95 km²0.25% 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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