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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, 19,901 to 19,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
19,901Barangay 111Caloocan City1,505about 61,934about 0.0243 km²0.53% a yearUrban
19,902BungroSan Fernando City, La Union1,505about 1,067about 1.41 km²−1.23% a yearRural
19,903CabaruanSan Fabian, Pangasinan1,505about 1,010about 1.49 km²0.52% a yearRural
19,904KatacgahanBais City, Negros Oriental1,505about 814about 1.85 km²2.64% a yearRural
19,905Kayapa Proper WestKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya1,505about 144about 10.45 km²2.62% a yearRural
19,906LemeryCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,505about 283about 5.31 km²1.13% a yearRural
19,907NapoPandan, Catanduanes1,505about 3,919about 0.384 km²−1.20% a yearRural
19,908Old MahayagCatbalogan City, Samar1,505about 604about 2.49 km²1.17% a yearRural
19,909SanghayMati City, Davao Oriental1,505about 64about 23.36 km²0.16% a yearRural
19,910Santo DomingoSanto Tomas, Pangasinan1,505about 784about 1.92 km²−1.22% a yearRural
19,911SurcocNaguilian, Isabela1,505about 284about 5.29 km²−0.28% a yearRural
19,912TantaonSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,505about 413about 3.64 km²2.71% a yearRural
19,913Agupalo EsteLupao, Nueva Ecija1,504about 419about 3.59 km²0.31% a yearRural
19,914AllangLigao City, Albay1,504about 239about 6.28 km²−2.03% a yearRural
19,915Barangay 27Bacolod City, Negros Occidental1,504about 24,455about 0.0615 km²−3.31% a yearRural
19,916Barangay 58Cavite City, Cavite1,504about 30,020about 0.0501 km²−2.18% a yearRural
19,917BasudSanto Niño, Samar1,504about 557about 2.70 km²2.64% a yearRural
19,918CapisanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur1,504about 236about 6.36 km²0.26% a yearRural
19,919CarpenitoTagbina, Surigao del Sur1,504about 91about 16.60 km²−1.02% a yearRural
19,920CayponceBalayan, Batangas1,504about 485about 3.10 km²0.73% a yearRural
19,921ConcepcionDumalag, Capiz1,504about 318about 4.73 km²0.76% a yearRural
19,922La PazSan Marcelino, Zambales1,504about 1,106about 1.36 km²1.25% a yearUrban
19,923LoogBasey, Samar1,504about 35about 43.11 km²0.78% a yearRural
19,924MananggalHadji Muhtamad, Basilan1,504about 294about 5.12 km²10.15% a yearRural
19,925ManindoloDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,504about 356about 4.23 km²2.46% a yearRural
19,926San VicenteGarchitorena, Camarines Sur1,504about 32about 47.25 km²−1.55% a yearRural
19,927Santa Catalina BataSan Ildefonso, Bulacan1,504about 1,580about 0.952 km²1.35% a yearRural
19,928Taba-aoTabogon, Cebu1,504about 285about 5.28 km²2.73% a yearRural
19,929Zone IVillasis, Pangasinan1,504about 2,321about 0.648 km²0.57% a yearUrban
19,930Zone VBayambang, Pangasinan1,504about 6,215about 0.242 km²0.83% a yearRural
19,931AmbuloganNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,503about 198about 7.59 km²−0.35% a yearRural
19,932BaleteDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya1,503about 359about 4.19 km²2.83% a yearRural
19,933Barangay 176Pasay City1,503about 107,357about 0.014 km²−1.74% a yearUrban
19,934Barangay ISanta Cruz, Laguna1,503about 6,451about 0.233 km²4.58% a yearUrban
19,935BolawanMarogong, Lanao del Sur1,503about 344about 4.37 km²0.08% a yearRural
19,936DapdapCompostela, Cebu1,503about 677about 2.22 km²0.08% a yearRural
19,937FreedomCabanglasan, Bukidnon1,503about 309about 4.87 km²2.74% a yearRural
19,938InclanayPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,503about 208about 7.21 km²−7.55% a yearRural
19,939KarihatagMalimono, Surigao del Norte1,503about 168about 8.97 km²0.80% a yearRural
19,940La FortunaBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,503about 314about 4.79 km²1.18% a yearRural
19,941MauanBambang, Nueva Vizcaya1,503about 134about 11.20 km²2.25% a yearRural
19,942New CulaylayanLinapacan, Palawan1,503about 108about 13.88 km²1.15% a yearRural
19,943PansorSalvador, Lanao del Norte1,503about 1,009about 1.49 km²0.80% a yearRural
19,944PisongLa Libertad, Negros Oriental1,503about 529about 2.84 km²2.77% a yearRural
19,945PoblacionCalumpit, Bulacan1,503about 8,540about 0.176 km²−4.04% a yearUrban
19,946AsaklatNagtipunan, Quirino1,502about 442about 3.40 km²1.27% a yearRural
19,947Barangay 11Llorente, Eastern Samar1,502about 9,753about 0.154 km²−4.66% a yearRural
19,948Barangay 41Pasay City1,502about 39,217about 0.0383 km²−1.37% a yearUrban
19,949Barangay 626Manila1,502about 45,515about 0.033 km²3.81% a yearUrban
19,950BibiclatCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,502about 195about 7.69 km²1.58% 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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