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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, 18,251 to 18,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,251MaubohTalipao, Sulu1,644about 613about 2.68 km²2.30% a yearRural
18,252MolonPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,644about 27about 60.34 km²−3.80% a yearRural
18,253PamigaAgoncillo, Batangas1,644about 2,280about 0.721 km²0.56% a yearRural
18,254PatagBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,644about 550about 2.99 km²0.03% a yearRural
18,255PoblacionSan Rafael, Bulacan1,644about 10,211about 0.161 km²0.06% a yearUrban
18,256Rock Quarry, UpperBaguio City, Benguet1,644about 26,907about 0.0611 km²1.60% a yearRural
18,257San JoaquinProsperidad, Agusan del Sur1,644about 54about 30.59 km²−1.90% a yearRural
18,258Santa CruzTubajon, Dinagat Islands1,644about 112about 14.69 km²1.13% a yearRural
18,259Somal-otCasiguran, Sorsogon1,644about 8,261about 0.199 km²0.29% a yearRural
18,260CapulingDueñas, Iloilo1,643about 613about 2.68 km²1.30% a yearRural
18,261DidiyanPalanan, Isabela1,643about 16about 103.39 km²−0.43% a yearRural
18,262EstrellaSan Mateo, Isabela1,643about 600about 2.74 km²2.54% a yearRural
18,263NagcuralanCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,643about 366about 4.49 km²1.38% a yearRural
18,264Palapar NorteMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,643about 632about 2.60 km²−0.50% a yearRural
18,265PanasCandijay, Bohol1,643about 174about 9.45 km²−1.73% a yearRural
18,266AbucayPiddig, Ilocos Norte1,642about 193about 8.50 km²0.10% a yearRural
18,267Altura BataTanauan City, Batangas1,642about 2,007about 0.818 km²2.94% a yearRural
18,268AuroraQuezon, Nueva Vizcaya1,642about 248about 6.63 km²0.21% a yearRural
18,269BagnosAurora, Isabela1,642about 922about 1.78 km²−0.19% a yearRural
18,270BilaBokod, Benguet1,642about 127about 12.96 km²2.46% a yearRural
18,271CanawiliJaniuay, Iloilo1,642about 295about 5.57 km²−0.12% a yearRural
18,272CasilaganMangatarem, Pangasinan1,642about 440about 3.73 km²−0.84% a yearRural
18,273DagundalahonTalakag, Bukidnon1,642about 69about 23.90 km²1.55% a yearRural
18,274Eduardo G. MontillaLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte1,642about 595about 2.76 km²1.92% a yearRural
18,275MayongTiwi, Albay1,642about 198about 8.30 km²−0.65% a yearRural
18,276RosalLibacao, Aklan1,642about 102about 16.04 km²0.07% a yearRural
18,277San RoqueSan Jacinto, Pangasinan1,642about 955about 1.72 km²−0.76% a yearRural
18,278SiboloCaluya, Antique1,642about 547about 3.00 km²2.31% a yearRural
18,279Taloy NorteTuba, Benguet1,642about 158about 10.40 km²2.36% a yearRural
18,280BigaPola, Oriental Mindoro1,641about 524about 3.13 km²6.02% a yearRural
18,281CabangaranSan Quintin, Pangasinan1,641about 110about 14.87 km²1.27% a yearRural
18,282Cabatacan WestLasam, Cagayan1,641about 142about 11.58 km²−3.23% a yearRural
18,283DingasanCabarroguis, Quirino1,641about 68about 24.25 km²1.02% a yearRural
18,284MadayaPangantucan, Bukidnon1,641about 124about 13.22 km²1.69% a yearRural
18,285NasunoganOrmoc City, Leyte1,641about 474about 3.46 km²−5.21% a yearRural
18,286Poblacion CentralSison, Pangasinan1,641about 2,041about 0.804 km²0.31% a yearRural
18,287Santo DomingoTayug, Pangasinan1,641about 698about 2.35 km²−0.33% a yearRural
18,288SumilangCalauag, Quezon1,641about 749about 2.19 km²−2.78% a yearRural
18,289Tabaan NorteTuba, Benguet1,641about 62about 26.63 km²5.90% a yearRural
18,290AmandiegoAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,640about 792about 2.07 km²−2.25% a yearRural
18,291Barangay 629Manila1,640about 41,414about 0.0396 km²0.10% a yearUrban
18,292CaatihanBoston, Davao Oriental1,640about 16about 100.31 km²0.35% a yearRural
18,293Calamagui NorthSanta Maria, Isabela1,640about 403about 4.07 km²0.16% a yearRural
18,294CaunayanPagudpud, Ilocos Norte1,640about 111about 14.80 km²1.69% a yearRural
18,295MagdagoocJabonga, Agusan del Norte1,640about 290about 5.65 km²0.82% a yearRural
18,296MalacaUrbiztondo, Pangasinan1,640about 1,655about 0.991 km²1.24% a yearRural
18,297MalaoaTayabas City, Quezon1,640about 603about 2.72 km²5.61% a yearRural
18,298San AndresGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,640about 695about 2.36 km²0.07% a yearRural
18,299San PascualSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,640about 837about 1.96 km²0.22% a yearRural
18,300SubaPaoay, Ilocos Norte1,640about 457about 3.59 km²1.97% a yearUrban

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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