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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, 19,501 to 19,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,501TitikLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte1,538about 67about 23.03 km²5.80% a yearRural
19,502VelascoTayum, Abra1,538about 209about 7.37 km²−0.54% a yearRural
19,503ViolantaLoreto, Agusan del Sur1,538about 252about 6.10 km²−0.52% a yearRural
19,504Barangay 60Cavite City, Cavite1,537about 102,467about 0.015 km²8.88% a yearRural
19,505BigoPagbilao, Quezon1,537about 260about 5.91 km²3.68% a yearRural
19,506BuboyNagcarlan, Laguna1,537about 1,450about 1.06 km²−0.60% a yearUrban
19,507Garita I BMaragondon, Cavite1,537about 2,332about 0.659 km²−0.54% a yearRural
19,508Lawa-anNew Washington, Aklan1,537about 125about 12.26 km²0.35% a yearRural
19,509MatalabaSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,537about 746about 2.06 km²0.24% a yearRural
19,510PanikihanPola, Oriental Mindoro1,537about 182about 8.45 km²−1.21% a yearRural
19,511PoblacionTangalan, Aklan1,537about 1,436about 1.07 km²0.13% a yearRural
19,512San VictorBaganga, Davao Oriental1,537about 64about 24.16 km²1.83% a yearRural
19,513Santa FilomenaCateel, Davao Oriental1,537about 630about 2.44 km²0.33% a yearRural
19,514TawaganOras, Eastern Samar1,537about 920about 1.67 km²−0.39% a yearUrban
19,515TugasMambusao, Capiz1,537about 668about 2.30 km²0.25% a yearRural
19,516BalasTalisay, Batangas1,536about 1,121about 1.37 km²−0.91% a yearRural
19,517BaligangLigao City, Albay1,536about 177about 8.68 km²−1.12% a yearRural
19,518GuripanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,536about 141about 10.90 km²1.94% a yearRural
19,519Ilayang CambugaMulanay, Quezon1,536about 79about 19.46 km²−2.21% a yearRural
19,520LahaLugus, Sulu1,536about 406about 3.78 km²1.53% a yearRural
19,521Maguing ProperMaguing, Lanao del Sur1,536about 1,011about 1.52 km²0.05% a yearRural
19,522NasipitBarili, Cebu1,536about 728about 2.11 km²1.31% a yearRural
19,523Puting TubigCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,536about 212about 7.24 km²0.11% a yearUrban
19,524San FelixVictoria, Laguna1,536about 276about 5.57 km²0.59% a yearRural
19,525San VicenteSulat, Eastern Samar1,536about 504about 3.05 km²0.46% a yearRural
19,526Bagong BuhayCabiao, Nueva Ecija1,535about 11,718about 0.131 km²−0.05% a yearRural
19,527Barangay 559Manila1,535about 108,099about 0.0142 km²4.36% a yearUrban
19,528BatoMakilala, Cotabato1,535about 151about 10.14 km²4.39% a yearRural
19,529Bobonga Pantao RagatPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,535about 624about 2.46 km²0.67% a yearRural
19,530BuangBacacay, Albay1,535about 760about 2.02 km²4.77% a yearRural
19,531ItulanPasacao, Camarines Sur1,535about 1,312about 1.17 km²5.54% a yearRural
19,532OsmeñaDangcagan, Bukidnon1,535about 517about 2.97 km²1.41% a yearUrban
19,533Poblacion WestPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,535about 756about 2.03 km²1.19% a yearRural
19,534RizalSan Fernando, Camarines Sur1,535about 558about 2.75 km²0.02% a yearRural
19,535SomogeCatarman, Northern Samar1,535about 105about 14.63 km²1.76% a yearRural
19,536Tambo KulitIndang, Cavite1,535about 1,003about 1.53 km²0.27% a yearRural
19,537WawaBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,535about 252about 6.08 km²0.32% a yearRural
19,538AroroyJuban, Sorsogon1,534about 503about 3.05 km²2.25% a yearRural
19,539BanguitCabatuan, Iloilo1,534about 1,145about 1.34 km²2.41% a yearRural
19,540CabraranJovellar, Albay1,534about 629about 2.44 km²−1.52% a yearRural
19,541CayaganTugaya, Lanao del Sur1,534about 16,765about 0.0915 km²0.52% a yearRural
19,542CordovaAmulung, Cagayan1,534about 533about 2.88 km²0.43% a yearRural
19,543Kang-actolDumanjug, Cebu1,534about 745about 2.06 km²0.96% a yearRural
19,544Lagasan AsibihMaimbung, Sulu1,534about 1,334about 1.15 km²8.35% a yearRural
19,545LibertadUson, Masbate1,534about 158about 9.73 km²−0.84% a yearRural
19,546LunaClaveria, Misamis Oriental1,534about 179about 8.57 km²−0.92% a yearRural
19,547ObligacionBaler, Aurora1,534about 196about 7.81 km²2.36% a yearRural
19,548Purok MatiasTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,534about 14,204about 0.108 km²1.46% a yearUrban
19,549SabangCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,534about 1,639about 0.936 km²1.89% a yearRural
19,550Zone 6Talisay City, Negros Occidental1,534about 8,867about 0.173 km²−0.71% 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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