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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, 17,651 to 17,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,651MalayepGerona, Tarlac1,702about 508about 3.35 km²0.94% a yearRural
17,652Malinao IbabaAtimonan, Quezon1,702about 449about 3.79 km²0.08% a yearRural
17,653Pangal NorteEchague, Isabela1,702about 203about 8.39 km²2.10% a yearRural
17,654San Agustin INaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,702about 818about 2.08 km²−2.58% a yearRural
17,655San FernandoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,702about 511about 3.33 km²0.69% a yearRural
17,656SubaSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar1,702about 544about 3.13 km²−0.01% a yearRural
17,657Barangay 29Bacolod City, Negros Occidental1,701about 51,390about 0.0331 km²0.76% a yearRural
17,658Barangay 475Manila1,701about 65,172about 0.0261 km²0.53% a yearUrban
17,659BuhanginanPatikul, Sulu1,701about 930about 1.83 km²2.24% a yearRural
17,660CabganTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur1,701about 387about 4.39 km²0.60% a yearRural
17,661KalangahanTuburan, Cebu1,701about 362about 4.70 km²4.85% a yearRural
17,662MalungunMaguing, Lanao del Sur1,701about 1,019about 1.67 km²9.75% a yearRural
17,663Montay MontayBongao, Tawi-Tawi1,701about 266about 6.39 km²0.69% a yearRural
17,664NalubbunanQuezon, Nueva Vizcaya1,701about 122about 14.00 km²0.37% a yearRural
17,665PoblacionPanaon, Misamis Occidental1,701about 1,492about 1.14 km²0.33% a yearRural
17,666PoloSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,701about 1,269about 1.34 km²−1.12% a yearRural
17,667RizalLa Paz, Tarlac1,701about 437about 3.89 km²0.43% a yearRural
17,668San FranciscoSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte1,701about 3,581about 0.475 km²−1.12% a yearUrban
17,669AmoguisLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,700about 736about 2.31 km²1.30% a yearRural
17,670Bgy. No. 30-B, Santa MariaLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,700about 1,223about 1.39 km²1.91% a yearRural
17,671BuyoVirac, Catanduanes1,700about 455about 3.74 km²−1.12% a yearRural
17,672CalicuangDingle, Iloilo1,700about 406about 4.19 km²0.16% a yearRural
17,673CamagsingalanSual, Pangasinan1,700about 288about 5.90 km²−1.67% a yearRural
17,674Cawit-cawitSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte1,700about 49about 34.42 km²4.53% a yearRural
17,675Lindongan DialonganaLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,700about 3,238about 0.525 km²0.44% a yearRural
17,676LingalingTumauini, Isabela1,700about 5,537about 0.307 km²1.07% a yearUrban
17,677LugaSanta Teresita, Cagayan1,700about 97about 17.44 km²0.10% a yearRural
17,678Piapi IHamtic, Antique1,700about 1,250about 1.36 km²0.28% a yearRural
17,679RawisVirac, Catanduanes1,700about 15,596about 0.109 km²−4.03% a yearRural
17,680San FernandoAlicia, Isabela1,700about 431about 3.94 km²0.37% a yearRural
17,681ArtadiMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental1,699about 531about 3.20 km²−8.45% a yearRural
17,682Bgy. 54 - MabinitLegazpi City, Albay1,699about 513about 3.31 km²1.45% a yearRural
17,683Benigno Aquino, Jr.Norala, South Cotabato1,699about 430about 3.95 km²0.66% a yearRural
17,684Butason ITabango, Leyte1,699about 149about 11.37 km²0.49% a yearRural
17,685CalmayJaniuay, Iloilo1,699about 391about 4.35 km²−0.20% a yearRural
17,686Datu BinasingPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area1,699about 438about 3.88 km²0.70% a yearRural
17,687DuminitCauayan City, Isabela1,699about 1,440about 1.18 km²−0.22% a yearRural
17,688KepengTandubas, Tawi-Tawi1,699about 2,970about 0.572 km²2.92% a yearRural
17,689LidongPolangui, Albay1,699about 1,075about 1.58 km²2.30% a yearRural
17,690MalagyanMiagao, Iloilo1,699about 2,206about 0.77 km²0.84% a yearRural
17,691PasilSantander, Cebu1,699about 651about 2.61 km²1.40% a yearRural
17,692Poblacion Zone 1Javier, Leyte1,699about 1,416about 1.20 km²0.37% a yearRural
17,693Santo RosarioMatag-Ob, Leyte1,699about 545about 3.12 km²−0.34% a yearRural
17,694Barangay 28Cavite City, Cavite1,698about 12,485about 0.136 km²−0.42% a yearRural
17,695BuenasuerteRagay, Camarines Sur1,698about 238about 7.13 km²−0.27% a yearRural
17,696CudogLagawe, Ifugao1,698about 345about 4.92 km²0.56% a yearRural
17,697GrebonaLibungan, Cotabato1,698about 302about 5.63 km²3.62% a yearRural
17,698La PurisimaBula, Camarines Sur1,698about 328about 5.18 km²0.70% a yearRural
17,699Malalam-MalacabibiSolana, Cagayan1,698about 215about 7.88 km²0.23% a yearRural
17,700MalinaoBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte1,698about 355about 4.78 km²−0.45% 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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