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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, 17,301 to 17,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,301IbacaPresident Roxas, Capiz1,734about 826about 2.10 km²0.15% a yearRural
17,302Lag-itTayasan, Negros Oriental1,734about 99about 17.47 km²−1.00% a yearRural
17,303LuyosTanauan City, Batangas1,734about 1,221about 1.42 km²−0.83% a yearRural
17,304BacolodTabaco City, Albay1,733about 23,805about 0.0728 km²−2.78% a yearRural
17,305Barangay 856Manila1,733about 43,434about 0.0399 km²1.77% a yearUrban
17,306BobonBurgos, Ilocos Norte1,733about 461about 3.76 km²3.82% a yearRural
17,307CabawanRosario, Agusan del Sur1,733about 235about 7.38 km²2.40% a yearRural
17,308Camangaan EastMoncada, Tarlac1,733about 1,083about 1.60 km²0.28% a yearRural
17,309CogonOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental1,733about 540about 3.21 km²2.24% a yearRural
17,310ElihanCauayan, Negros Occidental1,733about 548about 3.16 km²0.19% a yearRural
17,311LibjoPolillo, Quezon1,733about 222about 7.80 km²1.50% a yearRural
17,312MacateBambang, Nueva Vizcaya1,733about 347about 4.99 km²0.62% a yearUrban
17,313PiyahanParang, Sulu1,733about 2,208about 0.785 km²1.36% a yearRural
17,314Poblacion IlaodRagay, Camarines Sur1,733about 2,462about 0.704 km²−1.12% a yearRural
17,315Tanza-EsperanzaIloilo City, Iloilo1,733about 30,673about 0.0565 km²−0.98% a yearRural
17,316AlangilanSagay, Camiguin1,732about 462about 3.75 km²2.48% a yearRural
17,317AnisLaoac, Pangasinan1,732about 809about 2.14 km²−0.17% a yearRural
17,318BucayaSan Joaquin, Iloilo1,732about 888about 1.95 km²−0.14% a yearRural
17,319CalocmoySocorro, Oriental Mindoro1,732about 408about 4.24 km²−0.41% a yearRural
17,320Lower OmonRagay, Camarines Sur1,732about 286about 6.05 km²−0.96% a yearRural
17,321LubonTadian, Mountain Province1,732about 106about 16.36 km²−1.57% a yearRural
17,322Poblacion CentralGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija1,732about 2,589about 0.669 km²−0.63% a yearUrban
17,323San Isidro SurLuna, Apayao1,732about 503about 3.44 km²0.34% a yearRural
17,324San VicenteLlanera, Nueva Ecija1,732about 817about 2.12 km²4.75% a yearRural
17,325TogononDanao City, Cebu1,732about 381about 4.55 km²0.97% a yearRural
17,326TumbodTaytay, Palawan1,732about 81about 21.38 km²−0.17% a yearRural
17,327Villa TeresitaUbay, Bohol1,732about 176about 9.85 km²0.07% a yearRural
17,328Anuling Lejos IMendez, Cavite1,731about 1,863about 0.929 km²1.60% a yearRural
17,329BacolodJuban, Sorsogon1,731about 776about 2.23 km²0.25% a yearRural
17,330BayloSan Luis, Agusan del Sur1,731about 210about 8.25 km²4.37% a yearRural
17,331Dimasalang SurTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,731about 393about 4.40 km²1.11% a yearRural
17,332Gelerang KawayanSan Pascual, Batangas1,731about 1,096about 1.58 km²0.18% a yearRural
17,333HinguiwinPadre Burgos, Quezon1,731about 179about 9.67 km²0.56% a yearRural
17,334JolomaynonDalaguete, Cebu1,731about 290about 5.97 km²1.47% a yearRural
17,335LapsingMoncada, Tarlac1,731about 1,131about 1.53 km²1.50% a yearRural
17,336LotubanZamboanguita, Negros Oriental1,731about 250about 6.93 km²−4.86% a yearRural
17,337MampiraoSan Jose, Camarines Sur1,731about 911about 1.90 km²−1.72% a yearRural
17,338MasanagCaluya, Antique1,731about 618about 2.80 km²7.57% a yearRural
17,339MinuliCarranglan, Nueva Ecija1,731about 56about 31.12 km²−0.77% a yearRural
17,340MiradorMondragon, Northern Samar1,731about 121about 14.31 km²0.97% a yearRural
17,341PalinaNagcarlan, Laguna1,731about 2,278about 0.76 km²2.89% a yearUrban
17,342PanagaanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,731about 258about 6.71 km²−0.69% a yearRural
17,343PondolLoon, Bohol1,731about 809about 2.14 km²0.14% a yearRural
17,344San MiguelNabua, Camarines Sur1,731about 4,438about 0.39 km²0.29% a yearRural
17,345San VicenteBulusan, Sorsogon1,731about 3,010about 0.575 km²1.02% a yearRural
17,346TambananNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,731about 160about 10.82 km²0.15% a yearUrban
17,347TanggoyBalayan, Batangas1,731about 560about 3.09 km²2.26% a yearRural
17,348Zone IIIVictoria, Northern Samar1,731about 704about 2.46 km²0.81% a yearRural
17,349Agong-ongBuenavista, Agusan del Norte1,730about 567about 3.05 km²1.72% a yearRural
17,350BakatShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur1,730about 328about 5.28 km²2.23% 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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