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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, 21,801 to 21,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,801Villa Calixto SudiacalLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte1,367about 1,379about 0.991 km²−8.40% a yearRural
21,802BagbagonLantawan, Basilan1,366about 259about 5.28 km²8.56% a yearRural
21,803Barangay 7Giporlos, Eastern Samar1,366about 162about 8.44 km²−1.92% a yearRural
21,804BulanzaLantawan, Basilan1,366about 338about 4.04 km²no 2020 countRural
21,805CarupianBaggao, Cagayan1,366about 49about 27.84 km²0.11% a yearRural
21,806LibisCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,366about 12,306about 0.111 km²−0.21% a yearRural
21,807MaularAloran, Misamis Occidental1,366about 466about 2.93 km²0.97% a yearRural
21,808Santo NiñoQuinapondan, Eastern Samar1,366about 409about 3.34 km²−0.28% a yearRural
21,809TalonTuy, Batangas1,366about 407about 3.36 km²1.05% a yearRural
21,810TapuyanGasan, Marinduque1,366about 276about 4.95 km²−0.74% a yearRural
21,811AliwagwagCateel, Davao Oriental1,365about 13about 106.65 km²0.44% a yearRural
21,812Barangay 18Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental1,365about 9,349about 0.146 km²−0.38% a yearRural
21,813BolinaoAurora, Isabela1,365about 722about 1.89 km²−0.04% a yearRural
21,814BurgosDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,365about 265about 5.16 km²−0.43% a yearRural
21,815Del SocorroMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,365about 140about 9.78 km²−0.33% a yearRural
21,816DinalaoanNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,365about 1,083about 1.26 km²1.18% a yearRural
21,817DomonarOrmoc City, Leyte1,365about 343about 3.98 km²0.16% a yearRural
21,818KisandalMagpet, Cotabato1,365about 337about 4.05 km²−1.04% a yearRural
21,819Loba-lobaLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,365about 1,313about 1.04 km²2.75% a yearRural
21,820Lopez Jaena WardPototan, Iloilo1,365about 6,439about 0.212 km²−2.06% a yearRural
21,821Lower TimonanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur1,365about 364about 3.75 km²−4.94% a yearRural
21,822San IsidroMonkayo, Davao de Oro1,365about 207about 6.58 km²−0.16% a yearRural
21,823San IsidroTagkawayan, Quezon1,365about 242about 5.64 km²−0.24% a yearRural
21,824San JacintoSan Manuel, Tarlac1,365about 1,752about 0.779 km²1.10% a yearRural
21,825San MiguelRoxas, Oriental Mindoro1,365about 531about 2.57 km²−0.23% a yearRural
21,826SawatCamiling, Tarlac1,365about 405about 3.37 km²2.33% a yearRural
21,827TubuanLemery, Batangas1,365about 848about 1.61 km²1.55% a yearRural
21,828Villa NatiScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija1,365about 278about 4.91 km²no 2020 countRural
21,829VitoBarili, Cebu1,365about 297about 4.59 km²1.33% a yearRural
21,830ArgaoMalay, Aklan1,364about 1,614about 0.845 km²1.33% a yearRural
21,831Barangay 283Manila1,364about 26,957about 0.0506 km²0.34% a yearUrban
21,832Barangay 4Alabat, Quezon1,364about 5,128about 0.266 km²−1.14% a yearRural
21,833Barangay 468Manila1,364about 101,037about 0.0135 km²1.16% a yearUrban
21,834CalvarioIsabela City, Basilan1,364about 127about 10.72 km²0.35% a yearRural
21,835Casandig IIParanas, Samar1,364about 70about 19.54 km²1.61% a yearRural
21,836LoyalVictoria, Oriental Mindoro1,364about 86about 15.81 km²0.14% a yearRural
21,837Poblacion NorteBalasan, Iloilo1,364about 9,033about 0.151 km²−1.06% a yearUrban
21,838San MarcosSarrat, Ilocos Norte1,364about 775about 1.76 km²−0.67% a yearUrban
21,839San PabloSanta Maria, Pangasinan1,364about 1,251about 1.09 km²−0.47% a yearRural
21,840San Vicente SurAgoo, La Union1,364about 2,812about 0.485 km²3.88% a yearRural
21,841TablaoKiamba, Sarangani1,364about 76about 17.88 km²−0.59% a yearRural
21,842AringBadoc, Ilocos Norte1,363about 1,206about 1.13 km²0.02% a yearRural
21,843BalanaganDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur1,363about 285about 4.79 km²2.88% a yearRural
21,844Barangay VIVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,363about 14,287about 0.0954 km²0.34% a yearRural
21,845BulalaCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,363about 1,082about 1.26 km²0.04% a yearRural
21,846BulbulalaVintar, Ilocos Norte1,363about 263about 5.19 km²0.57% a yearRural
21,847CamangaTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,363about 214about 6.38 km²0.66% a yearRural
21,848DuengasSurallah, South Cotabato1,363about 361about 3.78 km²1.58% a yearRural
21,849InitanTapaz, Capiz1,363about 671about 2.03 km²8.63% a yearRural
21,850KulamanMalaybalay City, Bukidnon1,363about 64about 21.17 km²1.31% 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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