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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, 21,201 to 21,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,201BacaganBaggao, Cagayan1,409about 138about 10.23 km²0.47% a yearRural
21,202BagyangSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur1,409about 18about 76.56 km²0.38% a yearRural
21,203Barangay 157Manila1,409about 77,845about 0.0181 km²−1.57% a yearUrban
21,204BulbulalaLa Paz, Abra1,409about 719about 1.96 km²−1.94% a yearRural
21,205DadapSolano, Nueva Vizcaya1,409about 662about 2.13 km²4.03% a yearRural
21,206KaladturanGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur1,409about 455about 3.10 km²0.40% a yearRural
21,207KaraoBokod, Benguet1,409about 65about 21.84 km²5.86% a yearRural
21,208Lingi-onTalakag, Bukidnon1,409about 133about 10.63 km²0.14% a yearRural
21,209MalumotPaombong, Bulacan1,409about 19,569about 0.072 km²−0.24% a yearRural
21,210NievaGeneral Luna, Quezon1,409about 332about 4.25 km²1.39% a yearRural
21,211PalsahinginSan Pascual, Batangas1,409about 1,204about 1.17 km²4.58% a yearRural
21,212PitaweGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte1,409about 131about 10.76 km²0.43% a yearRural
21,213Rogan CairanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,409about 4,979about 0.283 km²0.52% a yearRural
21,214San VicenteSanto Tomas, Isabela1,409about 734about 1.92 km²0.10% a yearRural
21,215TonggasangPangutaran, Sulu1,409about 503about 2.80 km²1.78% a yearRural
21,216BusaySan Isidro, Leyte1,408about 132about 10.70 km²−5.39% a yearRural
21,217Cabeseria 17 and 21Ilagan City, Isabela1,408about 484about 2.91 km²0.12% a yearRural
21,218CalaccadTabuk City, Kalinga1,408about 69about 20.53 km²−0.83% a yearRural
21,219GuinalabanSalay, Misamis Oriental1,408about 315about 4.47 km²3.74% a yearRural
21,220HamoraonMercedes, Camarines Norte1,408about 278about 5.06 km²0.43% a yearRural
21,221NagtipulanLagangilang, Abra1,408about 88about 15.97 km²−1.32% a yearRural
21,222NampalcanUmingan, Pangasinan1,408about 482about 2.92 km²0.98% a yearRural
21,223PurocLuna, Isabela1,408about 372about 3.78 km²−0.96% a yearRural
21,224QuinaleCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,408about 225about 6.26 km²1.19% a yearRural
21,225SangkahanAl-Barka, Basilan1,408about 373about 3.77 km²6.21% a yearRural
21,226Santa FeAbuyog, Leyte1,408about 9,450about 0.149 km²−2.11% a yearRural
21,227SepakaDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,408about 316about 4.46 km²1.89% a yearRural
21,228TalisayCatarman, Northern Samar1,408about 17,087about 0.0824 km²−3.00% a yearRural
21,229Agay-AyanTinambac, Camarines Sur1,407about 180about 7.80 km²−3.11% a yearRural
21,230CanlusongEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental1,407about 150about 9.39 km²−1.76% a yearRural
21,231DangcalanSan Pascual, Masbate1,407about 69about 20.34 km²−0.39% a yearRural
21,232District IVJaro, Leyte1,407about 13,529about 0.104 km²1.82% a yearRural
21,233Domoit KanluranTayabas City, Quezon1,407about 1,182about 1.19 km²1.09% a yearRural
21,234LabakidJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte1,407about 125about 11.24 km²4.35% a yearRural
21,235LinukTamparan, Lanao del Sur1,407about 19,488about 0.0722 km²4.69% a yearRural
21,236NanbagatanLaoac, Pangasinan1,407about 599about 2.35 km²−1.57% a yearRural
21,237RumayasLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,407about 1,922about 0.732 km²2.78% a yearRural
21,238San JuanAlfonso Lista, Ifugao1,407about 71about 19.71 km²2.26% a yearRural
21,239SiladVillaba, Leyte1,407about 813about 1.73 km²−3.30% a yearUrban
21,240Surgui 3rdCamiling, Tarlac1,407about 676about 2.08 km²0.47% a yearRural
21,241TongsinahBongao, Tawi-Tawi1,407about 1,701about 0.827 km²3.81% a yearRural
21,242AgtanguayDao, Capiz1,406about 456about 3.08 km²0.45% a yearRural
21,243BalutOrion, Bataan1,406about 4,087about 0.344 km²0.12% a yearRural
21,244Barangay IIPio Duran, Albay1,406about 7,210about 0.195 km²−0.80% a yearRural
21,245Canan SurMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,406about 781about 1.80 km²1.56% a yearRural
21,246CastilloSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur1,406about 37about 37.56 km²−0.46% a yearRural
21,247DayawanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,406about 7,855about 0.179 km²no 2020 countRural
21,248EsperanzaUmingan, Pangasinan1,406about 717about 1.96 km²1.86% a yearRural
21,249MagcaraguitDimasalang, Masbate1,406about 408about 3.45 km²2.24% a yearRural
21,250MagsaysayTalugtug, Nueva Ecija1,406about 3,050about 0.461 km²−1.85% 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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