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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, 18,201 to 18,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,201GaidDimasalang, Masbate1,648about 428about 3.85 km²0.01% a yearRural
18,202GogonCaramoan, Camarines Sur1,648about 197about 8.35 km²0.73% a yearRural
18,203Malabon-KainginJaen, Nueva Ecija1,648about 756about 2.18 km²1.54% a yearRural
18,204PamotolonKalilangan, Bukidnon1,648about 272about 6.05 km²−0.22% a yearRural
18,205Poblacion BajoSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte1,648about 597about 2.76 km²−0.99% a yearRural
18,206Pulong DuhatSan Miguel, Bulacan1,648about 1,050about 1.57 km²3.31% a yearRural
18,207San Jose WardPototan, Iloilo1,648about 8,720about 0.189 km²−2.35% a yearUrban
18,208San VirayMalay, Aklan1,648about 428about 3.85 km²1.06% a yearRural
18,209Santo NiñoPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte1,648about 246about 6.69 km²1.48% a yearRural
18,210Tulatula-anDingle, Iloilo1,648about 269about 6.13 km²−0.13% a yearRural
18,211Villa HermosaSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur1,648about 555about 2.97 km²−0.52% a yearRural
18,212AlejosBato, Leyte1,647about 403about 4.09 km²1.85% a yearRural
18,213Barangay 399Manila1,647about 104,241about 0.0158 km²no 2020 countUrban
18,214BonbonSagay, Camiguin1,647about 351about 4.69 km²−0.55% a yearRural
18,215BurabodGamay, Northern Samar1,647about 293about 5.63 km²−0.40% a yearRural
18,216Dicamay IIJones, Isabela1,647about 21about 78.95 km²5.20% a yearRural
18,217LaurelTanauan City, Batangas1,647about 560about 2.94 km²2.04% a yearRural
18,218LumboPototan, Iloilo1,647about 659about 2.50 km²−1.09% a yearRural
18,219LutimanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,647about 205about 8.02 km²−0.66% a yearRural
18,220MontealegreTuburan, Cebu1,647about 165about 10.01 km²−1.78% a yearRural
18,221PansorPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,647about 603about 2.73 km²3.53% a yearRural
18,222Barangay 64Pasay City1,646about 134,918about 0.0122 km²0.96% a yearUrban
18,223BehiaTiaong, Quezon1,646about 536about 3.07 km²1.59% a yearRural
18,224BoniaoMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,646about 236about 6.98 km²0.19% a yearRural
18,225Luuk LaminusaSiasi, Sulu1,646about 10,224about 0.161 km²3.22% a yearRural
18,226MabiniEl Nido, Palawan1,646about 41about 40.00 km²−0.74% a yearRural
18,227Mag-ubayCalbayog City, Samar1,646about 518about 3.18 km²0.41% a yearRural
18,228MalimangaCandelaria, Zambales1,646about 45about 36.48 km²7.28% a yearRural
18,229PangeSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte1,646about 27about 60.94 km²3.75% a yearRural
18,230SalaBalete, Batangas1,646about 2,913about 0.565 km²−1.25% a yearRural
18,231TigbawanLazi, Siquijor1,646about 1,770about 0.93 km²0.06% a yearRural
18,232AnegDelfin Albano, Isabela1,645about 120about 13.73 km²−0.04% a yearRural
18,233Barangay 198Pasay City1,645about 42,617about 0.0386 km²−3.45% a yearUrban
18,234BoloTiwi, Albay1,645about 1,567about 1.05 km²6.54% a yearRural
18,235Boloh-bolohTabuan-Lasa, Basilan1,645about 458about 3.59 km²5.19% a yearRural
18,236CandabongAlcantara, Cebu1,645about 585about 2.81 km²no 2020 countRural
18,237District IICuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,645about 2,566about 0.641 km²2.70% a yearRural
18,238KahusayanKitaotao, Bukidnon1,645about 53about 30.77 km²2.09% a yearRural
18,239PanaosawonBayabas, Surigao del Sur1,645about 84about 19.65 km²−0.48% a yearRural
18,240PatongMagsingal, Ilocos Sur1,645about 192about 8.59 km²1.69% a yearRural
18,241Santa RitaJaen, Nueva Ecija1,645about 448about 3.67 km²2.52% a yearRural
18,242Bancal PugadLubao, Pampanga1,644about 174about 9.44 km²4.40% a yearRural
18,243BongbongValencia, Negros Oriental1,644about 489about 3.36 km²1.79% a yearRural
18,244Las NavasProsperidad, Agusan del Sur1,644about 737about 2.23 km²−1.01% a yearRural
18,245LattacSanto Niño, Cagayan1,644about 397about 4.14 km²0.23% a yearRural
18,246LookbisayaAl-Barka, Basilan1,644about 908about 1.81 km²1.14% a yearRural
18,247LunasMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,644about 234about 7.04 km²−0.83% a yearRural
18,248MahagbuTrinidad, Bohol1,644about 299about 5.50 km²6.01% a yearRural
18,249Manggan-DampayMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,644about 431about 3.81 km²−2.24% a yearRural
18,250MaricrumSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,644about 479about 3.43 km²0.25% 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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