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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, 16,601 to 16,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,601Barangay 485Manila1,800about 79,646about 0.0226 km²7.39% a yearUrban
16,602BecquesTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,800about 750about 2.40 km²−1.42% a yearRural
16,603CapiñahanSan Isidro, Leyte1,800about 455about 3.96 km²−2.34% a yearRural
16,604DerilonBanga, South Cotabato1,800about 468about 3.85 km²5.57% a yearRural
16,605KabungkolTalipao, Sulu1,800about 401about 4.49 km²0.90% a yearRural
16,606KiputPata, Sulu1,800about 314about 5.73 km²2.77% a yearRural
16,607LabuagonKibawe, Bukidnon1,800about 235about 7.66 km²0.42% a yearRural
16,608Leones EastTubao, La Union1,800about 1,636about 1.10 km²1.61% a yearRural
16,609NasunganLa Libertad, Negros Oriental1,800about 242about 7.45 km²−0.89% a yearRural
16,610Palma GilCaraga, Davao Oriental1,800about 21about 86.05 km²−1.13% a yearRural
16,611PinamasinganSan Pascual, Masbate1,800about 98about 18.40 km²−2.55% a yearRural
16,612Poblacion IIAgdangan, Quezon1,800about 6,207about 0.29 km²−2.38% a yearRural
16,613QuezonUson, Masbate1,800about 352about 5.11 km²−0.38% a yearRural
16,614Santa PeregrinaPulilan, Bulacan1,800about 1,395about 1.29 km²1.87% a yearRural
16,615Sapah MalaumIndanan, Sulu1,800about 837about 2.15 km²2.74% a yearRural
16,616Balong-balongPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur1,799about 281about 6.40 km²6.66% a yearRural
16,617Barangay 164Pasay City1,799about 124,069about 0.0145 km²0.68% a yearUrban
16,618Barangay 904Manila1,799about 135,263about 0.0133 km²0.03% a yearUrban
16,619BoyboyPiddig, Ilocos Norte1,799about 370about 4.86 km²1.87% a yearRural
16,620CaridadTuburan, Cebu1,799about 227about 7.92 km²1.30% a yearRural
16,621CatagmanIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,799about 1,487about 1.21 km²0.75% a yearRural
16,622GangalanSan Mariano, Isabela1,799about 79about 22.68 km²0.27% a yearRural
16,623IgbarawanPatnongon, Antique1,799about 825about 2.18 km²1.03% a yearRural
16,624MahayahaySaint Bernard, Southern Leyte1,799about 392about 4.59 km²1.35% a yearRural
16,625MukasKolambugan, Lanao del Norte1,799about 814about 2.21 km²−0.07% a yearRural
16,626N C Ordaneza DistrictPadada, Davao del Sur1,799about 2,358about 0.763 km²−4.29% a yearUrban
16,627RiversideTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur1,799about 7,527about 0.239 km²−1.28% a yearRural
16,628San Jose SurAgoo, La Union1,799about 1,313about 1.37 km²−0.25% a yearRural
16,629TaalMalolos City, Bulacan1,799about 1,499about 1.20 km²1.70% a yearRural
16,630TambanganSan Jose, Camarines Sur1,799about 728about 2.47 km²−0.33% a yearRural
16,631Agaman NorteBaggao, Cagayan1,798about 402about 4.47 km²3.61% a yearRural
16,632BuatongSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur1,798about 69about 26.04 km²1.95% a yearRural
16,633GreenhillPresident Roxas, Cotabato1,798about 147about 12.19 km²3.29% a yearRural
16,634HamoraonMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,798about 638about 2.82 km²−0.67% a yearRural
16,635PaculobDumanjug, Cebu1,798about 852about 2.11 km²−1.41% a yearRural
16,636Poblacion 2Moncada, Tarlac1,798about 7,135about 0.252 km²0.16% a yearRural
16,637San RoqueSanto Domingo, Albay1,798about 1,405about 1.28 km²0.07% a yearRural
16,638TangladManjuyod, Negros Oriental1,798about 259about 6.93 km²2.05% a yearRural
16,639AlabidhanBingawan, Iloilo1,797about 543about 3.31 km²0.34% a yearRural
16,640ApgahanPatnongon, Antique1,797about 856about 2.10 km²1.07% a yearRural
16,641BarualteSan Juan, Batangas1,797about 340about 5.29 km²0.50% a yearRural
16,642Del PilarSan Fernando, Camarines Sur1,797about 1,175about 1.53 km²0.51% a yearUrban
16,643GaliciaRapu-Rapu, Albay1,797about 212about 8.46 km²−1.41% a yearRural
16,644LikbahPanglima Estino, Sulu1,797about 1,021about 1.76 km²1.82% a yearRural
16,645LiongCataingan, Masbate1,797about 273about 6.59 km²no 2020 countRural
16,646MaihaoCawayan, Masbate1,797about 386about 4.65 km²2.26% a yearRural
16,647TapodocTugunan, Special Geographic Area1,797about 363about 4.95 km²0.40% a yearRural
16,648AgsirabLambunao, Iloilo1,796about 258about 6.96 km²0.00% a yearRural
16,649AwangOpol, Misamis Oriental1,796about 147about 12.19 km²−1.39% a yearRural
16,650BatiaraoAnda, Pangasinan1,796about 987about 1.82 km²−0.38% 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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