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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, 20,551 to 20,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,551TagpoponganIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,458about 158about 9.22 km²0.38% a yearRural
20,552Angeles Zone ITayabas City, Quezon1,457about 13,367about 0.109 km²−7.26% a yearUrban
20,553BalantayDimasalang, Masbate1,457about 156about 9.36 km²0.05% a yearRural
20,554Barangay 10Lucban, Quezon1,457about 40,249about 0.0362 km²−1.23% a yearRural
20,555BugabusButuan City, Agusan del Norte1,457about 227about 6.43 km²−0.41% a yearRural
20,556KabuhiMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,457about 343about 4.25 km²1.74% a yearRural
20,557ManogtongAyungon, Negros Oriental1,457about 230about 6.33 km²1.88% a yearRural
20,558Piña EsteGattaran, Cagayan1,457about 59about 24.78 km²1.01% a yearRural
20,559Santo NiñoBula, Camarines Sur1,457about 304about 4.80 km²0.82% a yearRural
20,560SolongvaleSulop, Davao del Sur1,457about 340about 4.29 km²6.08% a yearRural
20,561TaludtudBalayan, Batangas1,457about 478about 3.05 km²no 2020 countRural
20,562BasinganBubong, Lanao del Sur1,456about 958about 1.52 km²4.70% a yearRural
20,563Batchelor WestNatividad, Pangasinan1,456about 710about 2.05 km²2.12% a yearRural
20,564BaungPiat, Cagayan1,456about 123about 11.79 km²0.50% a yearRural
20,565ButaSultan Dumalondong, Lanao del Sur1,456about 147about 9.88 km²0.95% a yearRural
20,566DummunGattaran, Cagayan1,456about 423about 3.44 km²−4.31% a yearRural
20,567GuintagbucanAbuyog, Leyte1,456about 1,780about 0.818 km²0.23% a yearRural
20,568Inabaan SurRosario, La Union1,456about 451about 3.23 km²−0.34% a yearRural
20,569MadalagAlcantara, Romblon1,456about 343about 4.25 km²0.91% a yearRural
20,570MarcelaSanta Marcela, Apayao1,456about 143about 10.17 km²1.51% a yearRural
20,571NagaLaak, Davao de Oro1,456about 170about 8.54 km²1.05% a yearRural
20,572PatagManticao, Misamis Oriental1,456about 303about 4.81 km²−3.03% a yearRural
20,573Poblacion 7Catbalogan City, Samar1,456about 12,552about 0.116 km²1.51% a yearUrban
20,574Poblacion NorthRamos, Tarlac1,456about 1,687about 0.863 km²0.69% a yearRural
20,575SabangSanta Cruz, Zambales1,456about 410about 3.55 km²0.77% a yearRural
20,576Santa MariaLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte1,456about 89about 16.36 km²2.38% a yearRural
20,577AnibSipocot, Camarines Sur1,455about 545about 2.67 km²−4.87% a yearRural
20,578AntipoloGasan, Marinduque1,455about 472about 3.08 km²−1.03% a yearRural
20,579BangcoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,455about 258about 5.65 km²1.33% a yearRural
20,580Barangay 5 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo1,455about 1,801about 0.808 km²−0.18% a yearRural
20,581Batal-PunudMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,455about 3,557about 0.409 km²1.56% a yearRural
20,582BatiawanSubic, Zambales1,455about 16about 90.75 km²1.12% a yearRural
20,583CalachuchiCatarman, Northern Samar1,455about 16,367about 0.0889 km²−1.34% a yearUrban
20,584CormatanKapai, Lanao del Sur1,455about 388about 3.75 km²2.83% a yearRural
20,585FabricaSan Vicente, Camarines Norte1,455about 234about 6.22 km²0.23% a yearRural
20,586GaubCabatuan, Iloilo1,455about 509about 2.86 km²0.32% a yearRural
20,587Ilaor NorteOas, Albay1,455about 1,912about 0.761 km²−0.33% a yearRural
20,588La Roche San MiguelSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,455about 9,572about 0.152 km²−2.82% a yearUrban
20,589MarlanggaTorrijos, Marinduque1,455about 192about 7.57 km²0.52% a yearRural
20,590NaunganTandubas, Tawi-Tawi1,455about 127about 11.43 km²2.91% a yearRural
20,591New PanayMaragusan, Davao de Oro1,455about 417about 3.49 km²1.40% a yearRural
20,592PalintaKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,455about 150about 9.67 km²−0.58% a yearRural
20,593PaliwanBugasong, Antique1,455about 915about 1.59 km²0.70% a yearRural
20,594PangoloanSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,455about 514about 2.83 km²−1.34% a yearRural
20,595PugoBayambang, Pangasinan1,455about 3,076about 0.473 km²0.40% a yearRural
20,596Purok 1San Joaquin, Iloilo1,455about 2,544about 0.572 km²0.33% a yearRural
20,597San Juan WestAringay, La Union1,455about 466about 3.12 km²1.37% a yearRural
20,598San PedroTalibon, Bohol1,455about 2,562about 0.568 km²−3.89% a yearRural
20,599AlegriaPresident Roxas, Cotabato1,454about 294about 4.95 km²−0.03% a yearRural
20,600Barangay 14Dolores, Eastern Samar1,454about 3,260about 0.446 km²0.57% 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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