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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, 19,251 to 19,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,251East KungtadSiasi, Sulu1,560about 975about 1.60 km²4.90% a yearRural
19,252GuiaPandan, Antique1,560about 402about 3.88 km²0.42% a yearRural
19,253ManaolPozorrubio, Pangasinan1,560about 423about 3.69 km²0.06% a yearRural
19,254MuliguinUnisan, Quezon1,560about 425about 3.67 km²2.93% a yearRural
19,255PotunganDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,560about 304about 5.13 km²−1.36% a yearRural
19,256San JoseSogod, Southern Leyte1,560about 5,571about 0.28 km²0.50% a yearUrban
19,257Tanza SurPanay, Capiz1,560about 852about 1.83 km²3.51% a yearRural
19,258Tolega SurMoncada, Tarlac1,560about 897about 1.74 km²0.05% a yearRural
19,259Apil-apilAl-Barka, Basilan1,559about 549about 2.84 km²5.79% a yearRural
19,260BentiganCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,559about 361about 4.32 km²0.56% a yearRural
19,261HandongLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,559about 1,288about 1.21 km²0.33% a yearRural
19,262San FranciscoBugallon, Pangasinan1,559about 534about 2.92 km²0.03% a yearRural
19,263San RoqueJovellar, Albay1,559about 158about 9.88 km²−0.08% a yearRural
19,264San Vicente Gorong-GorongNabua, Camarines Sur1,559about 591about 2.64 km²−0.03% a yearRural
19,265Cubay SurMalay, Aklan1,558about 939about 1.66 km²0.20% a yearRural
19,266Dizon SubdivisionBaguio City, Benguet1,558about 7,637about 0.204 km²−4.43% a yearUrban
19,267LamalamaPresident Roxas, Cotabato1,558about 139about 11.21 km²0.26% a yearRural
19,268Lipat-onCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,558about 399about 3.90 km²0.44% a yearRural
19,269LualCasiguran, Aurora1,558about 992about 1.57 km²−1.52% a yearRural
19,270LunaRoxas, Isabela1,558about 2,291about 0.68 km²0.47% a yearRural
19,271MameltacSan Fernando City, La Union1,558about 1,857about 0.839 km²−0.77% a yearRural
19,272Nagsabaran NorteBalaoan, La Union1,558about 1,189about 1.31 km²0.34% a yearRural
19,273PindolonanMulondo, Lanao del Sur1,558about 1,060about 1.47 km²4.48% a yearRural
19,274Poblacion District IIIBabatngon, Leyte1,558about 182about 8.54 km²−1.38% a yearRural
19,275Zone IDinalungan, Aurora1,558about 4,930about 0.316 km²0.08% a yearRural
19,276AlegriaOrmoc City, Leyte1,557about 13,308about 0.117 km²no 2020 countUrban
19,277Bagong PookSan Jose, Batangas1,557about 686about 2.27 km²0.71% a yearUrban
19,278CalaoaanSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur1,557about 475about 3.28 km²0.37% a yearRural
19,279CasilaganSanto Tomas, La Union1,557about 497about 3.13 km²−1.27% a yearRural
19,280CentroMasbate City, Masbate1,557about 5,425about 0.287 km²−1.52% a yearUrban
19,281DalugaBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat1,557about 71about 22.02 km²−0.84% a yearRural
19,282Datal BobT'Boli, South Cotabato1,557about 94about 16.56 km²1.31% a yearRural
19,283DuyayBoac, Marinduque1,557about 118about 13.24 km²−1.79% a yearRural
19,284LapatanLabason, Zamboanga del Norte1,557about 112about 13.86 km²−0.62% a yearRural
19,285MalantaPandami, Sulu1,557about 148about 10.50 km²0.69% a yearRural
19,286NagserialanCamiling, Tarlac1,557about 1,045about 1.49 km²0.17% a yearRural
19,287San AgustinDao, Capiz1,557about 202about 7.71 km²0.75% a yearRural
19,288Santa BarbaraIguig, Cagayan1,557about 174about 8.95 km²0.77% a yearRural
19,289SwitchTapaz, Capiz1,557about 504about 3.09 km²2.22% a yearRural
19,290BacongMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,556about 4,788about 0.325 km²9.89% a yearRural
19,291Barangay 25Tacloban City, Leyte1,556about 8,021about 0.194 km²−2.22% a yearUrban
19,292Barangay 7Nasugbu, Batangas1,556about 22,388about 0.0695 km²1.98% a yearRural
19,293CabatianuhanSan Miguel, Leyte1,556about 415about 3.75 km²3.14% a yearRural
19,294Del RosarioTubod, Surigao del Norte1,556about 2,898about 0.537 km²2.57% a yearRural
19,295LatanganMulanay, Quezon1,556about 249about 6.26 km²0.92% a yearRural
19,296LoretoCortes, Bohol1,556about 677about 2.30 km²0.22% a yearRural
19,297MalabodMalungon, Sarangani1,556about 42about 37.02 km²0.23% a yearRural
19,298Poblacion SurSanta Barbara, Pangasinan1,556about 2,975about 0.523 km²−2.99% a yearUrban
19,299San MateoQuirino, Isabela1,556about 174about 8.93 km²−0.03% a yearRural
19,300BaguilawaBauan, Batangas1,555about 1,628about 0.955 km²−0.12% 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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