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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, 20,851 to 20,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,851SinuyakKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,435about 430about 3.34 km²4.05% a yearRural
20,852BacolodLibon, Albay1,434about 374about 3.83 km²1.24% a yearRural
20,853BuenavistaMaddela, Quirino1,434about 554about 2.59 km²−0.03% a yearRural
20,854BuenavistaBontoc, Southern Leyte1,434about 649about 2.21 km²1.00% a yearRural
20,855Cabunga-anSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar1,434about 322about 4.45 km²0.58% a yearRural
20,856ConsolacionAgoo, La Union1,434about 4,039about 0.355 km²−4.19% a yearUrban
20,857Don Mariano MarcosJaen, Nueva Ecija1,434about 4,894about 0.293 km²0.02% a yearUrban
20,858HagtuMabinay, Negros Oriental1,434about 410about 3.50 km²−0.67% a yearRural
20,859KabulingPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,434about 539about 2.66 km²−2.25% a yearRural
20,860LiongGuinsiliban, Camiguin1,434about 623about 2.30 km²1.08% a yearRural
20,861MambucalKoronadal City, South Cotabato1,434about 210about 6.83 km²2.97% a yearRural
20,862MangcawayanVinzons, Camarines Norte1,434about 251about 5.71 km²−2.98% a yearRural
20,863MatatajaMulanay, Quezon1,434about 169about 8.50 km²−2.65% a yearRural
20,864Pantao MarugPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,434about 443about 3.24 km²1.58% a yearRural
20,865ParangopongBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,434about 470about 3.05 km²3.29% a yearRural
20,866Upper KamuntayanTalipao, Sulu1,434about 1,032about 1.39 km²4.05% a yearRural
20,867AtuluIguig, Cagayan1,433about 787about 1.82 km²0.54% a yearRural
20,868BangbangalonBoac, Marinduque1,433about 1,365about 1.05 km²−0.48% a yearUrban
20,869Barangay 37-ACavite City, Cavite1,433about 24,206about 0.0592 km²no 2020 countRural
20,870BuenasuertePio V. Corpus, Masbate1,433about 208about 6.89 km²0.32% a yearRural
20,871CanayuganBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,433about 339about 4.23 km²−0.25% a yearRural
20,872Colupan BajoSinacaban, Misamis Occidental1,433about 796about 1.80 km²−0.40% a yearRural
20,873CulubunPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,433about 129about 11.14 km²0.17% a yearRural
20,874District IGainza, Camarines Sur1,433about 1,842about 0.778 km²1.93% a yearRural
20,875LanginRonda, Cebu1,433about 154about 9.30 km²3.23% a yearRural
20,876LinuanAl-Barka, Basilan1,433about 286about 5.01 km²0.39% a yearRural
20,877MalaintosDolores, Eastern Samar1,433about 378about 3.79 km²2.12% a yearRural
20,878PisaGeneral Nakar, Quezon1,433about 238about 6.02 km²2.65% a yearRural
20,879Poblacion 4Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte1,433about 1,774about 0.808 km²−0.63% a yearRural
20,880San RoqueHilongos, Leyte1,433about 541about 2.65 km²−0.07% a yearRural
20,881TaytaySanta Cruz, Marinduque1,433about 249about 5.76 km²−1.06% a yearRural
20,882AglimoconMa-Ayon, Capiz1,432about 178about 8.06 km²−0.69% a yearRural
20,883Barangay 89Pasay City1,432about 125,614about 0.0114 km²8.91% a yearUrban
20,884GoldenMapandan, Pangasinan1,432about 1,146about 1.25 km²0.56% a yearRural
20,885LibasJabonga, Agusan del Norte1,432about 31about 46.68 km²−0.08% a yearRural
20,886MaasimSan Rafael, Bulacan1,432about 800about 1.79 km²0.84% a yearUrban
20,887MalihaoHinabangan, Samar1,432about 417about 3.43 km²0.20% a yearRural
20,888Mamhut SurBalasan, Iloilo1,432about 2,953about 0.485 km²5.05% a yearUrban
20,889NaguitubanSan Juan, La Union1,432about 961about 1.49 km²4.43% a yearRural
20,890PanamaonLoreto, Dinagat Islands1,432about 45about 31.80 km²0.15% a yearUrban
20,891San FranciscoCatubig, Northern Samar1,432about 144about 9.94 km²0.63% a yearRural
20,892San PabloCatanauan, Quezon1,432about 132about 10.85 km²0.70% a yearRural
20,893SomoroyBobon, Northern Samar1,432about 388about 3.69 km²4.33% a yearRural
20,894AliciaAglipay, Quirino1,431about 71about 20.13 km²0.27% a yearRural
20,895BambaninVictoria, Oriental Mindoro1,431about 401about 3.57 km²−0.33% a yearRural
20,896BonifacioCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,431about 1,537about 0.931 km²−0.12% a yearUrban
20,897CalaccabAngadanan, Isabela1,431about 483about 2.96 km²0.02% a yearRural
20,898CalapanMoncada, Tarlac1,431about 395about 3.62 km²1.59% a yearRural
20,899ConsorciaLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte1,431about 167about 8.55 km²0.82% a yearRural
20,900DakitSogod, Cebu1,431about 294about 4.87 km²3.78% 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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