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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, 21,601 to 21,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,601MahayahayMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,381about 946about 1.46 km²2.96% a yearRural
21,602OregonGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental1,381about 31about 44.83 km²3.72% a yearRural
21,603Poblacion SouthLa Libertad, Negros Oriental1,381about 2,506about 0.551 km²0.17% a yearRural
21,604Quezon DistrictCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija1,381about 5,827about 0.237 km²−4.15% a yearUrban
21,605SalingsinganAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya1,381about 90about 15.26 km²0.17% a yearRural
21,606SambulawanTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur1,381about 133about 10.37 km²0.05% a yearRural
21,607TimbayogCasiguran, Sorsogon1,381about 1,726about 0.80 km²−0.07% a yearUrban
21,608BaungisLantawan, Basilan1,380about 138about 10.02 km²no 2020 countRural
21,609BuenavistaMexico, Pampanga1,380about 651about 2.12 km²1.07% a yearRural
21,610CandelariaUson, Masbate1,380about 204about 6.76 km²−0.22% a yearRural
21,611Canmaya DiotSagbayan, Bohol1,380about 365about 3.78 km²0.87% a yearRural
21,612EsperanzaDilasag, Aurora1,380about 113about 12.19 km²−0.46% a yearRural
21,613Lapinig Del SurLapinig, Northern Samar1,380about 495about 2.79 km²−0.45% a yearRural
21,614Maligaya Pob.El Nido, Palawan1,380about 1,753about 0.787 km²−0.87% a yearUrban
21,615Monica BlumentrittIloilo City, Iloilo1,380about 21,870about 0.0631 km²1.35% a yearRural
21,616Poblacion District IIBurauen, Leyte1,380about 6,026about 0.229 km²−1.21% a yearRural
21,617SagasaBien Unido, Bohol1,380about 8,571about 0.161 km²−1.47% a yearRural
21,618SalindinganIlagan City, Isabela1,380about 146about 9.46 km²0.21% a yearRural
21,619San BlasBangar, La Union1,380about 577about 2.39 km²−0.17% a yearRural
21,620San GregorioLa Paz, Abra1,380about 303about 4.56 km²−1.87% a yearRural
21,621Santo NiñoMakilala, Cotabato1,380about 111about 12.44 km²−0.65% a yearRural
21,622TumahubongLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,380about 142about 9.69 km²2.92% a yearRural
21,623BayongonSampaloc, Quezon1,379about 711about 1.94 km²−1.60% a yearRural
21,624CaracaranRapu-Rapu, Albay1,379about 328about 4.21 km²−0.29% a yearRural
21,625Casab-ahanDaram, Samar1,379about 1,489about 0.926 km²1.59% a yearRural
21,626GaholTaal, Batangas1,379about 1,086about 1.27 km²1.41% a yearRural
21,627Happy ValleyRoxas, Oriental Mindoro1,379about 654about 2.11 km²1.00% a yearRural
21,628HelenLarena, Siquijor1,379about 383about 3.60 km²0.55% a yearRural
21,629IliConner, Apayao1,379about 125about 11.05 km²1.56% a yearRural
21,630IrayaGuinobatan, Albay1,379about 7,747about 0.178 km²−1.18% a yearUrban
21,631KinagatanBinangonan, Rizal1,379about 2,480about 0.556 km²−1.52% a yearRural
21,632MapawaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte1,379about 252about 5.48 km²1.99% a yearRural
21,633Poblacion 2Hindang, Leyte1,379about 5,324about 0.259 km²1.05% a yearRural
21,634San JoseDumalag, Capiz1,379about 726about 1.90 km²0.60% a yearRural
21,635VictoriaLuna, La Union1,379about 2,540about 0.543 km²−0.98% a yearRural
21,636Barangay 824Manila1,378about 35,333about 0.039 km²1.37% a yearUrban
21,637BilayButuan City, Agusan del Norte1,378about 177about 7.78 km²0.42% a yearRural
21,638BombonTabaco City, Albay1,378about 6,044about 0.228 km²−2.62% a yearUrban
21,639BuhaySiniloan, Laguna1,378about 15,277about 0.0902 km²5.32% a yearRural
21,640Cabuluan WestBallesteros, Cagayan1,378about 672about 2.05 km²0.65% a yearRural
21,641CalaguiseLeyte, Leyte1,378about 177about 7.78 km²−1.71% a yearRural
21,642MagallanesLopez, Quezon1,378about 183about 7.54 km²0.75% a yearRural
21,643MalapadReal, Quezon1,378about 64about 21.48 km²1.50% a yearRural
21,644PanaquiaoIsabela, Negros Occidental1,378about 180about 7.66 km²1.52% a yearRural
21,645RecuerdoNampicuan, Nueva Ecija1,378about 180about 7.64 km²0.42% a yearRural
21,646San IsidroTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,378about 75about 18.27 km²−0.98% a yearRural
21,647SantiagoBinalonan, Pangasinan1,378about 1,060about 1.30 km²−1.62% a yearRural
21,648Santo NiñoBusuanga, Palawan1,378about 50about 27.38 km²0.76% a yearRural
21,649SikullisLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,378about 92about 15.02 km²2.80% a yearRural
21,650SogodCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,378about 1,188about 1.16 km²0.33% 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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