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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, 16,801 to 16,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,801SupaSan Jose, Antique1,783about 478about 3.73 km²1.76% a yearRural
16,802TulakanTapul, Sulu1,783about 366about 4.87 km²1.04% a yearRural
16,803UboBalud, Masbate1,783about 409about 4.36 km²1.60% a yearRural
16,804Abucayan NorteCalape, Bohol1,782about 660about 2.70 km²4.10% a yearRural
16,805Baquero NorteMoncada, Tarlac1,782about 429about 4.15 km²1.50% a yearRural
16,806Bayubay SurSan Vicente, Ilocos Sur1,782about 2,129about 0.837 km²−0.53% a yearUrban
16,807Dr. Camilo Osias Pob.Balaoan, La Union1,782about 3,689about 0.483 km²−0.15% a yearUrban
16,808DugmanonSan Isidro, Davao Oriental1,782about 419about 4.25 km²0.38% a yearRural
16,809LaguioRagay, Camarines Sur1,782about 418about 4.26 km²0.50% a yearRural
16,810MandongBatan, Aklan1,782about 608about 2.93 km²0.15% a yearRural
16,811MedolPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,782about 111about 16.02 km²2.39% a yearRural
16,812PanianganManticao, Misamis Oriental1,782about 465about 3.83 km²3.07% a yearRural
16,813PlaridelClaveria, Misamis Oriental1,782about 111about 16.06 km²0.05% a yearRural
16,814San DiegoAlangalang, Leyte1,782about 306about 5.83 km²−2.05% a yearRural
16,815San IsidroBula, Camarines Sur1,782about 250about 7.13 km²0.49% a yearRural
16,816San JuanCasiguran, Sorsogon1,782about 398about 4.48 km²0.00% a yearRural
16,817San RamonBula, Camarines Sur1,782about 529about 3.37 km²−0.41% a yearRural
16,818SaveronaTalugtug, Nueva Ecija1,782about 335about 5.32 km²0.27% a yearRural
16,819TangkiganMabini, Bohol1,782about 390about 4.57 km²2.77% a yearRural
16,820MabiniRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay1,781about 1,300about 1.37 km²0.57% a yearRural
16,821Poblacion VIIITanjay City, Negros Oriental1,781about 2,207about 0.807 km²−5.63% a yearUrban
16,822Port LamonHinatuan, Surigao del Sur1,781about 178about 10.02 km²1.54% a yearRural
16,823RamaCatbalogan City, Samar1,781about 1,605about 1.11 km²1.37% a yearRural
16,824SallabMagpet, Cotabato1,781about 126about 14.13 km²0.15% a yearRural
16,825San PedroVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,781about 1,509about 1.18 km²3.05% a yearRural
16,826Santa ClaraOton, Iloilo1,781about 425about 4.19 km²3.26% a yearRural
16,827SimbuhayOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area1,781about 82about 21.74 km²−1.18% a yearRural
16,828Tabaan SurTuba, Benguet1,781about 48about 37.23 km²6.40% a yearRural
16,829Tamontaka VCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte1,781about 636about 2.80 km²2.68% a yearRural
16,830Barangay 267Manila1,780about 135,878about 0.0131 km²−2.19% a yearUrban
16,831BinawanganCapalonga, Camarines Norte1,780about 125about 14.25 km²−1.49% a yearRural
16,832Imam Hadji MohammadSibutu, Tawi-Tawi1,780about 582about 3.06 km²0.38% a yearRural
16,833MalinaoTubajon, Dinagat Islands1,780about 87about 20.45 km²1.01% a yearUrban
16,834Santa ElenaOrion, Bataan1,780about 1,369about 1.30 km²−2.45% a yearUrban
16,835CabantianGuindulman, Bohol1,779about 703about 2.53 km²1.57% a yearRural
16,836DilaCalaca City, Batangas1,779about 322about 5.52 km²1.66% a yearRural
16,837EstadoMatalam, Cotabato1,779about 145about 12.25 km²0.27% a yearRural
16,838GuinacasPototan, Iloilo1,779about 504about 3.53 km²2.26% a yearRural
16,839GumahanJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur1,779about 2,687about 0.662 km²−1.09% a yearRural
16,840Ihubok IBasco, Batanes1,779about 1,098about 1.62 km²0.15% a yearUrban
16,841Lam-CaliafPolomolok, South Cotabato1,779about 142about 12.52 km²0.84% a yearRural
16,842LasteMagsaysay, Occidental Mindoro1,779about 244about 7.30 km²−0.75% a yearRural
16,843Mansabay BajoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental1,779about 1,140about 1.56 km²−4.81% a yearRural
16,844Poblacion VIIRoxas City, Capiz1,779about 9,413about 0.189 km²−4.09% a yearRural
16,845Quezon BoulevardSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,779about 3,294about 0.54 km²−1.45% a yearRural
16,846San JoseGetafe, Bohol1,779about 443about 4.02 km²−0.45% a yearRural
16,847SumanggaOrmoc City, Leyte1,779about 361about 4.93 km²6.17% a yearRural
16,848AlibihabanSan Andres, Quezon1,778about 382about 4.65 km²0.55% a yearRural
16,849Barangay 107Tacloban City, Leyte1,778about 188about 9.48 km²0.40% a yearRural
16,850BingaSan Vicente, Palawan1,778about 122about 14.55 km²−0.40% 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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