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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, 21,301 to 21,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,301LibasIsabela, Negros Occidental1,403about 139about 10.09 km²0.33% a yearRural
21,302Luuk BuntalPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi1,403about 225about 6.24 km²−9.10% a yearRural
21,303ManlocbocAguilar, Pangasinan1,403about 695about 2.02 km²−0.34% a yearRural
21,304San AgustinSan Luis, Pampanga1,403about 1,668about 0.841 km²−2.56% a yearRural
21,305San VicenteBuguey, Cagayan1,403about 286about 4.91 km²2.07% a yearRural
21,306SiowingSiasi, Sulu1,403about 1,483about 0.946 km²1.36% a yearRural
21,307SorianoTagbina, Surigao del Sur1,403about 98about 14.36 km²−0.66% a yearRural
21,308SulquianoDingras, Ilocos Norte1,403about 312about 4.50 km²−1.24% a yearRural
21,309TarnateSan Vicente, Northern Samar1,403about 436about 3.22 km²0.55% a yearRural
21,310TigbucayTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,403about 127about 11.08 km²3.01% a yearRural
21,311Bgy. 8 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo1,402about 4,185about 0.335 km²1.09% a yearRural
21,312BasakPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,402about 261about 5.37 km²8.89% a yearRural
21,313CamayabsanPlacer, Masbate1,402about 305about 4.60 km²−2.27% a yearRural
21,314DilausanBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,402about 1,864about 0.752 km²4.89% a yearRural
21,315HampipilaAbuyog, Leyte1,402about 107about 13.10 km²−0.32% a yearRural
21,316KaglawaanJaro, Leyte1,402about 525about 2.67 km²−3.89% a yearRural
21,317KurtingananSanta Cruz, Occidental Mindoro1,402about 14about 102.93 km²−4.01% a yearRural
21,318LalapungLumbatan, Lanao del Sur1,402about 899about 1.56 km²2.44% a yearRural
21,319LupaganClarin, Misamis Occidental1,402about 1,031about 1.36 km²0.10% a yearRural
21,320MaliwanagPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,402about 153about 9.19 km²1.73% a yearRural
21,321SuguilonSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte1,402about 263about 5.33 km²−1.39% a yearRural
21,322Barangay 352Manila1,401about 39,025about 0.0359 km²1.04% a yearUrban
21,323Buena VidaMakilala, Cotabato1,401about 200about 7.02 km²1.07% a yearRural
21,324CamangaanRosales, Pangasinan1,401about 606about 2.31 km²−0.10% a yearRural
21,325KalumengaDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,401about 156about 8.98 km²4.33% a yearRural
21,326Lumbac BacayawanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,401about 2,949about 0.475 km²2.17% a yearRural
21,327MacatolPototan, Iloilo1,401about 849about 1.65 km²1.16% a yearRural
21,328MindaGandara, Samar1,401about 1,360about 1.03 km²−1.80% a yearRural
21,329NgingirCalanogas, Lanao del Sur1,401about 497about 2.82 km²2.04% a yearRural
21,330San CarlosCuyo, Palawan1,401about 396about 3.54 km²−0.09% a yearRural
21,331TuntunganDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur1,401about 254about 5.52 km²0.03% a yearRural
21,332AmoingonBoac, Marinduque1,400about 435about 3.22 km²0.57% a yearRural
21,333Bia-anHamtic, Antique1,400about 455about 3.08 km²1.89% a yearRural
21,334Del PilarTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,400about 2,171about 0.645 km²−0.10% a yearUrban
21,335Dugui TooVirac, Catanduanes1,400about 141about 9.93 km²−1.23% a yearRural
21,336Esperanza IbabaAlfonso, Cavite1,400about 680about 2.06 km²−0.15% a yearRural
21,337Holy Child IAlangalang, Leyte1,400about 7,035about 0.199 km²−1.50% a yearRural
21,338JaenaBaybay City, Leyte1,400about 1,186about 1.18 km²no 2020 countRural
21,339Poblacion VIITanjay City, Negros Oriental1,400about 6,034about 0.232 km²4.25% a yearUrban
21,340PutsanTiwi, Albay1,400about 946about 1.48 km²−0.85% a yearRural
21,341San Joaquin SurAgoo, La Union1,400about 1,563about 0.896 km²−1.74% a yearRural
21,342San VicenteBarobo, Surigao del Sur1,400about 225about 6.23 km²no 2020 countRural
21,343Santa MonicaSan Luis, Batangas1,400about 444about 3.15 km²0.03% a yearRural
21,344Tula-tula PequeñoLigao City, Albay1,400about 188about 7.43 km²4.55% a yearRural
21,345WagueLeyte, Leyte1,400about 166about 8.43 km²0.52% a yearRural
21,346BantugGabaldon, Nueva Ecija1,399about 71about 19.81 km²1.79% a yearRural
21,347Barangay 160Manila1,399about 93,267about 0.015 km²2.62% a yearUrban
21,348Barangay 307Manila1,399about 19,191about 0.0729 km²0.36% a yearUrban
21,349CabanbananSan Vicente, Camarines Norte1,399about 288about 4.86 km²−0.47% a yearRural
21,350LucaBalamban, Cebu1,399about 166about 8.44 km²4.15% 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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