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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, 16,351 to 16,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,351MalinaoMahaplag, Leyte1,826about 364about 5.02 km²0.29% a yearRural
16,352Malocloc SurIvisan, Capiz1,826about 263about 6.93 km²0.68% a yearRural
16,353ManlayagDanao City, Cebu1,826about 411about 4.44 km²0.24% a yearRural
16,354PiggatanAlcala, Cagayan1,826about 116about 15.71 km²0.98% a yearRural
16,355Ramos EastSan Isidro, Isabela1,826about 560about 3.26 km²−0.04% a yearRural
16,356SajanebaSanto Niño, South Cotabato1,826about 516about 3.54 km²1.79% a yearRural
16,357TandawanNew Bataan, Davao de Oro1,826about 18about 100.19 km²0.68% a yearRural
16,358Barangay 229Manila1,825about 96,561about 0.0189 km²4.08% a yearUrban
16,359Barangay 790Manila1,825about 34,630about 0.0527 km²1.14% a yearUrban
16,360Barangay 91Pasay City1,825about 97,594about 0.0187 km²−0.72% a yearUrban
16,361BuenavistaBaloi, Lanao del Norte1,825about 443about 4.12 km²1.92% a yearRural
16,362Camp OneTuba, Benguet1,825about 89about 20.62 km²2.91% a yearRural
16,363CantukongCarmen, Cebu1,825about 636about 2.87 km²2.22% a yearRural
16,364Central LabasKadayangan, Special Geographic Area1,825about 352about 5.19 km²−2.14% a yearRural
16,365General LunaBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,825about 79about 22.99 km²0.17% a yearRural
16,366BalasLabason, Zamboanga del Norte1,824about 79about 23.17 km²−2.16% a yearRural
16,367BambanTagkawayan, Quezon1,824about 140about 13.06 km²2.67% a yearRural
16,368Barangay 164Manila1,824about 68,060about 0.0268 km²0.22% a yearUrban
16,369DamutanHinoba-an, Negros Occidental1,824about 13about 145.54 km²0.39% a yearRural
16,370JubganSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte1,824about 97about 18.87 km²0.85% a yearRural
16,371MaligayaSan Narciso, Quezon1,824about 4,026about 0.453 km²0.60% a yearRural
16,372MandahilagTalisayan, Misamis Oriental1,824about 2,266about 0.805 km²0.55% a yearRural
16,373PanipiasonMadalag, Aklan1,824about 18about 101.03 km²0.04% a yearRural
16,374PanubiganZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur1,824about 349about 5.22 km²no 2020 countRural
16,375PuangiDipaculao, Aurora1,824about 418about 4.36 km²0.47% a yearRural
16,376SalvacionSanto Domingo, Albay1,824about 556about 3.28 km²3.44% a yearRural
16,377SampagaSan Antonio, Quezon1,824about 1,184about 1.54 km²2.75% a yearRural
16,378San CarlosTarlac City, Tarlac1,824about 594about 3.07 km²1.66% a yearRural
16,379San IsidroLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,824about 413about 4.42 km²1.03% a yearRural
16,380Sta. RitaCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,824about 526about 3.47 km²−0.52% a yearRural
16,381Tanza NortePanay, Capiz1,824about 294about 6.21 km²−0.49% a yearRural
16,382AfgaTangalan, Aklan1,823about 894about 2.04 km²0.24% a yearRural
16,383AmomokpokRagay, Camarines Sur1,823about 175about 10.41 km²−0.51% a yearRural
16,384AmotagAroroy, Masbate1,823about 63about 28.71 km²−2.88% a yearRural
16,385Barangay 1Balayan, Batangas1,823about 4,340about 0.42 km²−3.34% a yearRural
16,386BiyongTiwi, Albay1,823about 134about 13.63 km²1.70% a yearRural
16,387CabongBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,823about 564about 3.23 km²0.45% a yearUrban
16,388CatamboanLazi, Siquijor1,823about 825about 2.21 km²0.19% a yearRural
16,389LabiBongabon, Nueva Ecija1,823about 18about 103.59 km²2.51% a yearRural
16,390Poblacion EastLamut, Ifugao1,823about 1,169about 1.56 km²−2.50% a yearRural
16,391Punta MirayBaliangao, Misamis Occidental1,823about 511about 3.57 km²1.19% a yearRural
16,392TaliktikCordon, Isabela1,823about 50about 36.59 km²0.22% a yearRural
16,393Tula-tula GrandeLigao City, Albay1,823about 683about 2.67 km²0.81% a yearRural
16,394Upper TalipaoTalipao, Sulu1,823about 102about 17.96 km²3.07% a yearRural
16,395BucaoManaoag, Pangasinan1,822about 3,283about 0.555 km²1.08% a yearRural
16,396HermosaDasol, Pangasinan1,822about 414about 4.40 km²0.74% a yearRural
16,397KabuanParang, Maguindanao del Norte1,822about 456about 4.00 km²3.24% a yearRural
16,398KalasanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,822about 304about 6.00 km²3.10% a yearRural
16,399MatampayMunai, Lanao del Norte1,822about 375about 4.86 km²3.71% a yearRural
16,400NocnocanTalibon, Bohol1,822about 47,202about 0.0386 km²0.49% 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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