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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, 20,051 to 20,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,051AnameamLabo, Camarines Norte1,494about 128about 11.70 km²−1.95% a yearRural
20,052BanaconGetafe, Bohol1,494about 2,233about 0.669 km²−0.48% a yearRural
20,053BaogoInabanga, Bohol1,494about 615about 2.43 km²0.08% a yearRural
20,054Barangay 746Manila1,494about 43,304about 0.0345 km²−2.54% a yearUrban
20,055BusayPinamungajan, Cebu1,494about 219about 6.83 km²1.64% a yearRural
20,056CaguisanNarra, Palawan1,494about 130about 11.53 km²2.10% a yearRural
20,057CayareSan Miguel, Leyte1,494about 664about 2.25 km²−1.62% a yearRural
20,058LawacamulagSan Jose, Tarlac1,494about 164about 9.10 km²2.08% a yearRural
20,059LumbayaoBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,494about 2,673about 0.559 km²3.37% a yearRural
20,060Malo-ong CanalLamitan City, Basilan1,494about 236about 6.33 km²−6.41% a yearRural
20,061MasaoTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,494about 233about 6.42 km²1.43% a yearRural
20,062MaugatNasugbu, Batangas1,494about 620about 2.41 km²1.92% a yearRural
20,063PangubatanIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,494about 263about 5.67 km²0.42% a yearRural
20,064PatengGonzaga, Cagayan1,494about 43about 34.58 km²7.55% a yearRural
20,065San AntonioMabitac, Laguna1,494about 701about 2.13 km²−0.85% a yearRural
20,066Sta. ClaraAritao, Nueva Vizcaya1,494about 254about 5.89 km²5.00% a yearRural
20,067Taggat NorteClaveria, Cagayan1,494about 964about 1.55 km²0.26% a yearRural
20,068TangcarangMayantoc, Tarlac1,494about 515about 2.90 km²0.60% a yearRural
20,069BalibagoMasantol, Pampanga1,493about 641about 2.33 km²−5.50% a yearRural
20,070BanderaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte1,493about 307about 4.86 km²−7.70% a yearRural
20,071BatonlapocBotolan, Zambales1,493about 1,720about 0.868 km²0.62% a yearUrban
20,072CabudianBanga, South Cotabato1,493about 314about 4.76 km²0.92% a yearRural
20,073DanaoJaniuay, Iloilo1,493about 320about 4.66 km²−1.29% a yearRural
20,074Happy HomesBaguio City, Benguet1,493about 15,650about 0.0954 km²−3.23% a yearUrban
20,075LaoagCabangan, Zambales1,493about 1,578about 0.946 km²0.57% a yearRural
20,076LuyaSan Luis, Batangas1,493about 504about 2.96 km²−5.75% a yearRural
20,077PatongPamplona, Camarines Sur1,493about 271about 5.50 km²0.29% a yearRural
20,078San GeronimoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,493about 454about 3.29 km²3.84% a yearRural
20,079SomagongsongBulan, Sorsogon1,493about 361about 4.14 km²0.47% a yearRural
20,080AganiAlcala, Cagayan1,492about 343about 4.35 km²1.18% a yearRural
20,081AlauliMasantol, Pampanga1,492about 345about 4.33 km²−4.05% a yearRural
20,082Anonang NorteBogo City, Cebu1,492about 322about 4.64 km²−3.23% a yearRural
20,083BallayangonPinukpuk, Kalinga1,492about 133about 11.26 km²1.16% a yearRural
20,084BangaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,492about 899about 1.66 km²no 2020 countRural
20,085Barangay 186Manila1,492about 32,086about 0.0465 km²−2.78% a yearUrban
20,086Barangay 654Manila1,492about 17,090about 0.0873 km²8.99% a yearUrban
20,087Barangay 863Manila1,492about 39,576about 0.0377 km²0.18% a yearUrban
20,088Calocan WestMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,492about 20,466about 0.0729 km²no 2020 countRural
20,089Kan-DayokOld Panamao, Sulu1,492about 295about 5.06 km²0.69% a yearRural
20,090MasicalBaggao, Cagayan1,492about 263about 5.67 km²0.24% a yearRural
20,091MunguiaDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya1,492about 315about 4.74 km²1.98% a yearRural
20,092NagsulangDumarao, Capiz1,492about 99about 15.03 km²1.89% a yearRural
20,093PoblacionLagayan, Abra1,492about 110about 13.62 km²2.56% a yearRural
20,094SaludaresDingras, Ilocos Norte1,492about 883about 1.69 km²0.31% a yearRural
20,095San RoqueMalinao, Aklan1,492about 468about 3.19 km²0.11% a yearRural
20,096AgmanaphaoMina, Iloilo1,491about 421about 3.54 km²0.34% a yearRural
20,097Barangay IPagsanjan, Laguna1,491about 7,806about 0.191 km²0.10% a yearUrban
20,098BilbaoRapu-Rapu, Albay1,491about 176about 8.47 km²1.57% a yearRural
20,099ColunguanSanto Tomas, Isabela1,491about 1,007about 1.48 km²6.18% a yearRural
20,100DardaratCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,491about 654about 2.28 km²−0.91% 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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