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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, 16,251 to 16,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,251BangayanKitcharao, Agusan del Norte1,835about 48about 38.19 km²1.94% a yearRural
16,252DaanlungsodOslob, Cebu1,835about 1,133about 1.62 km²1.34% a yearRural
16,253LinindingMunai, Lanao del Norte1,835about 237about 7.74 km²0.90% a yearRural
16,254MagsaysayEscalante City, Negros Occidental1,835about 296about 6.19 km²−2.70% a yearRural
16,255MalagaBindoy, Negros Oriental1,835about 913about 2.01 km²−0.50% a yearRural
16,256New AklanGlan, Sarangani1,835about 71about 25.77 km²0.32% a yearRural
16,257Northern PaliguePadada, Davao del Sur1,835about 653about 2.81 km²−0.20% a yearRural
16,258Pambisan MalakiPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,835about 339about 5.42 km²−0.04% a yearRural
16,259TalisayPandan, Antique1,835about 1,133about 1.62 km²0.05% a yearRural
16,260BaruyenBangui, Ilocos Norte1,834about 233about 7.86 km²1.24% a yearRural
16,261CaiganganSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental1,834about 322about 5.69 km²2.39% a yearRural
16,262Kita-kitaBalungao, Pangasinan1,834about 597about 3.07 km²1.35% a yearRural
16,263MabalbalinoSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,834about 669about 2.74 km²−1.29% a yearRural
16,264MagandaTarragona, Davao Oriental1,834about 75about 24.41 km²0.16% a yearRural
16,265San AndresScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija1,834about 728about 2.52 km²0.48% a yearRural
16,266Santa RitaSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija1,834about 418about 4.39 km²6.36% a yearRural
16,267SukailangSurigao City, Surigao del Norte1,834about 1,013about 1.81 km²6.76% a yearRural
16,268BongolanonMagpet, Cotabato1,833about 144about 12.71 km²0.10% a yearRural
16,269CalipayanSanta Ignacia, Tarlac1,833about 112about 16.36 km²2.38% a yearRural
16,270GomezSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,833about 4,204about 0.436 km²−0.30% a yearUrban
16,271LaguitanDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,833about 113about 16.15 km²3.16% a yearRural
16,272MacarthurLavezares, Northern Samar1,833about 374about 4.90 km²0.80% a yearRural
16,273Matandang GasanGasan, Marinduque1,833about 423about 4.33 km²0.04% a yearRural
16,274Pinut-anSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte1,833about 206about 8.91 km²−2.49% a yearRural
16,275Poblacion 4Buenavista, Agusan del Norte1,833about 12,818about 0.143 km²0.33% a yearRural
16,276QuintinaSan Pascual, Masbate1,833about 140about 13.10 km²2.75% a yearRural
16,277San AntonioVictoria, Oriental Mindoro1,833about 323about 5.67 km²2.20% a yearRural
16,278San Miguel ISilang, Cavite1,833about 18,404about 0.0996 km²0.46% a yearUrban
16,279Yeban SurBenito Soliven, Isabela1,833about 566about 3.24 km²0.58% a yearRural
16,280Barangay 205Manila1,832about 39,229about 0.0467 km²0.97% a yearUrban
16,281DapdapAlangalang, Leyte1,832about 856about 2.14 km²2.42% a yearRural
16,282LagtangAlubijid, Misamis Oriental1,832about 645about 2.84 km²3.64% a yearRural
16,283LumitanPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,832about 394about 4.65 km²0.29% a yearRural
16,284ManinilaGuinobatan, Albay1,832about 763about 2.40 km²0.58% a yearRural
16,285PanataoClaver, Surigao del Norte1,832about 507about 3.61 km²0.05% a yearRural
16,286San VicenteCatubig, Northern Samar1,832about 391about 4.68 km²0.87% a yearRural
16,287SapakanMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur1,832about 783about 2.34 km²8.10% a yearRural
16,288SapalSan Lorenzo, Guimaras1,832about 222about 8.26 km²0.73% a yearRural
16,289Villa CuizonScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija1,832about 691about 2.65 km²0.07% a yearRural
16,290VillamarCaoayan, Ilocos Sur1,832about 1,205about 1.52 km²0.82% a yearRural
16,291VillamarzoCordon, Isabela1,832about 472about 3.88 km²0.16% a yearRural
16,292Zone IIISogod, Southern Leyte1,832about 17,448about 0.105 km²−4.02% a yearUrban
16,293CabcabIsabela, Negros Occidental1,831about 332about 5.52 km²1.29% a yearRural
16,294Centro WestAllacapan, Cagayan1,831about 750about 2.44 km²−0.86% a yearRural
16,295Poblacion 2Daram, Samar1,831about 2,826about 0.648 km²1.91% a yearRural
16,296Rizal EastSan Isidro, Isabela1,831about 365about 5.02 km²−0.30% a yearRural
16,297Sabong-TabokLavezares, Northern Samar1,831about 848about 2.16 km²0.73% a yearRural
16,298TangueguironTubod, Lanao del Norte1,831about 315about 5.82 km²0.95% a yearRural
16,299TincuponPanitan, Capiz1,831about 396about 4.62 km²4.03% a yearRural
16,300AguiguicanGattaran, Cagayan1,830about 236about 7.77 km²−1.66% 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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