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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, 16,151 to 16,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,151BalabaPolangui, Albay1,844about 386about 4.78 km²0.41% a yearRural
16,152Ban-asLianga, Surigao del Sur1,844about 712about 2.59 km²0.53% a yearRural
16,153BarongisPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,844about 75about 24.60 km²−5.48% a yearRural
16,154CanunanGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur1,844about 645about 2.86 km²−1.83% a yearRural
16,155Cormatan LangbanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,844about 2,653about 0.695 km²2.88% a yearRural
16,156PaitLugus, Sulu1,844about 640about 2.88 km²0.61% a yearRural
16,157Pisa-anBonifacio, Misamis Occidental1,844about 383about 4.81 km²1.68% a yearRural
16,158San EstebanSan Antonio, Zambales1,844about 675about 2.73 km²2.39% a yearRural
16,159SigapodMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,844about 138about 13.32 km²1.08% a yearRural
16,160Mestizo NorteSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,843about 1,418about 1.30 km²0.80% a yearRural
16,161PoblacionKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,843about 7,143about 0.258 km²2.39% a yearUrban
16,162TamaroBayambang, Pangasinan1,843about 2,451about 0.752 km²0.31% a yearRural
16,163TugatugBongabon, Nueva Ecija1,843about 402about 4.58 km²−4.76% a yearRural
16,164Ba-ayCalbayog City, Samar1,842about 199about 9.27 km²−0.27% a yearRural
16,165Barangay 9Caloocan City1,842about 19,533about 0.0943 km²−0.31% a yearUrban
16,166BatiocanLibungan, Cotabato1,842about 435about 4.23 km²2.56% a yearRural
16,167ComotaLa Paz, Agusan del Sur1,842about 34about 54.01 km²−1.97% a yearRural
16,168DapdapBarobo, Surigao del Sur1,842about 899about 2.05 km²no 2020 countRural
16,169GamataSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,842about 1,253about 1.47 km²0.57% a yearRural
16,170MalubiAroroy, Masbate1,842about 196about 9.40 km²0.03% a yearRural
16,171PoblacionSan Luis, Agusan del Sur1,842about 136about 13.58 km²1.17% a yearRural
16,172SabaHermosa, Bataan1,842about 394about 4.67 km²−3.65% a yearRural
16,173TigbaoLibagon, Southern Leyte1,842about 221about 8.35 km²−1.67% a yearRural
16,174VeneracionPamplona, Camarines Sur1,842about 1,018about 1.81 km²−0.16% a yearRural
16,175BayasongPilar, Sorsogon1,841about 606about 3.04 km²1.45% a yearRural
16,176BilidanNew Lucena, Iloilo1,841about 708about 2.60 km²−1.65% a yearRural
16,177BinuniBacolod, Lanao del Norte1,841about 733about 2.51 km²−0.88% a yearRural
16,178BulabudMalinao, Aklan1,841about 334about 5.52 km²0.28% a yearRural
16,179CabangilaAltavas, Aklan1,841about 230about 8.01 km²1.79% a yearRural
16,180Catagda-anPilar, Bohol1,841about 424about 4.34 km²2.99% a yearRural
16,181DaquioagMarcos, Ilocos Norte1,841about 417about 4.41 km²0.98% a yearRural
16,182MaybocogMaydolong, Eastern Samar1,841about 180about 10.22 km²−0.70% a yearRural
16,183MaybulaTulunan, Cotabato1,841about 115about 16.04 km²2.10% a yearRural
16,184PoblacionLezo, Aklan1,841about 1,601about 1.15 km²0.68% a yearUrban
16,185Poblacion 2Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte1,841about 777about 2.37 km²0.26% a yearRural
16,186Poblacion ISanta Teresita, Batangas1,841about 1,461about 1.26 km²1.52% a yearRural
16,187SalambaoObando, Bulacan1,841about 935about 1.97 km²3.81% a yearRural
16,188San JuanAlicia, Isabela1,841about 395about 4.66 km²0.64% a yearRural
16,189Santa EmiliaLaak, Davao de Oro1,841about 87about 21.13 km²1.63% a yearRural
16,190AnasValencia, Bohol1,840about 844about 2.18 km²−0.17% a yearRural
16,191Barangay 802Manila1,840about 64,789about 0.0284 km²0.70% a yearUrban
16,192Del PilarCabatuan, Isabela1,840about 1,508about 1.22 km²−1.15% a yearRural
16,193KatipunanM'Lang, Cotabato1,840about 122about 15.05 km²1.36% a yearRural
16,194LomidongPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,840about 770about 2.39 km²3.61% a yearRural
16,195San MiguelSan Remigio, Cebu1,840about 915about 2.01 km²−6.09% a yearRural
16,196San RafaelDumalag, Capiz1,840about 391about 4.70 km²1.00% a yearRural
16,197BulwangMabinay, Negros Oriental1,839about 340about 5.41 km²−7.41% a yearRural
16,198CalangoZamboanguita, Negros Oriental1,839about 78about 23.58 km²1.60% a yearRural
16,199ConsolacionPanabo City, Davao del Norte1,839about 323about 5.69 km²4.86% a yearRural
16,200Lower SilingBuluan, Maguindanao del Sur1,839about 244about 7.55 km²3.52% 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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