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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, 17,851 to 17,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,851IpetSudipen, La Union1,682about 486about 3.46 km²−0.60% a yearUrban
17,852LambayanMapandan, Pangasinan1,682about 1,633about 1.03 km²−1.03% a yearRural
17,853MacanipJaro, Leyte1,682about 490about 3.43 km²−0.48% a yearRural
17,854MaycatmonMilaor, Camarines Sur1,682about 2,027about 0.83 km²−0.31% a yearRural
17,855NazaretBuenavista, Guimaras1,682about 284about 5.93 km²2.14% a yearRural
17,856PoblacionUson, Masbate1,682about 1,185about 1.42 km²−0.52% a yearRural
17,857PoroCanaman, Camarines Sur1,682about 453about 3.71 km²−0.78% a yearRural
17,858Tubod MonteJagna, Bohol1,682about 438about 3.84 km²0.24% a yearRural
17,859TumogLuna, Apayao1,682about 282about 5.96 km²1.04% a yearRural
17,860AmparoMacrohon, Southern Leyte1,681about 1,144about 1.47 km²−0.71% a yearRural
17,861CampanggaBarili, Cebu1,681about 914about 1.84 km²1.06% a yearRural
17,862Ilat NorthSan Pascual, Batangas1,681about 3,270about 0.514 km²2.12% a yearRural
17,863MaralagDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur1,681about 379about 4.44 km²−3.26% a yearRural
17,864NapandongNueva Valencia, Guimaras1,681about 490about 3.43 km²1.93% a yearRural
17,865RomarateAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,681about 899about 1.87 km²−0.84% a yearRural
17,866Santa CruzGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,681about 662about 2.54 km²2.85% a yearRural
17,867BacongSalug, Zamboanga del Norte1,680about 321about 5.23 km²0.88% a yearRural
17,868Bantug HaciendaTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,680about 336about 5.00 km²0.42% a yearRural
17,869CabangaanSilang, Cavite1,680about 427about 3.93 km²1.89% a yearRural
17,870CanapianMa-Ayon, Capiz1,680about 163about 10.31 km²0.52% a yearRural
17,871SalvacionPuerto Princesa City, Palawan1,680about 68about 24.58 km²2.66% a yearRural
17,872San Isidro NorteLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,680about 6,154about 0.273 km²1.22% a yearRural
17,873Santa CruzBaclayon, Bohol1,680about 1,436about 1.17 km²1.12% a yearRural
17,874SawmillGabaldon, Nueva Ecija1,680about 615about 2.73 km²1.51% a yearRural
17,875SolinogCalamba, Misamis Occidental1,680about 1,680about 1.00 km²−2.67% a yearUrban
17,876BagacayCulasi, Antique1,679about 396about 4.24 km²1.81% a yearRural
17,877Bual NorteMidsayap, Cotabato1,679about 400about 4.20 km²1.01% a yearUrban
17,878CabatuanAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,679about 988about 1.70 km²−2.24% a yearRural
17,879CalanayAroroy, Masbate1,679about 60about 27.78 km²2.30% a yearRural
17,880CawacaganBato, Camarines Sur1,679about 688about 2.44 km²−0.01% a yearRural
17,881Gusing NorteNaguilian, La Union1,679about 293about 5.74 km²1.75% a yearRural
17,882KanaanIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,679about 199about 8.43 km²0.55% a yearRural
17,883KigaUpi, Maguindanao del Norte1,679about 216about 7.77 km²1.79% a yearRural
17,884LangaliPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,679about 104about 16.15 km²2.35% a yearRural
17,885NagpalanganBinmaley, Pangasinan1,679about 685about 2.45 km²0.06% a yearRural
17,886Poblacion Barangay 1Talisay, Batangas1,679about 8,271about 0.203 km²−4.43% a yearRural
17,887Sagrada FamiliaLibon, Albay1,679about 428about 3.92 km²−1.07% a yearRural
17,888San AndresSarrat, Ilocos Norte1,679about 174about 9.66 km²2.69% a yearRural
17,889AllaguiaPinukpuk, Kalinga1,678about 74about 22.55 km²0.43% a yearRural
17,890CasongsongGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,678about 643about 2.61 km²0.30% a yearRural
17,891CayosDumangas, Iloilo1,678about 516about 3.25 km²1.81% a yearRural
17,892De La FeBuhi, Camarines Sur1,678about 265about 6.33 km²3.56% a yearRural
17,893San JuanCastillejos, Zambales1,678about 7,915about 0.212 km²no 2020 countUrban
17,894Taywanak IlayaAlfonso, Cavite1,678about 449about 3.74 km²0.20% a yearRural
17,895Barangay 113Pasay City1,677about 56,275about 0.0298 km²−1.68% a yearUrban
17,896Barangay 47Manila1,677about 50,210about 0.0334 km²10.09% a yearUrban
17,897CabungahanMa-Ayon, Capiz1,677about 319about 5.26 km²2.99% a yearRural
17,898Can-adiengOrmoc City, Leyte1,677about 4,402about 0.381 km²−8.83% a yearUrban
17,899CandiisMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay1,677about 452about 3.71 km²1.45% a yearRural
17,900ImbiaoRoxas, Isabela1,677about 593about 2.83 km²1.18% 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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