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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, 17,901 to 17,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
17,901NamantaoDaraga, Albay1,677about 726about 2.31 km²0.10% a yearRural
17,902NandacanBautista, Pangasinan1,677about 4,460about 0.376 km²3.08% a yearRural
17,903PayawinGubat, Sorsogon1,677about 522about 3.21 km²2.11% a yearRural
17,904San Vicente BajoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental1,677about 1,660about 1.01 km²−1.30% a yearRural
17,905Santa CruzCanaman, Camarines Sur1,677about 2,510about 0.668 km²−0.20% a yearRural
17,906CaaniplahanTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,676about 506about 3.31 km²−0.30% a yearRural
17,907CanbanuaArgao, Cebu1,676about 1,524about 1.10 km²no 2020 countRural
17,908LaniwanPalapag, Northern Samar1,676about 3,566about 0.47 km²0.89% a yearRural
17,909MabiniLlanera, Nueva Ecija1,676about 704about 2.38 km²0.68% a yearRural
17,910MagsaysayLabrador, Pangasinan1,676about 2,483about 0.675 km²0.24% a yearRural
17,911Nueva EraBunawan, Agusan del Sur1,676about 47about 35.60 km²−1.34% a yearRural
17,912San GuillermoLipa City, Batangas1,676about 1,840about 0.911 km²−1.03% a yearRural
17,913ArabiatEchague, Isabela1,675about 150about 11.14 km²0.04% a yearRural
17,914BalacanasVillanueva, Misamis Oriental1,675about 1,523about 1.10 km²no 2020 countUrban
17,915Barangay 42Pasay City1,675about 59,821about 0.028 km²−2.05% a yearUrban
17,916Bgy. 48 - Bagong AbreLegazpi City, Albay1,675about 1,309about 1.28 km²−0.27% a yearRural
17,917CapangpanganVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,675about 4,869about 0.344 km²−0.79% a yearRural
17,918NagattatanPamplona, Cagayan1,675about 678about 2.47 km²0.83% a yearRural
17,919Poblacion SurSan Clemente, Tarlac1,675about 3,184about 0.526 km²0.79% a yearRural
17,920SalhagRosario, Northern Samar1,675about 386about 4.34 km²−1.10% a yearRural
17,921San AntonioSan Miguel, Iloilo1,675about 616about 2.72 km²0.55% a yearRural
17,922San RoqueCastillejos, Zambales1,675about 8,634about 0.194 km²4.01% a yearRural
17,923UEP ICatarman, Northern Samar1,675about 594about 2.82 km²−0.24% a yearRural
17,924GranadaBoljoon, Cebu1,674about 398about 4.21 km²2.93% a yearRural
17,925LucogTabuk City, Kalinga1,674about 79about 21.12 km²0.06% a yearRural
17,926LunangHilongos, Leyte1,674about 709about 2.36 km²0.39% a yearRural
17,927Southern PoblacionPlaridel, Misamis Occidental1,674about 4,292about 0.39 km²−2.33% a yearRural
17,928Barangay 409Manila1,673about 56,520about 0.0296 km²−3.26% a yearUrban
17,929Barangay 525Manila1,673about 62,895about 0.0266 km²−1.53% a yearUrban
17,930Bato-batoAl-Barka, Basilan1,673about 812about 2.06 km²7.99% a yearRural
17,931Bitaog Pob.Palompon, Leyte1,673about 30,199about 0.0554 km²0.00% a yearRural
17,932CamambuganUrbiztondo, Pangasinan1,673about 935about 1.79 km²1.64% a yearRural
17,933DinagaCanaman, Camarines Sur1,673about 3,530about 0.474 km²−1.32% a yearRural
17,934LinabanHamtic, Antique1,673about 285about 5.88 km²1.49% a yearRural
17,935Maduroto Pob.Matuguinao, Samar1,673about 240about 6.97 km²−0.61% a yearRural
17,936PirakaSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,673about 421about 3.97 km²1.49% a yearRural
17,937PoblacionDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,673about 1,154about 1.45 km²−5.84% a yearRural
17,938TaribubuTuao, Cagayan1,673about 341about 4.90 km²0.32% a yearUrban
17,939Cabugao SurSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,672about 961about 1.74 km²−0.16% a yearUrban
17,940East VillafloresMa-Ayon, Capiz1,672about 167about 10.01 km²0.51% a yearRural
17,941MalacbangParacale, Camarines Norte1,672about 163about 10.25 km²1.00% a yearRural
17,942SabangSan Jose, Batangas1,672about 771about 2.17 km²−1.34% a yearUrban
17,943San AntonioOrmoc City, Leyte1,672about 2,600about 0.643 km²−3.33% a yearRural
17,944Santa CruzLibon, Albay1,672about 168about 9.96 km²0.25% a yearRural
17,945Barangay Zone 3Atimonan, Quezon1,671about 22,766about 0.0734 km²0.87% a yearUrban
17,946CoroDalaguete, Cebu1,671about 682about 2.45 km²5.82% a yearRural
17,947DulongLibertad, Misamis Oriental1,671about 714about 2.34 km²1.08% a yearRural
17,948HilaanBontoc, Southern Leyte1,671about 331about 5.05 km²3.62% a yearRural
17,949ImeldaClaveria, Masbate1,671about 170about 9.82 km²−2.76% a yearRural
17,950JugabanCarigara, Leyte1,671about 5,064about 0.33 km²−2.35% 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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