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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, 17,551 to 17,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,551CaratayaCuartero, Capiz1,712about 210about 8.14 km²0.31% a yearRural
17,552GalidanTulunan, Cotabato1,712about 189about 9.04 km²−0.42% a yearRural
17,553JinalinanBarbaza, Antique1,712about 1,297about 1.32 km²0.31% a yearRural
17,554LimbonSariaya, Quezon1,712about 1,097about 1.56 km²4.45% a yearRural
17,555LinconanBonifacio, Misamis Occidental1,712about 416about 4.12 km²2.93% a yearRural
17,556MaligayaRosario, Agusan del Sur1,712about 100about 17.19 km²2.94% a yearRural
17,557San EstebanRizal, Nueva Ecija1,712about 1,050about 1.63 km²0.82% a yearRural
17,558BaybayTangalan, Aklan1,711about 1,514about 1.13 km²0.10% a yearRural
17,559BebitoLopez, Quezon1,711about 1,826about 0.937 km²−1.96% a yearRural
17,560BolusaoLawaan, Eastern Samar1,711about 48about 35.45 km²1.07% a yearRural
17,561ButerinKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte1,711about 99about 17.29 km²4.38% a yearRural
17,562ColaloMankayan, Benguet1,711about 224about 7.65 km²1.14% a yearRural
17,563EsperanzaAloguinsan, Cebu1,711about 378about 4.53 km²−1.89% a yearRural
17,564MalanduagueKabacan, Cotabato1,711about 352about 4.86 km²0.68% a yearRural
17,565ParabbaPeñablanca, Cagayan1,711about 300about 5.70 km²−0.77% a yearRural
17,566San Jose INoveleta, Cavite1,711about 25,885about 0.0661 km²3.96% a yearRural
17,567TalaOrani, Bataan1,711about 263about 6.50 km²1.14% a yearUrban
17,568BaleteMagpet, Cotabato1,710about 92about 18.68 km²1.50% a yearRural
17,569Barangay 174Pasay City1,710about 85,930about 0.0199 km²−1.56% a yearUrban
17,570CabuyoTorrijos, Marinduque1,710about 144about 11.90 km²0.82% a yearRural
17,571CarayacanSan Quintin, Pangasinan1,710about 265about 6.45 km²−2.38% a yearRural
17,572Mahawan-hawanLabo, Camarines Norte1,710about 291about 5.87 km²no 2020 countRural
17,573MapnoPalapag, Northern Samar1,710about 337about 5.08 km²0.38% a yearRural
17,574Oracon SurNueva Valencia, Guimaras1,710about 763about 2.24 km²−3.37% a yearRural
17,575PaligueIndanan, Sulu1,710about 658about 2.60 km²3.16% a yearRural
17,576RizalOdiongan, Romblon1,710about 256about 6.69 km²−3.47% a yearRural
17,577BululawanLebak, Sultan Kudarat1,709about 46about 37.31 km²0.88% a yearRural
17,578Central PanatanPigkawayan, Cotabato1,709about 215about 7.96 km²9.22% a yearRural
17,579DaniwVictoria, Laguna1,709about 459about 3.72 km²1.37% a yearRural
17,580Lower TiparakTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur1,709about 379about 4.51 km²−1.88% a yearRural
17,581Mahabang DahiligLemery, Batangas1,709about 462about 3.70 km²−1.02% a yearRural
17,582MaligayaPalanan, Isabela1,709about 31about 54.57 km²−0.32% a yearRural
17,583Poblacion IlawodSara, Iloilo1,709about 2,134about 0.801 km²−0.76% a yearUrban
17,584TinaShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur1,709about 223about 7.67 km²3.08% a yearRural
17,585Zone IIDasmariñas City, Cavite1,709about 18,516about 0.0923 km²0.45% a yearUrban
17,586AbijaoVillaba, Leyte1,708about 367about 4.65 km²−0.15% a yearRural
17,587AguilarSan Lorenzo, Guimaras1,708about 225about 7.58 km²−2.26% a yearRural
17,588BanbanTagana-An, Surigao del Norte1,708about 342about 5.00 km²2.87% a yearRural
17,589Barangay 173Pasay City1,708about 60,567about 0.0282 km²−1.43% a yearUrban
17,590BaylananTalakag, Bukidnon1,708about 12about 146.21 km²4.14% a yearRural
17,591DomogokSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte1,708about 69about 24.67 km²4.09% a yearRural
17,592MalinaoLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,708about 235about 7.27 km²−0.03% a yearRural
17,593PalomaValladolid, Negros Occidental1,708about 721about 2.37 km²0.99% a yearRural
17,594QuiapoJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental1,708about 237about 7.21 km²−2.35% a yearRural
17,595QuisolDanao City, Cebu1,708about 678about 2.52 km²1.31% a yearRural
17,596RogusCauayan City, Isabela1,708about 143about 11.92 km²−0.03% a yearRural
17,597San AntonioCuartero, Capiz1,708about 199about 8.59 km²0.03% a yearRural
17,598Barangay 75Pasay City1,707about 17,689about 0.0965 km²6.24% a yearUrban
17,599CandumayaoCatigbian, Bohol1,707about 216about 7.89 km²1.49% a yearRural
17,600DesamparadosTalacogon, Agusan del Sur1,707about 22about 76.52 km²−2.09% 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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