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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, 17,351 to 17,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,351Cubi-cubiNasipit, Agusan del Norte1,730about 503about 3.44 km²0.68% a yearRural
17,352GudSan Isidro, Isabela1,730about 227about 7.62 km²0.14% a yearRural
17,353LibertadLavezares, Northern Samar1,730about 565about 3.06 km²1.02% a yearRural
17,354PanggaoBarira, Maguindanao del Norte1,730about 536about 3.23 km²5.70% a yearRural
17,355ProgresoAjuy, Iloilo1,730about 116about 14.95 km²−0.07% a yearRural
17,356Barangay Zone 4Pulupandan, Negros Occidental1,729about 4,803about 0.36 km²2.91% a yearRural
17,357CanmucatVillareal, Samar1,729about 580about 2.98 km²1.04% a yearRural
17,358ComatinJavier, Leyte1,729about 448about 3.86 km²0.94% a yearRural
17,359HumayinganLian, Batangas1,729about 265about 6.52 km²1.03% a yearRural
17,360PinagtulayanNorzagaray, Bulacan1,729about 191about 9.06 km²−0.95% a yearRural
17,361TinocuanDingle, Iloilo1,729about 645about 2.68 km²−0.49% a yearRural
17,362AglalanaDumarao, Capiz1,728about 245about 7.06 km²0.72% a yearRural
17,363ArimanGubat, Sorsogon1,728about 1,176about 1.47 km²−0.44% a yearRural
17,364Barangay 24Cavite City, Cavite1,728about 64,962about 0.0266 km²−0.93% a yearRural
17,365Boyugan WestKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur1,728about 132about 13.14 km²−0.06% a yearRural
17,366BusokbusokanSan Narciso, Quezon1,728about 158about 10.95 km²0.82% a yearRural
17,367IniranganBayambang, Pangasinan1,728about 1,176about 1.47 km²−0.51% a yearRural
17,368InmalogSison, Pangasinan1,728about 54about 32.08 km²−0.79% a yearRural
17,369KakalAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur1,728about 356about 4.86 km²0.48% a yearRural
17,370La PurisimaCagwait, Surigao del Sur1,728about 135about 12.79 km²5.60% a yearRural
17,371Luuk-tulayPata, Sulu1,728about 435about 3.97 km²3.63% a yearRural
17,372PalaypayBasey, Samar1,728about 1,796about 0.962 km²3.79% a yearRural
17,373TayumanLobo, Batangas1,728about 667about 2.59 km²0.51% a yearRural
17,374AntipoloMarihatag, Surigao del Sur1,727about 306about 5.65 km²0.17% a yearRural
17,375BulakDumanjug, Cebu1,727about 461about 3.75 km²1.09% a yearRural
17,376Caddangan/LimbauanSan Pablo, Isabela1,727about 11about 151.82 km²1.16% a yearRural
17,377ColibangbangPaniqui, Tarlac1,727about 525about 3.29 km²1.00% a yearRural
17,378IneranganAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,727about 705about 2.45 km²−3.79% a yearRural
17,379Mendez Crossing WestTagaytay City, Cavite1,727about 2,947about 0.586 km²no 2020 countUrban
17,380SabangPolillo, Quezon1,727about 237about 7.29 km²−0.79% a yearRural
17,381TinaplacanCalbayog City, Samar1,727about 246about 7.02 km²0.56% a yearRural
17,382Upper MahaplagMahaplag, Leyte1,727about 855about 2.02 km²5.24% a yearRural
17,383Bagong Silang IILabo, Camarines Norte1,726about 214about 8.08 km²−0.11% a yearRural
17,384BagumbayanKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,726about 275about 6.27 km²2.06% a yearRural
17,385Barangay 227Manila1,726about 37,039about 0.0466 km²−1.47% a yearUrban
17,386CabasanBacacay, Albay1,726about 250about 6.90 km²−4.54% a yearRural
17,387CaridadLambayong, Sultan Kudarat1,726about 247about 6.98 km²6.16% a yearRural
17,388Dalo-daloSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi1,726about 1,463about 1.18 km²2.90% a yearRural
17,389InfanteIloilo City, Iloilo1,726about 19,114about 0.0903 km²1.37% a yearRural
17,390MalayoUrbiztondo, Pangasinan1,726about 1,269about 1.36 km²−3.80% a yearRural
17,391Mamhut NorteBalasan, Iloilo1,726about 373about 4.63 km²0.38% a yearRural
17,392Pantihan IIIMaragondon, Cavite1,726about 411about 4.20 km²0.79% a yearRural
17,393TinggahTalipao, Sulu1,726about 1,040about 1.66 km²1.25% a yearRural
17,394AnakNagtipunan, Quirino1,725about 23about 76.35 km²0.72% a yearRural
17,395BakongLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,725about 40about 43.48 km²−1.20% a yearRural
17,396Barangay 151Manila1,725about 32,732about 0.0527 km²1.23% a yearUrban
17,397Baroy DakuBaroy, Lanao del Norte1,725about 1,135about 1.52 km²5.66% a yearRural
17,398Dongon EastNumancia, Aklan1,725about 799about 2.16 km²0.45% a yearRural
17,399LabradorPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte1,725about 371about 4.65 km²0.34% a yearRural
17,400LicsiManaoag, Pangasinan1,725about 3,520about 0.49 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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