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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, 18,901 to 18,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,901San RoqueCatbalogan City, Samar1,589about 1,660about 0.957 km²2.15% a yearRural
18,902Upper Bagong TudelaJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur1,589about 552about 2.88 km²−1.95% a yearRural
18,903Alfonso TaboraBaguio City, Benguet1,588about 14,841about 0.107 km²0.99% a yearUrban
18,904Barangay 63Manila1,588about 84,468about 0.0188 km²2.24% a yearUrban
18,905CanabajanCalinog, Iloilo1,588about 742about 2.14 km²0.26% a yearRural
18,906CubaySan Dionisio, Iloilo1,588about 309about 5.14 km²1.17% a yearRural
18,907CulandanumAborlan, Palawan1,588about 9about 172.28 km²1.20% a yearRural
18,908ImportanteTibiao, Antique1,588about 289about 5.49 km²0.74% a yearRural
18,909KapataganKapatagan, Lanao del Sur1,588about 279about 5.69 km²0.30% a yearRural
18,910NasujeBulan, Sorsogon1,588about 1,126about 1.41 km²0.93% a yearRural
18,911San VicenteMalitbog, Southern Leyte1,588about 1,624about 0.978 km²0.09% a yearRural
18,912TagdoMambajao, Camiguin1,588about 311about 5.11 km²0.90% a yearRural
18,913AlambijudArgao, Cebu1,587about 247about 6.42 km²−1.00% a yearRural
18,914Barangay 17Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental1,587about 16,514about 0.0961 km²−6.04% a yearRural
18,915BiongCabusao, Camarines Sur1,587about 201about 7.89 km²−2.46% a yearRural
18,916BoloCatanauan, Quezon1,587about 294about 5.39 km²0.87% a yearRural
18,917ComaguingkingCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,587about 294about 5.39 km²−0.42% a yearRural
18,918CumbaLian, Batangas1,587about 250about 6.34 km²−4.61% a yearRural
18,919Datu Amilhamja JaafarSibutu, Tawi-Tawi1,587about 1,250about 1.27 km²0.72% a yearRural
18,920FabianTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur1,587about 414about 3.83 km²1.22% a yearRural
18,921GayolaKidapawan City, Cotabato1,587about 327about 4.86 km²−0.06% a yearRural
18,922GuribangDiffun, Quirino1,587about 266about 5.97 km²1.61% a yearRural
18,923Hindag-anSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte1,587about 350about 4.54 km²−0.27% a yearRural
18,924IgbongloSan Jose, Antique1,587about 443about 3.58 km²0.37% a yearRural
18,925MabuhayRoxas, Oriental Mindoro1,587about 430about 3.69 km²1.89% a yearRural
18,926Poblacion District 6Pambujan, Northern Samar1,587about 19,472about 0.0815 km²2.55% a yearRural
18,927TakunganPililla, Rizal1,587about 15,713about 0.101 km²−0.54% a yearRural
18,928TangaroCatarman, Camiguin1,587about 284about 5.59 km²1.36% a yearRural
18,929TerraplinSan Pascual, Masbate1,587about 1,729about 0.918 km²−0.46% a yearRural
18,930TibulaoCarmen, Davao del Norte1,587about 262about 6.06 km²0.20% a yearRural
18,931AlonerosGuinayangan, Quezon1,586about 1,391about 1.14 km²−2.49% a yearRural
18,932B'LaanMalungon, Sarangani1,586about 72about 22.11 km²0.29% a yearRural
18,933Barangay 798Manila1,586about 56,643about 0.028 km²0.37% a yearUrban
18,934Bunay Bunay LookanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi1,586about 34,934about 0.0454 km²2.83% a yearRural
18,935CamiasPorac, Pampanga1,586about 51about 31.24 km²no 2020 countRural
18,936ConcepcionAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,586about 173about 9.19 km²−0.76% a yearRural
18,937G. S. Rosario Pob.Carranglan, Nueva Ecija1,586about 805about 1.97 km²0.37% a yearRural
18,938MaragangTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur1,586about 195about 8.13 km²−3.12% a yearRural
18,939MaysalayGoa, Camarines Sur1,586about 200about 7.93 km²−0.21% a yearRural
18,940MermerManaoag, Pangasinan1,586about 938about 1.69 km²2.62% a yearRural
18,941NatoTaft, Eastern Samar1,586about 262about 6.06 km²0.23% a yearRural
18,942PacalagSan Miguel, Bulacan1,586about 471about 3.37 km²6.45% a yearRural
18,943Zone 4-ATalisay City, Negros Occidental1,586about 22,307about 0.0711 km²−0.51% a yearUrban
18,944AguadahanSan Jose, Northern Samar1,585about 587about 2.70 km²−0.67% a yearUrban
18,945Aurora EastDiffun, Quirino1,585about 1,481about 1.07 km²0.06% a yearUrban
18,946Balagtasin ISan Jose, Batangas1,585about 3,351about 0.473 km²−0.15% a yearRural
18,947Balangkare SurGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija1,585about 466about 3.40 km²1.17% a yearRural
18,948Bansarvil IISultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,585about 294about 5.40 km²−3.29% a yearRural
18,949BatinaoNew Bataan, Davao de Oro1,585about 205about 7.74 km²3.94% a yearRural
18,950Boyugan EastKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur1,585about 1,310about 1.21 km²3.00% 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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