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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, 18,101 to 18,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,101NagsahaGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental1,658about 281about 5.91 km²1.43% a yearRural
18,102Poblacion IlayaPanitan, Capiz1,658about 2,653about 0.625 km²−0.58% a yearRural
18,103Santo NiñoSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte1,658about 56about 29.41 km²−2.06% a yearRural
18,104AlingganBayambang, Pangasinan1,657about 2,069about 0.801 km²2.63% a yearRural
18,105CabantianMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental1,657about 377about 4.39 km²0.92% a yearRural
18,106CalayucaySanto Domingo, Albay1,657about 480about 3.45 km²−1.73% a yearRural
18,107Garita I AMaragondon, Cavite1,657about 2,712about 0.611 km²−1.74% a yearRural
18,108ManhiloMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,657about 392about 4.23 km²−0.06% a yearRural
18,109PinagtigasanVinzons, Camarines Norte1,657about 228about 7.26 km²−2.63% a yearRural
18,110San AntonioBagac, Bataan1,657about 259about 6.40 km²2.24% a yearRural
18,111San JuanOas, Albay1,657about 764about 2.17 km²1.18% a yearRural
18,112San JuanAlegria, Surigao del Norte1,657about 196about 8.45 km²1.46% a yearRural
18,113San MiguelSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte1,657about 10,487about 0.158 km²−0.60% a yearRural
18,114Tag-ubeCompostela, Cebu1,657about 327about 5.07 km²2.04% a yearRural
18,115AmanoaoacMapandan, Pangasinan1,656about 872about 1.90 km²0.29% a yearRural
18,116Bacundao WesteMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,656about 915about 1.81 km²0.37% a yearRural
18,117BalatocPasil, Kalinga1,656about 20about 83.72 km²−0.89% a yearRural
18,118BaylimangoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,656about 308about 5.38 km²3.41% a yearRural
18,119BuasCandaba, Pampanga1,656about 9,572about 0.173 km²0.69% a yearUrban
18,120BubuyanMataasnakahoy, Batangas1,656about 1,082about 1.53 km²0.44% a yearRural
18,121BurnayGitagum, Misamis Oriental1,656about 1,505about 1.10 km²0.87% a yearRural
18,122Ciudad RealSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan1,656about 244about 6.78 km²−2.32% a yearRural
18,123MacabatoAringay, La Union1,656about 266about 6.23 km²−0.07% a yearRural
18,124MalatimonAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur1,656about 446about 3.71 km²1.98% a yearRural
18,125MinangaGonzaga, Cagayan1,656about 5,325about 0.311 km²0.29% a yearRural
18,126PalaoSolana, Cagayan1,656about 378about 4.38 km²2.78% a yearRural
18,127Bagani UbbogCandon City, Ilocos Sur1,655about 1,157about 1.43 km²−0.75% a yearRural
18,128Bilangbilangan DakoBien Unido, Bohol1,655about 8,193about 0.202 km²−2.69% a yearRural
18,129Lilo-anMalinao, Aklan1,655about 374about 4.43 km²0.13% a yearRural
18,130MaguitingSan Narciso, Quezon1,655about 181about 9.14 km²1.81% a yearRural
18,131MaligayaFloridablanca, Pampanga1,655about 13,792about 0.12 km²no 2020 countRural
18,132PayarMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,655about 1,263about 1.31 km²0.09% a yearRural
18,133PlastadoGerona, Tarlac1,655about 742about 2.23 km²0.98% a yearRural
18,134PoblacionBarbaza, Antique1,655about 1,391about 1.19 km²1.98% a yearRural
18,135SalugGuiuan, Eastern Samar1,655about 2,934about 0.564 km²1.92% a yearRural
18,136San MiguelPalo, Leyte1,655about 6,293about 0.263 km²0.09% a yearRural
18,137SibajayBoston, Davao Oriental1,655about 866about 1.91 km²0.15% a yearRural
18,138TobgonOas, Albay1,655about 152about 10.86 km²1.73% a yearRural
18,139AroroganMarihatag, Surigao del Sur1,654about 284about 5.83 km²2.64% a yearRural
18,140BulacusMasantol, Pampanga1,654about 1,216about 1.36 km²0.53% a yearRural
18,141CambagangMaragusan, Davao de Oro1,654about 269about 6.16 km²0.26% a yearRural
18,142ImeldaBunawan, Agusan del Sur1,654about 21about 80.15 km²1.18% a yearRural
18,143LatabonSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte1,654about 162about 10.20 km²−0.14% a yearRural
18,144MagwawaSanto Tomas, Davao del Norte1,654about 146about 11.36 km²0.15% a yearRural
18,145NaganacanCauayan City, Isabela1,654about 206about 8.01 km²0.28% a yearRural
18,146NagbaCuartero, Capiz1,654about 347about 4.76 km²−0.32% a yearRural
18,147NapotiocanLaoang, Northern Samar1,654about 335about 4.94 km²2.21% a yearRural
18,148New BalambanTagum City, Davao del Norte1,654about 195about 8.47 km²0.86% a yearRural
18,149TambanGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental1,654about 184about 8.97 km²0.06% a yearRural
18,150BohenangeLamitan City, Basilan1,653about 78about 21.12 km²3.52% 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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