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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, 18,501 to 18,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,501MangaTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,623about 446about 3.64 km²1.24% a yearRural
18,502SabanganLingayen, Pangasinan1,623about 466about 3.48 km²0.72% a yearRural
18,503San Agustin IINaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,623about 425about 3.82 km²−0.65% a yearRural
18,504San JuanIrosin, Sorsogon1,623about 3,846about 0.422 km²−6.00% a yearUrban
18,505San PabloSison, Surigao del Norte1,623about 816about 1.99 km²2.37% a yearRural
18,506SawangUson, Masbate1,623about 307about 5.28 km²1.06% a yearRural
18,507SinipakDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,623about 76about 21.22 km²2.10% a yearRural
18,508TapayasBalatan, Camarines Sur1,623about 269about 6.03 km²0.72% a yearRural
18,509VillaflorTobias Fornier, Antique1,623about 345about 4.71 km²0.09% a yearRural
18,510AlbasanNumancia, Aklan1,622about 901about 1.80 km²0.28% a yearRural
18,511AstorgaDaram, Samar1,622about 603about 2.69 km²−3.09% a yearRural
18,512Banahaw Pob.Santa Cruz, Marinduque1,622about 5,283about 0.307 km²−3.38% a yearRural
18,513Cullalabo Del NorteBurgos, Isabela1,622about 636about 2.55 km²0.71% a yearRural
18,514DaraganBuenavista, Guimaras1,622about 348about 4.66 km²1.96% a yearRural
18,515IboDanao City, Cebu1,622about 548about 2.96 km²6.04% a yearRural
18,516San JuanPili, Camarines Sur1,622about 7,509about 0.216 km²−5.96% a yearRural
18,517San Vicente ISilang, Cavite1,622about 21,483about 0.0755 km²−0.61% a yearRural
18,518Santo DomingoSan Fernando, Bukidnon1,622about 84about 19.28 km²0.66% a yearRural
18,519TubodTalipao, Sulu1,622about 487about 3.33 km²2.27% a yearRural
18,520AltezaSipocot, Camarines Sur1,621about 359about 4.52 km²0.60% a yearRural
18,521Bagong SirangSipocot, Camarines Sur1,621about 165about 9.83 km²3.42% a yearRural
18,522Loboc LowerOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental1,621about 14,345about 0.113 km²−4.03% a yearRural
18,523Salay River IISalay, Misamis Oriental1,621about 3,019about 0.537 km²1.91% a yearRural
18,524San AlonzoBalingoan, Misamis Oriental1,621about 1,589about 1.02 km²−0.64% a yearRural
18,525San IsidroTrento, Agusan del Sur1,621about 49about 33.22 km²−3.43% a yearRural
18,526San JulianTapaz, Capiz1,621about 1,095about 1.48 km²3.86% a yearRural
18,527San VicenteZaragoza, Nueva Ecija1,621about 783about 2.07 km²0.89% a yearRural
18,528TonotonPiddig, Ilocos Norte1,621about 594about 2.73 km²0.86% a yearRural
18,529AlucaoSanta Teresita, Cagayan1,620about 76about 21.19 km²0.13% a yearRural
18,530AnahawayPalo, Leyte1,620about 410about 3.95 km²1.91% a yearRural
18,531Barangay IHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental1,620about 6,835about 0.237 km²−0.84% a yearRural
18,532Datu IntanSanta Maria, Davao Occidental1,620about 222about 7.29 km²1.24% a yearRural
18,533MabiniSan Jacinto, Masbate1,620about 300about 5.40 km²0.49% a yearRural
18,534MuslimGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur1,620about 189about 8.58 km²5.28% a yearRural
18,535NagasOas, Albay1,620about 179about 9.07 km²−0.19% a yearRural
18,536PandanDingle, Iloilo1,620about 747about 2.17 km²0.13% a yearRural
18,537PatarBolinao, Pangasinan1,620about 220about 7.36 km²0.77% a yearRural
18,538Rizal Palapala IIloilo City, Iloilo1,620about 80,198about 0.0202 km²−1.14% a yearRural
18,539Sto. NiñoBinalonan, Pangasinan1,620about 4,175about 0.388 km²1.75% a yearRural
18,540Barangay 782Manila1,619about 63,992about 0.0253 km²2.13% a yearUrban
18,541BegahoCalbayog City, Samar1,619about 861about 1.88 km²1.05% a yearRural
18,542Esperanza IlayaAlfonso, Cavite1,619about 753about 2.15 km²0.83% a yearRural
18,543Pagsang-anSan Roque, Northern Samar1,619about 113about 14.39 km²−0.24% a yearRural
18,544Barangay 189Manila1,618about 66,311about 0.0244 km²2.14% a yearUrban
18,545Barangay 627Manila1,618about 39,951about 0.0405 km²0.19% a yearUrban
18,546Bgy. No. 31, TalingaanLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,618about 304about 5.33 km²−0.12% a yearRural
18,547CanawanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte1,618about 201about 8.06 km²4.74% a yearRural
18,548Del RemedioSulat, Eastern Samar1,618about 267about 6.06 km²0.47% a yearRural
18,549MaliolioSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,618about 909about 1.78 km²0.19% a yearRural
18,550MaungibPura, Tarlac1,618about 969about 1.67 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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