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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, 20,901 to 20,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,901DugmanonHinatuan, Surigao del Sur1,431about 81about 17.76 km²−0.72% a yearRural
20,902EscualaCasiguran, Sorsogon1,431about 1,532about 0.934 km²2.14% a yearRural
20,903Jose RizalSanta Cruz, Davao del Sur1,431about 184about 7.78 km²3.08% a yearRural
20,904MabiniUson, Masbate1,431about 385about 3.72 km²1.35% a yearRural
20,905NayaPura, Tarlac1,431about 659about 2.17 km²2.63% a yearRural
20,906San EstebanAlcala, Cagayan1,431about 183about 7.84 km²2.12% a yearRural
20,907Tugui GrandeBani, Pangasinan1,431about 601about 2.38 km²0.65% a yearRural
20,908TurodCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,431about 553about 2.59 km²−0.79% a yearRural
20,909Barangay 82Tacloban City, Leyte1,430about 2,563about 0.558 km²−2.98% a yearUrban
20,910BatbatGuinobatan, Albay1,430about 116about 12.35 km²2.79% a yearRural
20,911CabangrayanPio V. Corpus, Masbate1,430about 178about 8.05 km²−1.48% a yearRural
20,912Cala-anPanitan, Capiz1,430about 440about 3.25 km²−0.27% a yearRural
20,913JalandoniCulasi, Antique1,430about 1,202about 1.19 km²−0.38% a yearRural
20,914LermaNaga City, Camarines Sur1,430about 31,707about 0.0451 km²−3.23% a yearRural
20,915MaawiAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,430about 513about 2.79 km²−1.50% a yearRural
20,916ManaulZaragoza, Nueva Ecija1,430about 483about 2.96 km²0.95% a yearRural
20,917North VillazarSipocot, Camarines Sur1,430about 230about 6.21 km²−3.13% a yearRural
20,918ParelBotolan, Zambales1,430about 1,485about 0.963 km²3.14% a yearRural
20,919RamadaMaria Aurora, Aurora1,430about 577about 2.48 km²0.82% a yearRural
20,920SacsacPinamungajan, Cebu1,430about 443about 3.23 km²−1.87% a yearUrban
20,921San AgustinGandara, Samar1,430about 455about 3.14 km²2.39% a yearRural
20,922San JuanGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte1,430about 270about 5.29 km²−0.96% a yearRural
20,923Santa TeresitaBulan, Sorsogon1,430about 769about 1.86 km²1.98% a yearRural
20,924TabocJuban, Sorsogon1,430about 175about 8.15 km²0.27% a yearRural
20,925TumantangisIndanan, Sulu1,430about 110about 12.99 km²1.94% a yearRural
20,926BayorborMataasnakahoy, Batangas1,429about 1,498about 0.954 km²2.07% a yearRural
20,927BerangSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,429about 569about 2.51 km²0.63% a yearRural
20,928CagaluanPasil, Kalinga1,429about 149about 9.61 km²−0.82% a yearRural
20,929CansusoCavinti, Laguna1,429about 41about 35.12 km²0.20% a yearRural
20,930CogonBasey, Samar1,429about 440about 3.25 km²3.14% a yearRural
20,931Dalangin MuslimTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,429about 888about 1.61 km²5.72% a yearRural
20,932DuonganVictoria, Oriental Mindoro1,429about 367about 3.89 km²0.22% a yearRural
20,933FatimaLiloan, Southern Leyte1,429about 2,041about 0.70 km²no 2020 countRural
20,934MabiniBuenavista, Guimaras1,429about 1,059about 1.35 km²−0.08% a yearRural
20,935PatucannayBangued, Abra1,429about 2,543about 0.562 km²−1.56% a yearRural
20,936Poblacion VIBalabac, Palawan1,429about 96about 14.89 km²0.02% a yearRural
20,937San MiguelLas Navas, Northern Samar1,429about 299about 4.78 km²0.25% a yearRural
20,938Santa TeresitaCanaman, Camarines Sur1,429about 1,152about 1.24 km²−2.04% a yearRural
20,939TolingonMainit, Surigao del Norte1,429about 662about 2.16 km²1.66% a yearRural
20,940Tunga-tungaMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,429about 7,039about 0.203 km²−7.22% a yearUrban
20,941BachaoLeyte, Leyte1,428about 865about 1.65 km²2.07% a yearRural
20,942Barangay BTayug, Pangasinan1,428about 8,254about 0.173 km²−1.73% a yearUrban
20,943Barangay NorthSan Jose, Northern Samar1,428about 6,581about 0.217 km²−1.19% a yearRural
20,944BuhianTabaco City, Albay1,428about 1,761about 0.811 km²−1.89% a yearRural
20,945DadatanIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,428about 201about 7.09 km²−0.37% a yearRural
20,946DimasesetDilasag, Aurora1,428about 38about 37.48 km²−0.63% a yearRural
20,947HinatadCatarman, Northern Samar1,428about 257about 5.55 km²3.44% a yearRural
20,948MagatasSogod, Southern Leyte1,428about 910about 1.57 km²−0.93% a yearRural
20,949MambacagTuao, Cagayan1,428about 53about 26.76 km²0.36% a yearRural
20,950ManguisianLopez, Quezon1,428about 652about 2.19 km²0.24% 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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