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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, 20,351 to 20,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,351BangadBinangonan, Rizal1,472about 2,214about 0.665 km²−0.10% a yearRural
20,352BucalAmadeo, Cavite1,472about 809about 1.82 km²4.04% a yearRural
20,353Ibabang WasayBuenavista, Quezon1,472about 315about 4.68 km²4.28% a yearRural
20,354IlabasSibalom, Antique1,472about 751about 1.96 km²0.56% a yearRural
20,355La PazAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,472about 163about 9.01 km²−2.36% a yearRural
20,356MaraderTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur1,472about 88about 16.75 km²2.84% a yearRural
20,357MarcosRosario, La Union1,472about 233about 6.31 km²−0.47% a yearRural
20,358NapuBadoc, Ilocos Norte1,472about 903about 1.63 km²−0.67% a yearRural
20,359SandovalTaytay, Palawan1,472about 52about 28.09 km²2.01% a yearRural
20,360SawangaSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,472about 1,159about 1.27 km²−0.36% a yearRural
20,361TipanNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,472about 106about 13.93 km²−1.31% a yearRural
20,362Baoa WestBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,471about 438about 3.36 km²1.12% a yearRural
20,363DalenatAngadanan, Isabela1,471about 981about 1.50 km²−0.39% a yearRural
20,364DarasdasSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,471about 654about 2.25 km²−0.15% a yearRural
20,365Hinab-OnganCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,471about 176about 8.34 km²−0.56% a yearRural
20,366NagsabaranBangar, La Union1,471about 2,212about 0.665 km²−0.18% a yearRural
20,367Poblacion District 2Macarthur, Leyte1,471about 4,086about 0.36 km²7.62% a yearRural
20,368PuntaCarles, Iloilo1,471about 860about 1.71 km²−0.29% a yearRural
20,369Santa AnaSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur1,471about 308about 4.78 km²−1.65% a yearRural
20,370Santa MariaAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,471about 331about 4.45 km²0.66% a yearRural
20,371TukaMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur1,471about 557about 2.64 km²8.13% a yearRural
20,372TusikBonifacio, Misamis Occidental1,471about 179about 8.24 km²0.56% a yearRural
20,373Barangay 72Pasay City1,470about 75,385about 0.0195 km²0.78% a yearUrban
20,374Barangay 815Manila1,470about 50,515about 0.0291 km²1.63% a yearUrban
20,375DelusomMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,470about 368about 3.99 km²−0.13% a yearRural
20,376GuinaangConner, Apayao1,470about 44about 33.65 km²0.46% a yearRural
20,377MalayogCalbayog City, Samar1,470about 1,035about 1.42 km²2.01% a yearRural
20,378MalunangZarraga, Iloilo1,470about 746about 1.97 km²0.21% a yearRural
20,379MilanJamindan, Capiz1,470about 561about 2.62 km²0.83% a yearRural
20,380PandanReal, Quezon1,470about 65about 22.66 km²1.37% a yearRural
20,381PiapePadada, Davao del Sur1,470about 1,267about 1.16 km²0.28% a yearRural
20,382PingpingSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte1,470about 155about 9.48 km²5.43% a yearRural
20,383PuttaoSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,470about 318about 4.62 km²2.97% a yearRural
20,384San RoqueMahinog, Camiguin1,470about 758about 1.94 km²2.12% a yearRural
20,385SibacunganLambunao, Iloilo1,470about 817about 1.80 km²1.46% a yearRural
20,386Barangay CTayug, Pangasinan1,469about 2,369about 0.62 km²0.89% a yearRural
20,387Barangay IIIMalilipot, Albay1,469about 2,396about 0.613 km²0.58% a yearRural
20,388CabulihanVallehermoso, Negros Oriental1,469about 289about 5.09 km²0.70% a yearRural
20,389CamagongSan Jose, Camarines Sur1,469about 693about 2.12 km²−3.25% a yearRural
20,390Can-abayBasey, Samar1,469about 1,516about 0.969 km²−6.35% a yearRural
20,391CatimonGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,469about 409about 3.59 km²0.45% a yearRural
20,392CaturayBayambang, Pangasinan1,469about 463about 3.17 km²−0.13% a yearRural
20,393MaringianCuyo, Palawan1,469about 422about 3.48 km²2.10% a yearRural
20,394Poblacion District IBurauen, Leyte1,469about 1,928about 0.762 km²0.53% a yearRural
20,395San IsidroPalo, Leyte1,469about 769about 1.91 km²0.07% a yearRural
20,396San LorenzoLal-Lo, Cagayan1,469about 272about 5.41 km²0.33% a yearRural
20,397TalabaAtimonan, Quezon1,469about 554about 2.65 km²0.16% a yearRural
20,398Barangay 196Manila1,468about 72,315about 0.0203 km²−2.49% a yearUrban
20,399Barangay 579Manila1,468about 48,609about 0.0302 km²−3.50% a yearUrban
20,400BulacanMabini, Batangas1,468about 1,715about 0.856 km²−0.34% a yearUrban

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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