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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, 20,151 to 20,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,151Sta. Lucia WakasMasantol, Pampanga1,488about 3,100about 0.48 km²−6.07% a yearRural
20,152Santo CristoQuezon, Nueva Ecija1,488about 818about 1.82 km²3.89% a yearRural
20,153BalaganSan Mariano, Isabela1,487about 121about 12.29 km²1.15% a yearRural
20,154Barangay 163Pasay City1,487about 91,790about 0.0162 km²0.33% a yearUrban
20,155Bgy. 28 - Victory Village NorthLegazpi City, Albay1,487about 23,984about 0.062 km²no 2020 countRural
20,156Barangay 394Manila1,487about 55,485about 0.0268 km²0.89% a yearUrban
20,157Barangay 470Manila1,487about 5,407about 0.275 km²no 2020 countUrban
20,158BubulusanGuinobatan, Albay1,487about 579about 2.57 km²2.66% a yearRural
20,159BuenavistaQuinapondan, Eastern Samar1,487about 440about 3.38 km²no 2020 countRural
20,160CabalwaMansalay, Oriental Mindoro1,487about 278about 5.34 km²−1.16% a yearRural
20,161CangmuyaPalompon, Leyte1,487about 230about 6.47 km²no 2020 countRural
20,162Dilindongan-CadayonanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,487about 2,088about 0.712 km²3.22% a yearRural
20,163DimagalingKapai, Lanao del Sur1,487about 481about 3.09 km²0.05% a yearRural
20,164Ilaya del SurPaete, Laguna1,487about 39,653about 0.0375 km²−1.31% a yearRural
20,165MabuhayBaungon, Bukidnon1,487about 132about 11.29 km²−1.73% a yearRural
20,166MalalaDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,487about 492about 3.02 km²5.07% a yearRural
20,167MiasKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,487about 264about 5.63 km²−4.10% a yearRural
20,168NagdayaoSibalom, Antique1,487about 417about 3.57 km²0.69% a yearRural
20,169PandanBacnotan, La Union1,487about 2,950about 0.504 km²4.59% a yearRural
20,170San JoseRoxas, Isabela1,487about 492about 3.02 km²−0.03% a yearRural
20,171Santa TeresaAlfonso, Cavite1,487about 480about 3.10 km²2.51% a yearRural
20,172TabangSanto Niño, Cagayan1,487about 549about 2.71 km²0.41% a yearRural
20,173TimpokPatikul, Sulu1,487about 83about 17.95 km²0.86% a yearRural
20,174VilladimaLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,487about 230about 6.47 km²−0.03% a yearRural
20,175BatoBadian, Cebu1,486about 906about 1.64 km²3.18% a yearRural
20,176CabungahanSan Lorenzo, Guimaras1,486about 365about 4.07 km²0.36% a yearRural
20,177Del PilarRizal, Nueva Ecija1,486about 245about 6.07 km²1.01% a yearRural
20,178DobdobValencia, Negros Oriental1,486about 29about 50.69 km²0.18% a yearRural
20,179KipaypayonQuezon, Bukidnon1,486about 72about 20.69 km²0.91% a yearRural
20,180MadayaSalvador, Lanao del Norte1,486about 590about 2.52 km²3.68% a yearRural
20,181Mala SalugSapad, Lanao del Norte1,486about 315about 4.71 km²2.83% a yearRural
20,182MalonoyDao, Capiz1,486about 269about 5.52 km²0.56% a yearRural
20,183San AgustinBula, Camarines Sur1,486about 436about 3.41 km²0.10% a yearRural
20,184San AntonioBislig City, Surigao del Sur1,486about 50about 29.43 km²1.86% a yearRural
20,185Santa TeresitaCataingan, Masbate1,486about 467about 3.18 km²0.42% a yearRural
20,186SulaVinzons, Camarines Norte1,486about 576about 2.58 km²−2.31% a yearRural
20,187TaglimaoCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental1,486about 171about 8.67 km²1.60% a yearRural
20,188TaguilosCajidiocan, Romblon1,486about 658about 2.26 km²−0.81% a yearRural
20,189TaisanBasud, Camarines Norte1,486about 304about 4.89 km²−1.71% a yearRural
20,190Barangay VI-DSan Pablo City, Laguna1,485about 7,615about 0.195 km²−0.73% a yearRural
20,191BitalagBacnotan, La Union1,485about 503about 2.95 km²−1.86% a yearRural
20,192DalamaMulondo, Lanao del Sur1,485about 704about 2.11 km²1.56% a yearRural
20,193DiazUmingan, Pangasinan1,485about 60about 24.81 km²−6.27% a yearRural
20,194LuboKibungan, Benguet1,485about 53about 28.28 km²1.44% a yearRural
20,195NabbialanAmulung, Cagayan1,485about 54about 27.67 km²0.11% a yearRural
20,196PasolAlcoy, Cebu1,485about 210about 7.06 km²−5.55% a yearUrban
20,197SinamayAlimodian, Iloilo1,485about 879about 1.69 km²−0.22% a yearRural
20,198Tanzang Luma IIIImus City, Cavite1,485about 8,390about 0.177 km²−6.81% a yearUrban
20,199Dumabato SurMaddela, Quirino1,484about 245about 6.06 km²0.38% a yearRural
20,200Malapad Na BatoNasugbu, Batangas1,484about 255about 5.81 km²−1.01% 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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