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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, 16,651 to 16,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,651BuhanginAtimonan, Quezon1,796about 898about 2.00 km²0.07% a yearRural
16,652Doña PulqueriaCatarman, Northern Samar1,796about 440about 4.08 km²8.18% a yearRural
16,653JulitaLibacao, Aklan1,796about 466about 3.85 km²0.53% a yearRural
16,654NagmisahanCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,796about 401about 4.48 km²1.04% a yearRural
16,655PoblacionCajidiocan, Romblon1,796about 4,547about 0.395 km²−0.55% a yearUrban
16,656Poblacion SurParacale, Camarines Norte1,796about 8,891about 0.202 km²0.80% a yearRural
16,657PusiwNumancia, Aklan1,796about 1,761about 1.02 km²1.16% a yearRural
16,658Sam-angToledo City, Cebu1,796about 390about 4.61 km²−5.40% a yearRural
16,659AgosBato, Camarines Sur1,795about 794about 2.26 km²−1.75% a yearRural
16,660Barangay 9Catanauan, Quezon1,795about 5,311about 0.338 km²0.43% a yearUrban
16,661BudbudBarili, Cebu1,795about 494about 3.63 km²−0.67% a yearRural
16,662CabatuanDanao, Bohol1,795about 142about 12.66 km²−0.67% a yearRural
16,663GawiOslob, Cebu1,795about 346about 5.19 km²−1.05% a yearRural
16,664GuiwanonNueva Valencia, Guimaras1,795about 625about 2.87 km²−1.09% a yearRural
16,665La VictoriaImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay1,795about 376about 4.78 km²2.17% a yearRural
16,666Poblacion 5Taal, Batangas1,795about 14,476about 0.124 km²−3.00% a yearUrban
16,667San Isidro WestGoa, Camarines Sur1,795about 101about 17.85 km²−0.53% a yearRural
16,668San ManuelQuezon, Nueva Ecija1,795about 564about 3.18 km²−2.12% a yearRural
16,669SiboboCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,795about 863about 2.08 km²0.43% a yearRural
16,670VigoLubang, Occidental Mindoro1,795about 110about 16.39 km²−0.84% a yearRural
16,671AchilaUbay, Bohol1,794about 505about 3.55 km²0.65% a yearRural
16,672BagumbayanLal-Lo, Cagayan1,794about 1,300about 1.38 km²−3.52% a yearRural
16,673BenolhoAlbuera, Leyte1,794about 443about 4.05 km²−1.72% a yearRural
16,674CagawasanInabanga, Bohol1,794about 911about 1.97 km²3.30% a yearRural
16,675CalpidongGlan, Sarangani1,794about 78about 23.03 km²−1.32% a yearRural
16,676Coro-coroTiwi, Albay1,794about 3,560about 0.504 km²−0.42% a yearRural
16,677GumatdangItogon, Benguet1,794about 339about 5.29 km²1.17% a yearRural
16,678LandingBaliangao, Misamis Occidental1,794about 349about 5.14 km²1.28% a yearRural
16,679LoayToledo City, Cebu1,794about 680about 2.64 km²−0.17% a yearRural
16,680Poblacion CenterRamos, Tarlac1,794about 1,913about 0.938 km²0.04% a yearRural
16,681SalvacionAlicia, Isabela1,794about 187about 9.61 km²−0.54% a yearRural
16,682San FranciscoUbay, Bohol1,794about 184about 9.73 km²0.28% a yearRural
16,683Tagbac SurOton, Iloilo1,794about 450about 3.99 km²−0.04% a yearRural
16,684Bolo NorteSipocot, Camarines Sur1,793about 236about 7.59 km²0.67% a yearRural
16,685CalamaguiAmulung, Cagayan1,793about 325about 5.52 km²0.15% a yearRural
16,686Capanickian SurAllacapan, Cagayan1,793about 124about 14.51 km²0.45% a yearRural
16,687CompostelaAlegria, Cebu1,793about 103about 17.49 km²2.12% a yearRural
16,688LincudDingle, Iloilo1,793about 287about 6.25 km²0.07% a yearRural
16,689MinangaTumauini, Isabela1,793about 451about 3.98 km²6.28% a yearRural
16,690Olo CacamposanMangatarem, Pangasinan1,793about 804about 2.23 km²0.45% a yearRural
16,691PanaganTigaon, Camarines Sur1,793about 862about 2.08 km²−0.51% a yearRural
16,692Puerto PrincesaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands1,793about 125about 14.37 km²−3.94% a yearRural
16,693QuezonNaguilian, Isabela1,793about 2,241about 0.80 km²0.79% a yearRural
16,694Sugbay DosPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur1,793about 377about 4.76 km²−4.46% a yearRural
16,695ArdemilSara, Iloilo1,792about 101about 17.68 km²−0.94% a yearRural
16,696BalibagoCardona, Rizal1,792about 905about 1.98 km²3.05% a yearUrban
16,697Barangay 425Manila1,792about 36,571about 0.049 km²−3.59% a yearUrban
16,698Barangay 8Cuenca, Batangas1,792about 2,462about 0.728 km²1.44% a yearRural
16,699IpilBongao, Tawi-Tawi1,792about 308about 5.82 km²3.33% a yearRural
16,700KatanayananCarmen, Cotabato1,792about 139about 12.88 km²0.13% 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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