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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, 21,001 to 21,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,001TaalIloilo City, Iloilo1,425about 4,305about 0.331 km²1.50% a yearUrban
21,002Tala-oGitagum, Misamis Oriental1,425about 628about 2.27 km²1.11% a yearRural
21,003Zone I Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo1,425about 4,241about 0.336 km²−0.60% a yearUrban
21,004ApanayAlicia, Isabela1,424about 1,520about 0.937 km²0.46% a yearRural
21,005BagaygaySara, Iloilo1,424about 814about 1.75 km²2.40% a yearRural
21,006Barangay 49Cavite City, Cavite1,424about 99,580about 0.0143 km²0.36% a yearRural
21,007Barangay 5Giporlos, Eastern Samar1,424about 584about 2.44 km²−2.06% a yearRural
21,008Barangay 818Manila1,424about 99,580about 0.0143 km²0.62% a yearUrban
21,009CamagongOas, Albay1,424about 358about 3.98 km²0.48% a yearRural
21,010District ILemery, Batangas1,424about 14,927about 0.0954 km²1.74% a yearRural
21,011Doña BrigidaTolosa, Leyte1,424about 4,164about 0.342 km²−3.07% a yearRural
21,012La PazBamban, Tarlac1,424about 3,680about 0.387 km²1.31% a yearRural
21,013MakinaCalaca City, Batangas1,424about 440about 3.24 km²2.78% a yearRural
21,014MalalimBatangas City, Batangas1,424about 672about 2.12 km²1.25% a yearRural
21,015San AntonioDiffun, Quirino1,424about 1,039about 1.37 km²1.02% a yearRural
21,016SantanderBuruanga, Aklan1,424about 1,017about 1.40 km²0.22% a yearRural
21,017TangcalPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,424about 541about 2.63 km²2.69% a yearRural
21,018TelapatioSan Ildefonso, Bulacan1,424about 609about 2.34 km²6.16% a yearRural
21,019BisligSan Andres, Catanduanes1,423about 487about 2.92 km²−0.17% a yearRural
21,020ColoBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,423about 361about 3.94 km²−0.15% a yearRural
21,021KahayagNew Bataan, Davao de Oro1,423about 44about 32.70 km²0.79% a yearRural
21,022Macalva SurAgoo, La Union1,423about 608about 2.34 km²−0.17% a yearRural
21,023RizalViga, Catanduanes1,423about 303about 4.69 km²−0.38% a yearRural
21,024SalvacionRagay, Camarines Sur1,423about 123about 11.60 km²−2.73% a yearRural
21,025AjatIguig, Cagayan1,422about 1,085about 1.31 km²0.19% a yearUrban
21,026BarayongAbuyog, Leyte1,422about 413about 3.44 km²−0.73% a yearRural
21,027BonbonPatikul, Sulu1,422about 1,038about 1.37 km²−4.16% a yearRural
21,028Buli BawangParang, Sulu1,422about 394about 3.61 km²1.76% a yearRural
21,029CaviernesanMangatarem, Pangasinan1,422about 471about 3.02 km²1.00% a yearRural
21,030DongsolPototan, Iloilo1,422about 447about 3.18 km²−0.20% a yearRural
21,031LakerSarangani, Davao Occidental1,422about 168about 8.44 km²−1.65% a yearRural
21,032Mabuttal EastBallesteros, Cagayan1,422about 338about 4.21 km²1.09% a yearRural
21,033NamatayDingle, Iloilo1,422about 694about 2.05 km²−0.12% a yearRural
21,034OltamaUrdaneta City, Pangasinan1,422about 375about 3.79 km²−1.07% a yearRural
21,035PanoypoyConsolacion, Cebu1,422about 1,258about 1.13 km²1.45% a yearRural
21,036Poblacion Barangay 2Talalora, Samar1,422about 655about 2.17 km²3.50% a yearRural
21,037Poblacion Dist. IBarugo, Leyte1,422about 2,890about 0.492 km²0.10% a yearRural
21,038SabanganSantiago, Ilocos Sur1,422about 1,623about 0.876 km²1.42% a yearRural
21,039Santo NiñoVirac, Catanduanes1,422about 196about 7.26 km²−0.61% a yearRural
21,040Sua-IgotTabaco City, Albay1,422about 96about 14.87 km²0.12% a yearRural
21,041Sumisip CentralSumisip, Basilan1,422about 149about 9.52 km²−4.65% a yearRural
21,042TapazSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur1,422about 189about 7.53 km²−3.46% a yearRural
21,043BagolibasAleosan, Cotabato1,421about 198about 7.19 km²0.32% a yearRural
21,044Barangay 143Manila1,421about 136,635about 0.0104 km²0.34% a yearUrban
21,045BinuluanganCarles, Iloilo1,421about 343about 4.14 km²−1.63% a yearRural
21,046CaybungaBalayan, Batangas1,421about 1,748about 0.813 km²no 2020 countRural
21,047DabiakKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,421about 119about 11.93 km²−1.16% a yearRural
21,048DaddaTuguegarao City, Cagayan1,421about 184about 7.74 km²1.15% a yearRural
21,049DagaConner, Apayao1,421about 87about 16.31 km²1.86% a yearRural
21,050DiwanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,421about 202about 7.05 km²4.33% 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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