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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, 19,201 to 19,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,201ManaybanayMapanas, Northern Samar1,565about 373about 4.20 km²2.00% a yearRural
19,202MasbaranonEsperanza, Masbate1,565about 593about 2.64 km²−0.08% a yearRural
19,203OriguelMajayjay, Laguna1,565about 10,433about 0.15 km²1.91% a yearRural
19,204PalaleGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija1,565about 18about 89.42 km²0.81% a yearRural
19,205Payagan EastBallesteros, Cagayan1,565about 211about 7.41 km²1.27% a yearRural
19,206PoblacionBatan, Aklan1,565about 2,726about 0.574 km²1.28% a yearRural
19,207San RoqueSogod, Southern Leyte1,565about 3,432about 0.456 km²−2.44% a yearRural
19,208SapaBataraza, Palawan1,565about 31about 51.09 km²no 2020 countRural
19,209Zone V Pob.Bulan, Sorsogon1,565about 10,793about 0.145 km²1.60% a yearRural
19,210Bo-otWao, Lanao del Sur1,564about 235about 6.65 km²−2.74% a yearRural
19,211CauringanSison, Pangasinan1,564about 1,194about 1.31 km²1.70% a yearUrban
19,212D'LedesmaTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat1,564about 457about 3.42 km²1.83% a yearRural
19,213LitoletSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte1,564about 273about 5.73 km²8.59% a yearRural
19,214San VicenteJabonga, Agusan del Norte1,564about 121about 12.97 km²−0.71% a yearRural
19,215SumpotanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,564about 165about 9.47 km²−1.70% a yearRural
19,216Timawa Tanza IIIloilo City, Iloilo1,564about 34,833about 0.0449 km²3.28% a yearRural
19,217Zone VRosales, Pangasinan1,564about 10,358about 0.151 km²0.42% a yearUrban
19,218BondulanSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,563about 260about 6.02 km²1.02% a yearRural
19,219Centro OrientalPolangui, Albay1,563about 5,245about 0.298 km²−5.88% a yearRural
19,220FlordelizMilaor, Camarines Sur1,563about 402about 3.89 km²0.56% a yearRural
19,221HamogawayBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,563about 205about 7.63 km²−1.07% a yearRural
19,222HupiSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,563about 386about 4.05 km²−1.03% a yearRural
19,223InibanAyungon, Negros Oriental1,563about 727about 2.15 km²4.56% a yearRural
19,224MagsaysayAntipas, Cotabato1,563about 241about 6.49 km²−0.78% a yearRural
19,225MulaugSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte1,563about 1,124about 1.39 km²9.17% a yearRural
19,226Poblacion IVVictoria, Oriental Mindoro1,563about 737about 2.12 km²−0.71% a yearUrban
19,227PungtodCabatuan, Iloilo1,563about 1,175about 1.33 km²4.38% a yearRural
19,228TampedOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area1,563about 173about 9.04 km²0.36% a yearRural
19,229CabinuanganMabini, Pangasinan1,562about 266about 5.87 km²0.09% a yearRural
19,230CabugbuganSanta Ignacia, Tarlac1,562about 189about 8.27 km²0.34% a yearRural
19,231KatugasanCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte1,562about 205about 7.61 km²1.22% a yearUrban
19,232NacabukladSan Fernando, Bukidnon1,562about 46about 33.81 km²3.84% a yearRural
19,233New CanipoSan Vicente, Palawan1,562about 58about 27.05 km²0.28% a yearRural
19,234PiñaTaysan, Batangas1,562about 327about 4.78 km²−2.02% a yearUrban
19,235PlaridelLibjo, Dinagat Islands1,562about 417about 3.75 km²−0.17% a yearRural
19,236Santo DomingoAlicia, Isabela1,562about 176about 8.86 km²0.33% a yearRural
19,237TangngahSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi1,562about 1,270about 1.23 km²2.86% a yearRural
19,238CamandinganBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,561about 164about 9.52 km²0.86% a yearRural
19,239Lanao DakulaParang, Sulu1,561about 442about 3.53 km²1.82% a yearRural
19,240LinindingPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,561about 350about 4.46 km²7.03% a yearRural
19,241Poblacion EastPidigan, Abra1,561about 3,556about 0.439 km²−1.79% a yearUrban
19,242San JoseKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,561about 159about 9.80 km²−0.41% a yearRural
19,243Sapang UwakPorac, Pampanga1,561about 23about 69.17 km²2.68% a yearRural
19,244TapongPulupandan, Negros Occidental1,561about 529about 2.95 km²3.23% a yearRural
19,245AngasBatan, Aklan1,560about 303about 5.15 km²0.11% a yearRural
19,246BahayPasacao, Camarines Sur1,560about 813about 1.92 km²−4.68% a yearRural
19,247BantayBoac, Marinduque1,560about 173about 9.01 km²−0.26% a yearRural
19,248BetinanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur1,560about 834about 1.87 km²−2.50% a yearRural
19,249BugasonganLezo, Aklan1,560about 1,258about 1.24 km²2.07% a yearRural
19,250CamagongCabusao, Camarines Sur1,560about 192about 8.11 km²0.61% 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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