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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, 18,951 to 19,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,951BuenavistaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan1,585about 37about 43.18 km²1.40% a yearRural
18,952IgsoroBugasong, Antique1,585about 19about 83.66 km²0.35% a yearRural
18,953MilanLemery, Iloilo1,585about 468about 3.39 km²0.34% a yearRural
18,954PoblacionBurgos, Ilocos Norte1,585about 192about 8.25 km²1.86% a yearUrban
18,955PoblacionSan Manuel, Tarlac1,585about 9,665about 0.164 km²0.55% a yearRural
18,956Santa MariaMapandan, Pangasinan1,585about 1,174about 1.35 km²5.46% a yearRural
18,957SawmillVillaverde, Nueva Vizcaya1,585about 166about 9.56 km²1.20% a yearRural
18,958TamboPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,585about 617about 2.57 km²9.11% a yearRural
18,959VigaanSipocot, Camarines Sur1,585about 141about 11.28 km²8.34% a yearRural
18,960Wanni PiyanjihanParang, Sulu1,585about 1,569about 1.01 km²3.38% a yearRural
18,961West CalaguimanSamal, Bataan1,585about 2,159about 0.734 km²0.79% a yearRural
18,962BonbonOslob, Cebu1,584about 402about 3.94 km²0.44% a yearRural
18,963BuaKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,584about 122about 12.98 km²1.81% a yearRural
18,964DusocBayambang, Pangasinan1,584about 589about 2.69 km²1.23% a yearRural
18,965Engineers' HillBaguio City, Benguet1,584about 18,970about 0.0835 km²−2.52% a yearUrban
18,966FragantePandan, Antique1,584about 399about 3.97 km²0.06% a yearRural
18,967ImeldaSan Jacinto, Pangasinan1,584about 1,209about 1.31 km²1.33% a yearRural
18,968San AndresVillareal, Samar1,584about 211about 7.51 km²0.84% a yearRural
18,969San MiguelBotolan, Zambales1,584about 754about 2.10 km²1.03% a yearRural
18,970San VicenteLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,584about 744about 2.13 km²−0.30% a yearRural
18,971TandaayNabua, Camarines Sur1,584about 677about 2.34 km²−0.54% a yearRural
18,972Ablan SaratBurgos, Ilocos Norte1,583about 260about 6.09 km²1.01% a yearRural
18,973AlilinuCamalaniugan, Cagayan1,583about 415about 3.81 km²0.02% a yearRural
18,974AndalanOmar, Sulu1,583about 385about 4.11 km²2.19% a yearRural
18,975BagongbongLambunao, Iloilo1,583about 478about 3.31 km²−0.89% a yearRural
18,976BalangobongBinalonan, Pangasinan1,583about 529about 2.99 km²0.77% a yearRural
18,977BaliangoPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,583about 516about 3.07 km²−7.25% a yearRural
18,978Barangay 223Manila1,583about 83,316about 0.019 km²−0.68% a yearUrban
18,979CatanaganJuban, Sorsogon1,583about 345about 4.59 km²0.11% a yearRural
18,980IloSanto Niño, Samar1,583about 528about 3.00 km²1.96% a yearRural
18,981Lower MingadingAleosan, Cotabato1,583about 225about 7.05 km²1.69% a yearRural
18,982NavalasBuenavista, Guimaras1,583about 889about 1.78 km²1.89% a yearRural
18,983PampangoLibacao, Aklan1,583about 246about 6.43 km²0.95% a yearRural
18,984Raya Madaya IIMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,583about 75,742about 0.0209 km²no 2020 countRural
18,985San JoseSiaton, Negros Oriental1,583about 1,055about 1.50 km²5.45% a yearRural
18,986San JuanMabini, Batangas1,583about 5,799about 0.273 km²−4.70% a yearUrban
18,987Santa LuciaVictoria, Tarlac1,583about 3,326about 0.476 km²0.17% a yearRural
18,988West VillafloresMa-Ayon, Capiz1,583about 158about 10.00 km²0.74% a yearRural
18,989YamotCandelaria, Zambales1,583about 205about 7.71 km²0.92% a yearRural
18,990AratucBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte1,582about 97about 16.34 km²5.65% a yearRural
18,991AyatMandaon, Masbate1,582about 159about 9.96 km²−2.64% a yearRural
18,992BagasbasMondragon, Northern Samar1,582about 396about 4.00 km²2.06% a yearRural
18,993Barangay 434Manila1,582about 77,549about 0.0204 km²7.44% a yearUrban
18,994Barangay 521Manila1,582about 35,471about 0.0446 km²−8.04% a yearUrban
18,995Cota Na DacoGubat, Sorsogon1,582about 5,436about 0.291 km²−2.22% a yearRural
18,996DugongBucay, Abra1,582about 309about 5.12 km²−0.69% a yearRural
18,997Inamnan PequeñoGuinobatan, Albay1,582about 2,289about 0.691 km²−0.24% a yearRural
18,998Julugan IVTanza, Cavite1,582about 30,541about 0.0518 km²−2.85% a yearRural
18,999KangdampasBarili, Cebu1,582about 378about 4.18 km²2.33% a yearRural
19,000LinaoLibon, Albay1,582about 305about 5.18 km²−1.05% 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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