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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, 19,151 to 19,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,151Barangay 899Manila1,569about 94,518about 0.0166 km²0.11% a yearUrban
19,152BuricainPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area1,569about 350about 4.48 km²−0.85% a yearRural
19,153CalingatnganBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,569about 777about 2.02 km²0.97% a yearRural
19,154F. CajeloTulunan, Cotabato1,569about 418about 3.75 km²0.83% a yearRural
19,155MaganhanBaybay City, Leyte1,569about 853about 1.84 km²no 2020 countRural
19,156San AgustinMasantol, Pampanga1,569about 907about 1.73 km²−3.01% a yearRural
19,157San GregorioSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte1,569about 8,302about 0.189 km²−5.51% a yearRural
19,158San VicenteCawayan, Masbate1,569about 352about 4.46 km²0.78% a yearRural
19,159SinianBaliangao, Misamis Occidental1,569about 1,330about 1.18 km²0.88% a yearRural
19,160To-ongSan Remigio, Cebu1,569about 590about 2.66 km²3.49% a yearRural
19,161Toclong I-BImus City, Cavite1,569about 13,075about 0.12 km²−2.32% a yearRural
19,162BacayawanMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,568about 6,374about 0.246 km²4.23% a yearRural
19,163Barangay 37Pasay City1,568about 31,235about 0.0502 km²0.61% a yearUrban
19,164BukidBarugo, Leyte1,568about 436about 3.60 km²1.68% a yearRural
19,165Dagsian, LowerBaguio City, Benguet1,568about 17,900about 0.0876 km²0.73% a yearRural
19,166LagumbinganMidsayap, Cotabato1,568about 368about 4.26 km²−0.36% a yearRural
19,167Mataas Na LupaTaysan, Batangas1,568about 358about 4.38 km²1.12% a yearRural
19,168San JoseGonzaga, Cagayan1,568about 99about 15.86 km²0.32% a yearRural
19,169San NicolasSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte1,568about 544about 2.88 km²2.61% a yearRural
19,170San RoquePolangui, Albay1,568about 576about 2.72 km²−0.71% a yearRural
19,171BagacayLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,567about 514about 3.05 km²−5.27% a yearRural
19,172Barangay 419Manila1,567about 70,905about 0.0221 km²−1.88% a yearUrban
19,173KalinisanNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,567about 272about 5.77 km²−0.65% a yearRural
19,174Maranao TimberDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur1,567about 4,124about 0.38 km²5.88% a yearRural
19,175Midpapan IIPigkawayan, Cotabato1,567about 430about 3.64 km²3.26% a yearRural
19,176MoroboroDingle, Iloilo1,567about 324about 4.83 km²0.15% a yearRural
19,177Munlawin NorteAlitagtag, Batangas1,567about 820about 1.91 km²2.85% a yearRural
19,178MuyoBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay1,567about 150about 10.42 km²−0.14% a yearRural
19,179New OponMagsaysay, Davao del Sur1,567about 419about 3.74 km²−1.84% a yearRural
19,180Puting KahoyCalaca City, Batangas1,567about 1,339about 1.17 km²1.20% a yearRural
19,181RemediosDanao, Bohol1,567about 304about 5.15 km²0.20% a yearRural
19,182San RoqueIloilo City, Iloilo1,567about 28,543about 0.0549 km²0.94% a yearRural
19,183San RoqueMacrohon, Southern Leyte1,567about 1,703about 0.92 km²3.01% a yearRural
19,184SangalanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental1,567about 117about 13.39 km²0.15% a yearRural
19,185Santo DomingoVirac, Catanduanes1,567about 2,429about 0.645 km²2.15% a yearRural
19,186TaytayBaggao, Cagayan1,567about 164about 9.57 km²1.90% a yearRural
19,187TulongUrdaneta City, Pangasinan1,567about 1,178about 1.33 km²2.08% a yearRural
19,188Barangay 7Manila1,566about 35,350about 0.0443 km²0.09% a yearUrban
19,189Boyo-anCandijay, Bohol1,566about 222about 7.06 km²2.24% a yearRural
19,190DullaoBambang, Nueva Vizcaya1,566about 65about 24.02 km²0.83% a yearRural
19,191Kinabranan Zone IAllen, Northern Samar1,566about 2,373about 0.66 km²no 2020 countUrban
19,192MabiniSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija1,566about 600about 2.61 km²0.93% a yearRural
19,193MaharuhayMedellin, Cebu1,566about 442about 3.54 km²−1.66% a yearRural
19,194MalassaBongao, Tawi-Tawi1,566about 403about 3.89 km²4.78% a yearRural
19,195Santa CruzSan Fernando, Camarines Sur1,566about 330about 4.74 km²0.32% a yearRural
19,196SucocNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,566about 158about 9.89 km²0.11% a yearRural
19,197TagbocbocTalisayan, Misamis Oriental1,566about 856about 1.83 km²2.17% a yearRural
19,198AwayanLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,565about 383about 4.09 km²−0.03% a yearRural
19,199BuenavistaPalompon, Leyte1,565about 894about 1.75 km²1.35% a yearRural
19,200BurgosLupao, Nueva Ecija1,565about 286about 5.48 km²−0.08% 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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