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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, 16,501 to 16,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,501Sinipit BubonSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija1,811about 347about 5.22 km²0.15% a yearRural
16,502South San JoseIloilo City, Iloilo1,811about 6,732about 0.269 km²0.71% a yearRural
16,503BoloSan Jacinto, Pangasinan1,810about 414about 4.37 km²−0.68% a yearRural
16,504CambugAl-Barka, Basilan1,810about 1,011about 1.79 km²4.16% a yearRural
16,505GapoCamalig, Albay1,810about 3,717about 0.487 km²−0.52% a yearRural
16,506GulacDiffun, Quirino1,810about 410about 4.41 km²−0.13% a yearRural
16,507HimanagLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,810about 54about 33.75 km²0.04% a yearRural
16,508LaisMalita, Davao Occidental1,810about 144about 12.58 km²−2.13% a yearRural
16,509LinderoLaua-An, Antique1,810about 928about 1.95 km²2.20% a yearRural
16,510MagbangonCabucgayan, Biliran1,810about 2,479about 0.73 km²1.46% a yearRural
16,511MintoGuinobatan, Albay1,810about 1,207about 1.50 km²0.62% a yearRural
16,512PagatpatCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,810about 1,496about 1.21 km²−0.55% a yearRural
16,513ParilCebu City, Cebu1,810about 559about 3.24 km²−0.48% a yearRural
16,514PoblacionCagwait, Surigao del Sur1,810about 469about 3.86 km²0.27% a yearRural
16,515RogeroBubong, Lanao del Sur1,810about 18about 100.81 km²4.05% a yearRural
16,516San Pedro PalcaranganLubao, Pampanga1,810about 528about 3.43 km²no 2020 countRural
16,517SuaMasantol, Pampanga1,810about 256about 7.06 km²−0.33% a yearRural
16,518TamborongSan Lorenzo, Guimaras1,810about 280about 6.46 km²7.50% a yearRural
16,519TucdaoKawayan, Biliran1,810about 457about 3.96 km²0.11% a yearRural
16,520TunoTibiao, Antique1,810about 61about 29.54 km²0.19% a yearRural
16,521WaterfallsKapatagan, Lanao del Norte1,810about 823about 2.20 km²5.15% a yearRural
16,522AmioSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental1,809about 128about 14.18 km²0.29% a yearRural
16,523Bgy. 43 - TamaoyanLegazpi City, Albay1,809about 1,630about 1.11 km²−2.41% a yearRural
16,524Barangay VQuezon, Quezon1,809about 1,350about 1.34 km²0.52% a yearRural
16,525DaoTuy, Batangas1,809about 405about 4.47 km²0.39% a yearRural
16,526LiongKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte1,809about 364about 4.97 km²3.92% a yearRural
16,527Pinagsanhan I AMaragondon, Cavite1,809about 191about 9.49 km²3.49% a yearRural
16,528Pindangan CentroAlcala, Pangasinan1,809about 1,824about 0.992 km²0.70% a yearRural
16,529Santa BarbaraPiat, Cagayan1,809about 900about 2.01 km²0.33% a yearRural
16,530TagabakidMati City, Davao Oriental1,809about 141about 12.80 km²2.53% a yearRural
16,531TagbaoCebu City, Cebu1,809about 171about 10.60 km²0.88% a yearRural
16,532Tengah LaminusaSiasi, Sulu1,809about 15,595about 0.116 km²3.14% a yearRural
16,533AnitoMambajao, Camiguin1,808about 395about 4.58 km²0.67% a yearRural
16,534Barangay 8Catanauan, Quezon1,808about 17,057about 0.106 km²−1.16% a yearRural
16,535Barangay XIIAmadeo, Cavite1,808about 2,127about 0.85 km²2.87% a yearRural
16,536CabaritanSison, Pangasinan1,808about 1,205about 1.50 km²1.35% a yearRural
16,537CalwitSan Narciso, Quezon1,808about 94about 19.16 km²1.40% a yearRural
16,538DumalogdogSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,808about 260about 6.95 km²−0.94% a yearRural
16,539LabonanBongabong, Oriental Mindoro1,808about 505about 3.58 km²−0.47% a yearRural
16,540MananaoPaluan, Occidental Mindoro1,808about 28about 65.31 km²0.46% a yearRural
16,541NabaccayanGattaran, Cagayan1,808about 581about 3.11 km²−1.34% a yearRural
16,542PoblacionMagallanes, Agusan del Norte1,808about 435about 4.16 km²−0.28% a yearRural
16,543San AgustinAroroy, Masbate1,808about 81about 22.33 km²−0.16% a yearRural
16,544Santo TomasCamaligan, Camarines Sur1,808about 32,993about 0.0548 km²no 2020 countRural
16,545Barangay 5Isabela, Negros Occidental1,807about 297about 6.09 km²−0.36% a yearRural
16,546CagsaoCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,807about 1,807about 1.00 km²−1.11% a yearRural
16,547CuencaPugo, La Union1,807about 380about 4.76 km²0.08% a yearRural
16,548DiamantePrieto Diaz, Sorsogon1,807about 7,657about 0.236 km²0.57% a yearRural
16,549HamodBatad, Iloilo1,807about 982about 1.84 km²no 2020 countRural
16,550Limbon-limbonBinangonan, Rizal1,807about 5,378about 0.336 km²1.45% 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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