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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, 18,751 to 18,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,751San JuanLoreto, Dinagat Islands1,602about 398about 4.03 km²0.33% a yearRural
18,752SinturisanSan Antonio, Quezon1,602about 444about 3.61 km²−3.69% a yearRural
18,753BagumbayanPilar, Bataan1,601about 4,561about 0.351 km²2.14% a yearRural
18,754BantinanSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya1,601about 62about 25.76 km²1.30% a yearRural
18,755Barangay 497Manila1,601about 42,132about 0.038 km²1.75% a yearUrban
18,756Barangay 79Manila1,601about 203,173about 0.00788 km²1.25% a yearUrban
18,757Barangay 90Caloocan City1,601about 24,443about 0.0655 km²1.28% a yearUrban
18,758BonbonPanukulan, Quezon1,601about 79about 20.26 km²−0.18% a yearRural
18,759BurocbusocBuhi, Camarines Sur1,601about 200about 8.00 km²0.15% a yearRural
18,760CalangaySanta Maria, Laguna1,601about 118about 13.56 km²1.92% a yearRural
18,761DagupanSan Mateo, Isabela1,601about 609about 2.63 km²−0.09% a yearRural
18,762Don PedroNaawan, Misamis Oriental1,601about 269about 5.95 km²2.29% a yearRural
18,763OmaglingMalitbog, Bukidnon1,601about 169about 9.47 km²2.99% a yearRural
18,764Pook Ni BanalSan Pascual, Batangas1,601about 1,251about 1.28 km²0.90% a yearUrban
18,765PoscolonSan Rafael, Iloilo1,601about 404about 3.96 km²no 2020 countRural
18,766San SimonBani, Pangasinan1,601about 129about 12.37 km²−0.10% a yearRural
18,767BalocbocanKitaotao, Bukidnon1,600about 139about 11.52 km²1.13% a yearRural
18,768BantayaoLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,600about 3,774about 0.424 km²3.20% a yearRural
18,769CasalaSan Mariano, Isabela1,600about 18about 90.18 km²0.11% a yearRural
18,770CharitoBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,600about 217about 7.36 km²3.54% a yearRural
18,771KahayaganTagbina, Surigao del Sur1,600about 86about 18.54 km²0.00% a yearRural
18,772Lawaan IParanas, Samar1,600about 129about 12.41 km²1.97% a yearRural
18,773Leones WestTubao, La Union1,600about 856about 1.87 km²−0.40% a yearRural
18,774Nueva VistaOrmoc City, Leyte1,600about 366about 4.37 km²0.39% a yearRural
18,775PoblacionMadalum, Lanao del Sur1,600about 5,735about 0.279 km²0.20% a yearRural
18,776San IsidroIlagan City, Isabela1,600about 556about 2.88 km²0.81% a yearRural
18,777Zone ISogod, Southern Leyte1,600about 8,466about 0.189 km²−0.60% a yearUrban
18,778CurvaScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija1,599about 1,763about 0.907 km²4.99% a yearRural
18,779Ilaor SurOas, Albay1,599about 2,983about 0.536 km²−2.51% a yearRural
18,780RebuconSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,599about 183about 8.72 km²1.37% a yearRural
18,781San AgustinSanto Tomas, Pangasinan1,599about 1,481about 1.08 km²0.44% a yearRural
18,782SantiagoMarcos, Ilocos Norte1,599about 216about 7.39 km²1.38% a yearRural
18,783ValentinaLa Paz, Agusan del Sur1,599about 111about 14.41 km²no 2020 countRural
18,784AlborLibjo, Dinagat Islands1,598about 424about 3.77 km²−0.92% a yearRural
18,785BaduCalinog, Iloilo1,598about 487about 3.28 km²−2.76% a yearRural
18,786BangcalCuyo, Palawan1,598about 2,607about 0.613 km²2.38% a yearRural
18,787Barangay IGarchitorena, Camarines Sur1,598about 531about 3.01 km²−1.45% a yearRural
18,788Barangay IIVinzons, Camarines Norte1,598about 7,364about 0.217 km²−3.64% a yearRural
18,789BonifacioCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,598about 339about 4.72 km²0.35% a yearRural
18,790BubongSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur1,598about 2,353about 0.679 km²1.40% a yearRural
18,791Kormatan MatampayMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,598about 372about 4.30 km²no 2020 countRural
18,792NatangcopanPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,598about 2,414about 0.662 km²3.35% a yearRural
18,793San AgustinBaybay City, Leyte1,598about 137about 11.65 km²2.87% a yearRural
18,794SinapulanColumbio, Sultan Kudarat1,598about 28about 57.74 km²−0.46% a yearRural
18,795TanzaEstancia, Iloilo1,598about 1,668about 0.958 km²2.99% a yearRural
18,796BakingLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur1,597about 179about 8.94 km²0.44% a yearRural
18,797BaliteVillaba, Leyte1,597about 795about 2.01 km²1.97% a yearRural
18,798Barangay 97Caloocan City1,597about 39,530about 0.0404 km²0.92% a yearUrban
18,799BulaklakanLipa City, Batangas1,597about 505about 3.16 km²−0.10% a yearRural
18,800ClaveraBorbon, Cebu1,597about 331about 4.82 km²−3.95% 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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