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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, 17,101 to 17,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,101CarmenBoston, Davao Oriental1,754about 194about 9.02 km²0.80% a yearRural
17,102Dulian (Upper Pasonanca)Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur1,754about 191about 9.18 km²4.01% a yearRural
17,103El SalvadorLala, Lanao del Norte1,754about 266about 6.59 km²1.26% a yearRural
17,104Langcangan ProperOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental1,754about 5,568about 0.315 km²1.00% a yearRural
17,105ManagosBayambang, Pangasinan1,754about 541about 3.24 km²2.05% a yearRural
17,106MapaladSan Agustin, Isabela1,754about 84about 20.90 km²0.55% a yearRural
17,107NahulidLibagon, Southern Leyte1,754about 249about 7.04 km²0.40% a yearRural
17,108PoblacionGuinayangan, Quezon1,754about 16,393about 0.107 km²−0.45% a yearRural
17,109RosarioLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte1,754about 447about 3.92 km²1.89% a yearRural
17,110San RoqueSurigao City, Surigao del Norte1,754about 750about 2.34 km²2.29% a yearRural
17,111Barangay 2Calatagan, Batangas1,753about 2,668about 0.657 km²5.47% a yearRural
17,112Barangay 662Manila1,753about 13,180about 0.133 km²2.20% a yearUrban
17,113CaloocanTalisay, Batangas1,753about 669about 2.62 km²0.16% a yearRural
17,114CompolCatarman, Camiguin1,753about 698about 2.51 km²1.46% a yearRural
17,115HalangLipa City, Batangas1,753about 399about 4.39 km²−5.98% a yearRural
17,116MilagrosaCastilla, Sorsogon1,753about 127about 13.82 km²0.04% a yearRural
17,117MuzonSan Juan, Batangas1,753about 864about 2.03 km²1.30% a yearRural
17,118PitogoSan Joaquin, Iloilo1,753about 246about 7.13 km²0.16% a yearRural
17,119PoblacionSan Andres, Romblon1,753about 1,524about 1.15 km²3.08% a yearRural
17,120San Antonio Pob.Alangalang, Leyte1,753about 34,238about 0.0512 km²3.71% a yearUrban
17,121TagporoGuiuan, Eastern Samar1,753about 1,169about 1.50 km²1.57% a yearRural
17,122TahudInopacan, Leyte1,753about 564about 3.11 km²1.33% a yearRural
17,123AmiroyMina, Iloilo1,752about 388about 4.52 km²−0.96% a yearRural
17,124Baybay NorteSual, Pangasinan1,752about 389about 4.50 km²2.84% a yearRural
17,125MatilacPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area1,752about 474about 3.70 km²−0.87% a yearRural
17,126PacitaLala, Lanao del Norte1,752about 563about 3.11 km²1.87% a yearRural
17,127Patpata SegundoCandon City, Ilocos Sur1,752about 2,113about 0.829 km²−0.04% a yearRural
17,128Poblacion TakasCuartero, Capiz1,752about 1,448about 1.21 km²0.21% a yearUrban
17,129ProgresoSan Juan City1,752about 33,499about 0.0523 km²1.17% a yearUrban
17,130San IsidroGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte1,752about 358about 4.90 km²2.35% a yearRural
17,131BaroyKadingilan, Bukidnon1,751about 215about 8.16 km²5.51% a yearRural
17,132Country Club VillageBaguio City, Benguet1,751about 485about 3.61 km²−0.15% a yearUrban
17,133Liwan EastRizal, Kalinga1,751about 549about 3.19 km²3.71% a yearRural
17,134MagdalenaBaleno, Masbate1,751about 768about 2.28 km²0.23% a yearRural
17,135MagsidelCalayan, Cagayan1,751about 44about 39.69 km²2.34% a yearRural
17,136ManlilisidJavier, Leyte1,751about 718about 2.44 km²−1.35% a yearRural
17,137PanalawanTagoloan, Lanao del Norte1,751about 194about 9.03 km²0.15% a yearRural
17,138SiagaoSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur1,751about 133about 13.17 km²0.40% a yearRural
17,139AgatSison, Pangasinan1,750about 658about 2.66 km²2.20% a yearRural
17,140Barangay 249Manila1,750about 118,243about 0.0148 km²2.02% a yearUrban
17,141Barangay 77Pasay City1,750about 39,773about 0.044 km²no 2020 countUrban
17,142CalaoPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon1,750about 1,012about 1.73 km²−1.59% a yearRural
17,143DamarQuezon City1,750about 8,255about 0.212 km²no 2020 countUrban
17,144Kahoy SinahParang, Sulu1,750about 1,667about 1.05 km²0.18% a yearRural
17,145KiutaanTalipao, Sulu1,750about 1,136about 1.54 km²0.17% a yearRural
17,146KolambuganSibagat, Agusan del Sur1,750about 22about 80.54 km²−4.30% a yearRural
17,147MacatingogCalbayog City, Samar1,750about 74about 23.80 km²0.94% a yearRural
17,148MahanayTalibon, Bohol1,750about 373about 4.69 km²−1.84% a yearRural
17,149MinabelCalayan, Cagayan1,750about 27about 63.73 km²−1.03% a yearRural
17,150San IsidroDauis, Bohol1,750about 459about 3.81 km²−0.67% 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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