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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, 21,401 to 21,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,401AtulayanPolillo, Quezon1,395about 59about 23.65 km²−1.15% a yearRural
21,402BadiangAnda, Bohol1,395about 225about 6.19 km²−1.00% a yearRural
21,403Barangay 473Manila1,395about 79,261about 0.0176 km²0.21% a yearUrban
21,404Barangay 56Tacloban City, Leyte1,395about 25,978about 0.0537 km²3.86% a yearRural
21,405Barangay 817Manila1,395about 164,699about 0.00847 km²−4.85% a yearUrban
21,406Dammang EastEchague, Isabela1,395about 1,257about 1.11 km²2.77% a yearRural
21,407Don BenitoPozorrubio, Pangasinan1,395about 567about 2.46 km²−2.30% a yearRural
21,408GinesZarraga, Iloilo1,395about 694about 2.01 km²1.26% a yearRural
21,409LobogonDuero, Bohol1,395about 969about 1.44 km²0.10% a yearRural
21,410Maddarulug NorteEnrile, Cagayan1,395about 298about 4.68 km²1.11% a yearRural
21,411Barangay BRosario, Batangas1,394about 5,690about 0.245 km²1.04% a yearUrban
21,412Barangay IIQuezon, Nueva Ecija1,394about 10,891about 0.128 km²no 2020 countRural
21,413BarasGuimbal, Iloilo1,394about 1,743about 0.80 km²2.61% a yearRural
21,414BatoGuindulman, Bohol1,394about 1,234about 1.13 km²2.61% a yearRural
21,415BuhatanSanto Domingo, Albay1,394about 996about 1.40 km²−1.36% a yearRural
21,416Doña LuciaMondragon, Northern Samar1,394about 877about 1.59 km²2.03% a yearRural
21,417HawanTapul, Sulu1,394about 1,171about 1.19 km²2.83% a yearRural
21,418LimboMaco, Davao de Oro1,394about 160about 8.69 km²0.05% a yearRural
21,419LucobCalape, Bohol1,394about 530about 2.63 km²−2.66% a yearRural
21,420MaigpaBayambang, Pangasinan1,394about 414about 3.37 km²−1.31% a yearRural
21,421ManarogGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija1,394about 267about 5.22 km²1.65% a yearRural
21,422MangkasayParacale, Camarines Norte1,394about 288about 4.84 km²−2.08% a yearRural
21,423MarangogHilongos, Leyte1,394about 206about 6.76 km²0.75% a yearRural
21,424MinangaPeñablanca, Cagayan1,394about 106about 13.20 km²−2.89% a yearRural
21,425OverlandBuenavista, Bohol1,394about 162about 8.63 km²8.21% a yearRural
21,426SalganMa-Ayon, Capiz1,394about 429about 3.25 km²0.90% a yearRural
21,427Santo DomingoCalauag, Quezon1,394about 201about 6.95 km²no 2020 countRural
21,428Santo DomingoSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,394about 1,018about 1.37 km²0.07% a yearRural
21,429SiawangRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay1,394about 56about 24.68 km²−2.24% a yearRural
21,430BanbananDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,393about 310about 4.50 km²1.63% a yearRural
21,431BicokTuao, Cagayan1,393about 257about 5.41 km²0.10% a yearRural
21,432CabuanGuinsiliban, Camiguin1,393about 569about 2.45 km²0.56% a yearRural
21,433CasuntinganMacarthur, Leyte1,393about 542about 2.57 km²1.41% a yearRural
21,434LangasianLa Paz, Agusan del Sur1,393about 111about 12.57 km²0.51% a yearRural
21,435MalayuganFlora, Apayao1,393about 162about 8.58 km²2.53% a yearRural
21,436PeñafranciaClaveria, Masbate1,393about 383about 3.64 km²−1.19% a yearRural
21,437PolomolokColumbio, Sultan Kudarat1,393about 78about 17.80 km²−7.23% a yearRural
21,438San MiguelLuna, Isabela1,393about 753about 1.85 km²0.51% a yearRural
21,439Santa CruzBatuan, Bohol1,393about 369about 3.77 km²1.58% a yearRural
21,440Santa MariaEchague, Isabela1,393about 122about 11.46 km²0.70% a yearRural
21,441SugodLopez, Quezon1,393about 603about 2.31 km²1.01% a yearRural
21,442Tandiong MuslimAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,393about 314about 4.43 km²5.46% a yearRural
21,443AmbilayPanitan, Capiz1,392about 402about 3.46 km²0.24% a yearRural
21,444Barangay IIIAlfonso, Cavite1,392about 4,433about 0.314 km²2.89% a yearRural
21,445CabuloanSanta Catalina, Ilocos Sur1,392about 2,224about 0.626 km²−0.27% a yearRural
21,446CentralAjuy, Iloilo1,392about 592about 2.35 km²0.24% a yearRural
21,447Isian NorteLeon, Iloilo1,392about 1,105about 1.26 km²4.11% a yearRural
21,448LibertadSan Mariano, Isabela1,392about 10about 139.49 km²2.22% a yearRural
21,449MagbabadilAborlan, Palawan1,392about 200about 6.97 km²0.76% a yearRural
21,450Nahus-anSogod, Cebu1,392about 103about 13.54 km²4.02% 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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