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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, 19,651 to 19,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,651CaromatanKolambugan, Lanao del Norte1,525about 1,113about 1.37 km²0.69% a yearRural
19,652CatalotoanSagñay, Camarines Sur1,525about 208about 7.32 km²−0.63% a yearRural
19,653KayhakatSanta Maria, Laguna1,525about 847about 1.80 km²2.30% a yearRural
19,654Lilod BorocotMaguing, Lanao del Sur1,525about 5,755about 0.265 km²7.66% a yearRural
19,655Lumbaca-IngudBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur1,525about 8,472about 0.18 km²3.49% a yearRural
19,656MagasangCantilan, Surigao del Sur1,525about 313about 4.87 km²1.67% a yearRural
19,657Pantar EastPantar, Lanao del Norte1,525about 471about 3.24 km²2.82% a yearRural
19,658Poblacion 38Infanta, Quezon1,525about 16,522about 0.0923 km²−1.87% a yearUrban
19,659Poblacion WestAsingan, Pangasinan1,525about 6,435about 0.237 km²−0.33% a yearUrban
19,660San LuisRoxas, Isabela1,525about 641about 2.38 km²0.22% a yearRural
19,661Tapian SukahTandubas, Tawi-Tawi1,525about 1,574about 0.969 km²2.09% a yearRural
19,662BarocbocSanta Marcela, Apayao1,524about 415about 3.67 km²0.84% a yearRural
19,663BulibulihanMabinay, Negros Oriental1,524about 368about 4.14 km²1.95% a yearRural
19,664CapannikianPudtol, Apayao1,524about 575about 2.65 km²2.27% a yearRural
19,665DamayuhanMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental1,524about 396about 3.85 km²1.68% a yearRural
19,666LebbuhLamitan City, Basilan1,524about 508about 3.00 km²6.44% a yearRural
19,667ManilopIndanan, Sulu1,524about 699about 2.18 km²0.30% a yearRural
19,668Matampay IlayaLala, Lanao del Norte1,524about 584about 2.61 km²−0.77% a yearRural
19,669PiezaVillaverde, Nueva Vizcaya1,524about 280about 5.44 km²0.98% a yearRural
19,670South BaluarteIloilo City, Iloilo1,524about 15,647about 0.0974 km²0.75% a yearRural
19,671AguinaldoIloilo City, Iloilo1,523about 23,216about 0.0656 km²0.49% a yearRural
19,672BalacayonPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area1,523about 459about 3.32 km²3.76% a yearRural
19,673BalugTumauini, Isabela1,523about 1,145about 1.33 km²−0.62% a yearRural
19,674CawayanManito, Albay1,523about 216about 7.05 km²−4.77% a yearRural
19,675IgtubaMiagao, Iloilo1,523about 1,767about 0.862 km²3.03% a yearUrban
19,676Lourdes Subdivision ExtensionBaguio City, Benguet1,523about 28,521about 0.0534 km²1.17% a yearRural
19,677MahunodhunodCuartero, Capiz1,523about 230about 6.62 km²0.84% a yearRural
19,678RifaoUpi, Maguindanao del Norte1,523about 18about 84.47 km²5.71% a yearRural
19,679San FranciscoMalilipot, Albay1,523about 1,228about 1.24 km²−5.38% a yearRural
19,680San PedroMallig, Isabela1,523about 239about 6.37 km²0.24% a yearRural
19,681DagupanAllacapan, Cagayan1,522about 511about 2.98 km²2.45% a yearRural
19,682Dr. Jose RizalKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,522about 662about 2.30 km²1.87% a yearRural
19,683KahupianSogod, Southern Leyte1,522about 71about 21.34 km²0.21% a yearRural
19,684KilateDavao City, Davao del Sur1,522about 226about 6.72 km²1.78% a yearRural
19,685LinaboDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,522about 5,495about 0.277 km²−0.13% a yearRural
19,686Maria UrayDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,522about 225about 6.77 km²−1.66% a yearRural
19,687MontpellerAlegria, Cebu1,522about 217about 7.01 km²−0.16% a yearRural
19,688MuñozCatbalogan City, Samar1,522about 11,029about 0.138 km²−2.78% a yearRural
19,689NauzonLaur, Nueva Ecija1,522about 38about 39.88 km²no 2020 countRural
19,690New KidapawanKibawe, Bukidnon1,522about 125about 12.17 km²0.22% a yearRural
19,691OpaoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,522about 424about 3.59 km²−0.08% a yearRural
19,692RizalSan Guillermo, Isabela1,522about 8about 189.92 km²1.34% a yearRural
19,693UbongSolana, Cagayan1,522about 429about 3.55 km²0.11% a yearRural
19,694Upper Sang-anLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,522about 789about 1.93 km²1.12% a yearRural
19,695Barangay 152Pasay City1,521about 36,651about 0.0415 km²5.45% a yearUrban
19,696BarcelonaSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,521about 454about 3.35 km²1.92% a yearRural
19,697Dagat-dagatanSan Rafael, Bulacan1,521about 874about 1.74 km²0.58% a yearRural
19,698KatipunanSapad, Lanao del Norte1,521about 106about 14.34 km²1.15% a yearRural
19,699LamiawanCaraga, Davao Oriental1,521about 88about 17.37 km²0.62% a yearRural
19,700Medicion II-CImus City, Cavite1,521about 11,267about 0.135 km²−0.27% 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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