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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, 20,601 to 20,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,601Barangay 553Manila1,454about 137,170about 0.0106 km²0.40% a yearUrban
20,602Barangay 87Caloocan City1,454about 18,062about 0.0805 km²1.17% a yearUrban
20,603ButuanAnini-Y, Antique1,454about 950about 1.53 km²0.07% a yearRural
20,604LinaoCalatrava, Romblon1,454about 676about 2.15 km²−2.62% a yearRural
20,605San ManuelEchague, Isabela1,454about 385about 3.78 km²1.90% a yearRural
20,606TucalanaLal-Lo, Cagayan1,454about 525about 2.77 km²−1.20% a yearRural
20,607West VisoriaCarigara, Leyte1,454about 5,508about 0.264 km²0.03% a yearRural
20,608AtaynanBayambang, Pangasinan1,453about 1,611about 0.902 km²0.30% a yearRural
20,609Bgy. 60 - LambaLegazpi City, Albay1,453about 624about 2.33 km²0.93% a yearRural
20,610Barangay 681Manila1,453about 41,278about 0.0352 km²7.04% a yearUrban
20,611BaringcucurongSuyo, Ilocos Sur1,453about 218about 6.65 km²0.62% a yearRural
20,612BarosongTigbauan, Iloilo1,453about 476about 3.05 km²0.43% a yearRural
20,613ButacAguinaldo, Ifugao1,453about 109about 13.35 km²1.40% a yearRural
20,614DaladapMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur1,453about 676about 2.15 km²3.77% a yearRural
20,615DepaseBayog, Zamboanga del Sur1,453about 177about 8.23 km²−8.20% a yearRural
20,616LannaTabuk City, Kalinga1,453about 141about 10.30 km²0.48% a yearRural
20,617LauretaSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,453about 1,384about 1.05 km²0.07% a yearRural
20,618MatalangMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,453about 179about 8.13 km²1.74% a yearRural
20,619MilagrosEsperanza, Agusan del Sur1,453about 18about 81.78 km²−0.89% a yearRural
20,620New DanglayanBauan, Batangas1,453about 22,116about 0.0657 km²−0.39% a yearRural
20,621ParasCandon City, Ilocos Sur1,453about 1,863about 0.78 km²−0.29% a yearUrban
20,622RizalBatuan, Bohol1,453about 136about 10.66 km²1.21% a yearRural
20,623SalayDipaculao, Aurora1,453about 274about 5.31 km²0.22% a yearRural
20,624San IsidroNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,453about 233about 6.24 km²−0.81% a yearRural
20,625TinandogAtimonan, Quezon1,453about 595about 2.44 km²0.71% a yearRural
20,626AlzateBangar, La Union1,452about 5,438about 0.267 km²−0.47% a yearRural
20,627BalideAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,452about 415about 3.50 km²−0.38% a yearRural
20,628Barangay 15Caloocan City1,452about 25,296about 0.0574 km²0.47% a yearUrban
20,629Barangay VIITuburan, Cebu1,452about 7,296about 0.199 km²0.93% a yearRural
20,630BualanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,452about 408about 3.56 km²1.10% a yearRural
20,631Lower SampunayParang, Sulu1,452about 1,543about 0.941 km²2.05% a yearRural
20,632MagtanggolPateros1,452about 19,782about 0.0734 km²1.09% a yearUrban
20,633MahayahayAlbuera, Leyte1,452about 239about 6.07 km²0.88% a yearRural
20,634ParutVintar, Ilocos Norte1,452about 407about 3.57 km²0.32% a yearRural
20,635San IsidroKitaotao, Bukidnon1,452about 147about 9.87 km²0.15% a yearRural
20,636San NicolasTalisay, Camarines Norte1,452about 781about 1.86 km²0.28% a yearRural
20,637Bgy. 27 - Victory Village SouthLegazpi City, Albay1,451about 19,986about 0.0726 km²2.98% a yearUrban
20,638Barangay 5Nasipit, Agusan del Norte1,451about 4,606about 0.315 km²−0.26% a yearRural
20,639Barangay 564Manila1,451about 89,568about 0.0162 km²0.35% a yearUrban
20,640CabasaranMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,451about 357about 4.06 km²−1.37% a yearRural
20,641CablanganMondragon, Northern Samar1,451about 224about 6.49 km²0.52% a yearRural
20,642Cosili WestBangued, Abra1,451about 383about 3.79 km²0.40% a yearRural
20,643HerreroDagupan City, Pangasinan1,451about 6,071about 0.239 km²−2.07% a yearUrban
20,644NamnamaIlagan City, Isabela1,451about 160about 9.09 km²4.47% a yearRural
20,645PiksanCalanogas, Lanao del Sur1,451about 1,044about 1.39 km²3.05% a yearRural
20,646VerduBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,451about 151about 9.64 km²−0.83% a yearRural
20,647Barangay 37Cavite City, Cavite1,450about 76,720about 0.0189 km²1.53% a yearRural
20,648Barangay 43Cavite City, Cavite1,450about 25,174about 0.0576 km²−1.92% a yearRural
20,649BiarongSouth Upi, Maguindanao del Sur1,450about 146about 9.96 km²1.51% a yearRural
20,650BoctolBalilihan, Bohol1,450about 206about 7.05 km²2.41% 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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