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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, 16,301 to 16,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,301BagtasonBugasong, Antique1,830about 472about 3.88 km²0.22% a yearRural
16,302Barangay 803Manila1,830about 39,956about 0.0458 km²1.71% a yearUrban
16,303Camposanto 1 - NorteMoncada, Tarlac1,830about 543about 3.37 km²3.17% a yearRural
16,304ConsolacionUrdaneta City, Pangasinan1,830about 769about 2.38 km²1.08% a yearRural
16,305DiarabasinDipaculao, Aurora1,830about 33about 54.98 km²0.38% a yearRural
16,306Gubat IrayaBacacay, Albay1,830about 1,144about 1.60 km²6.89% a yearRural
16,307GutadCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,830about 228about 8.04 km²4.35% a yearRural
16,308LanggalSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat1,830about 88about 20.74 km²−1.45% a yearRural
16,309New CulasiTulunan, Cotabato1,830about 297about 6.17 km²−0.77% a yearRural
16,310PanagaLaoac, Pangasinan1,830about 561about 3.26 km²−1.22% a yearRural
16,311ParadiseGonzaga, Cagayan1,830about 4,973about 0.368 km²4.40% a yearUrban
16,312San FranciscoDingras, Ilocos Norte1,830about 161about 11.37 km²−5.37% a yearRural
16,313Santa MariaUmingan, Pangasinan1,830about 317about 5.78 km²1.80% a yearRural
16,314TaguntunganBaggao, Cagayan1,830about 107about 17.06 km²1.13% a yearRural
16,315ItangonBula, Camarines Sur1,829about 256about 7.15 km²−0.13% a yearRural
16,316KarikitanConner, Apayao1,829about 57about 31.82 km²−0.92% a yearRural
16,317PoblacionLumbatan, Lanao del Sur1,829about 2,823about 0.648 km²2.47% a yearRural
16,318TalabaAlubijid, Misamis Oriental1,829about 425about 4.30 km²5.69% a yearRural
16,319TalibaSan Luis, Batangas1,829about 1,219about 1.50 km²3.00% a yearRural
16,320BantocalingMangatarem, Pangasinan1,828about 95about 19.25 km²1.61% a yearRural
16,321Barangay 98Caloocan City1,828about 69,506about 0.0263 km²0.90% a yearUrban
16,322Barangay II-BSan Pablo City, Laguna1,828about 22,051about 0.0829 km²−0.33% a yearUrban
16,323BawaGerona, Tarlac1,828about 1,775about 1.03 km²−0.18% a yearRural
16,324CabadsanAlangalang, Leyte1,828about 450about 4.06 km²1.80% a yearRural
16,325CalzadaMabini, Pangasinan1,828about 444about 4.12 km²−0.72% a yearRural
16,326Legarda 1Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,828about 479about 3.82 km²−0.75% a yearRural
16,327Lo-okCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,828about 2,227about 0.821 km²1.71% a yearRural
16,328Mabilog Na BundokLobo, Batangas1,828about 502about 3.64 km²0.29% a yearRural
16,329MacadPasacao, Camarines Sur1,828about 175about 10.44 km²0.07% a yearRural
16,330Nag-Iba IICalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,828about 234about 7.82 km²1.64% a yearRural
16,331VirginiaCulaba, Biliran1,828about 484about 3.78 km²−0.10% a yearRural
16,332Zone IIDinalungan, Aurora1,828about 3,207about 0.57 km²−0.26% a yearRural
16,333BalaticanPikit, Cotabato1,827about 293about 6.24 km²−7.35% a yearRural
16,334Barangay 148Manila1,827about 17,400about 0.105 km²−5.69% a yearUrban
16,335Barangay 82Caloocan City1,827about 34,602about 0.0528 km²0.93% a yearUrban
16,336Basi EastSolana, Cagayan1,827about 1,050about 1.74 km²0.08% a yearRural
16,337CabatacanPudtol, Apayao1,827about 749about 2.44 km²3.42% a yearRural
16,338KiayapMaitum, Sarangani1,827about 338about 5.41 km²2.99% a yearRural
16,339La PiedadIsabela City, Basilan1,827about 9,227about 0.198 km²−5.29% a yearRural
16,340MargaTubod, Surigao del Norte1,827about 180about 10.17 km²1.70% a yearRural
16,341Rang-ayanIlagan City, Isabela1,827about 142about 12.90 km²2.36% a yearRural
16,342TandaroraGuinobatan, Albay1,827about 539about 3.39 km²5.72% a yearRural
16,343Bgy. 24 - Rizal StreetLegazpi City, Albay1,826about 11,342about 0.161 km²−8.92% a yearUrban
16,344Barangay 745Manila1,826about 132,319about 0.0138 km²−2.33% a yearUrban
16,345FarañalSan Felipe, Zambales1,826about 932about 1.96 km²0.03% a yearRural
16,346Kirayan NorteMiagao, Iloilo1,826about 5,044about 0.362 km²−0.10% a yearRural
16,347KubentongDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur1,826about 439about 4.16 km²1.11% a yearRural
16,348La CaridadProsperidad, Agusan del Sur1,826about 132about 13.81 km²1.26% a yearRural
16,349LakawanTayabas City, Quezon1,826about 379about 4.82 km²1.89% a yearRural
16,350LangiranBayambang, Pangasinan1,826about 834about 2.19 km²2.00% 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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