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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, 18,851 to 18,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,851LawiJordan, Guimaras1,593about 330about 4.83 km²0.97% a yearRural
18,852LeronBuguey, Cagayan1,593about 1,002about 1.59 km²0.24% a yearRural
18,853Lumba-BayabaoMunai, Lanao del Norte1,593about 272about 5.85 km²1.39% a yearRural
18,854Niog-SangahanTalipao, Sulu1,593about 335about 4.75 km²4.01% a yearRural
18,855Rorogagus EastMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,593about 1,180about 1.35 km²no 2020 countRural
18,856SalvacionSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon1,593about 237about 6.71 km²0.47% a yearRural
18,857WardingBayambang, Pangasinan1,593about 856about 1.86 km²0.83% a yearRural
18,858Barangay IVTanza, Cavite1,592about 11,211about 0.142 km²−0.90% a yearUrban
18,859Binaliuan MayorTigbauan, Iloilo1,592about 773about 2.06 km²2.57% a yearRural
18,860GajoTiwi, Albay1,592about 2,044about 0.779 km²−0.48% a yearRural
18,861GulodTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,592about 559about 2.85 km²0.88% a yearRural
18,862LigueBayambang, Pangasinan1,592about 695about 2.29 km²1.95% a yearRural
18,863Lungsoda-anCandijay, Bohol1,592about 491about 3.24 km²0.77% a yearRural
18,864ManuyogSagay, Camiguin1,592about 1,034about 1.54 km²0.91% a yearRural
18,865Marasat GrandeSan Mateo, Isabela1,592about 2,959about 0.538 km²0.26% a yearRural
18,866Pinagdait Pob.Palompon, Leyte1,592about 12,635about 0.126 km²−1.38% a yearRural
18,867San JoseSarrat, Ilocos Norte1,592about 435about 3.66 km²−0.09% a yearRural
18,868San JuanMadrid, Surigao del Sur1,592about 291about 5.48 km²1.37% a yearRural
18,869TolosaMalabuyoc, Cebu1,592about 155about 10.27 km²−0.34% a yearRural
18,870Barangay 23Pasay City1,591about 34,142about 0.0466 km²2.78% a yearUrban
18,871Bgy. No. 60-B, MadiladigLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,591about 472about 3.37 km²−0.91% a yearRural
18,872CabalicBalasan, Iloilo1,591about 457about 3.48 km²0.02% a yearRural
18,873CaidiocanValencia, Negros Oriental1,591about 411about 3.87 km²−0.43% a yearRural
18,874LacongSan Gabriel, La Union1,591about 115about 13.88 km²0.78% a yearRural
18,875MagsaysayCapalonga, Camarines Norte1,591about 97about 16.33 km²−5.75% a yearRural
18,876Melgar ANaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,591about 358about 4.44 km²−1.16% a yearRural
18,877SalagTabogon, Cebu1,591about 331about 4.81 km²0.33% a yearRural
18,878Santa RosaDanao City, Cebu1,591about 1,026about 1.55 km²0.29% a yearRural
18,879SaudPagudpud, Ilocos Norte1,591about 488about 3.26 km²1.97% a yearUrban
18,880SingatGerona, Tarlac1,591about 958about 1.66 km²0.97% a yearUrban
18,881SisigonMatnog, Sorsogon1,591about 360about 4.42 km²−1.69% a yearRural
18,882Tabon-tabonBaco, Oriental Mindoro1,591about 435about 3.66 km²0.11% a yearRural
18,883TangcalTubaran, Lanao del Sur1,591about 2,621about 0.607 km²0.94% a yearRural
18,884AlunanQuezon, Isabela1,590about 161about 9.85 km²1.39% a yearRural
18,885Baybaydagat Pob.San Fernando, Masbate1,590about 12,927about 0.123 km²1.83% a yearRural
18,886GarciaLibjo, Dinagat Islands1,590about 231about 6.89 km²−0.97% a yearRural
18,887Sabang ICalauag, Quezon1,590about 22,682about 0.0701 km²−3.85% a yearRural
18,888San IsidroLibon, Albay1,590about 479about 3.32 km²−2.35% a yearRural
18,889SigneIgbaras, Iloilo1,590about 596about 2.67 km²2.18% a yearRural
18,890SinoronSanta Cruz, Davao del Sur1,590about 50about 31.99 km²0.85% a yearRural
18,891TalangSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,590about 1,944about 0.818 km²−0.70% a yearRural
18,892AnusSan Jose, Batangas1,589about 854about 1.86 km²5.74% a yearUrban
18,893Barangay 456Manila1,589about 64,073about 0.0248 km²0.91% a yearUrban
18,894Barangay 848Manila1,589about 38,382about 0.0414 km²0.05% a yearUrban
18,895Baybay Santa CruzOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental1,589about 18,607about 0.0854 km²−1.94% a yearUrban
18,896CadayacanMaria Aurora, Aurora1,589about 302about 5.27 km²0.90% a yearRural
18,897DimayonPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,589about 493about 3.22 km²2.27% a yearRural
18,898Limon SurLooc, Romblon1,589about 304about 5.23 km²−6.83% a yearRural
18,899PaingBantay, Ilocos Sur1,589about 321about 4.95 km²−0.54% a yearRural
18,900SalamPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur1,589about 249about 6.38 km²3.17% 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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