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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, 16,201 to 16,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,201RaradanganAlamada, Cotabato1,839about 398about 4.62 km²1.97% a yearRural
16,202RuedaPlaridel, Bulacan1,839about 1,856about 0.991 km²0.24% a yearRural
16,203SampaguitaKibawe, Bukidnon1,839about 138about 13.29 km²4.04% a yearRural
16,204San AgustinCandon City, Ilocos Sur1,839about 1,075about 1.71 km²−0.46% a yearUrban
16,205SanjaAparri, Cagayan1,839about 283about 6.49 km²0.81% a yearRural
16,206Santo NiñoPandi, Bulacan1,839about 1,719about 1.07 km²1.21% a yearRural
16,207Sto. TomasPalauig, Zambales1,839about 958about 1.92 km²1.28% a yearRural
16,208SawangGuindulman, Bohol1,839about 4,389about 0.419 km²−1.55% a yearRural
16,209SibutoDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,839about 369about 4.98 km²6.65% a yearRural
16,210BancasanSan Remigio, Cebu1,838about 760about 2.42 km²0.85% a yearRural
16,211BuboyPagsanjan, Laguna1,838about 851about 2.16 km²0.45% a yearRural
16,212Centro EastAllacapan, Cagayan1,838about 2,044about 0.899 km²−0.41% a yearUrban
16,213ConcepcionMauban, Quezon1,838about 688about 2.67 km²−1.30% a yearRural
16,214Luuk-MaluhaLantawan, Basilan1,838about 353about 5.21 km²no 2020 countRural
16,215MatutunaSan Andres, Romblon1,838about 273about 6.74 km²4.00% a yearRural
16,216San RoqueBuenavista, Guimaras1,838about 691about 2.66 km²0.18% a yearRural
16,217Santa CruzTalisay, Camarines Norte1,838about 772about 2.38 km²1.88% a yearRural
16,218TalingtingCarles, Iloilo1,838about 457about 4.02 km²1.35% a yearRural
16,219TampoBotolan, Zambales1,838about 1,332about 1.38 km²0.14% a yearRural
16,220ApudLibon, Albay1,837about 769about 2.39 km²−1.04% a yearRural
16,221Camp VTubod, Lanao del Norte1,837about 325about 5.65 km²0.52% a yearRural
16,222Cordova NorteTigbauan, Iloilo1,837about 487about 3.77 km²0.36% a yearRural
16,223New CuyoRoxas, Palawan1,837about 54about 34.22 km²0.00% a yearRural
16,224PantawanBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte1,837about 19about 96.74 km²0.14% a yearRural
16,225PinamulaKibawe, Bukidnon1,837about 153about 11.99 km²1.37% a yearRural
16,226PindolonanKapai, Lanao del Sur1,837about 409about 4.49 km²0.04% a yearRural
16,227San Isidro LowerLala, Lanao del Norte1,837about 394about 4.66 km²0.88% a yearRural
16,228Santa Lucia OldZaragoza, Nueva Ecija1,837about 216about 8.49 km²−2.01% a yearRural
16,229BagumbayanBalanga City, Bataan1,836about 12,930about 0.142 km²−2.80% a yearRural
16,230BanayalTulunan, Cotabato1,836about 198about 9.27 km²0.26% a yearRural
16,231BesiganCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental1,836about 75about 24.39 km²1.86% a yearRural
16,232BGH CompoundBaguio City, Benguet1,836about 7,914about 0.232 km²−0.31% a yearRural
16,233BiclatSan Miguel, Bulacan1,836about 838about 2.19 km²1.01% a yearRural
16,234CayacayAlicia, Bohol1,836about 229about 8.02 km²−1.91% a yearRural
16,235DanaoTongkil, Sulu1,836about 445about 4.13 km²2.86% a yearRural
16,236GumaruengPiat, Cagayan1,836about 230about 8.00 km²−2.54% a yearRural
16,237Mahabang DahiligBatangas City, Batangas1,836about 555about 3.31 km²3.86% a yearRural
16,238MaroyogroyogLinapacan, Palawan1,836about 66about 28.00 km²0.08% a yearRural
16,239New CasayBraulio E. Dujali, Davao del Norte1,836about 558about 3.29 km²−0.92% a yearRural
16,240Poblacion 1Moncada, Tarlac1,836about 8,579about 0.214 km²0.45% a yearUrban
16,241Poblacion WestNatividad, Pangasinan1,836about 1,543about 1.19 km²0.72% a yearRural
16,242Santa IsabelCabiao, Nueva Ecija1,836about 164about 11.17 km²2.93% a yearRural
16,243SapaMapun, Tawi-Tawi1,836about 357about 5.14 km²0.32% a yearRural
16,244TongonanKananga, Leyte1,836about 109about 16.80 km²3.20% a yearUrban
16,245ApadPolangui, Albay1,835about 375about 4.89 km²5.04% a yearRural
16,246Bagong Pook VI-CSan Pablo City, Laguna1,835about 18,686about 0.0982 km²−0.31% a yearRural
16,247BahaySan Miguel, Leyte1,835about 81about 22.76 km²2.82% a yearRural
16,248BalayagmanokBacong, Negros Oriental1,835about 918about 2.00 km²6.49% a yearRural
16,249BaleteSan Nicolas, Batangas1,835about 3,745about 0.49 km²−3.70% a yearRural
16,250BalunoNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,835about 698about 2.63 km²−0.27% 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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