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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, 20,401 to 20,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,401BungabongSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte1,468about 158about 9.27 km²3.26% a yearRural
20,402CalansananBadiangan, Iloilo1,468about 426about 3.45 km²0.36% a yearRural
20,403DimabunoDipaculao, Aurora1,468about 118about 12.49 km²1.53% a yearRural
20,404DolesMagpet, Cotabato1,468about 166about 8.86 km²−0.13% a yearRural
20,405Lapuz SurIloilo City, Iloilo1,468about 11,839about 0.124 km²−0.29% a yearUrban
20,406LiptongValencia, Negros Oriental1,468about 1,777about 0.826 km²4.46% a yearRural
20,407MadayegdegSan Fernando City, La Union1,468about 2,802about 0.524 km²−3.85% a yearUrban
20,408Pangal SurEchague, Isabela1,468about 318about 4.62 km²3.85% a yearRural
20,409SawangSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte1,468about 436about 3.37 km²0.02% a yearRural
20,410UbosBayawan City, Negros Oriental1,468about 2,780about 0.528 km²−2.04% a yearRural
20,411AndarayanDelfin Albano, Isabela1,467about 89about 16.46 km²0.67% a yearRural
20,412Barangay 334Manila1,467about 48,098about 0.0305 km²0.10% a yearUrban
20,413BarraTudela, Misamis Occidental1,467about 4,030about 0.364 km²0.87% a yearRural
20,414BayLigao City, Albay1,467about 1,831about 0.801 km²0.40% a yearRural
20,415BinonoanInfanta, Quezon1,467about 210about 6.99 km²0.16% a yearRural
20,416Bui-osVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur1,467about 207about 7.10 km²−0.20% a yearRural
20,417CogonBaybay City, Leyte1,467about 1,966about 0.746 km²1.71% a yearRural
20,418GahitCataingan, Masbate1,467about 329about 4.46 km²1.44% a yearRural
20,419Lilo-anMaria, Siquijor1,467about 245about 6.00 km²0.13% a yearRural
20,420MabasaArgao, Cebu1,467about 336about 4.36 km²−0.32% a yearRural
20,421MalibuTuy, Batangas1,467about 388about 3.78 km²0.85% a yearRural
20,422NatandolSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro1,467about 228about 6.44 km²0.68% a yearRural
20,423NipooDinalungan, Aurora1,467about 29about 51.10 km²1.92% a yearRural
20,424NiyuganCalaca City, Batangas1,467about 399about 3.68 km²0.85% a yearRural
20,425PagalunganKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte1,467about 321about 4.57 km²6.60% a yearRural
20,426PalsaraBalete, Batangas1,467about 428about 3.43 km²0.60% a yearRural
20,427Poblacion EastAlcala, Pangasinan1,467about 1,265about 1.16 km²−0.11% a yearRural
20,428PurakanLinamon, Lanao del Norte1,467about 413about 3.55 km²1.11% a yearRural
20,429Santo Domingo NorteLuna, La Union1,467about 1,071about 1.37 km²−0.02% a yearRural
20,430VictoriaAglipay, Quirino1,467about 333about 4.41 km²1.08% a yearRural
20,431BalongayCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,466about 511about 2.87 km²0.85% a yearRural
20,432BanogbanogIsabela, Negros Occidental1,466about 160about 9.15 km²0.65% a yearRural
20,433DacudacTadian, Mountain Province1,466about 60about 24.44 km²0.46% a yearRural
20,434EspinosaJordan, Guimaras1,466about 224about 6.54 km²1.02% a yearRural
20,435PandaraonanNueva Valencia, Guimaras1,466about 657about 2.23 km²1.91% a yearRural
20,436Sabang SouthBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,466about 1,533about 0.956 km²−7.66% a yearRural
20,437San IsidroSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte1,466about 173about 8.45 km²0.28% a yearRural
20,438San RodrigoIlagan City, Isabela1,466about 153about 9.58 km²1.92% a yearRural
20,439SumangatBongao, Tawi-Tawi1,466about 317about 4.62 km²1.89% a yearRural
20,440Tangcal ProperTangcal, Lanao del Norte1,466about 911about 1.61 km²1.11% a yearRural
20,441Upper TungawanTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,466about 88about 16.58 km²1.50% a yearRural
20,442BalluyanFlora, Apayao1,465about 237about 6.19 km²1.27% a yearRural
20,443BanahaoDimasalang, Masbate1,465about 837about 1.75 km²−0.34% a yearUrban
20,444BoycoBayawan City, Negros Oriental1,465about 11,815about 0.124 km²0.97% a yearRural
20,445Cubay-SermonSibalom, Antique1,465about 1,395about 1.05 km²0.60% a yearRural
20,446LagunaNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,465about 185about 7.93 km²−1.16% a yearRural
20,447LibagongVillaba, Leyte1,465about 356about 4.12 km²2.64% a yearRural
20,448LumaKiamba, Sarangani1,465about 353about 4.15 km²−0.34% a yearRural
20,449MaoyonPuerto Princesa City, Palawan1,465about 46about 31.82 km²0.35% a yearRural
20,450PagaSan Enrique, Iloilo1,465about 439about 3.34 km²9.28% 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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