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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, 17,151 to 17,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,151San NicolasBaao, Camarines Sur1,750about 7,292about 0.24 km²−3.53% a yearRural
17,152San RoqueBayawan City, Negros Oriental1,750about 125about 14.00 km²4.58% a yearRural
17,153TapianTandubas, Tawi-Tawi1,750about 2,215about 0.79 km²3.75% a yearRural
17,154TinagoAroroy, Masbate1,750about 608about 2.88 km²0.19% a yearRural
17,155Barangay 4-ADavao City, Davao del Sur1,749about 7,539about 0.232 km²0.80% a yearUrban
17,156ColditAsingan, Pangasinan1,749about 777about 2.25 km²0.23% a yearRural
17,157DitekiSan Luis, Aurora1,749about 10about 179.76 km²−0.47% a yearRural
17,158Divina PastoraBato, Camarines Sur1,749about 14,949about 0.117 km²0.83% a yearRural
17,159KabulananBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat1,749about 57about 30.57 km²−3.21% a yearRural
17,160TawintawinAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,749about 875about 2.00 km²−1.34% a yearRural
17,161VillanuevaSan Manuel, Isabela1,749about 555about 3.15 km²−0.62% a yearRural
17,162Barangay 10-ACavite City, Cavite1,748about 37,672about 0.0464 km²0.29% a yearRural
17,163Dela PazClarin, Misamis Occidental1,748about 2,047about 0.854 km²5.11% a yearRural
17,164LumbanganTuy, Batangas1,748about 581about 3.01 km²1.83% a yearRural
17,165MalitbogDagohoy, Bohol1,748about 367about 4.76 km²−0.12% a yearRural
17,166PayacJones, Isabela1,748about 395about 4.43 km²1.19% a yearRural
17,167SalamanKapatagan, Lanao del Sur1,748about 182about 9.60 km²1.59% a yearRural
17,168San VicenteLeganes, Iloilo1,748about 1,481about 1.18 km²−0.08% a yearRural
17,169TabuanTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur1,748about 355about 4.93 km²−0.81% a yearRural
17,170TugaTabuk City, Kalinga1,748about 135about 12.92 km²0.80% a yearRural
17,171DinginPagsanjan, Laguna1,747about 798about 2.19 km²2.36% a yearRural
17,172MabuhaySanta Catalina, Negros Oriental1,747about 292about 5.98 km²−0.31% a yearRural
17,173MagsikapGeneral Nakar, Quezon1,747about 40about 43.23 km²−1.92% a yearRural
17,174MalalamIlagan City, Isabela1,747about 816about 2.14 km²0.05% a yearRural
17,175Marana IIlagan City, Isabela1,747about 728about 2.40 km²0.01% a yearRural
17,176NarvaezGeneral Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite1,747about 456about 3.83 km²3.96% a yearRural
17,177PagalanganVictoria, Laguna1,747about 971about 1.80 km²1.68% a yearRural
17,178AntipoloBuhi, Camarines Sur1,746about 480about 3.64 km²−6.05% a yearRural
17,179BangalanIndanan, Sulu1,746about 574about 3.04 km²0.03% a yearRural
17,180Bgy. 57 - Dap-dapLegazpi City, Albay1,746about 7,591about 0.23 km²no 2020 countRural
17,181Cubay NorthBugasong, Antique1,746about 1,353about 1.29 km²0.12% a yearRural
17,182DaumanMontevista, Davao de Oro1,746about 169about 10.34 km²0.49% a yearRural
17,183LibasBanga, Aklan1,746about 572about 3.05 km²1.86% a yearRural
17,184LibertadorCandelaria, Zambales1,746about 1,532about 1.14 km²5.15% a yearRural
17,185ParukSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,746about 319about 5.48 km²3.99% a yearRural
17,186San RafaelRoxas, Oriental Mindoro1,746about 301about 5.81 km²0.78% a yearRural
17,187AliwekwekLingayen, Pangasinan1,745about 1,195about 1.46 km²2.90% a yearRural
17,188BanwaqueGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental1,745about 135about 12.97 km²3.96% a yearRural
17,189Barangay 76Manila1,745about 94,837about 0.0184 km²−1.31% a yearUrban
17,190FuraguiSolana, Cagayan1,745about 172about 10.14 km²0.12% a yearRural
17,191LupacBoac, Marinduque1,745about 1,407about 1.24 km²0.18% a yearRural
17,192NambalanMayantoc, Tarlac1,745about 64about 27.41 km²2.57% a yearRural
17,193San Rafael WestSan Nicolas, Pangasinan1,745about 432about 4.04 km²1.18% a yearRural
17,194AlibagoSanta Barbara, Pangasinan1,744about 2,227about 0.783 km²2.65% a yearRural
17,195Andres BonifacioGloria, Oriental Mindoro1,744about 644about 2.71 km²4.44% a yearRural
17,196Bat-OnganMandaon, Masbate1,744about 157about 11.11 km²−0.22% a yearRural
17,197Camposanto 1 - SurMoncada, Tarlac1,744about 7,118about 0.245 km²0.18% a yearRural
17,198DurungaoBauan, Batangas1,744about 782about 2.23 km²0.18% a yearRural
17,199IpilMagdiwang, Romblon1,744about 281about 6.20 km²−0.04% a yearRural
17,200Luna-CandolGubat, Sorsogon1,744about 5,502about 0.317 km²−0.73% a yearUrban

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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