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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, 20,451 to 20,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,451San IsidroCamiling, Tarlac1,465about 443about 3.31 km²3.16% a yearRural
20,452SangitanCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija1,465about 4,234about 0.346 km²−1.59% a yearUrban
20,453Sangitan EastCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija1,465about 15,470about 0.0947 km²−1.05% a yearUrban
20,454Santa Maria WestSan Nicolas, Pangasinan1,465about 1,017about 1.44 km²0.13% a yearRural
20,455SiblotSan Nicolas, Pangasinan1,465about 591about 2.48 km²0.48% a yearRural
20,456SigayanBaloi, Lanao del Norte1,465about 579about 2.53 km²1.43% a yearRural
20,457TampogBayambang, Pangasinan1,465about 832about 1.76 km²−0.36% a yearRural
20,458TinaDumarao, Capiz1,465about 338about 4.34 km²0.94% a yearRural
20,459BalangibangPolangui, Albay1,464about 486about 3.01 km²−1.41% a yearRural
20,460Barangay 487Manila1,464about 63,930about 0.0229 km²0.12% a yearUrban
20,461DigonMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur1,464about 375about 3.90 km²0.16% a yearRural
20,462GlamangMagsaysay, Davao del Sur1,464about 168about 8.72 km²−2.14% a yearRural
20,463IlustrePresident Roxas, Cotabato1,464about 118about 12.42 km²−0.96% a yearRural
20,464LubiganBadoc, Ilocos Norte1,464about 414about 3.54 km²1.41% a yearRural
20,465Mababang BaybayClaveria, Masbate1,464about 264about 5.55 km²0.12% a yearRural
20,466MalbogPilar, Sorsogon1,464about 286about 5.12 km²9.76% a yearRural
20,467NagyubuyubanSan Fernando City, La Union1,464about 318about 4.60 km²0.33% a yearRural
20,468Pasileng SurBinalonan, Pangasinan1,464about 521about 2.81 km²1.95% a yearRural
20,469Poblacion SurLicab, Nueva Ecija1,464about 1,739about 0.842 km²no 2020 countRural
20,470SinippilReina Mercedes, Isabela1,464about 766about 1.91 km²0.72% a yearUrban
20,471TabunokIsabel, Leyte1,464about 296about 4.95 km²0.02% a yearRural
20,472TejeroJagna, Bohol1,464about 1,251about 1.17 km²0.48% a yearRural
20,473TenonggosDatu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,464about 70about 20.86 km²4.88% a yearRural
20,474BariisMatnog, Sorsogon1,463about 644about 2.27 km²1.86% a yearRural
20,475CalabniganLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,463about 75about 19.58 km²1.13% a yearRural
20,476Calaoagan BassitGattaran, Cagayan1,463about 489about 2.99 km²1.08% a yearRural
20,477CalaocanManaoag, Pangasinan1,463about 1,895about 0.772 km²−3.05% a yearRural
20,478CasayArgao, Cebu1,463about 1,342about 1.09 km²8.53% a yearRural
20,479CatanusanMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,463about 202about 7.25 km²1.18% a yearRural
20,480LawigLamut, Ifugao1,463about 521about 2.81 km²−0.05% a yearRural
20,481LoayGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte1,463about 225about 6.49 km²−7.06% a yearRural
20,482Magsasaka Pob.San Fernando, Masbate1,463about 898about 1.63 km²3.59% a yearRural
20,483MayanaNaga City, Cebu1,463about 588about 2.49 km²0.05% a yearRural
20,484SantiagoSan Antonio, Zambales1,463about 3,881about 0.377 km²−1.41% a yearRural
20,485TactacSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya1,463about 325about 4.50 km²1.03% a yearRural
20,486CalumalaSanta Teresita, Batangas1,462about 2,011about 0.727 km²1.25% a yearRural
20,487Canda IlayaLopez, Quezon1,462about 693about 2.11 km²0.94% a yearRural
20,488Caridad NorteMatalom, Leyte1,462about 2,339about 0.625 km²−0.65% a yearRural
20,489MatlingMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,462about 865about 1.69 km²4.17% a yearRural
20,490QuinabcabanDao, Capiz1,462about 483about 3.03 km²0.70% a yearRural
20,491SumanggaMogpog, Marinduque1,462about 774about 1.89 km²−0.74% a yearRural
20,492Baquero SurMoncada, Tarlac1,461about 896about 1.63 km²2.08% a yearRural
20,493Barangay VIMercedes, Camarines Norte1,461about 38,856about 0.0376 km²−2.82% a yearRural
20,494BelenTiwi, Albay1,461about 1,082about 1.35 km²0.12% a yearRural
20,495BinibihanCarigara, Leyte1,461about 367about 3.98 km²1.25% a yearRural
20,496BugtongMandaon, Masbate1,461about 43about 34.05 km²−2.73% a yearRural
20,497Cabunga-anJagna, Bohol1,461about 919about 1.59 km²1.18% a yearRural
20,498DimanpudsoMaria Aurora, Aurora1,461about 1,771about 0.825 km²0.35% a yearRural
20,499GamotPolangui, Albay1,461about 370about 3.95 km²−0.98% a yearRural
20,500MatongogAroroy, Masbate1,461about 202about 7.22 km²1.79% 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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