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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, 19,751 to 19,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,751PocopocoDamulog, Bukidnon1,517about 231about 6.57 km²2.30% a yearRural
19,752SapinitSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,517about 3,040about 0.499 km²−2.15% a yearRural
19,753TaingtingParang, Sulu1,517about 2,451about 0.619 km²1.82% a yearRural
19,754Tan-awanOslob, Cebu1,517about 532about 2.85 km²0.08% a yearRural
19,755BaningSapad, Lanao del Norte1,516about 96about 15.81 km²1.65% a yearRural
19,756Barangay 12Dolores, Eastern Samar1,516about 4,875about 0.311 km²−0.08% a yearRural
19,757BogayoKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur1,516about 233about 6.51 km²2.46% a yearRural
19,758Lungan GitongParang, Sulu1,516about 1,601about 0.947 km²0.69% a yearRural
19,759PatocDagami, Leyte1,516about 309about 4.91 km²−1.12% a yearRural
19,760PicalLinapacan, Palawan1,516about 109about 13.96 km²0.25% a yearRural
19,761PindolonanButig, Lanao del Sur1,516about 1,004about 1.51 km²4.64% a yearRural
19,762Barangay 7Lucena City, Quezon1,515about 13,773about 0.11 km²−8.84% a yearUrban
19,763CabadianganLupon, Davao Oriental1,515about 236about 6.42 km²1.65% a yearRural
19,764Calumpang EastSan Luis, Batangas1,515about 1,306about 1.16 km²0.38% a yearRural
19,765CanggohobMabinay, Negros Oriental1,515about 148about 10.26 km²−4.40% a yearRural
19,766DiversionSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija1,515about 505about 3.00 km²0.22% a yearUrban
19,767KadingilanWao, Lanao del Sur1,515about 33about 45.79 km²−0.36% a yearRural
19,768KulambohTalipao, Sulu1,515about 439about 3.45 km²0.08% a yearRural
19,769LanasBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,515about 357about 4.24 km²−0.67% a yearRural
19,770LatasanEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental1,515about 174about 8.73 km²−1.80% a yearRural
19,771PalacpacanSan Fernando, Bukidnon1,515about 230about 6.59 km²0.63% a yearRural
19,772Rimos No. 5Luna, La Union1,515about 2,073about 0.731 km²2.46% a yearRural
19,773San RafaelAtimonan, Quezon1,515about 229about 6.61 km²0.58% a yearRural
19,774Santa BarbaraNabua, Camarines Sur1,515about 522about 2.90 km²0.40% a yearRural
19,775Santa CatalinaSagbayan, Bohol1,515about 395about 3.84 km²4.50% a yearRural
19,776SibuyaoTorrijos, Marinduque1,515about 169about 8.98 km²−5.52% a yearRural
19,777AlusiisSan Narciso, Zambales1,514about 404about 3.75 km²0.48% a yearRural
19,778BalimbingBoac, Marinduque1,514about 644about 2.35 km²−1.49% a yearRural
19,779Barangay 59Pasay City1,514about 33,946about 0.0446 km²−2.14% a yearUrban
19,780HalangTaal, Batangas1,514about 1,376about 1.10 km²−0.39% a yearUrban
19,781IntungcanPontevedra, Capiz1,514about 390about 3.88 km²0.96% a yearRural
19,782Malayo NorteCortes, Bohol1,514about 896about 1.69 km²0.74% a yearRural
19,783MalibasPalanas, Masbate1,514about 224about 6.76 km²3.19% a yearRural
19,784MarayosPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,514about 488about 3.10 km²−3.43% a yearRural
19,785MendisPangantucan, Bukidnon1,514about 81about 18.63 km²1.40% a yearRural
19,786OnicaKidapawan City, Cotabato1,514about 95about 15.88 km²−0.91% a yearRural
19,787PansulPatikul, Sulu1,514about 176about 8.59 km²0.64% a yearRural
19,788Punong-LapuzIloilo City, Iloilo1,514about 28,893about 0.0524 km²0.63% a yearRural
19,789San BernardinoGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,514about 639about 2.37 km²1.26% a yearRural
19,790San MiguelSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental1,514about 136about 11.13 km²1.33% a yearRural
19,791SumirapTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,514about 935about 1.62 km²−0.56% a yearRural
19,792TagbayIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,514about 77about 19.58 km²3.38% a yearRural
19,793TayudVillareal, Samar1,514about 7,608about 0.199 km²9.17% a yearRural
19,794TipunanMagdalena, Laguna1,514about 3,766about 0.402 km²3.29% a yearRural
19,795Barangay 118Pasay City1,513about 57,748about 0.0262 km²−1.83% a yearUrban
19,796Batang 2ndSasmuan, Pampanga1,513about 496about 3.05 km²5.26% a yearRural
19,797BughoAlangalang, Leyte1,513about 338about 4.47 km²0.29% a yearRural
19,798EsperanzaInopacan, Leyte1,513about 753about 2.01 km²1.55% a yearRural
19,799Lao-anganSan Roque, Northern Samar1,513about 1,563about 0.968 km²−0.28% a yearRural
19,800PangaoanRosales, Pangasinan1,513about 535about 2.83 km²1.60% 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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