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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, 20,701 to 20,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,701MangcamagongBasud, Camarines Norte1,447about 540about 2.68 km²−1.36% a yearRural
20,702NapoLoon, Bohol1,447about 3,673about 0.394 km²0.52% a yearRural
20,703NipaPalapag, Northern Samar1,447about 144about 10.05 km²2.95% a yearRural
20,704San Gabriel Pob.General Trias City, Cavite1,447about 18,695about 0.0774 km²−2.28% a yearRural
20,705San IsidroBuenavista, Guimaras1,447about 626about 2.31 km²1.75% a yearRural
20,706Santa CruzKapatagan, Lanao del Norte1,447about 928about 1.56 km²2.77% a yearRural
20,707Camangaan WestMoncada, Tarlac1,446about 618about 2.34 km²2.68% a yearRural
20,708InascanGuinobatan, Albay1,446about 495about 2.92 km²−0.91% a yearRural
20,709Lower Paniki-anPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur1,446about 202about 7.16 km²1.07% a yearRural
20,710Lumampong HalayhayIndang, Cavite1,446about 705about 2.05 km²0.22% a yearRural
20,711MojonPila, Laguna1,446about 1,257about 1.15 km²1.92% a yearRural
20,712Quinar-UpanBingawan, Iloilo1,446about 276about 5.24 km²−0.26% a yearRural
20,713SalvacionPolangui, Albay1,446about 841about 1.72 km²5.36% a yearRural
20,714San JoseSan Pablo, Isabela1,446about 646about 2.24 km²0.03% a yearRural
20,715Santa MonicaBauang, La Union1,446about 178about 8.11 km²2.99% a yearRural
20,716SumbakilPolomolok, South Cotabato1,446about 504about 2.87 km²−4.12% a yearRural
20,717Tampac II & IIIGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,446about 477about 3.03 km²1.16% a yearRural
20,718TanquePio V. Corpus, Masbate1,446about 477about 3.03 km²−2.56% a yearRural
20,719Villa CruzSan Mateo, Isabela1,446about 237about 6.10 km²1.95% a yearRural
20,720BiyanCalauag, Quezon1,445about 541about 2.67 km²−2.49% a yearRural
20,721Don FranciscoButuan City, Agusan del Norte1,445about 225about 6.42 km²2.27% a yearRural
20,722Doos Del NorteHindang, Leyte1,445about 1,129about 1.28 km²4.06% a yearRural
20,723LinticBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur1,445about 605about 2.39 km²2.05% a yearRural
20,724MatalibongTiwi, Albay1,445about 438about 3.30 km²−0.67% a yearRural
20,725MinimaoKapatagan, Lanao del Sur1,445about 666about 2.17 km²2.01% a yearRural
20,726OyLoboc, Bohol1,445about 352about 4.11 km²0.02% a yearRural
20,727ParaisoCalatagan, Batangas1,445about 312about 4.63 km²1.02% a yearRural
20,728PaytePitogo, Quezon1,445about 520about 2.78 km²no 2020 countRural
20,729Poblacion Barangay 1Talalora, Samar1,445about 1,095about 1.32 km²−0.67% a yearRural
20,730PunayAloguinsan, Cebu1,445about 396about 3.65 km²−1.47% a yearRural
20,731SalvacionSanto Tomas, Pangasinan1,445about 1,389about 1.04 km²−1.03% a yearRural
20,732SuaMatnog, Sorsogon1,445about 350about 4.13 km²1.39% a yearRural
20,733SuyoDingras, Ilocos Norte1,445about 303about 4.77 km²0.69% a yearUrban
20,734TabunokVillaba, Leyte1,445about 220about 6.58 km²−2.04% a yearRural
20,735Villa MilagrosaPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol1,445about 362about 3.99 km²0.18% a yearRural
20,736Barangay 128Pasay City1,444about 70,439about 0.0205 km²−2.92% a yearUrban
20,737Barangay 9Balayan, Batangas1,444about 33,195about 0.0435 km²−4.85% a yearRural
20,738BugatayPeñablanca, Cagayan1,444about 182about 7.94 km²−0.89% a yearRural
20,739CawayanAsipulo, Ifugao1,444about 54about 26.66 km²−1.56% a yearRural
20,740MasukolPaombong, Bulacan1,444about 319about 4.53 km²0.94% a yearRural
20,741Melgar BNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,444about 260about 5.56 km²−2.68% a yearRural
20,742NailabanMandaon, Masbate1,444about 219about 6.58 km²4.48% a yearRural
20,743PagbabangnanSan Julian, Eastern Samar1,444about 478about 3.02 km²−0.41% a yearRural
20,744PamaypayanBislig City, Surigao del Sur1,444about 31about 47.05 km²−2.62% a yearRural
20,745SawangRomblon, Romblon1,444about 348about 4.15 km²−0.35% a yearRural
20,746TammocalaoBacnotan, La Union1,444about 1,301about 1.11 km²−0.10% a yearRural
20,747VisitaTabaco City, Albay1,444about 1,086about 1.33 km²−2.12% a yearRural
20,748Barangay 495Manila1,443about 38,276about 0.0377 km²−6.46% a yearUrban
20,749Barangay 607Manila1,443about 30,507about 0.0473 km²−4.93% a yearUrban
20,750BongabongKapatagan, Lanao del Sur1,443about 112about 12.85 km²2.01% 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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