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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, 17,401 to 17,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,401MacabengaDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya1,725about 103about 16.81 km²1.61% a yearRural
17,402MarvelCulaba, Biliran1,725about 324about 5.33 km²1.58% a yearRural
17,403PayapagBacuag, Surigao del Norte1,725about 312about 5.53 km²1.64% a yearRural
17,404PilarSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur1,725about 1,691about 1.02 km²0.66% a yearRural
17,405San FernandoBasey, Samar1,725about 35about 48.62 km²0.79% a yearRural
17,406San JoseCoron, Palawan1,725about 191about 9.03 km²1.55% a yearRural
17,407TalianMaragusan, Davao de Oro1,725about 276about 6.26 km²0.14% a yearRural
17,408Alalay GrandeLupao, Nueva Ecija1,724about 305about 5.66 km²−0.72% a yearUrban
17,409AwitanDaet, Camarines Norte1,724about 737about 2.34 km²0.15% a yearRural
17,410BakkaanTongkil, Sulu1,724about 89about 19.32 km²2.65% a yearRural
17,411Barangay 894Manila1,724about 45,013about 0.0383 km²−2.12% a yearUrban
17,412BotbotonesSanta Ignacia, Tarlac1,724about 249about 6.92 km²0.59% a yearRural
17,413CamachilesMatnog, Sorsogon1,724about 39,093about 0.0441 km²0.56% a yearRural
17,414DelrazonPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,724about 565about 3.05 km²3.49% a yearRural
17,415San AgustinSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija1,724about 794about 2.17 km²2.13% a yearRural
17,416San RafaelGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,724about 354about 4.87 km²1.46% a yearRural
17,417San VicenteMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental1,724about 285about 6.05 km²0.77% a yearRural
17,418SinonocDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,724about 270about 6.39 km²3.08% a yearRural
17,419WenceslaoMaria Aurora, Aurora1,724about 88about 19.66 km²0.96% a yearRural
17,420Barangay 12Manila1,723about 83,237about 0.0207 km²−5.03% a yearUrban
17,421Camiling (Camiing)Cabangan, Zambales1,723about 1,538about 1.12 km²0.54% a yearRural
17,422Centro SurCulasi, Antique1,723about 2,122about 0.812 km²1.31% a yearRural
17,423MaddaleroBuguey, Cagayan1,723about 540about 3.19 km²0.13% a yearRural
17,424MaglambingTagbina, Surigao del Sur1,723about 249about 6.93 km²4.36% a yearRural
17,425SaludNatividad, Pangasinan1,723about 177about 9.72 km²0.27% a yearRural
17,426Sta. InesMalitbog, Bukidnon1,723about 203about 8.49 km²0.68% a yearRural
17,427ApaleIsabel, Leyte1,722about 715about 2.41 km²0.06% a yearRural
17,428Barangay 124Pasay City1,722about 88,308about 0.0195 km²0.80% a yearUrban
17,429Barangay 755Manila1,722about 50,796about 0.0339 km²5.60% a yearUrban
17,430Barangay 812Manila1,722about 33,567about 0.0513 km²0.27% a yearUrban
17,431BarigonAgoncillo, Batangas1,722about 126about 13.67 km²−1.36% a yearRural
17,432BojoAloguinsan, Cebu1,722about 765about 2.25 km²−5.89% a yearRural
17,433BuenavistaCarles, Iloilo1,722about 879about 1.96 km²−0.70% a yearRural
17,434CagumitanTuao, Cagayan1,722about 706about 2.44 km²0.90% a yearRural
17,435GolimanMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,722about 733about 2.35 km²0.13% a yearRural
17,436KatipunanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay1,722about 161about 10.70 km²0.81% a yearRural
17,437LabuyoTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,722about 879about 1.96 km²1.46% a yearRural
17,438PangalalanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,722about 212about 8.13 km²2.19% a yearRural
17,439PedadaAjuy, Iloilo1,722about 594about 2.90 km²1.98% a yearRural
17,440PortulinPangantucan, Bukidnon1,722about 48about 35.53 km²2.60% a yearRural
17,441San TeodoroBauan, Batangas1,722about 418about 4.12 km²−2.07% a yearRural
17,442SinkatulanMakilala, Cotabato1,722about 128about 13.47 km²1.42% a yearRural
17,443TangboSamboan, Cebu1,722about 911about 1.89 km²no 2020 countRural
17,444Barangay 142Manila1,721about 101,834about 0.0169 km²0.15% a yearUrban
17,445Barangay 65Manila1,721about 88,256about 0.0195 km²1.30% a yearUrban
17,446CanabuanSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya1,721about 150about 11.50 km²−4.07% a yearRural
17,447GabawanDaraga, Albay1,721about 1,221about 1.41 km²−5.98% a yearRural
17,448GuitranDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur1,721about 358about 4.81 km²2.89% a yearRural
17,449HumilogRemedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte1,721about 316about 5.45 km²0.03% a yearRural
17,450Macalamcam BRosario, Batangas1,721about 454about 3.79 km²1.07% 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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