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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, 21,501 to 21,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,501San Francisco 2ndMinalin, Pampanga1,389about 2,101about 0.661 km²3.92% a yearRural
21,502San JosePoro, Cebu1,389about 465about 2.99 km²0.24% a yearRural
21,503San JoseNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,389about 2,144about 0.648 km²0.24% a yearUrban
21,504San Macario SurNatividad, Pangasinan1,389about 99about 14.02 km²1.51% a yearRural
21,505San RafaelZaragoza, Nueva Ecija1,389about 1,732about 0.802 km²0.40% a yearRural
21,506San RoqueTunga, Leyte1,389about 1,094about 1.27 km²0.53% a yearUrban
21,507TarikenSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte1,389about 471about 2.95 km²5.78% a yearRural
21,508TicalaManolo Fortich, Bukidnon1,389about 84about 16.45 km²0.63% a yearRural
21,509BambanSan Clemente, Tarlac1,388about 846about 1.64 km²2.33% a yearRural
21,510BobonanAsingan, Pangasinan1,388about 727about 1.91 km²0.81% a yearRural
21,511CamansiCarigara, Leyte1,388about 434about 3.20 km²1.70% a yearRural
21,512Campo FilipinoBaguio City, Benguet1,388about 11,863about 0.117 km²1.62% a yearUrban
21,513Doña MariaAlbuera, Leyte1,388about 230about 6.03 km²0.97% a yearRural
21,514Ibabang KinagunanAgdangan, Quezon1,388about 560about 2.48 km²−2.84% a yearRural
21,515JintotoloBalud, Masbate1,388about 524about 2.65 km²−0.81% a yearRural
21,516Kirayan SurMiagao, Iloilo1,388about 3,741about 0.371 km²−1.45% a yearRural
21,517PantaonKapai, Lanao del Sur1,388about 331about 4.19 km²0.05% a yearRural
21,518Poblacion OccidentalValencia, Bohol1,388about 2,533about 0.548 km²−1.03% a yearUrban
21,519PurogPototan, Iloilo1,388about 664about 2.09 km²−1.45% a yearRural
21,520San IsidroZumarraga, Samar1,388about 588about 2.36 km²−0.43% a yearRural
21,521SibulLugus, Sulu1,388about 1,119about 1.24 km²1.40% a yearRural
21,522TataracBayambang, Pangasinan1,388about 1,297about 1.07 km²0.40% a yearRural
21,523TinaMakato, Aklan1,388about 712about 1.95 km²0.31% a yearRural
21,524TococSanto Tomas, La Union1,388about 789about 1.76 km²3.45% a yearRural
21,525Barangay 365Manila1,387about 71,865about 0.0193 km²1.98% a yearUrban
21,526BulaoBasey, Samar1,387about 21about 64.65 km²1.14% a yearRural
21,527DulacacAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,387about 138about 10.02 km²−3.00% a yearRural
21,528EmbarcaderoJuban, Sorsogon1,387about 867about 1.60 km²0.81% a yearRural
21,529FamaOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,387about 396about 3.50 km²−5.59% a yearRural
21,530MangilalaTantangan, South Cotabato1,387about 219about 6.34 km²2.41% a yearRural
21,531PugadHagonoy, Bulacan1,387about 107about 12.98 km²−3.88% a yearRural
21,532San AntonioTinambac, Camarines Sur1,387about 206about 6.73 km²3.31% a yearRural
21,533TomicorAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur1,387about 72about 19.18 km²1.89% a yearRural
21,534WalkerSan Remigio, Antique1,387about 170about 8.17 km²3.37% a yearRural
21,535AbingananBambang, Nueva Vizcaya1,386about 50about 27.51 km²1.64% a yearRural
21,536AngasBasud, Camarines Norte1,386about 278about 4.99 km²−1.61% a yearRural
21,537BantianCalbayog City, Samar1,386about 316about 4.39 km²0.12% a yearRural
21,538Caridad NorteLlanera, Nueva Ecija1,386about 877about 1.58 km²2.33% a yearRural
21,539MentringMaigo, Lanao del Norte1,386about 108about 12.83 km²3.75% a yearRural
21,540PoblacionCorella, Bohol1,386about 517about 2.68 km²0.96% a yearRural
21,541San AndresPandan, Antique1,386about 774about 1.79 km²1.66% a yearRural
21,542San Joaquin NorteAgoo, La Union1,386about 2,534about 0.547 km²−1.83% a yearUrban
21,543TamisanJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte1,386about 81about 17.01 km²0.78% a yearRural
21,544ZaragosaAloguinsan, Cebu1,386about 311about 4.46 km²1.96% a yearRural
21,545Bagong PookLemery, Batangas1,385about 1,164about 1.19 km²2.22% a yearRural
21,546Barangay 519Manila1,385about 62,955about 0.022 km²1.33% a yearUrban
21,547BunuganBaggao, Cagayan1,385about 114about 12.14 km²0.31% a yearRural
21,548CalubianDulag, Leyte1,385about 621about 2.23 km²0.03% a yearRural
21,549CulasianTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,385about 93about 14.94 km²−1.35% a yearRural
21,550FloresPio Duran, Albay1,385about 222about 6.23 km²−0.29% 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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