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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, 20,201 to 20,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,201Obaliw-RinasOas, Albay1,484about 2,723about 0.545 km²−0.06% a yearRural
20,202Poblacion INagcarlan, Laguna1,484about 15,346about 0.0967 km²−0.96% a yearUrban
20,203PolungguitguitSanta Elena, Camarines Norte1,484about 180about 8.24 km²−1.46% a yearRural
20,204RizalMoncada, Tarlac1,484about 4,963about 0.299 km²0.46% a yearRural
20,205San FernandoPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon1,484about 485about 3.06 km²0.38% a yearRural
20,206San RamonBuhi, Camarines Sur1,484about 239about 6.22 km²−4.74% a yearRural
20,207BalayangAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,483about 365about 4.06 km²0.31% a yearRural
20,208Barangay 3Talakag, Bukidnon1,483about 2,077about 0.714 km²0.26% a yearRural
20,209CansayongMalimono, Surigao del Norte1,483about 329about 4.51 km²0.08% a yearRural
20,210DongonMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,483about 593about 2.50 km²0.18% a yearRural
20,211IpilBuhi, Camarines Sur1,483about 161about 9.22 km²−0.79% a yearRural
20,212MacabariBarcelona, Sorsogon1,483about 847about 1.75 km²1.27% a yearRural
20,213MaribiTanauan, Leyte1,483about 1,336about 1.11 km²2.41% a yearRural
20,214MetolzaNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,483about 322about 4.61 km²−0.37% a yearRural
20,215PinagalaanBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,483about 78about 19.13 km²1.22% a yearRural
20,216PoblacionBocaue, Bulacan1,483about 25,525about 0.0581 km²no 2020 countUrban
20,217San VicenteIguig, Cagayan1,483about 3,803about 0.39 km²2.52% a yearRural
20,218Santa CruzPlacer, Masbate1,483about 138about 10.78 km²−0.38% a yearRural
20,219Santa LuciaNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,483about 2,841about 0.522 km²−0.60% a yearUrban
20,220Sto. TomasTuao, Cagayan1,483about 456about 3.25 km²0.54% a yearRural
20,221CanawayKitcharao, Agusan del Norte1,482about 574about 2.58 km²1.18% a yearRural
20,222CarugdogLezo, Aklan1,482about 497about 2.98 km²0.34% a yearRural
20,223CristinaTapaz, Capiz1,482about 522about 2.84 km²0.57% a yearRural
20,224DankiasButuan City, Agusan del Norte1,482about 241about 6.14 km²1.64% a yearRural
20,225HidhidMatnog, Sorsogon1,482about 319about 4.64 km²3.19% a yearRural
20,226Jose RizalAborlan, Palawan1,482about 118about 12.56 km²−0.59% a yearRural
20,227PantadSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur1,482about 295about 5.03 km²0.06% a yearRural
20,228PuntaPanaon, Misamis Occidental1,482about 2,232about 0.664 km²−1.25% a yearRural
20,229Tandong AhasLamitan City, Basilan1,482about 588about 2.52 km²5.75% a yearRural
20,230TiniguanganDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur1,482about 266about 5.58 km²0.93% a yearRural
20,231TitunodKolambugan, Lanao del Norte1,482about 662about 2.24 km²−1.46% a yearRural
20,232Zone 5 Pob.Bangued, Abra1,482about 2,438about 0.608 km²−8.97% a yearUrban
20,233BangbangKalilangan, Bukidnon1,481about 158about 9.35 km²0.84% a yearRural
20,234BonifacioKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,481about 261about 5.67 km²0.63% a yearRural
20,235PonongMagarao, Camarines Sur1,481about 265about 5.58 km²1.43% a yearRural
20,236San PascualRizal, Kalinga1,481about 572about 2.59 km²2.63% a yearRural
20,237A. RiveraHermosa, Bataan1,480about 7,115about 0.208 km²−3.34% a yearRural
20,238BaniSan Narciso, Quezon1,480about 204about 7.25 km²1.66% a yearRural
20,239BanitanGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,480about 594about 2.49 km²1.22% a yearRural
20,240BarbarSan Juan, Ilocos Sur1,480about 86about 17.18 km²2.05% a yearRural
20,241CalitanPanay, Capiz1,480about 1,000about 1.48 km²1.83% a yearRural
20,242CamansiDavao City, Davao del Sur1,480about 410about 3.61 km²1.76% a yearRural
20,243CaraitanBadoc, Ilocos Norte1,480about 594about 2.49 km²1.50% a yearRural
20,244Hininga-anCaluya, Antique1,480about 337about 4.39 km²0.06% a yearRural
20,245JardinCulion, Palawan1,480about 649about 2.28 km²1.82% a yearRural
20,246KaytambogIndang, Cavite1,480about 532about 2.78 km²0.38% a yearRural
20,247LabitVillasis, Pangasinan1,480about 736about 2.01 km²0.48% a yearRural
20,248MakainisGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur1,480about 171about 8.65 km²0.23% a yearRural
20,249PagasinanSimunul, Tawi-Tawi1,480about 1,223about 1.21 km²2.80% a yearRural
20,250Pantihan IMaragondon, Cavite1,480about 569about 2.60 km²3.74% 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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