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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, 20,651 to 20,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,651BuayaCarles, Iloilo1,450about 366about 3.96 km²1.26% a yearRural
20,652CadayonanMatungao, Lanao del Norte1,450about 1,000about 1.45 km²3.74% a yearRural
20,653LagandangDamulog, Bukidnon1,450about 67about 21.51 km²0.37% a yearRural
20,654Matagbak IIAlfonso, Cavite1,450about 1,208about 1.20 km²2.60% a yearRural
20,655PangdanonPatikul, Sulu1,450about 1,229about 1.18 km²9.72% a yearRural
20,656Pedro VeraViga, Catanduanes1,450about 61about 23.83 km²−2.94% a yearRural
20,657PinilayanQuezon, Bukidnon1,450about 334about 4.34 km²0.78% a yearRural
20,658Poblacion 2Buenavista, Agusan del Norte1,450about 1,753about 0.827 km²−0.10% a yearUrban
20,659Poblacion IDauin, Negros Oriental1,450about 3,266about 0.444 km²−0.30% a yearRural
20,660SabanganCaramoran, Catanduanes1,450about 182about 7.98 km²−2.54% a yearRural
20,661SalugEsperanza, Agusan del Sur1,450about 41about 35.49 km²0.28% a yearRural
20,662SanticanDanao City, Cebu1,450about 197about 7.37 km²no 2020 countRural
20,663CatabanTaytay, Palawan1,449about 21about 68.10 km²3.51% a yearRural
20,664De AsisKapatagan, Lanao del Norte1,449about 697about 2.08 km²6.81% a yearRural
20,665Don Justo AbalosUmingan, Pangasinan1,449about 573about 2.53 km²4.67% a yearRural
20,666Mainit SurPerez, Quezon1,449about 305about 4.75 km²0.40% a yearRural
20,667MatingkisTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,449about 1,317about 1.10 km²0.74% a yearRural
20,668MiramarMagsingal, Ilocos Sur1,449about 2,052about 0.706 km²0.00% a yearRural
20,669Poblacion Rizal IlaudCalinog, Iloilo1,449about 3,370about 0.43 km²−1.22% a yearUrban
20,670Proper DimayaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,449about 265about 5.46 km²−0.33% a yearRural
20,671SaliponganBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,449about 4,378about 0.331 km²5.85% a yearRural
20,672SigangeBongabong, Oriental Mindoro1,449about 212about 6.85 km²−0.12% a yearRural
20,673TigbangaganKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,449about 382about 3.79 km²0.62% a yearRural
20,674TubogCawayan, Masbate1,449about 418about 3.47 km²3.31% a yearRural
20,675Barangay 466Manila1,448about 76,614about 0.0189 km²3.85% a yearUrban
20,676Barangay 86Pasay City1,448about 62,957about 0.023 km²1.00% a yearUrban
20,677Bas-bas ProperLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,448about 563about 2.57 km²1.91% a yearRural
20,678BasakCatmon, Cebu1,448about 167about 8.65 km²0.30% a yearRural
20,679BisigValenzuela City1,448about 9,784about 0.148 km²0.27% a yearUrban
20,680CamanagaSan Miguel, Bohol1,448about 201about 7.21 km²−5.96% a yearRural
20,681CaruanPasuquin, Ilocos Norte1,448about 183about 7.90 km²0.32% a yearRural
20,682CruzBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,448about 1,981about 0.731 km²2.94% a yearRural
20,683DilaoBalayan, Batangas1,448about 1,073about 1.35 km²1.34% a yearRural
20,684GuiwangAlcoy, Cebu1,448about 999about 1.45 km²−5.42% a yearRural
20,685MakadayonTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte1,448about 1,207about 1.20 km²3.35% a yearRural
20,686MayabayDaram, Samar1,448about 570about 2.54 km²1.66% a yearRural
20,687PanansalanCompostela, Davao de Oro1,448about 16about 89.80 km²7.26% a yearRural
20,688PanganuranGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte1,448about 84about 17.30 km²−1.86% a yearRural
20,689PoblacionRonda, Cebu1,448about 2,943about 0.492 km²−8.10% a yearRural
20,690Poblacion Barangay 6Taft, Eastern Samar1,448about 1,197about 1.21 km²−0.87% a yearRural
20,691San IsidroMacarthur, Leyte1,448about 724about 2.00 km²0.69% a yearRural
20,692San LorenzoKawayan, Biliran1,448about 598about 2.42 km²1.80% a yearRural
20,693Santo NiñoLoreto, Agusan del Sur1,448about 49about 29.56 km²2.23% a yearRural
20,694AngancasilianCabagan, Isabela1,447about 283about 5.11 km²0.97% a yearRural
20,695Barangay 299Manila1,447about 44,799about 0.0323 km²2.60% a yearUrban
20,696CanmaratingAbuyog, Leyte1,447about 415about 3.49 km²1.86% a yearRural
20,697CarosalesanUmingan, Pangasinan1,447about 667about 2.17 km²0.03% a yearRural
20,698Cuta EastSanta Teresita, Batangas1,447about 2,286about 0.633 km²4.65% a yearRural
20,699Lalog 1Luna, Isabela1,447about 377about 3.84 km²0.52% a yearRural
20,700Lisub BAnini-Y, Antique1,447about 1,176about 1.23 km²0.55% 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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