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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, 18,301 to 18,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,301TalconT'Boli, South Cotabato1,640about 157about 10.45 km²3.03% a yearRural
18,302TelegrafoSan Jose, Camarines Sur1,640about 1,242about 1.32 km²1.35% a yearRural
18,303View PointBanaue, Ifugao1,640about 67about 24.39 km²1.71% a yearRural
18,304BagangMasantol, Pampanga1,639about 1,100about 1.49 km²−0.53% a yearRural
18,305Barangay 87Manila1,639about 78,798about 0.0208 km²0.09% a yearUrban
18,306BitoMalita, Davao Occidental1,639about 91about 18.03 km²−3.31% a yearRural
18,307CabpangiPigkawayan, Cotabato1,639about 394about 4.16 km²6.51% a yearRural
18,308Don T. Lutero West Pob.Janiuay, Iloilo1,639about 6,974about 0.235 km²−0.93% a yearRural
18,309GangoRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay1,639about 387about 4.23 km²1.13% a yearRural
18,310LonoyEstancia, Iloilo1,639about 609about 2.69 km²8.73% a yearRural
18,311LumatabMaco, Davao de Oro1,639about 710about 2.31 km²4.76% a yearRural
18,312San AntonioBiri, Northern Samar1,639about 402about 4.08 km²−2.20% a yearRural
18,313San FernandoCarles, Iloilo1,639about 369about 4.44 km²1.16% a yearRural
18,314SapaoGuiuan, Eastern Samar1,639about 706about 2.32 km²9.66% a yearRural
18,315LalawiganMercedes, Camarines Norte1,638about 112about 14.60 km²−0.41% a yearRural
18,316Poblacion SouthLupao, Nueva Ecija1,638about 6,911about 0.237 km²−0.89% a yearRural
18,317Sta. FeNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,638about 108about 15.12 km²0.00% a yearRural
18,318TanglawPuerto Princesa City, Palawan1,638about 8,109about 0.202 km²−3.99% a yearUrban
18,319YatinganPontevedra, Capiz1,638about 352about 4.66 km²−0.31% a yearRural
18,320Bagong NegrosKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,637about 182about 9.00 km²4.05% a yearRural
18,321Barangay 36Cavite City, Cavite1,637about 67,645about 0.0242 km²−1.30% a yearRural
18,322ConcepcionSogod, Southern Leyte1,637about 615about 2.66 km²1.21% a yearRural
18,323CullatDaraga, Albay1,637about 4,560about 0.359 km²0.41% a yearRural
18,324DalumpinasSan Nicolas, Pangasinan1,637about 246about 6.66 km²−0.72% a yearRural
18,325GabuLabason, Zamboanga del Norte1,637about 147about 11.16 km²6.22% a yearRural
18,326Iraya NorteOas, Albay1,637about 4,342about 0.377 km²−0.55% a yearRural
18,327LibangMakato, Aklan1,637about 340about 4.81 km²2.25% a yearRural
18,328MacalangAl-Barka, Basilan1,637about 516about 3.17 km²7.56% a yearRural
18,329Magalalag EastEnrile, Cagayan1,637about 1,649about 0.993 km²0.84% a yearRural
18,330MatayumCataingan, Masbate1,637about 446about 3.67 km²0.50% a yearRural
18,331MayamanMarogong, Lanao del Sur1,637about 186about 8.81 km²1.84% a yearRural
18,332Mitla ProperPorac, Pampanga1,637about 255about 6.43 km²−1.80% a yearUrban
18,333NabongsoranAroroy, Masbate1,637about 107about 15.32 km²−4.75% a yearRural
18,334PalanganPuerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro1,637about 1,145about 1.43 km²0.46% a yearRural
18,335SebitananSasmuan, Pampanga1,637about 904about 1.81 km²2.90% a yearRural
18,336TigumBuruanga, Aklan1,637about 354about 4.63 km²0.44% a yearRural
18,337BasudCalbayog City, Samar1,636about 730about 2.24 km²0.33% a yearRural
18,338CamirosAnilao, Iloilo1,636about 485about 3.37 km²2.85% a yearRural
18,339GubaanAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,636about 182about 8.98 km²−0.85% a yearRural
18,340MagsaysayLasam, Cagayan1,636about 303about 5.40 km²0.25% a yearRural
18,341NapaliongJones, Isabela1,636about 153about 10.71 km²2.01% a yearRural
18,342RoxasMainit, Surigao del Norte1,636about 388about 4.22 km²0.52% a yearRural
18,343WatwatKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,636about 101about 16.19 km²1.04% a yearRural
18,344BanaoBacacay, Albay1,635about 395about 4.14 km²1.05% a yearRural
18,345Banog SurBani, Pangasinan1,635about 372about 4.39 km²1.04% a yearRural
18,346BasacLoon, Bohol1,635about 667about 2.45 km²0.54% a yearRural
18,347Batong PalowaySan Andres, Catanduanes1,635about 292about 5.60 km²−1.15% a yearRural
18,348Centro WestSanta Teresita, Cagayan1,635about 2,265about 0.722 km²−0.89% a yearRural
18,349IlauranRomblon, Romblon1,635about 229about 7.15 km²−0.62% a yearRural
18,350PaaganSantol, La Union1,635about 192about 8.52 km²−0.32% 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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