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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, 21,851 to 21,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,851MagsaysayNew Bataan, Davao de Oro1,363about 256about 5.32 km²1.98% a yearRural
21,852MamandilTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,363about 1,165about 1.17 km²1.12% a yearRural
21,853Nappaccu GrandeReina Mercedes, Isabela1,363about 339about 4.02 km²2.16% a yearRural
21,854Old LabanganLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,363about 374about 3.64 km²1.61% a yearRural
21,855PaoKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,363about 37about 36.84 km²0.28% a yearRural
21,856Bagumbayan IIBongabong, Oriental Mindoro1,362about 4,729about 0.288 km²−0.59% a yearRural
21,857BantogSanta Maria, Pangasinan1,362about 765about 1.78 km²0.99% a yearRural
21,858Barangay 820Manila1,362about 30,000about 0.0454 km²−0.94% a yearUrban
21,859Guanan NorthMaluso, Basilan1,362about 296about 4.60 km²7.13% a yearRural
21,860MasibayNunungan, Lanao del Norte1,362about 156about 8.71 km²7.23% a yearRural
21,861PiliAlmeria, Biliran1,362about 516about 2.64 km²1.05% a yearRural
21,862San Miguel IlayaTapaz, Capiz1,362about 397about 3.43 km²2.88% a yearRural
21,863Santo Domingo WestBambang, Nueva Vizcaya1,362about 139about 9.80 km²1.85% a yearRural
21,864TadlacAlitagtag, Batangas1,362about 585about 2.33 km²−0.54% a yearRural
21,865AgcagayJamindan, Capiz1,361about 431about 3.16 km²0.21% a yearRural
21,866Barangay 504Manila1,361about 61,584about 0.0221 km²0.88% a yearUrban
21,867CampoSanto Niño, Cagayan1,361about 222about 6.12 km²0.30% a yearRural
21,868El SalvadorNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,361about 101about 13.43 km²0.30% a yearRural
21,869GabunLasam, Cagayan1,361about 174about 7.82 km²0.25% a yearRural
21,870HollywoodGuiuan, Eastern Samar1,361about 10,717about 0.127 km²−1.81% a yearRural
21,871MagcamiguingCalamba, Misamis Occidental1,361about 387about 3.52 km²−0.26% a yearUrban
21,872PangtudPidigan, Abra1,361about 319about 4.26 km²−0.52% a yearRural
21,873RemediosEsperanza, Agusan del Sur1,361about 207about 6.57 km²−3.96% a yearRural
21,874TambanganPalapag, Northern Samar1,361about 2,933about 0.464 km²6.91% a yearRural
21,875Allinguigan 3rdIlagan City, Isabela1,360about 1,283about 1.06 km²0.14% a yearRural
21,876AntipoloAsipulo, Ifugao1,360about 151about 9.02 km²−1.83% a yearRural
21,877Barangay 449Manila1,360about 81,437about 0.0167 km²−0.73% a yearUrban
21,878BoctolJagna, Bohol1,360about 157about 8.69 km²1.13% a yearRural
21,879BukalJomalig, Quezon1,360about 102about 13.28 km²1.16% a yearRural
21,880CalaocanRizal, Kalinga1,360about 102about 13.30 km²−2.37% a yearRural
21,881CamaliganCalamba City, Laguna1,360about 2,361about 0.576 km²0.27% a yearRural
21,882Hacienda ConchitaSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,360about 471about 2.89 km²−1.10% a yearRural
21,883LamingaoVillareal, Samar1,360about 2,054about 0.662 km²−0.90% a yearRural
21,884LasakColumbio, Sultan Kudarat1,360about 268about 5.08 km²0.28% a yearRural
21,885Lower Natimao-anCarmen, Cebu1,360about 504about 2.70 km²−2.69% a yearRural
21,886Lubbak ParangMapun, Tawi-Tawi1,360about 155about 8.77 km²2.88% a yearRural
21,887MaymanggaAmadeo, Cavite1,360about 555about 2.45 km²2.44% a yearRural
21,888Paruddun NorteAparri, Cagayan1,360about 210about 6.48 km²−0.54% a yearRural
21,889PuokTapul, Sulu1,360about 439about 3.10 km²0.34% a yearRural
21,890San GeronimoBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya1,360about 1,617about 0.841 km²0.39% a yearUrban
21,891SoledadSan Jose, Camarines Sur1,360about 6,445about 0.211 km²0.16% a yearRural
21,892TigbaoDulag, Leyte1,360about 654about 2.08 km²0.00% a yearUrban
21,893BalanacMagdalena, Laguna1,359about 629about 2.16 km²2.82% a yearRural
21,894BantadBoac, Marinduque1,359about 1,045about 1.30 km²0.34% a yearRural
21,895BonawanDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,359about 140about 9.72 km²4.02% a yearRural
21,896CananLa Paz, Abra1,359about 1,359about 1.00 km²−2.83% a yearRural
21,897Conde ItaasBatangas City, Batangas1,359about 381about 3.57 km²−1.16% a yearRural
21,898Crossing RubasJaro, Leyte1,359about 102about 13.32 km²1.37% a yearRural
21,899MahayahaySibagat, Agusan del Sur1,359about 160about 8.47 km²−2.91% a yearRural
21,900PagsangahanBasud, Camarines Norte1,359about 253about 5.38 km²−1.01% 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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