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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, 16,901 to 16,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
16,901Santa ClaraCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,773about 891about 1.99 km²0.45% a yearRural
16,902Santo NiñoCataingan, Masbate1,773about 249about 7.13 km²0.25% a yearRural
16,903AnonangAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,772about 297about 5.96 km²0.90% a yearRural
16,904BanabanBayambang, Pangasinan1,772about 1,197about 1.48 km²−1.79% a yearRural
16,905BitoonSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,772about 327about 5.42 km²−1.73% a yearRural
16,906BorsethAlangalang, Leyte1,772about 343about 5.16 km²0.01% a yearRural
16,907CabangcalanPlacer, Masbate1,772about 199about 8.90 km²3.68% a yearRural
16,908DuhatanBalayan, Batangas1,772about 466about 3.80 km²1.30% a yearRural
16,909Libo-oRonda, Cebu1,772about 483about 3.67 km²4.89% a yearRural
16,910MapuraoAllacapan, Cagayan1,772about 380about 4.66 km²−0.89% a yearRural
16,911MasayanVeruela, Agusan del Sur1,772about 114about 15.49 km²4.16% a yearRural
16,912PaltokAngat, Bulacan1,772about 566about 3.13 km²0.47% a yearRural
16,913PangananKitaotao, Bukidnon1,772about 123about 14.36 km²1.16% a yearRural
16,914Poblacion IVPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija1,772about 3,039about 0.583 km²1.00% a yearRural
16,915Santa MariaMatalam, Cotabato1,772about 202about 8.79 km²−0.56% a yearRural
16,916SinogbuhanSan Joaquin, Iloilo1,772about 457about 3.88 km²0.37% a yearRural
16,917AmbucaoSantiago, Ilocos Sur1,771about 738about 2.40 km²0.80% a yearRural
16,918Barangay 192Manila1,771about 51,633about 0.0343 km²−1.40% a yearUrban
16,919CadinglianOton, Iloilo1,771about 1,073about 1.65 km²0.80% a yearRural
16,920CentroPamplona, Cagayan1,771about 989about 1.79 km²no 2020 countRural
16,921KiharongMaramag, Bukidnon1,771about 237about 7.48 km²2.08% a yearRural
16,922LipataAllen, Northern Samar1,771about 388about 4.56 km²0.66% a yearRural
16,923PambuhanGarchitorena, Camarines Sur1,771about 540about 3.28 km²−0.08% a yearRural
16,924San AntonioAlangalang, Leyte1,771about 248about 7.14 km²7.34% a yearRural
16,925TupazCarles, Iloilo1,771about 226about 7.83 km²1.56% a yearRural
16,926AjosCatanauan, Quezon1,770about 413about 4.29 km²1.35% a yearRural
16,927Barangay 127Pasay City1,770about 66,541about 0.0266 km²−0.39% a yearUrban
16,928BurgosSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija1,770about 494about 3.58 km²−0.56% a yearRural
16,929GuinsularanDuero, Bohol1,770about 957about 1.85 km²0.51% a yearRural
16,930MaluyoAllacapan, Cagayan1,770about 205about 8.62 km²0.12% a yearRural
16,931San NicolasSarrat, Ilocos Norte1,770about 1,172about 1.51 km²0.31% a yearRural
16,932San PabloSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte1,770about 717about 2.47 km²0.01% a yearUrban
16,933TimpulIsabela City, Basilan1,770about 48,098about 0.0368 km²1.82% a yearRural
16,934ZamboanguitaMalaybalay City, Bukidnon1,770about 74about 23.80 km²0.07% a yearRural
16,935Balatong APulilan, Bulacan1,769about 2,553about 0.693 km²−1.41% a yearRural
16,936BrionesSan Antonio, Quezon1,769about 505about 3.50 km²−1.09% a yearRural
16,937BulodGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur1,769about 50about 35.57 km²0.76% a yearRural
16,938ButawananSiruma, Camarines Sur1,769about 246about 7.20 km²−1.09% a yearRural
16,939CalaboaLeganes, Iloilo1,769about 716about 2.47 km²2.48% a yearRural
16,940CeboleQuezon, Bukidnon1,769about 280about 6.32 km²1.12% a yearRural
16,941Himo-awHilongos, Leyte1,769about 5,157about 0.343 km²0.01% a yearRural
16,942MagsaysaySanta Fe, Romblon1,769about 205about 8.63 km²1.46% a yearRural
16,943PaniquianNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,769about 686about 2.58 km²1.22% a yearRural
16,944PanunsulanIsabela City, Basilan1,769about 114about 15.54 km²6.06% a yearRural
16,945SacsacDalaguete, Cebu1,769about 294about 6.02 km²−2.84% a yearRural
16,946Santo RosarioBaybay City, Leyte1,769about 14,500about 0.122 km²−3.89% a yearRural
16,947TagporePanabo City, Davao del Norte1,769about 399about 4.43 km²−0.05% a yearUrban
16,948TubleSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,769about 417about 4.24 km²0.41% a yearRural
16,949TubodSan Fernando, Cebu1,769about 834about 2.12 km²0.03% a yearRural
16,950BalangayUrbiztondo, Pangasinan1,768about 1,684about 1.05 km²0.68% 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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