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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, 20,301 to 20,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,301LubongUmingan, Pangasinan1,476about 1,101about 1.34 km²−0.87% a yearRural
20,302MungayangKiangan, Ifugao1,476about 210about 7.04 km²1.17% a yearRural
20,303Poblacion DelgadoCalinog, Iloilo1,476about 3,989about 0.37 km²−1.53% a yearRural
20,304Santo DomingoEchague, Isabela1,476about 1,500about 0.984 km²−0.61% a yearRural
20,305TaguilidClaveria, Masbate1,476about 579about 2.55 km²−2.97% a yearRural
20,306TambakDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,476about 92about 16.13 km²3.24% a yearRural
20,307Taytay ManuboNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,476about 7,455about 0.198 km²0.18% a yearRural
20,308TuboranUbay, Bohol1,476about 222about 6.64 km²0.13% a yearRural
20,309UgasanBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,476about 181about 8.14 km²2.04% a yearRural
20,310Bagong Pag-asaSan Miguel, Bulacan1,475about 297about 4.97 km²0.61% a yearRural
20,311BulaoLas Navas, Northern Samar1,475about 186about 7.92 km²1.09% a yearRural
20,312CompaniaTumauini, Isabela1,475about 2,662about 0.554 km²1.70% a yearRural
20,313Guanan SouthMaluso, Basilan1,475about 27,936about 0.0528 km²2.20% a yearRural
20,314ImeldaGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental1,475about 106about 13.94 km²1.40% a yearRural
20,315KinabigtasanTago, Surigao del Sur1,475about 198about 7.44 km²3.13% a yearRural
20,316LanchetaTacurong City, Sultan Kudarat1,475about 270about 5.46 km²1.66% a yearRural
20,317MangaanSantol, La Union1,475about 239about 6.16 km²6.46% a yearRural
20,318Minanga SurSan Pablo, Isabela1,475about 1,093about 1.35 km²1.42% a yearRural
20,319RizalTalibon, Bohol1,475about 98about 15.00 km²−0.15% a yearRural
20,320SalamagueLamut, Ifugao1,475about 188about 7.86 km²6.96% a yearRural
20,321San PabloJabonga, Agusan del Norte1,475about 129about 11.45 km²3.09% a yearRural
20,322TabernaCawayan, Masbate1,475about 99about 14.84 km²−1.71% a yearRural
20,323Barangay 537Manila1,474about 87,738about 0.0168 km²7.62% a yearUrban
20,324Barangay IIManapla, Negros Occidental1,474about 7,840about 0.188 km²0.21% a yearRural
20,325Barangay VBaler, Aurora1,474about 9,213about 0.16 km²−2.63% a yearRural
20,326Capuluan CentralGuinayangan, Quezon1,474about 253about 5.83 km²−0.43% a yearRural
20,327Dabubu GrandeSan Agustin, Isabela1,474about 1,152about 1.28 km²1.68% a yearRural
20,328InoMogpog, Marinduque1,474about 508about 2.90 km²−0.24% a yearRural
20,329MalagandisTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,474about 89about 16.61 km²0.16% a yearRural
20,330Minanga EsteBuguey, Cagayan1,474about 3,116about 0.473 km²1.29% a yearRural
20,331Ping-AsAlitagtag, Batangas1,474about 471about 3.13 km²−1.87% a yearRural
20,332PoblacionAnahawan, Southern Leyte1,474about 1,208about 1.22 km²1.81% a yearRural
20,333SagradaMasantol, Pampanga1,474about 469about 3.14 km²no 2020 countRural
20,334San NicolasMacalelon, Quezon1,474about 158about 9.33 km²0.58% a yearRural
20,335SanafeLamut, Ifugao1,474about 101about 14.53 km²0.56% a yearRural
20,336AboTigaon, Camarines Sur1,473about 771about 1.91 km²−0.40% a yearRural
20,337BagumbongMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur1,473about 733about 2.01 km²3.37% a yearRural
20,338Barangay 381Manila1,473about 49,100about 0.030 km²−1.83% a yearUrban
20,339Barangay 7Tigbauan, Iloilo1,473about 8,982about 0.164 km²2.22% a yearRural
20,340CabariwanOcampo, Camarines Sur1,473about 241about 6.10 km²−1.34% a yearRural
20,341CanoayanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur1,473about 125about 11.75 km²−2.54% a yearRural
20,342HibulanganVillaba, Leyte1,473about 373about 3.95 km²0.66% a yearRural
20,343Lower LausTalipao, Sulu1,473about 416about 3.54 km²1.59% a yearRural
20,344MaomawanBien Unido, Bohol1,473about 5,132about 0.287 km²−0.77% a yearRural
20,345NipaConcepcion, Iloilo1,473about 146about 10.09 km²0.13% a yearUrban
20,346PalayBatan, Aklan1,473about 230about 6.41 km²0.21% a yearRural
20,347Sta. MariaPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,473about 771about 1.91 km²−0.50% a yearRural
20,348Santo TomasBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,473about 106about 13.95 km²0.44% a yearRural
20,349BalabagDumangas, Iloilo1,472about 711about 2.07 km²−2.76% a yearRural
20,350Banaoang EastMoncada, Tarlac1,472about 144about 10.19 km²4.56% 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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