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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, 21,951 to 22,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
21,951CocobGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte1,356about 131about 10.37 km²3.84% a yearRural
21,952CompoSan Enrique, Iloilo1,356about 853about 1.59 km²0.41% a yearRural
21,953DumabelAglipay, Quirino1,356about 141about 9.64 km²0.83% a yearRural
21,954KapatalanFamy, Laguna1,356about 202about 6.70 km²−8.22% a yearRural
21,955LonoyJagna, Bohol1,356about 491about 2.76 km²−0.68% a yearRural
21,956MabuhaySanta Monica, Surigao del Norte1,356about 512about 2.65 km²0.12% a yearRural
21,957NatoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,356about 188about 7.22 km²−4.44% a yearRural
21,958PinagbuklodImus City, Cavite1,356about 9,417about 0.144 km²−6.58% a yearRural
21,959QuezonBalingasag, Misamis Oriental1,356about 153about 8.86 km²0.34% a yearRural
21,960San JoseMedina, Misamis Oriental1,356about 481about 2.82 km²1.43% a yearRural
21,961Santo NiñoMonreal, Masbate1,356about 278about 4.87 km²1.00% a yearRural
21,962Barangay 517Manila1,355about 55,992about 0.0242 km²6.82% a yearUrban
21,963Barangay 642Manila1,355about 24,067about 0.0563 km²1.39% a yearUrban
21,964BatiawanTaft, Eastern Samar1,355about 558about 2.43 km²4.34% a yearRural
21,965CantupaLa Libertad, Negros Oriental1,355about 1,093about 1.24 km²0.12% a yearRural
21,966KansiTuburan, Cebu1,355about 136about 9.93 km²4.06% a yearRural
21,967Lati-anKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,355about 177about 7.66 km²0.63% a yearRural
21,968MabiniAgoncillo, Batangas1,355about 1,834about 0.739 km²0.85% a yearRural
21,969PagahanInitao, Misamis Oriental1,355about 655about 2.07 km²0.52% a yearRural
21,970Pandan-pandanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,355about 254about 5.33 km²−0.42% a yearRural
21,971PatutolPangutaran, Sulu1,355about 41about 32.72 km²2.15% a yearRural
21,972San PedroNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,355about 266about 5.09 km²−2.06% a yearRural
21,973TamboMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,355about 408about 3.32 km²5.06% a yearRural
21,974Tinacla-anClarin, Misamis Occidental1,355about 1,111about 1.22 km²0.83% a yearRural
21,975Upper BecerrilBoljoon, Cebu1,355about 106about 12.79 km²−1.37% a yearRural
21,976Upper Campo IslamLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,355about 811about 1.67 km²−0.85% a yearRural
21,977UsonLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,355about 513about 2.64 km²0.23% a yearRural
21,978AgcalagaCalinog, Iloilo1,354about 515about 2.63 km²1.62% a yearUrban
21,979Barangay IMaria Aurora, Aurora1,354about 3,499about 0.387 km²0.48% a yearUrban
21,980BatuPassi City, Iloilo1,354about 1,101about 1.23 km²−0.66% a yearRural
21,981KibalabagMalaybalay City, Bukidnon1,354about 21about 65.41 km²2.96% a yearRural
21,982San MiguelMilaor, Camarines Sur1,354about 806about 1.68 km²0.89% a yearRural
21,983San Simon WestAringay, La Union1,354about 553about 2.45 km²−0.52% a yearRural
21,984AgnasTabaco City, Albay1,353about 1,002about 1.35 km²−1.73% a yearRural
21,985BarangbangSan Remigio, Antique1,353about 607about 2.23 km²0.81% a yearRural
21,986BarobaybayLavezares, Northern Samar1,353about 467about 2.90 km²2.00% a yearRural
21,987Bella LuzSan Mateo, Isabela1,353about 333about 4.06 km²−0.56% a yearRural
21,988CabcabanSumisip, Basilan1,353about 242about 5.58 km²1.80% a yearRural
21,989CaguyumanDingle, Iloilo1,353about 197about 6.86 km²0.80% a yearRural
21,990Daja NorteBanga, Aklan1,353about 442about 3.06 km²0.11% a yearRural
21,991Duhol TaraSiasi, Sulu1,353about 2,922about 0.463 km²4.88% a yearRural
21,992LiquiciaCaba, La Union1,353about 195about 6.95 km²0.12% a yearRural
21,993PadapadaGerona, Tarlac1,353about 249about 5.43 km²0.47% a yearRural
21,994PalasaoCantilan, Surigao del Sur1,353about 215about 6.29 km²−1.38% a yearRural
21,995RemediosCervantes, Ilocos Sur1,353about 132about 10.23 km²4.17% a yearRural
21,996SagcunganPresident Roxas, Cotabato1,353about 252about 5.36 km²1.15% a yearRural
21,997San VicenteDasol, Pangasinan1,353about 223about 6.06 km²−0.68% a yearRural
21,998TabogCaramoan, Camarines Sur1,353about 296about 4.57 km²0.54% a yearRural
21,999Upper Paniki-anPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur1,353about 258about 5.24 km²−4.92% a yearRural
22,000AgbaloPanay, Capiz1,352about 417about 3.24 km²1.69% 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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