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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, 21,751 to 21,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,751MakiriIsabela City, Basilan1,371about 162about 8.45 km²no 2020 countRural
21,752MasaguitsitLobo, Batangas1,371about 1,097about 1.25 km²1.41% a yearRural
21,753NipaanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,371about 301about 4.56 km²0.50% a yearRural
21,754ParatongVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,371about 3,608about 0.38 km²−0.02% a yearRural
21,755SinulatanGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,371about 340about 4.03 km²0.69% a yearRural
21,756Bgy. No. 32-B, La Paz WestLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,370about 717about 1.91 km²5.43% a yearRural
21,757CapasUmingan, Pangasinan1,370about 643about 2.13 km²2.18% a yearRural
21,758CaranglaanAlcala, Pangasinan1,370about 1,223about 1.12 km²0.53% a yearRural
21,759Likud TabawanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi1,370about 2,253about 0.608 km²2.82% a yearRural
21,760NagsangaPasuquin, Ilocos Norte1,370about 913about 1.50 km²0.62% a yearRural
21,761PatudanTubod, Lanao del Norte1,370about 344about 3.98 km²−2.43% a yearRural
21,762Banca-bancaSan Rafael, Bulacan1,369about 761about 1.80 km²0.26% a yearRural
21,763Barangay 423Manila1,369about 47,535about 0.0288 km²1.12% a yearUrban
21,764CacabugaoanSan Nicolas, Pangasinan1,369about 38about 36.32 km²−0.60% a yearRural
21,765CalintaanTalisay, Camarines Norte1,369about 992about 1.38 km²−1.02% a yearRural
21,766CristinaCalubian, Leyte1,369about 3,710about 0.369 km²−6.37% a yearRural
21,767Datu LadayonArakan, Cotabato1,369about 124about 11.07 km²0.68% a yearRural
21,768MaambalPozorrubio, Pangasinan1,369about 557about 2.46 km²−1.02% a yearRural
21,769MadandingPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,369about 2,503about 0.547 km²1.17% a yearRural
21,770MaopiDaraga, Albay1,369about 318about 4.30 km²1.06% a yearRural
21,771MaravillaNagcarlan, Laguna1,369about 1,104about 1.24 km²1.19% a yearRural
21,772NalasinBalaoan, La Union1,369about 3,176about 0.431 km²−1.84% a yearRural
21,773PHHC Block 22 NHAIloilo City, Iloilo1,369about 6,811about 0.201 km²−0.14% a yearRural
21,774San BartolomeGerona, Tarlac1,369about 296about 4.63 km²2.96% a yearRural
21,775San FerminCaba, La Union1,369about 124about 11.05 km²4.53% a yearRural
21,776Zone VIILibon, Albay1,369about 503about 2.72 km²−2.80% a yearRural
21,777BantogSan Quintin, Pangasinan1,368about 89about 15.38 km²3.80% a yearRural
21,778BolaoenSan Fabian, Pangasinan1,368about 639about 2.14 km²−2.48% a yearRural
21,779CabagiaoCalinog, Iloilo1,368about 1,052about 1.30 km²0.88% a yearRural
21,780CambayoboCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,368about 126about 10.89 km²0.05% a yearRural
21,781CawayanMexico, Pampanga1,368about 401about 3.41 km²2.40% a yearRural
21,782KinayanBarobo, Surigao del Sur1,368about 563about 2.43 km²no 2020 countRural
21,783La LibertadGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte1,368about 363about 3.77 km²−0.24% a yearRural
21,784MalabbagaLa Paz, Abra1,368about 307about 4.45 km²−1.06% a yearRural
21,785Purok IIPavia, Iloilo1,368about 14,678about 0.0932 km²−1.74% a yearUrban
21,786RedondoIguig, Cagayan1,368about 1,179about 1.16 km²−1.29% a yearRural
21,787Sinilian 1stCamiling, Tarlac1,368about 681about 2.01 km²0.23% a yearRural
21,788TarinsingCordon, Isabela1,368about 1,150about 1.19 km²−0.64% a yearUrban
21,789TinagubanCarigara, Leyte1,368about 216about 6.32 km²0.68% a yearRural
21,790AmacalanMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,367about 1,189about 1.15 km²−2.00% a yearRural
21,791DangoyLubuagan, Kalinga1,367about 126about 10.89 km²0.53% a yearRural
21,792KatalicananAleosan, Cotabato1,367about 247about 5.54 km²1.05% a yearRural
21,793KulasiGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur1,367about 592about 2.31 km²0.26% a yearRural
21,794LaraLa Paz, Tarlac1,367about 375about 3.65 km²3.07% a yearRural
21,795Luzong NorteBangar, La Union1,367about 322about 4.24 km²2.23% a yearRural
21,796ManaloAmulung, Cagayan1,367about 497about 2.75 km²1.25% a yearRural
21,797ManalupongBauan, Batangas1,367about 970about 1.41 km²−0.35% a yearRural
21,798MantanasSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur1,367about 1,076about 1.27 km²1.05% a yearRural
21,799SacpilConner, Apayao1,367about 30about 45.60 km²−0.71% a yearRural
21,800SengngatSudipen, La Union1,367about 412about 3.32 km²−0.21% 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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