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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, 22,001 to 22,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,001AguadaPlacer, Masbate1,352about 157about 8.60 km²−0.33% a yearRural
22,002Alo-oUmingan, Pangasinan1,352about 575about 2.35 km²5.09% a yearRural
22,003BaguiwTagapul-An, Samar1,352about 499about 2.71 km²−0.49% a yearRural
22,004BagunotBaggao, Cagayan1,352about 424about 3.19 km²0.02% a yearRural
22,005Barangay 289Manila1,352about 30,179about 0.0448 km²7.07% a yearUrban
22,006Barangay 557Manila1,352about 109,919about 0.0123 km²1.67% a yearUrban
22,007BPS VillageMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,352about 3,485about 0.388 km²7.81% a yearRural
22,008CulaoClaveria, Cagayan1,352about 188about 7.19 km²1.25% a yearRural
22,009Dana-IliAbulug, Cagayan1,352about 222about 6.10 km²0.16% a yearRural
22,010HanagdongMalimono, Surigao del Norte1,352about 290about 4.66 km²0.98% a yearRural
22,011Mariano Espeleta IImus City, Cavite1,352about 18,830about 0.0718 km²−0.83% a yearRural
22,012New SagayRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay1,352about 163about 8.31 km²−1.83% a yearRural
22,013PalacianSan Agustin, Isabela1,352about 90about 15.10 km²0.36% a yearRural
22,014PandanTubigon, Bohol1,352about 1,166about 1.16 km²0.93% a yearRural
22,015PasdongAtok, Benguet1,352about 62about 21.65 km²0.87% a yearRural
22,016PoblacionPilar, Bataan1,352about 7,470about 0.181 km²0.74% a yearRural
22,017Poblacion IbabaoLoay, Bohol1,352about 3,406about 0.397 km²1.90% a yearRural
22,018San IsidroMahaplag, Leyte1,352about 777about 1.74 km²−2.03% a yearRural
22,019San NicolasBay, Laguna1,352about 18,123about 0.0746 km²−0.07% a yearRural
22,020BanbanonSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte1,351about 575about 2.35 km²1.78% a yearRural
22,021Barangay 1Indang, Cavite1,351about 9,790about 0.138 km²0.16% a yearRural
22,022Bobon 2ndCamiling, Tarlac1,351about 676about 2.00 km²0.58% a yearRural
22,023DoloresCabangan, Zambales1,351about 344about 3.93 km²0.74% a yearUrban
22,024Eastern LoocPlaridel, Misamis Occidental1,351about 6,464about 0.209 km²0.16% a yearRural
22,025F. C. Otic Pob.Carranglan, Nueva Ecija1,351about 1,897about 0.712 km²5.14% a yearRural
22,026GaulanDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,351about 209about 6.46 km²−2.77% a yearRural
22,027GuindapunanCulaba, Biliran1,351about 411about 3.29 km²3.51% a yearRural
22,028Hitapi-anCatubig, Northern Samar1,351about 61about 22.01 km²1.94% a yearRural
22,029KibogtokKadingilan, Bukidnon1,351about 195about 6.92 km²0.87% a yearRural
22,030LinglingayGamu, Isabela1,351about 590about 2.29 km²0.05% a yearRural
22,031MabantadCauayan City, Isabela1,351about 1,047about 1.29 km²1.53% a yearRural
22,032OdionganSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,351about 369about 3.66 km²−0.44% a yearRural
22,033PanalicsianConcepcion, Tarlac1,351about 839about 1.61 km²2.28% a yearRural
22,034Toclong I-CImus City, Cavite1,351about 5,560about 0.243 km²−3.52% a yearRural
22,035AldavocTagkawayan, Quezon1,350about 19,651about 0.0687 km²−1.60% a yearRural
22,036AmpuanBuldon, Maguindanao del Norte1,350about 147about 9.16 km²2.30% a yearRural
22,037BaniganLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte1,350about 496about 2.72 km²1.48% a yearRural
22,038Bgy. No. 5, San PedroLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,350about 4,397about 0.307 km²−0.58% a yearUrban
22,039BaririSan Jose, Antique1,350about 754about 1.79 km²2.14% a yearRural
22,040CalapdanEstancia, Iloilo1,350about 1,144about 1.18 km²−1.70% a yearRural
22,041FerrarisSara, Iloilo1,350about 1,107about 1.22 km²5.43% a yearRural
22,042LatuanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi1,350about 993about 1.36 km²2.89% a yearRural
22,043LoongTabogon, Cebu1,350about 297about 4.55 km²−0.07% a yearRural
22,044Lumbac MarinautMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,350about 65,217about 0.0207 km²no 2020 countRural
22,045ManggahanMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,350about 5,075about 0.266 km²3.81% a yearRural
22,046MasidlakonDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,350about 136about 9.92 km²−1.25% a yearRural
22,047New TubigonSibagat, Agusan del Sur1,350about 15about 89.93 km²0.67% a yearRural
22,048Poblacion Zone IIIDel Gallego, Camarines Sur1,350about 4,545about 0.297 km²−2.88% a yearRural
22,049San FranciscoAlicia, Isabela1,350about 175about 7.72 km²−0.21% a yearRural
22,050TaguiporoBantay, Ilocos Sur1,350about 570about 2.37 km²−0.46% 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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