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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, 20,001 to 20,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,001LamaoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte1,498about 757about 1.98 km²2.53% a yearRural
20,002LantongMaimbung, Sulu1,498about 323about 4.64 km²2.53% a yearRural
20,003LipacanMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay1,498about 417about 3.59 km²1.26% a yearRural
20,004Lower MalinaoPadada, Davao del Sur1,498about 486about 3.08 km²0.39% a yearRural
20,005MabilongLubuagan, Kalinga1,498about 137about 10.91 km²0.31% a yearRural
20,006MaicanDamulog, Bukidnon1,498about 291about 5.14 km²4.88% a yearRural
20,007Malapad Na ParangLobo, Batangas1,498about 240about 6.25 km²1.72% a yearRural
20,008MatagantangPlacer, Masbate1,498about 163about 9.17 km²−2.21% a yearRural
20,009MateSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur1,498about 93about 16.16 km²1.26% a yearUrban
20,010PianonKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte1,498about 104about 14.35 km²−5.34% a yearRural
20,011PimbalakanMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur1,498about 892about 1.68 km²2.36% a yearRural
20,012Pulong AnahaoMabini, Batangas1,498about 1,350about 1.11 km²0.67% a yearRural
20,013BadiangNew Lucena, Iloilo1,497about 713about 2.10 km²2.08% a yearRural
20,014Barangay 55Caloocan City1,497about 20,821about 0.0719 km²0.90% a yearUrban
20,015BinutasCalauag, Quezon1,497about 621about 2.41 km²−0.38% a yearRural
20,016BoclodSan Jose, Camarines Sur1,497about 1,325about 1.13 km²3.69% a yearRural
20,017BulawonSanta Cruz, Zambales1,497about 668about 2.24 km²0.92% a yearRural
20,018General EscoNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,497about 189about 7.94 km²0.54% a yearRural
20,019NgilebAlfonso Lista, Ifugao1,497about 166about 9.04 km²0.60% a yearRural
20,020Nueva SociedadOrmoc City, Leyte1,497about 368about 4.07 km²8.48% a yearRural
20,021O-ongHingyon, Ifugao1,497about 303about 4.94 km²−0.27% a yearRural
20,022UEP IICatarman, Northern Samar1,497about 5,586about 0.268 km²3.14% a yearRural
20,023CaratacatAmulung, Cagayan1,496about 291about 5.14 km²1.17% a yearRural
20,024CotnoganPolangui, Albay1,496about 665about 2.25 km²1.78% a yearRural
20,025Inudaran LumbacMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,496about 875about 1.71 km²4.79% a yearRural
20,026LibertadMakilala, Cotabato1,496about 301about 4.97 km²−0.98% a yearRural
20,027LinayManukan, Zamboanga del Norte1,496about 272about 5.51 km²0.05% a yearRural
20,028Malagasang II-FImus City, Cavite1,496about 8,086about 0.185 km²0.57% a yearRural
20,029NamamparanDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya1,496about 312about 4.79 km²3.75% a yearRural
20,030PoitanBanaue, Ifugao1,496about 221about 6.78 km²−1.23% a yearRural
20,031San FelipeIlagan City, Isabela1,496about 626about 2.39 km²0.10% a yearRural
20,032SikitanKidapawan City, Cotabato1,496about 511about 2.93 km²−2.62% a yearRural
20,033UnionCauayan City, Isabela1,496about 712about 2.10 km²−0.83% a yearRural
20,034Villa FelipaMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental1,496about 1,025about 1.46 km²1.29% a yearRural
20,035AnnafatanAmulung, Cagayan1,495about 142about 10.51 km²0.06% a yearRural
20,036BatunganTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,495about 45about 33.33 km²0.45% a yearRural
20,037CambasiMasantol, Pampanga1,495about 532about 2.81 km²4.75% a yearRural
20,038Catwiran IBaco, Oriental Mindoro1,495about 596about 2.51 km²0.47% a yearRural
20,039CulasiPalanan, Isabela1,495about 78about 19.20 km²2.90% a yearRural
20,040GayusanAgno, Pangasinan1,495about 161about 9.28 km²3.07% a yearRural
20,041KimbutanDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya1,495about 45about 33.28 km²1.69% a yearRural
20,042LambayongIndanan, Sulu1,495about 1,359about 1.10 km²1.73% a yearRural
20,043Mt. OliveBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,495about 157about 9.53 km²−1.51% a yearRural
20,044New CebuMakilala, Cotabato1,495about 392about 3.81 km²3.22% a yearRural
20,045PiñahanNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,495about 315about 4.74 km²−1.35% a yearRural
20,046Pinaripad SurAglipay, Quirino1,495about 293about 5.10 km²0.00% a yearRural
20,047Pulong San MiguelTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,495about 4,776about 0.313 km²0.23% a yearRural
20,048San GonzaloLabrador, Pangasinan1,495about 148about 10.11 km²10.18% a yearRural
20,049TaggaTuguegarao City, Cagayan1,495about 427about 3.50 km²0.52% a yearRural
20,050TranghawanLambunao, Iloilo1,495about 633about 2.36 km²1.92% 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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