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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, 19,101 to 19,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,101Luna NorteMakilala, Cotabato1,574about 240about 6.56 km²0.81% a yearRural
19,102Nasig-idZamboanguita, Negros Oriental1,574about 105about 14.94 km²1.45% a yearRural
19,103PalikpikanBalayan, Batangas1,574about 305about 5.16 km²−4.74% a yearRural
19,104San RafaelBurdeos, Quezon1,574about 73about 21.43 km²−3.10% a yearRural
19,105Santa CruzMacrohon, Southern Leyte1,574about 1,444about 1.09 km²0.87% a yearRural
19,106AracPassi City, Iloilo1,573about 1,157about 1.36 km²1.55% a yearRural
19,107Barangay 317Manila1,573about 63,173about 0.0249 km²0.48% a yearUrban
19,108BazalMaria Aurora, Aurora1,573about 71about 22.25 km²0.54% a yearRural
19,109BikalCaramoan, Camarines Sur1,573about 402about 3.91 km²−1.01% a yearRural
19,110New TanglagTabuk City, Kalinga1,573about 122about 12.90 km²0.45% a yearRural
19,111Poblacion EastAlitagtag, Batangas1,573about 931about 1.69 km²1.87% a yearRural
19,112TadySara, Iloilo1,573about 61about 25.60 km²−0.97% a yearRural
19,113TaraBolinao, Pangasinan1,573about 231about 6.80 km²−2.48% a yearRural
19,114TayugoIsulan, Sultan Kudarat1,573about 249about 6.31 km²1.77% a yearRural
19,115TumandingArakan, Cotabato1,573about 143about 10.99 km²1.49% a yearRural
19,116BacunganNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,572about 605about 2.60 km²−0.56% a yearRural
19,117BarasalonJaniuay, Iloilo1,572about 81about 19.39 km²0.87% a yearRural
19,118BullucanLaak, Davao de Oro1,572about 120about 13.08 km²4.34% a yearRural
19,119DaigTulunan, Cotabato1,572about 168about 9.38 km²−0.26% a yearRural
19,120DalipeCawayan, Masbate1,572about 74about 21.34 km²−1.79% a yearRural
19,121LinapewTubao, La Union1,572about 404about 3.89 km²0.56% a yearRural
19,122MacayocayoBayambang, Pangasinan1,572about 728about 2.16 km²0.05% a yearRural
19,123PiliMagallanes, Sorsogon1,572about 292about 5.38 km²0.59% a yearRural
19,124San EmilianoAliaga, Nueva Ecija1,572about 681about 2.31 km²0.81% a yearRural
19,125UguisMahaplag, Leyte1,572about 702about 2.24 km²no 2020 countRural
19,126Dalumpinas EsteSan Fernando City, La Union1,571about 1,708about 0.92 km²−0.14% a yearRural
19,127Gaggabutan WestRizal, Cagayan1,571about 166about 9.49 km²1.79% a yearRural
19,128Lower Santo NiñoMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,571about 297about 5.29 km²2.73% a yearRural
19,129Mabato-AzufrePangil, Laguna1,571about 878about 1.79 km²0.14% a yearRural
19,130ManaoisPaniqui, Tarlac1,571about 508about 3.09 km²0.29% a yearRural
19,131NangalasauanAmulung, Cagayan1,571about 177about 8.89 km²−0.20% a yearRural
19,132San Miguel I AMaragondon, Cavite1,571about 849about 1.85 km²2.49% a yearRural
19,133San VicenteKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,571about 873about 1.80 km²5.65% a yearRural
19,134TaibDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur1,571about 302about 5.20 km²0.34% a yearRural
19,135VisaresCapoocan, Leyte1,571about 83about 18.98 km²0.31% a yearRural
19,136BalighotMa-Ayon, Capiz1,570about 269about 5.84 km²0.51% a yearRural
19,137Barangay 196Pasay City1,570about 99,367about 0.0158 km²1.12% a yearUrban
19,138BaybayabasTalugtug, Nueva Ecija1,570about 335about 4.69 km²−1.37% a yearRural
19,139BulbulalaBalaoan, La Union1,570about 1,180about 1.33 km²−3.41% a yearRural
19,140Cabugao ViejoSan Enrique, Iloilo1,570about 1,276about 1.23 km²3.30% a yearRural
19,141Capitan AngelMalaybalay City, Bukidnon1,570about 48about 32.67 km²0.39% a yearRural
19,142Gang-ngoCamalaniugan, Cagayan1,570about 571about 2.75 km²0.65% a yearRural
19,143General Prim WestBangar, La Union1,570about 3,497about 0.449 km²−0.53% a yearRural
19,144LuyangBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya1,570about 1,098about 1.43 km²0.95% a yearRural
19,145MalobagoDaraga, Albay1,570about 1,227about 1.28 km²no 2020 countRural
19,146MindoroVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,570about 2,557about 0.614 km²0.37% a yearRural
19,147OsaoSan Juan, Southern Leyte1,570about 789about 1.99 km²2.87% a yearRural
19,148PalmaBarbaza, Antique1,570about 1,803about 0.871 km²1.52% a yearRural
19,149Barangay 149Manila1,569about 72,639about 0.0216 km²0.23% a yearUrban
19,150Barangay 2Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental1,569about 5,094about 0.308 km²−0.45% 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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