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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, 19,551 to 19,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,551AnislagCalbayog City, Samar1,533about 1,988about 0.771 km²1.72% a yearRural
19,552BatangbatangVictoria, Tarlac1,533about 958about 1.60 km²0.36% a yearRural
19,553Big BanisilonTangcal, Lanao del Norte1,533about 2,526about 0.607 km²2.80% a yearRural
19,554Del PilarLopez, Quezon1,533about 741about 2.07 km²0.88% a yearRural
19,555DibulSaguday, Quirino1,533about 304about 5.04 km²3.32% a yearRural
19,556JaguimitanNasipit, Agusan del Norte1,533about 76about 20.19 km²−0.80% a yearRural
19,557LibasSan Julian, Eastern Samar1,533about 180about 8.51 km²−0.42% a yearRural
19,558MaghanoyBarili, Cebu1,533about 1,614about 0.95 km²1.78% a yearRural
19,559MatangoVinzons, Camarines Norte1,533about 523about 2.93 km²−6.00% a yearRural
19,560Nag-Iba IINaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,533about 426about 3.60 km²−0.75% a yearRural
19,561PaquetKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,533about 130about 11.83 km²1.03% a yearRural
19,562PulaAsipulo, Ifugao1,533about 41about 37.46 km²0.22% a yearRural
19,563San RoqueLibertad, Antique1,533about 118about 13.00 km²6.37% a yearRural
19,564Santo NiñoSulat, Eastern Samar1,533about 562about 2.73 km²2.84% a yearRural
19,565Villa Ofelia-CaridadCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija1,533about 21,683about 0.0707 km²3.75% a yearRural
19,566BariwMalinao, Albay1,532about 369about 4.15 km²0.59% a yearRural
19,567BasakBinidayan, Lanao del Sur1,532about 3,458about 0.443 km²0.95% a yearRural
19,568Binangga NorthTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur1,532about 1,118about 1.37 km²1.87% a yearRural
19,569MalatasCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,532about 295about 5.20 km²1.85% a yearRural
19,570ManiwayaSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,532about 405about 3.78 km²−0.63% a yearRural
19,571MenchacaCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,532about 193about 7.94 km²5.93% a yearRural
19,572Poblacion 1Santa Maria, Isabela1,532about 196about 7.81 km²−0.68% a yearRural
19,573Poblacion East IIAliaga, Nueva Ecija1,532about 4,657about 0.329 km²0.32% a yearUrban
19,574San IsidroOas, Albay1,532about 506about 3.03 km²0.22% a yearRural
19,575San JoseManjuyod, Negros Oriental1,532about 474about 3.23 km²0.93% a yearUrban
19,576TubodBadian, Cebu1,532about 583about 2.63 km²3.43% a yearRural
19,577Barangay 1Bacacay, Albay1,531about 8,506about 0.18 km²1.18% a yearRural
19,578CamulTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte1,531about 262about 5.85 km²−1.49% a yearRural
19,579CatburawanLigao City, Albay1,531about 663about 2.31 km²−1.16% a yearRural
19,580GantaKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte1,531about 1,791about 0.855 km²3.41% a yearRural
19,581GuerreroDingras, Ilocos Norte1,531about 1,355about 1.13 km²0.56% a yearRural
19,582MalapayaSara, Iloilo1,531about 212about 7.23 km²−0.54% a yearRural
19,583Peania PedaniaMangatarem, Pangasinan1,531about 563about 2.72 km²3.71% a yearRural
19,584San IsidroBobon, Northern Samar1,531about 277about 5.52 km²0.52% a yearRural
19,585Santa Cruz PambilogSan Luis, Pampanga1,531about 895about 1.71 km²3.38% a yearRural
19,586Tabuc SurPanitan, Capiz1,531about 1,975about 0.775 km²1.41% a yearRural
19,587Tula-tulaSipocot, Camarines Sur1,531about 90about 17.03 km²−7.81% a yearRural
19,588BayabasAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,530about 254about 6.02 km²−0.14% a yearRural
19,589CalaoaganLaoac, Pangasinan1,530about 1,785about 0.857 km²−1.49% a yearRural
19,590Crossing LunaEsperanza, Agusan del Sur1,530about 584about 2.62 km²1.45% a yearRural
19,591DiguanOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental1,530about 414about 3.70 km²−0.75% a yearRural
19,592InanamaLlanera, Nueva Ecija1,530about 481about 3.18 km²0.78% a yearRural
19,593KalubihanBarili, Cebu1,530about 433about 3.53 km²0.06% a yearRural
19,594KatipaLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental1,530about 610about 2.51 km²0.03% a yearRural
19,595MaligayaColumbio, Sultan Kudarat1,530about 86about 17.74 km²2.03% a yearRural
19,596PayapaSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,530about 1,661about 0.921 km²1.67% a yearRural
19,597Purok BBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,530about 9,053about 0.169 km²−0.25% a yearUrban
19,598Puting-batoBanisilan, Cotabato1,530about 123about 12.43 km²5.35% a yearRural
19,599TenejeroOrani, Bataan1,530about 7,051about 0.217 km²−2.11% a yearRural
19,600Alimbo BaybayNabas, Aklan1,529about 3,120about 0.49 km²0.14% 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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