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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, 20,501 to 20,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,501SaniagAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur1,461about 95about 15.33 km²2.69% a yearRural
20,502Santo DomingoJones, Isabela1,461about 45about 32.28 km²0.26% a yearRural
20,503TaladongCamalig, Albay1,461about 891about 1.64 km²−2.52% a yearRural
20,504TemporanMagpet, Cotabato1,461about 155about 9.41 km²0.53% a yearRural
20,505TolarucanJaniuay, Iloilo1,461about 635about 2.30 km²0.63% a yearRural
20,506AgpipiliLemery, Iloilo1,460about 214about 6.83 km²0.96% a yearRural
20,507BalatonLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,460about 418about 3.49 km²1.15% a yearRural
20,508BambangCalaca City, Batangas1,460about 1,058about 1.38 km²1.95% a yearRural
20,509Canipay NorteMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,460about 321about 4.55 km²7.03% a yearRural
20,510Don BasilioGerona, Tarlac1,460about 1,021about 1.43 km²0.36% a yearRural
20,511JicontolDolores, Eastern Samar1,460about 118about 12.39 km²1.17% a yearRural
20,512KapataganVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur1,460about 305about 4.79 km²−3.80% a yearRural
20,513Looc SapiOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,460about 438about 3.33 km²6.09% a yearRural
20,514MathoCortes, Surigao del Sur1,460about 63about 23.07 km²0.15% a yearRural
20,515MatilakKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte1,460about 726about 2.01 km²5.11% a yearRural
20,516Old CampCapalonga, Camarines Norte1,460about 98about 14.84 km²2.48% a yearRural
20,517PantarLumbatan, Lanao del Sur1,460about 1,924about 0.759 km²2.37% a yearRural
20,518PikasBarugo, Leyte1,460about 394about 3.71 km²0.05% a yearRural
20,519SalamagueIguig, Cagayan1,460about 1,248about 1.17 km²0.12% a yearRural
20,520Salud MitraBaguio City, Benguet1,460about 10,977about 0.133 km²2.01% a yearUrban
20,521San JoaquinSarrat, Ilocos Norte1,460about 1,640about 0.89 km²0.45% a yearRural
20,522AlegriaCorcuera, Romblon1,459about 500about 2.92 km²−2.74% a yearRural
20,523Bakaw-bakawLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,459about 197about 7.39 km²2.90% a yearRural
20,524BobonaoBaganga, Davao Oriental1,459about 83about 17.50 km²no 2020 countRural
20,525KalupagLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,459about 436about 3.35 km²2.90% a yearRural
20,526LiongRoxas City, Capiz1,459about 986about 1.48 km²0.65% a yearRural
20,527LuviminKidapawan City, Cotabato1,459about 353about 4.13 km²3.50% a yearUrban
20,528San JoseCatanauan, Quezon1,459about 124about 11.79 km²0.20% a yearRural
20,529Santo Rosario EastAringay, La Union1,459about 1,623about 0.899 km²−0.80% a yearRural
20,530Tambo-anCarmen, Bohol1,459about 695about 2.10 km²1.45% a yearRural
20,531Zone ISan Mariano, Isabela1,459about 1,517about 0.962 km²−2.04% a yearRural
20,532AguilaSebaste, Antique1,458about 341about 4.27 km²0.13% a yearRural
20,533AlmeidaBalaoan, La Union1,458about 414about 3.52 km²−0.57% a yearRural
20,534AzucenaSipocot, Camarines Sur1,458about 456about 3.20 km²−1.18% a yearRural
20,535BagbagBauang, La Union1,458about 1,538about 0.948 km²1.70% a yearRural
20,536BagumbaMidsayap, Cotabato1,458about 501about 2.91 km²−0.07% a yearRural
20,537Barangay 2 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo1,458about 4,571about 0.319 km²−0.20% a yearRural
20,538Barangay 400Manila1,458about 67,814about 0.0215 km²−0.74% a yearUrban
20,539BianganMakilala, Cotabato1,458about 363about 4.02 km²1.17% a yearRural
20,540BraulanSan Enrique, Iloilo1,458about 269about 5.43 km²2.12% a yearRural
20,541CabaconganCaramoan, Camarines Sur1,458about 340about 4.29 km²−0.54% a yearRural
20,542CantubaBuenavista, Bohol1,458about 666about 2.19 km²8.31% a yearRural
20,543LunibVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur1,458about 443about 3.29 km²−3.81% a yearRural
20,544MalawigCoron, Palawan1,458about 182about 8.03 km²5.46% a yearRural
20,545Matin-aoCarmen, Bohol1,458about 175about 8.32 km²no 2020 countRural
20,546NiingSan Antonio, Quezon1,458about 581about 2.51 km²0.32% a yearRural
20,547ParatongSinait, Ilocos Sur1,458about 1,578about 0.924 km²0.05% a yearRural
20,548SampianoMalitbog, Bukidnon1,458about 34about 43.26 km²3.62% a yearRural
20,549South PoblacionBacong, Negros Oriental1,458about 6,781about 0.215 km²−0.55% a yearRural
20,550SuclabanMexico, Pampanga1,458about 1,041about 1.40 km²1.10% 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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