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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, 19,801 to 19,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,801Pasong IntsikSan Rafael, Bulacan1,513about 283about 5.34 km²0.34% a yearRural
19,802Santo NiñoBontoc, Southern Leyte1,513about 1,182about 1.28 km²0.78% a yearRural
19,803Tuyon-tuyonTuy, Batangas1,513about 458about 3.30 km²0.22% a yearRural
19,804AmduntogAsipulo, Ifugao1,512about 186about 8.14 km²−1.09% a yearRural
19,805BagticLa Libertad, Negros Oriental1,512about 134about 11.28 km²0.24% a yearRural
19,806Bankerohan SurMontevista, Davao de Oro1,512about 413about 3.66 km²0.63% a yearRural
19,807BogtongbodClarin, Bohol1,512about 392about 3.86 km²0.43% a yearRural
19,808CutcutanCatanauan, Quezon1,512about 431about 3.51 km²2.52% a yearRural
19,809DoronanKapai, Lanao del Sur1,512about 396about 3.82 km²4.10% a yearRural
19,810Lower MaculanLake Sebu, South Cotabato1,512about 158about 9.56 km²−0.87% a yearRural
19,811MaligayaGeneral Nakar, Quezon1,512about 26about 58.41 km²0.06% a yearRural
19,812MalvarNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,512about 76about 19.92 km²0.38% a yearRural
19,813NancapianMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,512about 377about 4.01 km²−0.69% a yearRural
19,814Poblacion IIPiat, Cagayan1,512about 749about 2.02 km²0.32% a yearRural
19,815Sambag CulobAnilao, Iloilo1,512about 270about 5.61 km²0.22% a yearRural
19,816San Gabriel 1stBayambang, Pangasinan1,512about 1,128about 1.34 km²−0.28% a yearRural
19,817Barangay 26-CDavao City, Davao del Sur1,511about 18,654about 0.081 km²−2.52% a yearUrban
19,818Bgy. No. 29, Santo TomasLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,511about 1,001about 1.51 km²0.86% a yearRural
19,819BurgosCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,511about 275about 5.50 km²0.69% a yearRural
19,820CanlutoBindoy, Negros Oriental1,511about 333about 4.54 km²1.16% a yearRural
19,821Carunuan EastRosario, La Union1,511about 512about 2.95 km²−1.26% a yearRural
19,822DampalanSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte1,511about 279about 5.42 km²0.56% a yearRural
19,823IbaoLezo, Aklan1,511about 1,715about 0.881 km²0.05% a yearRural
19,824LumadPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,511about 330about 4.58 km²0.30% a yearRural
19,825MaasinHindang, Leyte1,511about 516about 2.93 km²0.86% a yearRural
19,826MinangaAparri, Cagayan1,511about 3,028about 0.499 km²−4.81% a yearRural
19,827PoctolUnisan, Quezon1,511about 226about 6.70 km²0.13% a yearRural
19,828TupilacRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay1,511about 193about 7.81 km²1.25% a yearRural
19,829Barangay 528Manila1,510about 66,228about 0.0228 km²1.26% a yearUrban
19,830Barangay 624Manila1,510about 61,885about 0.0244 km²1.33% a yearUrban
19,831BongalonSagñay, Camarines Sur1,510about 188about 8.03 km²1.69% a yearRural
19,832BonifacioUson, Masbate1,510about 83about 18.09 km²−4.33% a yearRural
19,833CabraLubang, Occidental Mindoro1,510about 157about 9.63 km²5.02% a yearRural
19,834CalaigangSan Rafael, Iloilo1,510about 358about 4.22 km²0.55% a yearRural
19,835Hadji Imam BidinSibutu, Tawi-Tawi1,510about 112about 13.52 km²2.61% a yearRural
19,836IndayaganMa-Ayon, Capiz1,510about 339about 4.46 km²0.06% a yearRural
19,837LangkasDalaguete, Cebu1,510about 422about 3.58 km²0.48% a yearRural
19,838Liloan NorteInabanga, Bohol1,510about 346about 4.36 km²0.50% a yearRural
19,839MambogPinabacdao, Samar1,510about 1,495about 1.01 km²1.18% a yearRural
19,840Niog-niogPata, Sulu1,510about 526about 2.87 km²3.13% a yearRural
19,841PelongAloran, Misamis Occidental1,510about 744about 2.03 km²0.88% a yearRural
19,842RizalSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte1,510about 442about 3.42 km²0.21% a yearRural
19,843San JulianMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,510about 1,921about 0.786 km²0.86% a yearRural
19,844SugodTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur1,510about 539about 2.80 km²0.42% a yearRural
19,845SundigButig, Lanao del Sur1,510about 318about 4.75 km²7.36% a yearRural
19,846TangboArteche, Eastern Samar1,510about 402about 3.76 km²1.08% a yearRural
19,847TogoronMonreal, Masbate1,510about 192about 7.86 km²0.48% a yearRural
19,848TunoDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental1,510about 94about 15.98 km²1.09% a yearRural
19,849AmagBayabas, Surigao del Sur1,509about 193about 7.81 km²0.08% a yearRural
19,850BacayawanDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur1,509about 363about 4.16 km²−0.50% 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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