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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, 22,051 to 22,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,051Taod-oyMagallanes, Agusan del Norte1,350about 131about 10.29 km²2.10% a yearRural
22,052TubaDalaguete, Cebu1,350about 378about 3.57 km²−2.45% a yearRural
22,053BambanManito, Albay1,349about 84about 15.98 km²5.74% a yearRural
22,054Barangay 38-DDavao City, Davao del Sur1,349about 11,432about 0.118 km²1.10% a yearUrban
22,055Barangay 8Tigbauan, Iloilo1,349about 11,629about 0.116 km²−3.25% a yearRural
22,056BelisKapatagan, Lanao del Norte1,349about 295about 4.58 km²7.68% a yearRural
22,057CanagahanSan Remigio, Cebu1,349about 212about 6.36 km²−6.00% a yearRural
22,058MarubayLaoang, Northern Samar1,349about 213about 6.34 km²1.15% a yearRural
22,059Nalvo NorteLuna, La Union1,349about 645about 2.09 km²0.91% a yearRural
22,060New CalinogLebak, Sultan Kudarat1,349about 125about 10.81 km²2.06% a yearRural
22,061SwitchRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur1,349about 622about 2.17 km²0.27% a yearUrban
22,062TalidtidCanaman, Camarines Sur1,349about 608about 2.22 km²2.74% a yearRural
22,063TongdolIrosin, Sorsogon1,349about 331about 4.08 km²−0.09% a yearRural
22,064BalianPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay1,348about 108about 12.52 km²−0.78% a yearRural
22,065Barangay 116Pasay City1,348about 115,214about 0.0117 km²2.73% a yearUrban
22,066CabangcalanAroroy, Masbate1,348about 84about 16.04 km²2.42% a yearRural
22,067KangwayanMadridejos, Cebu1,348about 537about 2.51 km²−0.30% a yearRural
22,068LapirawanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,348about 441about 3.06 km²1.98% a yearRural
22,069LimalimaIsabela, Negros Occidental1,348about 197about 6.86 km²−0.28% a yearRural
22,070MalayananSan Fernando, Bukidnon1,348about 97about 13.91 km²4.41% a yearRural
22,071MansalipMatag-Ob, Leyte1,348about 382about 3.53 km²1.14% a yearRural
22,072MulawinNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,348about 185about 7.27 km²0.25% a yearRural
22,073PapayaKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,348about 31about 43.47 km²3.78% a yearRural
22,074San PedroSan Luis, Agusan del Sur1,348about 35about 38.58 km²4.30% a yearRural
22,075Villa ViniegasLlanera, Nueva Ecija1,348about 503about 2.68 km²3.10% a yearRural
22,076AuroraUson, Masbate1,347about 109about 12.37 km²3.33% a yearRural
22,077AyungonValladolid, Negros Occidental1,347about 370about 3.64 km²0.61% a yearRural
22,078BuyasyasSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya1,347about 99about 13.64 km²2.42% a yearRural
22,079CaleroMalolos City, Bulacan1,347about 816about 1.65 km²0.56% a yearRural
22,080Campo UnoAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,347about 262about 5.15 km²−2.70% a yearRural
22,081GeparayanPambujan, Northern Samar1,347about 110about 12.24 km²1.00% a yearRural
22,082MagamayNueva Valencia, Guimaras1,347about 583about 2.31 km²1.21% a yearRural
22,083Palocpoc IIMendez, Cavite1,347about 2,029about 0.664 km²2.30% a yearRural
22,084PitogoJaro, Leyte1,347about 561about 2.40 km²0.99% a yearRural
22,085PutlanCarranglan, Nueva Ecija1,347about 33about 40.33 km²−1.60% a yearRural
22,086UnionMadrid, Surigao del Sur1,347about 259about 5.20 km²0.71% a yearRural
22,087AgolPio Duran, Albay1,346about 258about 5.22 km²2.05% a yearRural
22,088AlijiTagkawayan, Quezon1,346about 736about 1.83 km²2.01% a yearRural
22,089Barangay 65Caloocan City1,346about 57,768about 0.0233 km²0.84% a yearUrban
22,090Barangay 77Manila1,346about 104,341about 0.0129 km²−0.46% a yearUrban
22,091Batchelor EastNatividad, Pangasinan1,346about 173about 7.77 km²0.58% a yearRural
22,092BatuanBalabagan, Lanao del Sur1,346about 408about 3.30 km²0.97% a yearRural
22,093BigaMagallanes, Sorsogon1,346about 801about 1.68 km²0.76% a yearRural
22,094ConsueloIlog, Negros Occidental1,346about 941about 1.43 km²1.99% a yearRural
22,095Locso-AnPlacer, Masbate1,346about 191about 7.04 km²0.47% a yearRural
22,096New MurciaMatanao, Davao del Sur1,346about 250about 5.39 km²0.11% a yearRural
22,097PelaezClaveria, Misamis Oriental1,346about 77about 17.56 km²4.71% a yearRural
22,098PudongKapangan, Benguet1,346about 68about 19.70 km²2.16% a yearRural
22,099San VicenteBani, Pangasinan1,346about 491about 2.74 km²−1.21% a yearRural
22,100Santa Lucia EastMoncada, Tarlac1,346about 880about 1.53 km²3.82% 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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