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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, 19,451 to 19,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,451MatapitapGerona, Tarlac1,541about 1,213about 1.27 km²0.30% a yearRural
19,452NapuroSanta Margarita, Samar1,541about 407about 3.79 km²−0.35% a yearRural
19,453PalinaKibungan, Benguet1,541about 52about 29.89 km²1.61% a yearRural
19,454Palugsi-LimmansanganBauang, La Union1,541about 318about 4.84 km²−0.17% a yearRural
19,455Poblacion IVPozorrubio, Pangasinan1,541about 6,759about 0.228 km²−1.94% a yearRural
19,456San AntonioSanta Maria, Isabela1,541about 798about 1.93 km²0.54% a yearRural
19,457San JoseLicab, Nueva Ecija1,541about 451about 3.42 km²−1.25% a yearRural
19,458San Juan-San LorenzoMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,541about 782about 1.97 km²0.68% a yearRural
19,459AceridaBobon, Northern Samar1,540about 201about 7.66 km²4.81% a yearRural
19,460BangbangGasan, Marinduque1,540about 723about 2.13 km²−0.28% a yearRural
19,461BuenasuerteUson, Masbate1,540about 283about 5.45 km²−2.16% a yearRural
19,462Butig ProperButig, Lanao del Sur1,540about 1,232about 1.25 km²2.33% a yearRural
19,463Cordova SurTigbauan, Iloilo1,540about 684about 2.25 km²0.62% a yearRural
19,464IluluanCamalig, Albay1,540about 494about 3.12 km²−0.87% a yearRural
19,465Lahong ProperBaleno, Masbate1,540about 568about 2.71 km²0.36% a yearRural
19,466LunetaLa Paz, Leyte1,540about 421about 3.66 km²0.08% a yearRural
19,467LuparanSulop, Davao del Sur1,540about 185about 8.31 km²1.59% a yearRural
19,468PacpacoSan Manuel, Tarlac1,540about 1,782about 0.864 km²2.00% a yearRural
19,469Paloc BigqueDumangas, Iloilo1,540about 629about 2.45 km²0.22% a yearRural
19,470PanganuranSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte1,540about 335about 4.60 km²2.88% a yearRural
19,471ParadoDingras, Ilocos Norte1,540about 933about 1.65 km²−0.35% a yearRural
19,472San Roque WestAgoo, La Union1,540about 880about 1.75 km²−0.29% a yearRural
19,473TibuholPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,540about 97about 15.82 km²−6.45% a yearRural
19,474UmandoMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,540about 895about 1.72 km²0.55% a yearRural
19,475BelenGoa, Camarines Sur1,539about 4,397about 0.35 km²−4.34% a yearRural
19,476CabugaoBacuag, Surigao del Norte1,539about 181about 8.51 km²1.81% a yearRural
19,477CansumaligBayawan City, Negros Oriental1,539about 67about 23.02 km²−2.56% a yearRural
19,478DalijeMiagao, Iloilo1,539about 82about 18.75 km²−1.32% a yearRural
19,479DulanganMagdiwang, Romblon1,539about 192about 8.00 km²−3.84% a yearRural
19,480GalasOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,539about 242about 6.36 km²−6.28% a yearRural
19,481KiotoyPanabo City, Davao del Norte1,539about 231about 6.65 km²0.57% a yearRural
19,482MaredeSanta Ana, Cagayan1,539about 91about 16.92 km²0.73% a yearRural
19,483PantarPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,539about 290about 5.31 km²no 2020 countRural
19,484SalabanSan Jose, Batangas1,539about 1,524about 1.01 km²−1.70% a yearRural
19,485SimayungAbulug, Cagayan1,539about 385about 4.00 km²0.51% a yearRural
19,486Abong-AbongMaluso, Basilan1,538about 340about 4.53 km²8.25% a yearRural
19,487BaybayinLos Baños, Laguna1,538about 11,922about 0.129 km²1.16% a yearRural
19,488BintawlanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi1,538about 1,221about 1.26 km²2.96% a yearRural
19,489BuliLa Paz, Abra1,538about 250about 6.14 km²−1.56% a yearRural
19,490CampamanogPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol1,538about 369about 4.17 km²−0.72% a yearRural
19,491CoroconogSan Roque, Northern Samar1,538about 70about 21.85 km²0.91% a yearRural
19,492Ifugao VillageDiffun, Quirino1,538about 87about 17.62 km²0.38% a yearRural
19,493IgasanPatikul, Sulu1,538about 1,211about 1.27 km²1.01% a yearRural
19,494La Purisima ConcepcionSogod, Southern Leyte1,538about 840about 1.83 km²5.20% a yearRural
19,495LahiPandami, Sulu1,538about 1,361about 1.13 km²0.35% a yearRural
19,496NalvoSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,538about 961about 1.60 km²1.32% a yearRural
19,497NiyuganLaurel, Batangas1,538about 255about 6.02 km²0.91% a yearUrban
19,498RizalMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,538about 332about 4.63 km²−0.82% a yearUrban
19,499SinapsapanJordan, Guimaras1,538about 171about 8.98 km²−0.37% a yearRural
19,500TalaoPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,538about 232about 6.62 km²no 2020 countRural

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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