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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, 20,951 to 21,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
20,951New DapitanTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte1,428about 157about 9.07 km²−1.75% a yearRural
20,952PendolonanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,428about 1,759about 0.812 km²2.54% a yearRural
20,953SalvacionPio V. Corpus, Masbate1,428about 209about 6.83 km²−1.25% a yearRural
20,954Santa AnaSto. Tomas City, Batangas1,428about 1,253about 1.14 km²no 2020 countRural
20,955Santo NiñoSan Vicente, Palawan1,428about 48about 29.45 km²−2.05% a yearRural
20,956TaftTapaz, Capiz1,428about 523about 2.73 km²0.75% a yearRural
20,957Zone IIIVillasis, Pangasinan1,428about 1,953about 0.731 km²0.51% a yearRural
20,958Barangay 10Pasay City1,427about 49,549about 0.0288 km²0.37% a yearUrban
20,959Barangay ITanza, Cavite1,427about 13,462about 0.106 km²−0.17% a yearUrban
20,960CaayunanBasud, Camarines Norte1,427about 178about 8.00 km²−0.28% a yearRural
20,961CaleroCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,427about 12,973about 0.11 km²−0.20% a yearUrban
20,962DimanayatSan Luis, Aurora1,427about 10about 141.58 km²1.85% a yearRural
20,963Kalanggaman DistrictBato, Leyte1,427about 11,508about 0.124 km²0.60% a yearUrban
20,964KinalanguyanTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,427about 732about 1.95 km²4.83% a yearRural
20,965Lacnog WestTabuk City, Kalinga1,427about 241about 5.91 km²−0.55% a yearRural
20,966MarmolTuburan, Cebu1,427about 235about 6.07 km²−1.96% a yearRural
20,967PanghayaanTaysan, Batangas1,427about 643about 2.22 km²2.15% a yearRural
20,968Poblacion ADueñas, Iloilo1,427about 1,523about 0.937 km²0.27% a yearRural
20,969TambisanSan Juan, Siquijor1,427about 592about 2.41 km²0.88% a yearRural
20,970Barangay 338Manila1,426about 49,514about 0.0288 km²0.82% a yearUrban
20,971BetonTaytay, Palawan1,426about 188about 7.59 km²−0.77% a yearRural
20,972BongbongTrinidad, Bohol1,426about 255about 5.60 km²1.87% a yearRural
20,973BunegEchague, Isabela1,426about 395about 3.61 km²0.63% a yearRural
20,974Camanci SurNumancia, Aklan1,426about 1,296about 1.10 km²3.15% a yearRural
20,975CanomoyMandaon, Masbate1,426about 352about 4.05 km²0.58% a yearRural
20,976GanasiUpi, Maguindanao del Norte1,426about 146about 9.77 km²−2.43% a yearRural
20,977GandusMexico, Pampanga1,426about 739about 1.93 km²no 2020 countRural
20,978Limbo-UpasTipo-Tipo, Basilan1,426about 279about 5.12 km²2.15% a yearRural
20,979LuntalTaal, Batangas1,426about 1,439about 0.991 km²−0.17% a yearRural
20,980MalinginBien Unido, Bohol1,426about 11,983about 0.119 km²−2.24% a yearRural
20,981NakalayaJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte1,426about 334about 4.27 km²−5.01% a yearRural
20,982Old MirapaoDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,426about 564about 2.53 km²1.45% a yearRural
20,983PamilacanBaclayon, Bohol1,426about 957about 1.49 km²−1.58% a yearRural
20,984Pari-anCebu City, Cebu1,426about 14,566about 0.0979 km²7.42% a yearUrban
20,985PoblacionAmlan, Negros Oriental1,426about 2,670about 0.534 km²−0.43% a yearRural
20,986SubaDimasalang, Masbate1,426about 1,123about 1.27 km²0.49% a yearRural
20,987TaguranoDavao City, Davao del Sur1,426about 243about 5.87 km²1.54% a yearRural
20,988TalisayanAnini-Y, Antique1,426about 551about 2.59 km²1.36% a yearRural
20,989TawiranSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,426about 214about 6.67 km²0.56% a yearRural
20,990Zone 5 Pob.Iba, Zambales1,426about 5,549about 0.257 km²0.32% a yearRural
20,991BadongTago, Surigao del Sur1,425about 464about 3.07 km²−0.69% a yearRural
20,992BonbononPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol1,425about 344about 4.14 km²−0.13% a yearRural
20,993LayacDinalupihan, Bataan1,425about 864about 1.65 km²1.07% a yearRural
20,994MangadegDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,425about 612about 2.33 km²4.29% a yearRural
20,995NahapayGuimbal, Iloilo1,425about 666about 2.14 km²−0.13% a yearRural
20,996NambucayanTabuk City, Kalinga1,425about 44about 32.43 km²0.88% a yearRural
20,997New MahayagCatbalogan City, Samar1,425about 183about 7.79 km²0.55% a yearRural
20,998Poblacion IlawodDumarao, Capiz1,425about 1,250about 1.14 km²0.37% a yearRural
20,999San MatiasLubao, Pampanga1,425about 720about 1.98 km²0.97% a yearRural
21,000San PedroRoxas, Isabela1,425about 518about 2.75 km²0.72% 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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