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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, 17,051 to 17,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,051Barangay 698Manila1,759about 20,670about 0.0851 km²0.32% a yearUrban
17,052Bay-angCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte1,759about 361about 4.87 km²2.61% a yearRural
17,053Cari MayorLeganes, Iloilo1,759about 517about 3.40 km²0.96% a yearRural
17,054Pulong MatongGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija1,759about 1,659about 1.06 km²−0.39% a yearRural
17,055SisiGuinayangan, Quezon1,759about 1,035about 1.70 km²−0.62% a yearRural
17,056SulipaGerona, Tarlac1,759about 397about 4.43 km²0.37% a yearRural
17,057BimpalLamut, Ifugao1,758about 114about 15.38 km²0.18% a yearRural
17,058CoalicionSan Luis, Agusan del Sur1,758about 122about 14.39 km²no 2020 countRural
17,059CuyaoyaoPio Duran, Albay1,758about 329about 5.34 km²−0.10% a yearRural
17,060DansulaoMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay1,758about 302about 5.83 km²1.80% a yearRural
17,061FundadoLabo, Camarines Norte1,758about 412about 4.27 km²−3.54% a yearRural
17,062Kutah SairapParang, Sulu1,758about 2,965about 0.593 km²2.18% a yearRural
17,063SalubunganSiniloan, Laguna1,758about 29,797about 0.059 km²−2.42% a yearRural
17,064San BartolomeMayantoc, Tarlac1,758about 408about 4.31 km²0.21% a yearRural
17,065Santissimo Rosario Pob.Naval, Biliran1,758about 8,618about 0.204 km²−3.44% a yearUrban
17,066CaimaLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,757about 250about 7.02 km²7.53% a yearRural
17,067District ISibalom, Antique1,757about 1,071about 1.64 km²2.85% a yearRural
17,068PaliguiCandaba, Pampanga1,757about 129about 13.62 km²1.80% a yearRural
17,069RealCalatagan, Batangas1,757about 608about 2.89 km²1.47% a yearRural
17,070Santa MariaSan Manuel, Tarlac1,757about 1,515about 1.16 km²1.61% a yearRural
17,071Santo NiñoArakan, Cotabato1,757about 210about 8.38 km²1.34% a yearRural
17,072BuenlagBugallon, Pangasinan1,756about 2,491about 0.705 km²0.85% a yearRural
17,073Centro IIAngadanan, Isabela1,756about 1,195about 1.47 km²−0.22% a yearRural
17,074CudionanSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,756about 422about 4.16 km²1.39% a yearRural
17,075DicolocJimenez, Misamis Occidental1,756about 919about 1.91 km²0.39% a yearRural
17,076MabausCarmen, Davao del Norte1,756about 306about 5.74 km²0.58% a yearRural
17,077MacalongUrdaneta City, Pangasinan1,756about 869about 2.02 km²2.99% a yearRural
17,078MagsaysayKibawe, Bukidnon1,756about 191about 9.19 km²−1.66% a yearRural
17,079MalayaLabo, Camarines Norte1,756about 111about 15.81 km²−2.24% a yearRural
17,080MalinginDaanbantayan, Cebu1,756about 832about 2.11 km²−0.64% a yearRural
17,081San RafaelDonsol, Sorsogon1,756about 318about 5.52 km²9.26% a yearRural
17,082TablaLiloan, Cebu1,756about 524about 3.35 km²2.85% a yearRural
17,083Tagum NorteTrinidad, Bohol1,756about 341about 5.15 km²2.33% a yearRural
17,084TapalUbay, Bohol1,756about 708about 2.48 km²1.79% a yearRural
17,085TomongtongEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental1,756about 1,451about 1.21 km²0.10% a yearRural
17,086Bagong SilangBuenavista, Quezon1,755about 471about 3.73 km²1.40% a yearRural
17,087CancawasSan Jose, Negros Oriental1,755about 301about 5.83 km²−0.04% a yearRural
17,088MahayagSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur1,755about 209about 8.40 km²−0.57% a yearRural
17,089MainitCatarman, Camiguin1,755about 173about 10.12 km²2.55% a yearRural
17,090MalusakAtimonan, Quezon1,755about 329about 5.34 km²0.26% a yearRural
17,091PayawanLamut, Ifugao1,755about 86about 20.46 km²−0.51% a yearRural
17,092PoblacionBatad, Iloilo1,755about 2,297about 0.764 km²0.37% a yearRural
17,093RawisTabaco City, Albay1,755about 3,395about 0.517 km²2.10% a yearRural
17,094San IsidroCandon City, Ilocos Sur1,755about 10,203about 0.172 km²−1.04% a yearUrban
17,095Santa EscolasticaBaguio City, Benguet1,755about 12,188about 0.144 km²−0.53% a yearRural
17,096SarayanPresident Roxas, Cotabato1,755about 137about 12.79 km²−0.31% a yearRural
17,097TalisayBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,755about 490about 3.58 km²−2.93% a yearRural
17,098Upper SinumaanTalipao, Sulu1,755about 1,450about 1.21 km²4.91% a yearRural
17,099AlbaBaggao, Cagayan1,754about 63about 27.89 km²0.30% a yearRural
17,100BagtongSalcedo, Eastern Samar1,754about 327about 5.36 km²−1.00% 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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