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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, 21,701 to 21,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,701CafeSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,374about 636about 2.16 km²0.14% a yearRural
21,702LaurenUmingan, Pangasinan1,374about 466about 2.95 km²3.42% a yearRural
21,703LomboyDagupan City, Pangasinan1,374about 1,334about 1.03 km²1.34% a yearRural
21,704San PedroSan Quintin, Pangasinan1,374about 680about 2.02 km²0.03% a yearRural
21,705Sta. VisitacionTumauini, Isabela1,374about 3,335about 0.412 km²−0.09% a yearRural
21,706SapaanAtimonan, Quezon1,374about 302about 4.55 km²2.37% a yearRural
21,707Aguada NorteMagallanes, Sorsogon1,373about 1,135about 1.21 km²−0.23% a yearRural
21,708BantanOrion, Bataan1,373about 960about 1.43 km²−0.24% a yearRural
21,709BasirangTudela, Misamis Occidental1,373about 485about 2.83 km²0.93% a yearRural
21,710CumaronMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,373about 155about 8.85 km²0.91% a yearRural
21,711DemocraciaIloilo City, Iloilo1,373about 18,886about 0.0727 km²−1.33% a yearUrban
21,712District IVSan Jacinto, Masbate1,373about 4,957about 0.277 km²−0.09% a yearRural
21,713Kanluran MalicboyPagbilao, Quezon1,373about 115about 11.95 km²1.37% a yearRural
21,714LoretoCastilla, Sorsogon1,373about 233about 5.89 km²1.15% a yearRural
21,715LubanMati City, Davao Oriental1,373about 56about 24.31 km²1.54% a yearRural
21,716MactanCawayan, Masbate1,373about 142about 9.66 km²4.85% a yearRural
21,717ManlampongSan Narciso, Quezon1,373about 230about 5.98 km²3.26% a yearRural
21,718MeringTabontabon, Leyte1,373about 501about 2.74 km²2.12% a yearRural
21,719SalvacionBalud, Masbate1,373about 663about 2.07 km²1.39% a yearRural
21,720San MiguelTigaon, Camarines Sur1,373about 565about 2.43 km²2.59% a yearRural
21,721SinuzaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental1,373about 470about 2.92 km²−0.80% a yearRural
21,722AmomontingCastilla, Sorsogon1,372about 228about 6.02 km²0.26% a yearRural
21,723Antonio LunaCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte1,372about 450about 3.05 km²0.66% a yearRural
21,724BonbonLambunao, Iloilo1,372about 443about 3.10 km²2.04% a yearRural
21,725BuhisanSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur1,372about 254about 5.41 km²−3.98% a yearRural
21,726ConcepcionMabini, Bohol1,372about 599about 2.29 km²0.60% a yearRural
21,727Darumawang BucanaLala, Lanao del Norte1,372about 174about 7.88 km²2.08% a yearRural
21,728Il PapaLaak, Davao de Oro1,372about 289about 4.75 km²3.49% a yearRural
21,729NanginanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,372about 131about 10.49 km²−0.97% a yearRural
21,730OgbotBongabong, Oriental Mindoro1,372about 392about 3.50 km²3.08% a yearRural
21,731Poblacion SouthPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte1,372about 322about 4.26 km²−7.37% a yearRural
21,732San IsidroJasaan, Misamis Oriental1,372about 242about 5.66 km²0.14% a yearRural
21,733San JuanTabaco City, Albay1,372about 11,529about 0.119 km²0.84% a yearUrban
21,734San MiguelCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,372about 5,939about 0.231 km²0.07% a yearRural
21,735Santa RosaMagarao, Camarines Sur1,372about 454about 3.02 km²no 2020 countRural
21,736SecadeKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur1,372about 241about 5.69 km²0.84% a yearRural
21,737SedemDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte1,372about 102about 13.41 km²0.48% a yearRural
21,738TracianoDumarao, Capiz1,372about 129about 10.63 km²2.59% a yearRural
21,739Tubig-SaminMaimbung, Sulu1,372about 1,732about 0.792 km²6.05% a yearRural
21,740TugosBoac, Marinduque1,372about 202about 6.80 km²−1.46% a yearRural
21,741BanagbanagMontevista, Davao de Oro1,371about 174about 7.87 km²0.23% a yearRural
21,742BanquilVillareal, Samar1,371about 329about 4.17 km²1.19% a yearRural
21,743Barangay 16Manila1,371about 128,131about 0.0107 km²−1.77% a yearUrban
21,744Barangay 5Balayan, Batangas1,371about 10,081about 0.136 km²−6.78% a yearRural
21,745Barangay 896Manila1,371about 10,546about 0.13 km²1.95% a yearUrban
21,746Bgy. No. 55-C, ViraLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,371about 594about 2.31 km²−1.50% a yearRural
21,747Butubut NorteBalaoan, La Union1,371about 902about 1.52 km²1.25% a yearRural
21,748InandayanMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,371about 195about 7.03 km²no 2020 countRural
21,749JuagdanUbay, Bohol1,371about 659about 2.08 km²−0.03% a yearRural
21,750KapamanokSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur1,371about 225about 6.08 km²0.89% 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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