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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, 17,801 to 17,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,801LinusunganSan Marcelino, Zambales1,687about 461about 3.66 km²0.01% a yearUrban
17,802MangkallayLugus, Sulu1,687about 691about 2.44 km²1.97% a yearRural
17,803San VicenteDagohoy, Bohol1,687about 479about 3.52 km²0.61% a yearRural
17,804AlligFlora, Apayao1,686about 143about 11.83 km²0.39% a yearRural
17,805BangacMina, Iloilo1,686about 1,171about 1.44 km²1.80% a yearRural
17,806Bgy. No. 41, BalacadLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,686about 330about 5.11 km²1.34% a yearUrban
17,807GinablanPilar, Sorsogon1,686about 140about 12.06 km²−3.40% a yearRural
17,808GuihayLopez, Quezon1,686about 544about 3.10 km²0.70% a yearRural
17,809LobocTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,686about 130about 12.92 km²−1.25% a yearRural
17,810MabuhayDavao City, Davao del Sur1,686about 134about 12.58 km²2.29% a yearUrban
17,811Poblacion IIGeneral Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite1,686about 13,707about 0.123 km²−0.81% a yearRural
17,812Villa CarmenRamon, Isabela1,686about 299about 5.64 km²−0.14% a yearRural
17,813Airport VillageCatarman, Northern Samar1,685about 15,896about 0.106 km²−5.30% a yearUrban
17,814BalagbagMilaor, Camarines Sur1,685about 1,404about 1.20 km²−0.59% a yearRural
17,815BugoSan Remigio, Antique1,685about 228about 7.40 km²0.07% a yearRural
17,816CalabasaJaen, Nueva Ecija1,685about 303about 5.56 km²2.83% a yearRural
17,817MananaoTinambac, Camarines Sur1,685about 112about 15.07 km²0.49% a yearRural
17,818PanampalayPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte1,685about 31about 54.40 km²−0.82% a yearRural
17,819Panungyan IIMendez, Cavite1,685about 1,034about 1.63 km²−0.17% a yearRural
17,820PapagueyanBinmaley, Pangasinan1,685about 720about 2.34 km²−1.13% a yearRural
17,821BukalBuenavista, Quezon1,684about 337about 4.99 km²−2.72% a yearRural
17,822GuadalupeLibacao, Aklan1,684about 591about 2.85 km²0.76% a yearRural
17,823IboMalalag, Davao del Sur1,684about 192about 8.76 km²−0.32% a yearRural
17,824MabanatePilar, Sorsogon1,684about 238about 7.07 km²−1.20% a yearRural
17,825MaladiPicong, Lanao del Sur1,684about 352about 4.79 km²0.46% a yearRural
17,826ParatongNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,684about 2,648about 0.636 km²−0.35% a yearRural
17,827Poblacion EastCalasiao, Pangasinan1,684about 11,456about 0.147 km²0.19% a yearRural
17,828SagundanonKitaotao, Bukidnon1,684about 172about 9.79 km²0.13% a yearRural
17,829South VillazarSipocot, Camarines Sur1,684about 509about 3.31 km²−4.85% a yearRural
17,830Taban-ManguiningAlimodian, Iloilo1,684about 540about 3.12 km²4.91% a yearRural
17,831TagpakoGingoog City, Misamis Oriental1,684about 259about 6.49 km²−3.22% a yearRural
17,832TugopSan Fernando, Bukidnon1,684about 342about 4.93 km²−1.64% a yearRural
17,833TulatSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija1,684about 402about 4.19 km²0.39% a yearUrban
17,834Villa SantiagoAglipay, Quirino1,684about 253about 6.66 km²1.17% a yearRural
17,835BaybaySanto Tomas, La Union1,683about 1,996about 0.843 km²0.46% a yearRural
17,836BobonotDasol, Pangasinan1,683about 243about 6.93 km²0.92% a yearRural
17,837Crossing PulupandanPulupandan, Negros Occidental1,683about 1,438about 1.17 km²1.96% a yearRural
17,838KauswaganMatanao, Davao del Sur1,683about 261about 6.46 km²0.21% a yearRural
17,839MadaragSan Enrique, Iloilo1,683about 538about 3.13 km²−0.37% a yearRural
17,840MandapatonLa Libertad, Negros Oriental1,683about 165about 10.19 km²1.17% a yearRural
17,841MapandanMayantoc, Tarlac1,683about 264about 6.37 km²0.95% a yearRural
17,842MaslugBaybay City, Leyte1,683about 221about 7.63 km²1.21% a yearRural
17,843MulaoCompostela, Cebu1,683about 389about 4.33 km²−0.13% a yearRural
17,844TabaCarmen, Davao del Norte1,683about 222about 7.57 km²0.93% a yearRural
17,845TinaplanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,683about 46about 36.21 km²1.34% a yearRural
17,846Upper LandingDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur1,683about 185about 9.12 km²0.76% a yearRural
17,847ZamoraTalibon, Bohol1,683about 159about 10.60 km²−0.95% a yearRural
17,848Adela HeightsGandara, Samar1,682about 5,721about 0.294 km²3.33% a yearRural
17,849AnibonganSanta Rita, Samar1,682about 102about 16.44 km²0.01% a yearRural
17,850BankerKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,682about 105about 16.05 km²4.04% 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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