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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, 16,401 to 16,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,401PanguloCalatrava, Romblon1,822about 395about 4.61 km²0.97% a yearRural
16,402PanorogananIligan City, Lanao del Norte1,822about 42about 42.90 km²3.38% a yearRural
16,403PoblacionBongabong, Oriental Mindoro1,822about 1,035about 1.76 km²0.40% a yearUrban
16,404Sacrifice ValleyHermosa, Bataan1,822about 1,007about 1.81 km²1.03% a yearRural
16,405San LeonBalungao, Pangasinan1,822about 5,075about 0.359 km²1.22% a yearRural
16,406Tan-AwanPlacer, Masbate1,822about 163about 11.20 km²0.36% a yearRural
16,407TanawanMalinao, Albay1,822about 959about 1.90 km²−0.08% a yearRural
16,408ApayaMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,821about 1,078about 1.69 km²−0.81% a yearRural
16,409BalaguenMagsaysay, Palawan1,821about 254about 7.16 km²0.03% a yearRural
16,410Binanuaanan GrandeCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,821about 279about 6.53 km²−1.14% a yearRural
16,411Christian VillageWao, Lanao del Sur1,821about 201about 9.07 km²−0.14% a yearRural
16,412LaperianTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur1,821about 162about 11.22 km²−0.86% a yearRural
16,413Mariano Espeleta IIIImus City, Cavite1,821about 7,917about 0.23 km²6.09% a yearRural
16,414MatalangtalangAroroy, Masbate1,821about 76about 23.86 km²2.56% a yearRural
16,415PugolLamut, Ifugao1,821about 123about 14.75 km²−4.28% a yearRural
16,416BalaigayLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur1,820about 4,090about 0.445 km²1.10% a yearRural
16,417BilaSison, Pangasinan1,820about 705about 2.58 km²−0.33% a yearRural
16,418CabubuganGuimbal, Iloilo1,820about 1,529about 1.19 km²0.12% a yearRural
16,419DimasalangSan Luis, Agusan del Sur1,820about 242about 7.51 km²0.70% a yearRural
16,420San PedroGoa, Camarines Sur1,820about 182about 9.98 km²1.76% a yearRural
16,421San VicenteSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,820about 488about 3.73 km²1.55% a yearRural
16,422Sapang DayapSan Ildefonso, Bulacan1,820about 251about 7.24 km²2.74% a yearRural
16,423AdecorIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,819about 664about 2.74 km²−1.04% a yearUrban
16,424Barangay 117Caloocan City1,819about 53,976about 0.0337 km²0.92% a yearUrban
16,425BaritanSan Miguel, Bulacan1,819about 1,516about 1.20 km²1.58% a yearRural
16,426BelenLeyte, Leyte1,819about 213about 8.56 km²0.39% a yearRural
16,427BentucoGubat, Sorsogon1,819about 414about 4.39 km²1.69% a yearRural
16,428Bulol-SaloKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,819about 49about 37.00 km²1.62% a yearRural
16,429CataguingSan Mariano, Isabela1,819about 384about 4.74 km²0.05% a yearRural
16,430East BaluarteIloilo City, Iloilo1,819about 19,392about 0.0938 km²0.25% a yearRural
16,431ManatadSibonga, Cebu1,819about 386about 4.71 km²−1.39% a yearRural
16,432PalcaTuao, Cagayan1,819about 415about 4.38 km²0.03% a yearRural
16,433San JuanBinalbagan, Negros Occidental1,819about 442about 4.12 km²1.35% a yearRural
16,434South PoblacionDipaculao, Aurora1,819about 4,864about 0.374 km²−1.34% a yearRural
16,435Barangay 417Manila1,818about 75,436about 0.0241 km²−2.39% a yearUrban
16,436Barangay 54Manila1,818about 66,838about 0.0272 km²2.38% a yearUrban
16,437CalicantoSan Juan, Batangas1,818about 900about 2.02 km²1.07% a yearRural
16,438GalvanGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,818about 530about 3.43 km²0.16% a yearRural
16,439LusotBaliangao, Misamis Occidental1,818about 240about 7.57 km²−1.56% a yearRural
16,440MaluacMoncada, Tarlac1,818about 1,609about 1.13 km²1.13% a yearRural
16,441Poblacion NorteTobias Fornier, Antique1,818about 1,263about 1.44 km²0.27% a yearRural
16,442PogoMangaldan, Pangasinan1,818about 2,310about 0.787 km²0.81% a yearRural
16,443SinundolanSan Remigio, Antique1,818about 176about 10.34 km²0.05% a yearRural
16,444TorralbaBanga, Aklan1,818about 830about 2.19 km²1.06% a yearRural
16,445ZitangaBallesteros, Cagayan1,818about 152about 11.98 km²0.21% a yearRural
16,446AgojoLooc, Romblon1,817about 473about 3.84 km²1.62% a yearRural
16,447BallocSan Clemente, Tarlac1,817about 354about 5.13 km²0.43% a yearRural
16,448KahawaTalipao, Sulu1,817about 2,633about 0.69 km²2.31% a yearRural
16,449SikatunaTalibon, Bohol1,817about 128about 14.25 km²−0.58% a yearRural
16,450Buluangan IValderrama, Antique1,816about 338about 5.37 km²0.16% 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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