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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, 19,351 to 19,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,351Barangay 339Manila1,551about 56,196about 0.0276 km²5.01% a yearUrban
19,352GarretaPalauig, Zambales1,551about 4,630about 0.335 km²1.44% a yearRural
19,353MampayagManolo Fortich, Bukidnon1,551about 258about 6.02 km²0.84% a yearRural
19,354NagrebcanBauang, La Union1,551about 2,815about 0.551 km²−0.29% a yearRural
19,355NekitanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte1,551about 502about 3.09 km²no 2020 countRural
19,356Parian-BaunohLantawan, Basilan1,551about 269about 5.76 km²8.35% a yearRural
19,357San JuanMaco, Davao de Oro1,551about 7,995about 0.194 km²0.28% a yearRural
19,358SilonayCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,551about 6,544about 0.237 km²3.04% a yearRural
19,359TumakidLamitan City, Basilan1,551about 572about 2.71 km²5.11% a yearRural
19,360BatanganGeneral Nakar, Quezon1,550about 295about 5.26 km²0.31% a yearRural
19,361ButonParang, Sulu1,550about 1,000about 1.55 km²1.83% a yearRural
19,362CalunaconSan Andres, Romblon1,550about 222about 6.98 km²−0.35% a yearRural
19,363DapdapPaniqui, Tarlac1,550about 651about 2.38 km²2.05% a yearRural
19,364KabasaranLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur1,550about 3,063about 0.506 km²4.08% a yearRural
19,365NapawonGoa, Camarines Sur1,550about 618about 2.51 km²0.77% a yearRural
19,366San MiguelAgoo, La Union1,550about 1,230about 1.26 km²1.68% a yearUrban
19,367Santa CruzPaombong, Bulacan1,550about 463about 3.35 km²2.72% a yearRural
19,368Sapang BatoGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija1,550about 316about 4.90 km²0.19% a yearRural
19,369SuhaTorrijos, Marinduque1,550about 628about 2.47 km²−0.74% a yearRural
19,370Tabu ManukOld Panamao, Sulu1,550about 3,523about 0.44 km²0.47% a yearRural
19,371ApanangonJimalalud, Negros Oriental1,549about 41about 37.49 km²no 2020 countRural
19,372Barangay 1Isabela, Negros Occidental1,549about 1,637about 0.946 km²0.03% a yearRural
19,373Barangay 563Manila1,549about 113,897about 0.0136 km²0.36% a yearUrban
19,374BenoniMahinog, Camiguin1,549about 1,434about 1.08 km²−0.80% a yearUrban
19,375LabatanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay1,549about 169about 9.16 km²−1.37% a yearRural
19,376Mangas IIAlfonso, Cavite1,549about 615about 2.52 km²1.07% a yearUrban
19,377SamerButig, Lanao del Sur1,549about 288about 5.38 km²2.76% a yearRural
19,378San RoquePeñablanca, Cagayan1,549about 163about 9.52 km²0.28% a yearRural
19,379Santo NiñoTanay, Rizal1,549about 107about 14.51 km²5.77% a yearRural
19,380TejeroSan Luis, Batangas1,549about 1,324about 1.17 km²0.60% a yearRural
19,381Barangay Zone IIZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur1,548about 10,118about 0.153 km²−3.58% a yearUrban
19,382CairohanPassi City, Iloilo1,548about 340about 4.55 km²−4.61% a yearRural
19,383CaorasanBula, Camarines Sur1,548about 284about 5.45 km²0.89% a yearRural
19,384LangongHadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan1,548about 653about 2.37 km²10.21% a yearRural
19,385Naslo-BucaoMaasin, Iloilo1,548about 3,192about 0.485 km²2.21% a yearRural
19,386Pigsag-anCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental1,548about 59about 26.19 km²1.95% a yearRural
19,387Poblacion EastGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija1,548about 2,988about 0.518 km²0.08% a yearRural
19,388SalvacionPandan, Catanduanes1,548about 114about 13.61 km²0.69% a yearRural
19,389Santa FeTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,548about 256about 6.05 km²−0.14% a yearRural
19,390Cadayonan IMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,547about 100,455about 0.0154 km²no 2020 countRural
19,391DilimbayanPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,547about 1,816about 0.852 km²1.05% a yearRural
19,392Gregorio AlinoDimasalang, Masbate1,547about 530about 2.92 km²1.43% a yearRural
19,393Gusing SurNaguilian, La Union1,547about 410about 3.77 km²1.96% a yearRural
19,394LumutanGeneral Nakar, Quezon1,547about 11about 136.07 km²−2.13% a yearRural
19,395San BartolomeRosales, Pangasinan1,547about 551about 2.81 km²−0.35% a yearRural
19,396TambacanBurgos, Pangasinan1,547about 197about 7.84 km²−1.63% a yearRural
19,397Villa UndayonBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,547about 41about 38.09 km²1.67% a yearRural
19,398BinablayanTinoc, Ifugao1,546about 53about 29.23 km²0.08% a yearRural
19,399Buadi OngcaloTaraka, Lanao del Sur1,546about 5,019about 0.308 km²−0.06% a yearRural
19,400BuenavistaBansalan, Davao del Sur1,546about 505about 3.06 km²0.68% 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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