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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, 17,451 to 17,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,451MalibagoEchague, Isabela1,721about 517about 3.33 km²−0.87% a yearRural
17,452Santa Cruz PoblacionSan Luis, Pampanga1,721about 8,917about 0.193 km²−0.55% a yearRural
17,453SimbahanDinalungan, Aurora1,721about 39about 44.03 km²−0.40% a yearRural
17,454TambakDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,721about 468about 3.68 km²no 2020 countRural
17,455Bagong SilangTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,720about 429about 4.01 km²0.01% a yearUrban
17,456DapdapLas Navas, Northern Samar1,720about 299about 5.76 km²4.72% a yearRural
17,457KatipunanKidapawan City, Cotabato1,720about 152about 11.32 km²−1.15% a yearUrban
17,458Munting TubigBalayan, Batangas1,720about 1,203about 1.43 km²−0.95% a yearRural
17,459Nibaliw MaglibaSan Fabian, Pangasinan1,720about 6,187about 0.278 km²−0.62% a yearRural
17,460Paitan-PanoypoySan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,720about 785about 2.19 km²−0.97% a yearRural
17,461PanacolAguilar, Pangasinan1,720about 1,445about 1.19 km²0.51% a yearRural
17,462PoblacionBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,720about 4,268about 0.403 km²5.85% a yearRural
17,463Poblacion NorthLagawe, Ifugao1,720about 1,284about 1.34 km²−1.31% a yearRural
17,464QuiwiHinigaran, Negros Occidental1,720about 434about 3.96 km²1.89% a yearRural
17,465San JoseNabua, Camarines Sur1,720about 956about 1.80 km²−1.42% a yearRural
17,466SilikPikit, Cotabato1,720about 585about 2.94 km²0.70% a yearRural
17,467TucanonAritao, Nueva Vizcaya1,720about 196about 8.78 km²2.43% a yearRural
17,468CabalayanganBauang, La Union1,719about 332about 5.18 km²−0.89% a yearRural
17,469District VICuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,719about 4,193about 0.41 km²−0.78% a yearRural
17,470NagaPototan, Iloilo1,719about 467about 3.68 km²0.24% a yearRural
17,471NaguiranganBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,719about 639about 2.69 km²1.51% a yearRural
17,472PoblacionBauko, Mountain Province1,719about 490about 3.51 km²0.39% a yearRural
17,473TonggosongSimunul, Tawi-Tawi1,719about 1,653about 1.04 km²2.86% a yearRural
17,474BaculodCauayan City, Isabela1,718about 92about 18.68 km²−0.08% a yearRural
17,475BasakBadian, Cebu1,718about 332about 5.18 km²0.20% a yearRural
17,476MalitlitLipa City, Batangas1,718about 228about 7.53 km²−8.83% a yearRural
17,477Pag-asinanHadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu1,718about 1,193about 1.44 km²1.60% a yearRural
17,478PinantaoKapatagan, Lanao del Sur1,718about 260about 6.61 km²0.25% a yearRural
17,479TambanAlcala, Cagayan1,718about 134about 12.85 km²0.34% a yearRural
17,480Barangay 4Manila1,717about 42,500about 0.0404 km²0.37% a yearUrban
17,481Barangay IVHinigaran, Negros Occidental1,717about 8,896about 0.193 km²−0.21% a yearUrban
17,482BugtongbatoIbajay, Aklan1,717about 814about 2.11 km²0.13% a yearRural
17,483Doos Del SurHindang, Leyte1,717about 1,821about 0.943 km²−0.01% a yearRural
17,484GawilKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur1,717about 154about 11.15 km²0.34% a yearRural
17,485MagsusunogPamplona, Negros Oriental1,717about 164about 10.46 km²1.02% a yearRural
17,486MambuquiaoBatan, Aklan1,717about 331about 5.19 km²0.96% a yearRural
17,487MayaoOas, Albay1,717about 701about 2.45 km²0.92% a yearRural
17,488Santo NiñoBansalan, Davao del Sur1,717about 576about 2.98 km²−3.86% a yearRural
17,489VillaflorGigaquit, Surigao del Norte1,717about 613about 2.80 km²1.89% a yearRural
17,490AgutayMagdiwang, Romblon1,716about 280about 6.13 km²−0.07% a yearRural
17,491Barangay 645Manila1,716about 20,284about 0.0846 km²0.17% a yearUrban
17,492BaresbesQuezon, Nueva Vizcaya1,716about 147about 11.67 km²0.50% a yearRural
17,493BinogawanSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar1,716about 216about 7.95 km²−0.78% a yearRural
17,494Cawit ExtensionMagallanes, Sorsogon1,716about 11,289about 0.152 km²−0.07% a yearRural
17,495Centro EastSanta Teresita, Cagayan1,716about 2,476about 0.693 km²−1.63% a yearUrban
17,496MarcillaCoron, Palawan1,716about 61about 27.98 km²0.51% a yearRural
17,497MavalorRosario, Batangas1,716about 512about 3.35 km²1.63% a yearRural
17,498PanuranLambunao, Iloilo1,716about 464about 3.70 km²−1.58% a yearRural
17,499PontocLemery, Iloilo1,716about 436about 3.94 km²2.84% a yearRural
17,500Bacong IlayaGeneral Luna, Quezon1,715about 238about 7.20 km²0.28% 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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