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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, 21,551 to 21,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,551General Luna, UpperBaguio City, Benguet1,385about 10,736about 0.129 km²3.98% a yearUrban
21,552MabaayBauko, Mountain Province1,385about 188about 7.36 km²0.40% a yearRural
21,553MaligayaPalayan City, Nueva Ecija1,385about 162about 8.54 km²6.87% a yearRural
21,554OwacanJimalalud, Negros Oriental1,385about 265about 5.22 km²−3.75% a yearRural
21,555Poblacion IMarilao, Bulacan1,385about 3,588about 0.386 km²−0.58% a yearRural
21,556San IsidroSierra Bullones, Bohol1,385about 324about 4.27 km²1.03% a yearRural
21,557SappaacBangued, Abra1,385about 305about 4.54 km²1.09% a yearRural
21,558SiguiranAbulug, Cagayan1,385about 141about 9.80 km²0.16% a yearRural
21,559BagteQuinapondan, Eastern Samar1,384about 358about 3.87 km²1.78% a yearRural
21,560BalilitDagami, Leyte1,384about 477about 2.90 km²3.65% a yearRural
21,561Bankerohan NorteMontevista, Davao de Oro1,384about 205about 6.75 km²0.49% a yearRural
21,562BintanaTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,384about 268about 5.17 km²0.09% a yearRural
21,563CancahoraoBaleno, Masbate1,384about 39about 35.13 km²−3.13% a yearRural
21,564DomrogGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar1,384about 201about 6.88 km²1.16% a yearRural
21,565GabutDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya1,384about 392about 3.53 km²1.64% a yearRural
21,566GuiwanonTubigon, Bohol1,384about 2,156about 0.642 km²−4.23% a yearRural
21,567LaoingenSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur1,384about 215about 6.43 km²0.00% a yearRural
21,568MacalaoatCabatuan, Isabela1,384about 526about 2.63 km²2.08% a yearRural
21,569MagangonPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte1,384about 309about 4.48 km²4.22% a yearUrban
21,570OrokSurigao City, Surigao del Norte1,384about 234about 5.92 km²0.21% a yearRural
21,571PayahanMalinao, Albay1,384about 1,707about 0.811 km²−0.26% a yearRural
21,572San LorenzoIlagan City, Isabela1,384about 304about 4.55 km²1.91% a yearRural
21,573SumaderBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,384about 174about 7.95 km²−0.05% a yearRural
21,574TingibPandan, Antique1,384about 584about 2.37 km²9.89% a yearRural
21,575VictoriaSablayan, Occidental Mindoro1,384about 103about 13.41 km²−1.50% a yearRural
21,576Barangay Zone 5Pulupandan, Negros Occidental1,383about 7,020about 0.197 km²−0.28% a yearRural
21,577BusayBarugo, Leyte1,383about 394about 3.51 km²9.37% a yearRural
21,578DaoNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,383about 549about 2.52 km²−0.02% a yearRural
21,579MabuhayMarabut, Samar1,383about 174about 7.96 km²−0.05% a yearRural
21,580PelawayAlfonso Castaneda, Nueva Vizcaya1,383about 41about 33.45 km²0.91% a yearRural
21,581Poblacion SurTobias Fornier, Antique1,383about 1,934about 0.715 km²0.39% a yearRural
21,582PugayBaao, Camarines Sur1,383about 258about 5.36 km²−0.51% a yearRural
21,583Sandiat EastSan Manuel, Isabela1,383about 247about 5.61 km²−0.02% a yearRural
21,584Santa CruzNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,383about 748about 1.85 km²−1.32% a yearRural
21,585Santa MariaTalisay, Batangas1,383about 1,451about 0.953 km²0.42% a yearRural
21,586TugasBaliangao, Misamis Occidental1,383about 173about 7.98 km²−1.39% a yearRural
21,587Barangay 3Balayan, Batangas1,382about 5,025about 0.275 km²−1.55% a yearRural
21,588Bgy. No. 56-B, Bacsil SouthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,382about 512about 2.70 km²0.63% a yearRural
21,589FarmingtonTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte1,382about 189about 7.31 km²2.52% a yearRural
21,590LaoacPozorrubio, Pangasinan1,382about 652about 2.12 km²1.37% a yearRural
21,591MalapangAleosan, Cotabato1,382about 89about 15.59 km²−0.90% a yearRural
21,592San MarcosAlfonso Lista, Ifugao1,382about 89about 15.61 km²1.27% a yearRural
21,593San SalvadorMatalom, Leyte1,382about 428about 3.23 km²−0.03% a yearRural
21,594SarukotSiasi, Sulu1,382about 468about 2.95 km²4.48% a yearRural
21,595TubakAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur1,382about 23about 61.37 km²2.50% a yearRural
21,596AmeliganPontevedra, Capiz1,381about 185about 7.48 km²0.78% a yearRural
21,597Andres Micubo Jr.Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte1,381about 276about 5.01 km²5.63% a yearRural
21,598BungolBalaoan, La Union1,381about 282about 4.89 km²−0.62% a yearRural
21,599BuyoSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,381about 1,341about 1.03 km²−4.56% a yearRural
21,600Lower LimonzoPadada, Davao del Sur1,381about 580about 2.38 km²−4.96% 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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