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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, 20,801 to 20,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,801Pagsanahan SurBadoc, Ilocos Norte1,439about 808about 1.78 km²0.46% a yearRural
20,802Poblacion IVGeneral Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite1,439about 9,723about 0.148 km²−5.18% a yearRural
20,803San JulianJaniuay, Iloilo1,439about 6,511about 0.221 km²0.18% a yearRural
20,804San MateoUson, Masbate1,439about 264about 5.45 km²−0.20% a yearRural
20,805VictoryTubay, Agusan del Norte1,439about 553about 2.60 km²−0.07% a yearRural
20,806DianawanMaria Aurora, Aurora1,438about 44about 32.32 km²1.65% a yearRural
20,807InabasanSan Jose, Antique1,438about 587about 2.45 km²0.12% a yearRural
20,808MaitumBaybay City, Leyte1,438about 712about 2.02 km²2.66% a yearRural
20,809MapiñaMasbate City, Masbate1,438about 121about 11.87 km²0.42% a yearRural
20,810San ApolinarioTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,438about 928about 1.55 km²−2.64% a yearRural
20,811San SebastianRamon, Isabela1,438about 179about 8.04 km²−0.38% a yearRural
20,812TongcopanPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,438about 812about 1.77 km²1.54% a yearRural
20,813BasiaoBasey, Samar1,437about 90about 15.92 km²0.08% a yearRural
20,814BayanihanMaria Aurora, Aurora1,437about 78about 18.43 km²0.32% a yearRural
20,815CabaruanBacarra, Ilocos Norte1,437about 479about 3.00 km²0.32% a yearRural
20,816CansilayanDumangas, Iloilo1,437about 546about 2.63 km²−0.67% a yearRural
20,817DuyanduyanSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,437about 1,168about 1.23 km²−0.91% a yearUrban
20,818GanaderiaPalayan City, Nueva Ecija1,437about 3,208about 0.448 km²1.44% a yearRural
20,819KamarahanPresident Roxas, Cotabato1,437about 280about 5.13 km²−0.41% a yearRural
20,820PintorGamu, Isabela1,437about 504about 2.85 km²0.47% a yearRural
20,821Pob. District ISilago, Southern Leyte1,437about 542about 2.65 km²2.70% a yearRural
20,822SaldangParang, Sulu1,437about 893about 1.61 km²3.66% a yearRural
20,823San MiguelLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte1,437about 561about 2.56 km²6.83% a yearRural
20,824San Miguel I BMaragondon, Cavite1,437about 694about 2.07 km²1.53% a yearRural
20,825Santa MariaGonzaga, Cagayan1,437about 10about 136.92 km²−0.94% a yearRural
20,826SibulaLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental1,437about 611about 2.35 km²0.02% a yearRural
20,827TabocLibertad, Antique1,437about 1,019about 1.41 km²1.33% a yearRural
20,828TamdaganVintar, Ilocos Norte1,437about 87about 16.44 km²1.49% a yearRural
20,829TinadtaranBuenavista, Guimaras1,437about 489about 2.94 km²−1.35% a yearRural
20,830UlabGitagum, Misamis Oriental1,437about 803about 1.79 km²6.76% a yearRural
20,831CapayangMogpog, Marinduque1,436about 321about 4.47 km²−1.02% a yearRural
20,832MarangSumisip, Basilan1,436about 165about 8.68 km²6.51% a yearRural
20,833MayaopayawanMilaor, Camarines Sur1,436about 518about 2.77 km²0.78% a yearRural
20,834NamandayBacacay, Albay1,436about 495about 2.90 km²0.35% a yearRural
20,835PayaoBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,436about 191about 7.53 km²−0.35% a yearRural
20,836Santa TeresitaSan Fernando City, Pampanga1,436about 16,815about 0.0854 km²0.87% a yearUrban
20,837TagbakinPola, Oriental Mindoro1,436about 309about 4.65 km²4.65% a yearRural
20,838TumpaCamalig, Albay1,436about 222about 6.48 km²2.99% a yearRural
20,839AntipoloSan Pascual, Batangas1,435about 1,646about 0.872 km²7.51% a yearRural
20,840Barangay 499Manila1,435about 66,744about 0.0215 km²−1.03% a yearUrban
20,841Barangay 8General Luna, Quezon1,435about 20,442about 0.0702 km²2.38% a yearRural
20,842BurgosSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,435about 12,478about 0.115 km²0.22% a yearRural
20,843DalawaAlilem, Ilocos Sur1,435about 126about 11.37 km²0.24% a yearRural
20,844Domingo AlarcioLaoac, Pangasinan1,435about 736about 1.95 km²0.77% a yearRural
20,845EbroSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur1,435about 76about 18.96 km²4.36% a yearUrban
20,846GuinhawaTaysan, Batangas1,435about 99about 14.55 km²0.68% a yearRural
20,847GuintorilanSan Enrique, Negros Occidental1,435about 539about 2.66 km²0.65% a yearRural
20,848MarcosBaybay City, Leyte1,435about 148about 9.69 km²−0.33% a yearRural
20,849MiabasPalanas, Masbate1,435about 207about 6.92 km²−1.77% a yearRural
20,850PalayagAmulung, Cagayan1,435about 213about 6.75 km²0.66% 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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