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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, 16,451 to 16,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,451JunctionKidapawan City, Cotabato1,816about 195about 9.29 km²0.16% a yearRural
16,452Nueva EraCabatuan, Isabela1,816about 578about 3.14 km²1.03% a yearRural
16,453Santo DomingoSocorro, Oriental Mindoro1,816about 384about 4.73 km²1.24% a yearRural
16,454CacayasenBurgos, Pangasinan1,815about 187about 9.71 km²1.45% a yearRural
16,455KauswaganPanabo City, Davao del Norte1,815about 412about 4.40 km²0.21% a yearRural
16,456KayrilawNasugbu, Batangas1,815about 278about 6.54 km²1.14% a yearRural
16,457La VictoriaTrinidad, Bohol1,815about 353about 5.14 km²3.79% a yearRural
16,458LabuegKapangan, Benguet1,815about 240about 7.56 km²1.55% a yearRural
16,459MagdalenaCabatuan, Isabela1,815about 921about 1.97 km²0.27% a yearUrban
16,460MaliwanagMansalay, Oriental Mindoro1,815about 270about 6.72 km²0.19% a yearRural
16,461San Pedro IMagalang, Pampanga1,815about 11,786about 0.154 km²0.80% a yearUrban
16,462TikusSumisip, Basilan1,815about 1,093about 1.66 km²3.84% a yearRural
16,463Tuca AmbolongMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,815about 37,813about 0.048 km²no 2020 countRural
16,464BalokSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,814about 178about 10.17 km²5.31% a yearRural
16,465BangonOdiongan, Romblon1,814about 551about 3.29 km²1.73% a yearRural
16,466CalagcalagAyungon, Negros Oriental1,814about 930about 1.95 km²1.31% a yearRural
16,467HucabKiangan, Ifugao1,814about 145about 12.54 km²0.75% a yearRural
16,468MalayaCervantes, Ilocos Sur1,814about 43about 42.38 km²−0.57% a yearRural
16,469PoblacionAtok, Benguet1,814about 57about 31.89 km²−1.28% a yearRural
16,470San FranciscoTiaong, Quezon1,814about 546about 3.32 km²−0.09% a yearRural
16,471SiwaraganSan Joaquin, Iloilo1,814about 1,634about 1.11 km²0.67% a yearRural
16,472SolidoNabas, Aklan1,814about 1,073about 1.69 km²0.08% a yearRural
16,473TiculabMaitum, Sarangani1,814about 80about 22.80 km²4.46% a yearRural
16,474DasalSibunag, Guimaras1,813about 177about 10.25 km²0.08% a yearRural
16,475HimamaugTagana-An, Surigao del Norte1,813about 259about 6.99 km²2.83% a yearRural
16,476MagsaysayDumaran, Palawan1,813about 51about 35.84 km²2.12% a yearRural
16,477MaruyogonPuerto Princesa City, Palawan1,813about 200about 9.08 km²−0.71% a yearRural
16,478MilidanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte1,813about 110about 16.42 km²1.89% a yearRural
16,479Minahan SurGeneral Nakar, Quezon1,813about 261about 6.95 km²−1.57% a yearRural
16,480SamonteQuezon, Isabela1,813about 170about 10.68 km²−0.48% a yearRural
16,481San VicenteOrmoc City, Leyte1,813about 799about 2.27 km²−2.06% a yearRural
16,482Barangay Poblacion IBalangiga, Eastern Samar1,812about 1,662about 1.09 km²−0.85% a yearRural
16,483Bebe MatuaMasantol, Pampanga1,812about 3,283about 0.552 km²2.60% a yearRural
16,484InaladSiaton, Negros Oriental1,812about 482about 3.76 km²−1.32% a yearRural
16,485LinaoAparri, Cagayan1,812about 449about 4.04 km²0.03% a yearRural
16,486LourmahMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,812about 654about 2.77 km²0.20% a yearRural
16,487ManganBanga, Aklan1,812about 784about 2.31 km²0.28% a yearRural
16,488NaglicuanPasuquin, Ilocos Norte1,812about 505about 3.59 km²0.84% a yearRural
16,489Poblacion ITernate, Cavite1,812about 7,613about 0.238 km²−1.12% a yearRural
16,490San JoseTuy, Batangas1,812about 186about 9.73 km²−2.75% a yearRural
16,491TugasCandijay, Bohol1,812about 435about 4.17 km²0.12% a yearRural
16,492TungawanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur1,812about 606about 2.99 km²−0.47% a yearRural
16,493Boca EngañoClaveria, Masbate1,811about 199about 9.09 km²−1.24% a yearRural
16,494Dionisio RiconallaSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte1,811about 144about 12.60 km²1.70% a yearRural
16,495IlianSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,811about 654about 2.77 km²1.92% a yearRural
16,496LambugBadian, Cebu1,811about 487about 3.72 km²1.43% a yearRural
16,497PallocBallesteros, Cagayan1,811about 406about 4.46 km²0.15% a yearRural
16,498PoblacionBonifacio, Misamis Occidental1,811about 1,415about 1.28 km²0.09% a yearRural
16,499Progreso EsteOdiongan, Romblon1,811about 216about 8.37 km²2.68% a yearRural
16,500Purok IPavia, Iloilo1,811about 4,753about 0.381 km²0.71% 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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