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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, 21,351 to 21,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,351SampunayParang, Sulu1,399about 1,599about 0.875 km²2.06% a yearRural
21,352Santa CruzDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,399about 3,292about 0.425 km²−1.05% a yearUrban
21,353Santo NiñoCapoocan, Leyte1,399about 93about 15.01 km²2.74% a yearRural
21,354SituboTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte1,399about 117about 11.99 km²−3.40% a yearRural
21,355Barangay 130Manila1,398about 41,856about 0.0334 km²−5.35% a yearUrban
21,356BayongPilar, Bohol1,398about 254about 5.51 km²−1.47% a yearRural
21,357ClarinPlaridel, Misamis Occidental1,398about 553about 2.53 km²−0.02% a yearRural
21,358Greenwater VillageBaguio City, Benguet1,398about 9,641about 0.145 km²−2.76% a yearUrban
21,359LibertadDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur1,398about 358about 3.90 km²3.04% a yearRural
21,360ParasanMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,398about 392about 3.57 km²0.52% a yearRural
21,361PayaoVillaba, Leyte1,398about 485about 2.88 km²6.94% a yearRural
21,362PiliSapad, Lanao del Norte1,398about 244about 5.73 km²2.86% a yearRural
21,363PoblacionBalbalan, Kalinga1,398about 81about 17.26 km²0.02% a yearRural
21,364Poblacion IIIPozorrubio, Pangasinan1,398about 6,502about 0.215 km²−0.99% a yearRural
21,365San RaymundoBalungao, Pangasinan1,398about 361about 3.87 km²0.86% a yearRural
21,366SangayKitcharao, Agusan del Norte1,398about 404about 3.46 km²2.68% a yearRural
21,367Santo NiñoPili, Camarines Sur1,398about 139about 10.06 km²2.74% a yearRural
21,368WacalSolano, Nueva Vizcaya1,398about 409about 3.42 km²1.83% a yearRural
21,369Barangay 483Manila1,397about 60,476about 0.0231 km²0.49% a yearUrban
21,370Busy BeesTaytay, Palawan1,397about 46about 30.34 km²0.95% a yearRural
21,371CentralCasiguran, Sorsogon1,397about 9,191about 0.152 km²0.17% a yearUrban
21,372Da-an BanwaTapaz, Capiz1,397about 575about 2.43 km²1.82% a yearRural
21,373GingaroyTigaon, Camarines Sur1,397about 879about 1.59 km²0.77% a yearRural
21,374Lat-osanPalompon, Leyte1,397about 632about 2.21 km²0.02% a yearRural
21,375LiguacSalug, Zamboanga del Norte1,397about 340about 4.11 km²2.27% a yearRural
21,376MabiniSan Fernando, Romblon1,397about 85about 16.43 km²0.31% a yearRural
21,377MagsaysayCagayancillo, Palawan1,397about 426about 3.28 km²1.28% a yearRural
21,378MariaLaua-An, Antique1,397about 377about 3.71 km²0.66% a yearRural
21,379PajoZarraga, Iloilo1,397about 541about 2.58 km²2.51% a yearRural
21,380PindanganSison, Pangasinan1,397about 559about 2.50 km²−1.25% a yearRural
21,381San PascualTuba, Benguet1,397about 58about 24.10 km²3.69% a yearRural
21,382SilangkumTipo-Tipo, Basilan1,397about 377about 3.71 km²−7.35% a yearRural
21,383SobredilloCaba, La Union1,397about 392about 3.56 km²−0.19% a yearRural
21,384Suba-anLantawan, Basilan1,397about 405about 3.45 km²no 2020 countRural
21,385TamayocPatnongon, Antique1,397about 190about 7.36 km²1.09% a yearRural
21,386AgdugayanIbajay, Aklan1,396about 431about 3.24 km²0.19% a yearRural
21,387Alejo MalasigVintar, Ilocos Norte1,396about 709about 1.97 km²3.08% a yearRural
21,388AngubCuartero, Capiz1,396about 640about 2.18 km²0.91% a yearRural
21,389AnolingCandijay, Bohol1,396about 462about 3.02 km²−2.02% a yearRural
21,390Barangay 805Manila1,396about 70,863about 0.0197 km²2.94% a yearUrban
21,391CalliatBalaoan, La Union1,396about 1,491about 0.936 km²−0.49% a yearRural
21,392Can-uguibAbuyog, Leyte1,396about 7,587about 0.184 km²1.08% a yearRural
21,393Lib-ogMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,396about 582about 2.40 km²−2.93% a yearRural
21,394MosangotBinuangan, Misamis Oriental1,396about 2,300about 0.607 km²0.40% a yearRural
21,395PangpangDonsol, Sorsogon1,396about 716about 1.95 km²−0.05% a yearRural
21,396PatucannayTayum, Abra1,396about 481about 2.90 km²−0.82% a yearRural
21,397QuezonGerona, Tarlac1,396about 434about 3.22 km²2.12% a yearRural
21,398San RoqueMaribojoc, Bohol1,396about 351about 3.98 km²0.40% a yearRural
21,399San RoqueLingig, Surigao del Sur1,396about 558about 2.50 km²−1.00% a yearRural
21,400SangalangLemery, Batangas1,396about 14,274about 0.0978 km²no 2020 countRural

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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