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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, 20,751 to 20,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,751IlangSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,443about 4,655about 0.31 km²1.06% a yearUrban
20,752ImeldaBaybay City, Leyte1,443about 450about 3.21 km²no 2020 countRural
20,753PanicsicanSan Juan, La Union1,443about 2,343about 0.616 km²−0.51% a yearUrban
20,754Poblacion IMabini, Bohol1,443about 711about 2.03 km²0.52% a yearRural
20,755Poblacion Zone 2Javier, Leyte1,443about 1,127about 1.28 km²2.52% a yearRural
20,756Santa AnaSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,443about 252about 5.72 km²2.86% a yearRural
20,757BalabagAnilao, Iloilo1,442about 377about 3.83 km²−0.08% a yearRural
20,758BangonbangonSigma, Capiz1,442about 104about 13.81 km²−1.19% a yearRural
20,759BinabayeMerida, Leyte1,442about 661about 2.18 km²1.13% a yearRural
20,760DampalanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,442about 227about 6.36 km²−2.70% a yearRural
20,761Daragutan EastSan Mariano, Isabela1,442about 217about 6.65 km²−0.38% a yearRural
20,762District IISibalom, Antique1,442about 2,543about 0.567 km²0.18% a yearRural
20,763La PazTibiao, Antique1,442about 199about 7.25 km²0.10% a yearRural
20,764LanuroHagonoy, Davao del Sur1,442about 309about 4.67 km²3.97% a yearRural
20,765LomaCalaca City, Batangas1,442about 258about 5.58 km²1.99% a yearRural
20,766MapagaProsperidad, Agusan del Sur1,442about 126about 11.41 km²−2.68% a yearRural
20,767Old Capitol SiteQuezon City1,442about 9,743about 0.148 km²2.16% a yearUrban
20,768PoblacionNatonin, Mountain Province1,442about 276about 5.23 km²−1.10% a yearRural
20,769Barangay ITuburan, Cebu1,441about 10,917about 0.132 km²−3.07% a yearRural
20,770ConsolacionDalaguete, Cebu1,441about 801about 1.80 km²−8.84% a yearRural
20,771DampiganDolores, Eastern Samar1,441about 174about 8.28 km²0.20% a yearRural
20,772Don MateoVeruela, Agusan del Sur1,441about 178about 8.10 km²−0.78% a yearRural
20,773Gen. LucbanBobon, Northern Samar1,441about 5,377about 0.268 km²−3.36% a yearRural
20,774LabiganSara, Iloilo1,441about 334about 4.32 km²1.47% a yearRural
20,775LanaoDalaguete, Cebu1,441about 221about 6.51 km²4.09% a yearRural
20,776LawiganBislig City, Surigao del Sur1,441about 143about 10.10 km²1.11% a yearRural
20,777MilagrosaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,441about 284about 5.08 km²−1.04% a yearRural
20,778TejeroHilongos, Leyte1,441about 369about 3.90 km²0.00% a yearRural
20,779CabidiananNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,440about 144about 9.99 km²0.59% a yearRural
20,780DaragaCaramoan, Camarines Sur1,440about 503about 2.86 km²0.42% a yearRural
20,781Kinagunan IbabaPadre Burgos, Quezon1,440about 469about 3.07 km²0.27% a yearRural
20,782ManguilesMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,440about 95about 15.21 km²−0.02% a yearRural
20,783MatoogtoogMercedes, Camarines Norte1,440about 121about 11.91 km²−1.02% a yearRural
20,784NasunduanMobo, Masbate1,440about 814about 1.77 km²0.70% a yearRural
20,785OboDalaguete, Cebu1,440about 180about 8.02 km²−2.63% a yearRural
20,786Pagolingin BataLipa City, Batangas1,440about 1,333about 1.08 km²3.73% a yearRural
20,787PalacatPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,440about 321about 4.49 km²1.74% a yearRural
20,788San RoqueAnini-Y, Antique1,440about 658about 2.19 km²0.10% a yearRural
20,789TikongParang, Sulu1,440about 986about 1.46 km²3.37% a yearRural
20,790UgsodBanga, Aklan1,440about 1,083about 1.33 km²0.05% a yearRural
20,791UrayongBauang, La Union1,440about 1,333about 1.08 km²−0.35% a yearRural
20,792AlulingCervantes, Ilocos Sur1,439about 41about 35.37 km²0.51% a yearRural
20,793BagutongFlora, Apayao1,439about 156about 9.22 km²−0.05% a yearRural
20,794BatalayBato, Catanduanes1,439about 440about 3.27 km²−0.10% a yearRural
20,795BinuanganTubay, Agusan del Norte1,439about 288about 5.00 km²0.34% a yearRural
20,796BuenavistaIrosin, Sorsogon1,439about 508about 2.83 km²−0.36% a yearRural
20,797Bug-ongMambajao, Camiguin1,439about 1,219about 1.18 km²3.84% a yearRural
20,798LibisCulion, Palawan1,439about 5,643about 0.255 km²−0.66% a yearRural
20,799Nabannagan EastLasam, Cagayan1,439about 648about 2.22 km²0.13% a yearRural
20,800Pag-asaUbay, Bohol1,439about 455about 3.16 km²−0.96% 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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