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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, 18,551 to 18,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,551PidegTubao, La Union1,618about 240about 6.74 km²−0.76% a yearRural
18,552PoblacionMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte1,618about 1,961about 0.825 km²no 2020 countRural
18,553Poblacion CentralKapangan, Benguet1,618about 411about 3.94 km²0.00% a yearRural
18,554SantorRizal, Kalinga1,618about 107about 15.19 km²−0.41% a yearRural
18,555So-olBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,618about 391about 4.14 km²−0.45% a yearRural
18,556SulsuginAlfonso, Cavite1,618about 595about 2.72 km²2.51% a yearRural
18,557B. TitongMasbate City, Masbate1,617about 512about 3.16 km²−0.93% a yearRural
18,558BaculinHinatuan, Surigao del Sur1,617about 123about 13.17 km²4.15% a yearRural
18,559Barangay 572Manila1,617about 105,000about 0.0154 km²−3.25% a yearUrban
18,560Barangay 7Pasay City1,617about 60,112about 0.0269 km²no 2020 countUrban
18,561Barangay 714Manila1,617about 103,654about 0.0156 km²4.04% a yearUrban
18,562BisocolAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,617about 391about 4.14 km²−1.98% a yearRural
18,563CabaroanSan Juan, La Union1,617about 1,483about 1.09 km²0.88% a yearRural
18,564CamburaySan Jose, Occidental Mindoro1,617about 448about 3.61 km²−3.75% a yearRural
18,565Don Pablo Dela RosaAroroy, Masbate1,617about 366about 4.42 km²1.02% a yearRural
18,566MamagumSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,617about 335about 4.82 km²2.84% a yearRural
18,567MasisitSanchez Mira, Cagayan1,617about 745about 2.17 km²0.30% a yearRural
18,568New VisayasSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur1,617about 72about 22.46 km²−4.53% a yearRural
18,569San JoseGerona, Tarlac1,617about 671about 2.41 km²1.95% a yearRural
18,570San MiguelBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,617about 410about 3.94 km²0.91% a yearRural
18,571Santa VictoriaIlagan City, Isabela1,617about 56about 29.12 km²0.12% a yearRural
18,572SikubMapun, Tawi-Tawi1,617about 348about 4.65 km²1.15% a yearRural
18,573TominawogSan Jose, Camarines Sur1,617about 888about 1.82 km²1.93% a yearRural
18,574VilaRosario, La Union1,617about 439about 3.68 km²−0.18% a yearRural
18,575Zone 3 Pob.Bangued, Abra1,617about 6,442about 0.251 km²0.77% a yearRural
18,576Barangay 901Manila1,616about 213,474about 0.00757 km²0.09% a yearUrban
18,577CaleroOrani, Bataan1,616about 82,449about 0.0196 km²3.47% a yearRural
18,578DanaoSan Jacinto, Masbate1,616about 269about 6.00 km²2.99% a yearRural
18,579KayokLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte1,616about 351about 4.60 km²−2.66% a yearRural
18,580Legarda 2Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,616about 287about 5.63 km²−2.42% a yearRural
18,581LibooM'Lang, Cotabato1,616about 388about 4.17 km²2.11% a yearRural
18,582Manuel M. RoxasTrinidad, Bohol1,616about 411about 3.93 km²7.64% a yearRural
18,583Olo-oloLobo, Batangas1,616about 511about 3.16 km²1.32% a yearRural
18,584San JoseMayantoc, Tarlac1,616about 221about 7.30 km²1.15% a yearRural
18,585SipacoLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,616about 143about 11.27 km²1.08% a yearRural
18,586BacaoDumaran, Palawan1,615about 97about 16.59 km²−0.51% a yearRural
18,587BaigadBantayan, Cebu1,615about 508about 3.18 km²0.04% a yearRural
18,588Barangay 341Manila1,615about 48,353about 0.0334 km²2.40% a yearUrban
18,589BudburanMansalay, Oriental Mindoro1,615about 242about 6.66 km²−0.47% a yearRural
18,590BungonBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,615about 359about 4.50 km²1.05% a yearRural
18,591CudangdangEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental1,615about 282about 5.72 km²−1.12% a yearRural
18,592IpilGigaquit, Surigao del Norte1,615about 699about 2.31 km²−0.12% a yearRural
18,593Kasapa IILa Paz, Agusan del Sur1,615about 7about 221.86 km²5.26% a yearRural
18,594LabneSan Miguel, Bulacan1,615about 551about 2.93 km²0.80% a yearRural
18,595LaboonMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,615about 291about 5.55 km²0.16% a yearRural
18,596Lantawan ProperLantawan, Basilan1,615about 305about 5.29 km²9.46% a yearRural
18,597MacalidongLigao City, Albay1,615about 509about 3.17 km²3.47% a yearRural
18,598SibawanKidapawan City, Cotabato1,615about 220about 7.34 km²0.07% a yearRural
18,599TuburanCawayan, Masbate1,615about 137about 11.83 km²0.12% a yearRural
18,600Barangay 474Manila1,614about 63,543about 0.0254 km²−0.60% 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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