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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, 21,151 to 21,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,151MohonSogod, Cebu1,413about 210about 6.72 km²1.93% a yearRural
21,152NaboctotPlacer, Masbate1,413about 16,075about 0.0879 km²0.96% a yearRural
21,153PalaleSanta Margarita, Samar1,413about 476about 2.97 km²0.34% a yearRural
21,154PamintayanBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay1,413about 591about 2.39 km²−0.96% a yearRural
21,155PotosonBaleno, Masbate1,413about 473about 2.99 km²−2.12% a yearRural
21,156RawisCan-Avid, Eastern Samar1,413about 449about 3.15 km²4.65% a yearRural
21,157San DionisioSan Rafael, Iloilo1,413about 106about 13.30 km²−1.17% a yearRural
21,158TaisanSipocot, Camarines Sur1,413about 242about 5.83 km²−1.64% a yearRural
21,159Barangay 2Nasugbu, Batangas1,412about 2,864about 0.493 km²−0.44% a yearUrban
21,160Bayabo EastTumauini, Isabela1,412about 382about 3.70 km²−1.83% a yearRural
21,161BoboySan Luis, Batangas1,412about 447about 3.16 km²4.23% a yearRural
21,162Macalva NorteAgoo, La Union1,412about 471about 3.00 km²3.57% a yearRural
21,163MagapuyBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya1,412about 91about 15.45 km²2.89% a yearRural
21,164MagulonLamut, Ifugao1,412about 174about 8.13 km²−0.49% a yearRural
21,165New SantiagoAsuncion, Davao del Norte1,412about 148about 9.52 km²−0.17% a yearRural
21,166PulandutaBalud, Masbate1,412about 287about 4.92 km²−0.03% a yearRural
21,167San Aurelio 2ndBalungao, Pangasinan1,412about 574about 2.46 km²−0.62% a yearRural
21,168San IsidroLianga, Surigao del Sur1,412about 27about 51.35 km²0.78% a yearRural
21,169VillafloresCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,412about 502about 2.81 km²0.69% a yearRural
21,170BadiangMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,411about 437about 3.23 km²2.67% a yearRural
21,171BagacayHinabangan, Samar1,411about 124about 11.37 km²0.96% a yearRural
21,172Barangay 98Pasay City1,411about 30,279about 0.0466 km²−1.25% a yearUrban
21,173Bgy. No. 15, San GuillermoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,411about 15,455about 0.0913 km²7.62% a yearUrban
21,174BobuanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur1,411about 222about 6.35 km²−3.61% a yearRural
21,175CapisaanKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,411about 128about 11.06 km²1.63% a yearRural
21,176CunarumLambunao, Iloilo1,411about 682about 2.07 km²0.00% a yearRural
21,177IguirindonSan Remigio, Antique1,411about 460about 3.07 km²1.08% a yearRural
21,178LuhongTinoc, Ifugao1,411about 37about 38.05 km²−1.11% a yearRural
21,179MendozaRoxas, Palawan1,411about 69about 20.35 km²−0.67% a yearRural
21,180MirasolAlamada, Cotabato1,411about 1,712about 0.824 km²−2.18% a yearRural
21,181PoblacionSanta Catalina, Ilocos Sur1,411about 4,465about 0.316 km²−0.40% a yearRural
21,182RizalMalalag, Davao del Sur1,411about 261about 5.40 km²−0.25% a yearRural
21,183San JuanHinatuan, Surigao del Sur1,411about 173about 8.16 km²−0.14% a yearRural
21,184Sinilian 2ndCamiling, Tarlac1,411about 451about 3.13 km²2.77% a yearRural
21,185BakabakSara, Iloilo1,410about 650about 2.17 km²0.82% a yearRural
21,186Barangay 2San Jose, Antique1,410about 5,184about 0.272 km²1.97% a yearUrban
21,187Barangay 6 TambakPagbilao, Quezon1,410about 18,825about 0.0749 km²−1.68% a yearRural
21,188Binogsacan UpperGuinobatan, Albay1,410about 309about 4.56 km²0.02% a yearRural
21,189Binolosan PequeñoCalinog, Iloilo1,410about 583about 2.42 km²1.25% a yearRural
21,190BorocborocBelison, Antique1,410about 1,185about 1.19 km²2.29% a yearRural
21,191CardizBagulin, La Union1,410about 99about 14.24 km²−0.32% a yearRural
21,192DagupanQuezon, Nueva Vizcaya1,410about 52about 27.26 km²1.32% a yearRural
21,193LocubanDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur1,410about 516about 2.73 km²7.01% a yearRural
21,194MangacoGinatilan, Cebu1,410about 189about 7.46 km²0.34% a yearRural
21,195San IsidroMulanay, Quezon1,410about 235about 5.99 km²−0.83% a yearRural
21,196Santa MargaritaHilongos, Leyte1,410about 177about 7.95 km²0.00% a yearRural
21,197SibugonLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental1,410about 470about 3.00 km²3.29% a yearRural
21,198AbangoBarugo, Leyte1,409about 557about 2.53 km²0.62% a yearRural
21,199Agcuyawan PuloBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,409about 881about 1.60 km²−0.64% a yearRural
21,200ArtachoBautista, Pangasinan1,409about 1,136about 1.24 km²0.15% 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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