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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, 21,101 to 21,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,101PandanLambunao, Iloilo1,417about 558about 2.54 km²4.17% a yearRural
21,102PoblacionSiquijor, Siquijor1,417about 4,003about 0.354 km²−0.89% a yearUrban
21,103SebacTudela, Misamis Occidental1,417about 2,426about 0.584 km²0.34% a yearRural
21,104BanganBotolan, Zambales1,416about 1,388about 1.02 km²−0.47% a yearRural
21,105Bgy. 2 - Em's Barrio SouthLegazpi City, Albay1,416about 3,879about 0.365 km²3.02% a yearRural
21,106Barangay 320Manila1,416about 58,033about 0.0244 km²2.07% a yearUrban
21,107BasaganTabaco City, Albay1,416about 590about 2.40 km²2.05% a yearRural
21,108CatangraranSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,416about 165about 8.59 km²0.29% a yearRural
21,109IncarizanMagallanes, Sorsogon1,416about 406about 3.49 km²3.35% a yearRural
21,110La UnionCastilla, Sorsogon1,416about 184about 7.68 km²2.61% a yearRural
21,111Lip-tongSantander, Cebu1,416about 398about 3.56 km²1.39% a yearRural
21,112LuyongbaybayBantayan, Cebu1,416about 1,311about 1.08 km²−2.99% a yearRural
21,113MinangaNaguilian, Isabela1,416about 252about 5.63 km²1.10% a yearRural
21,114PinagkurusanAlitagtag, Batangas1,416about 2,251about 0.629 km²5.16% a yearRural
21,115SaytanPugo, La Union1,416about 610about 2.32 km²−0.10% a yearRural
21,116UlbujanCalape, Bohol1,416about 726about 1.95 km²−4.82% a yearRural
21,117Villa M. TejeroLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte1,416about 389about 3.64 km²−0.15% a yearRural
21,118Bgy. 4 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo1,415about 1,655about 0.855 km²−0.37% a yearRural
21,119Barangay VIIVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,415about 5,202about 0.272 km²−2.87% a yearRural
21,120BasilTublay, Benguet1,415about 176about 8.04 km²2.02% a yearRural
21,121BibilopMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,415about 214about 6.60 km²1.28% a yearRural
21,122CaghaloCarigara, Leyte1,415about 334about 4.24 km²1.30% a yearRural
21,123ConcepcionLaak, Davao de Oro1,415about 58about 24.53 km²1.12% a yearRural
21,124Datu Ito AndongKalamansig, Sultan Kudarat1,415about 90about 15.73 km²−2.16% a yearRural
21,125MarozoNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,415about 288about 4.91 km²−0.20% a yearRural
21,126Modern Site, WestBaguio City, Benguet1,415about 20,128about 0.0703 km²2.05% a yearRural
21,127Pit-aoSan Clemente, Tarlac1,415about 827about 1.71 km²2.34% a yearRural
21,128Sab-aSan Remigio, Cebu1,415about 278about 5.09 km²−0.60% a yearRural
21,129Santa CruzVillaba, Leyte1,415about 203about 6.98 km²2.74% a yearRural
21,130SevillaSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur1,415about 354about 4.00 km²−0.73% a yearRural
21,131AserdaMapandan, Pangasinan1,414about 1,178about 1.20 km²6.02% a yearRural
21,132Bgy. 9 - PinaricLegazpi City, Albay1,414about 5,356about 0.264 km²−1.10% a yearRural
21,133Barangay Zone 1-APulupandan, Negros Occidental1,414about 19,666about 0.0719 km²0.39% a yearRural
21,134Buong LupaGloria, Oriental Mindoro1,414about 83about 17.13 km²7.25% a yearRural
21,135DansalanSapad, Lanao del Norte1,414about 116about 12.17 km²−0.68% a yearRural
21,136Dulay WestMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,414about 503about 2.81 km²no 2020 countRural
21,137MagsaysayUson, Masbate1,414about 488about 2.90 km²0.24% a yearRural
21,138MalapocDanao City, Cebu1,414about 808about 1.75 km²−2.79% a yearRural
21,139MangandingaySan Manuel, Tarlac1,414about 259about 5.45 km²0.32% a yearRural
21,140Muslim VillageWao, Lanao del Sur1,414about 415about 3.41 km²4.48% a yearRural
21,141PasigLambunao, Iloilo1,414about 476about 2.97 km²−0.02% a yearRural
21,142PoblacionKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte1,414about 1,836about 0.77 km²2.32% a yearRural
21,143San JuanSibalom, Antique1,414about 550about 2.57 km²0.34% a yearRural
21,144BellaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,413about 256about 5.52 km²−0.77% a yearRural
21,145CastilloEchague, Isabela1,413about 1,273about 1.11 km²3.04% a yearRural
21,146ConatAloran, Misamis Occidental1,413about 710about 1.99 km²1.50% a yearRural
21,147ConcepcionBaras, Rizal1,413about 1,121about 1.26 km²5.19% a yearRural
21,148MaragñiSan Fernando, Camarines Sur1,413about 437about 3.23 km²0.52% a yearRural
21,149MayaInfanta, Pangasinan1,413about 386about 3.66 km²0.48% a yearRural
21,150Medicion I-AImus City, Cavite1,413about 11,874about 0.119 km²−0.02% 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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