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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, 22,101 to 22,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,101Tres ReyesBato, Camarines Sur1,346about 10,434about 0.129 km²−3.31% a yearRural
22,102AlloyKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,345about 102about 13.24 km²0.56% a yearRural
22,103BangagIlagan City, Isabela1,345about 1,180about 1.14 km²0.69% a yearRural
22,104BarasSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur1,345about 116about 11.61 km²−0.87% a yearRural
22,105BarracaBangar, La Union1,345about 5,723about 0.235 km²−0.16% a yearRural
22,106CahicsanMondragon, Northern Samar1,345about 88about 15.25 km²no 2020 countRural
22,107Cubay SouthBugasong, Antique1,345about 540about 2.49 km²0.23% a yearRural
22,108KalangananPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,345about 106about 12.65 km²6.09% a yearRural
22,109Kud-kudSiasi, Sulu1,345about 4,654about 0.289 km²1.85% a yearRural
22,110NagcuartelanAritao, Nueva Vizcaya1,345about 276about 4.88 km²0.43% a yearRural
22,111PotiocanMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,345about 577about 2.33 km²−0.11% a yearRural
22,112QuezonTalugtug, Nueva Ecija1,345about 8,513about 0.158 km²2.17% a yearRural
22,113San JoseCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,345about 4,203about 0.32 km²0.49% a yearRural
22,114San JosePresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat1,345about 312about 4.31 km²1.40% a yearRural
22,115Santo Tomas School AreaBaguio City, Benguet1,345about 723about 1.86 km²−0.25% a yearRural
22,116SiaparAnda, Pangasinan1,345about 515about 2.61 km²−3.77% a yearRural
22,117AridowenSanta Teresita, Cagayan1,344about 69about 19.37 km²0.31% a yearRural
22,118BoholDumaran, Palawan1,344about 31about 43.50 km²−1.41% a yearRural
22,119CalayuganValencia, Negros Oriental1,344about 1,451about 0.926 km²−0.32% a yearRural
22,120CaponayanCuyo, Palawan1,344about 467about 2.88 km²0.52% a yearRural
22,121CaraudanJaniuay, Iloilo1,344about 213about 6.32 km²0.80% a yearRural
22,122KinabuhayanDolores, Quezon1,344about 177about 7.58 km²0.88% a yearRural
22,123MandaugCalape, Bohol1,344about 421about 3.19 km²−0.80% a yearRural
22,124NarraRoxas, Palawan1,344about 55about 24.41 km²0.91% a yearRural
22,125PanisihanBatuan, Masbate1,344about 226about 5.95 km²8.11% a yearRural
22,126RenedeUpi, Maguindanao del Norte1,344about 208about 6.46 km²2.11% a yearRural
22,127SinalonganMasbate City, Masbate1,344about 71about 18.88 km²0.58% a yearRural
22,128ZnacTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte1,344about 134about 10.06 km²1.56% a yearRural
22,129AsonGarchitorena, Camarines Sur1,343about 81about 16.63 km²1.16% a yearRural
22,130BaguitanGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur1,343about 155about 8.69 km²1.20% a yearRural
22,131BantayanLingayen, Pangasinan1,343about 655about 2.05 km²2.21% a yearRural
22,132Barangay 1Lian, Batangas1,343about 8,090about 0.166 km²−7.12% a yearRural
22,133Barangay 11Balayan, Batangas1,343about 14,410about 0.0932 km²−1.59% a yearRural
22,134Barangay 26Bacolod City, Negros Occidental1,343about 18,653about 0.072 km²−1.18% a yearUrban
22,135DataganSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte1,343about 172about 7.81 km²0.49% a yearRural
22,136Maharlika EastTagaytay City, Cavite1,343about 946about 1.42 km²5.77% a yearUrban
22,137MalimpecBayambang, Pangasinan1,343about 2,284about 0.588 km²0.05% a yearRural
22,138TuecCamiling, Tarlac1,343about 1,429about 0.94 km²0.13% a yearRural
22,139Tupsan PequeñoMahinog, Camiguin1,343about 184about 7.31 km²0.90% a yearUrban
22,140Anoling 3rdCamiling, Tarlac1,342about 347about 3.87 km²0.11% a yearRural
22,141BayabasLabo, Camarines Norte1,342about 80about 16.71 km²−2.30% a yearRural
22,142BuasaoSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija1,342about 354about 3.79 km²0.45% a yearRural
22,143CacaoPanabo City, Davao del Norte1,342about 162about 8.26 km²0.69% a yearRural
22,144DuelicMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,342about 63about 21.44 km²5.39% a yearRural
22,145KabuntalanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte1,342about 794about 1.69 km²9.25% a yearRural
22,146MalasinSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija1,342about 818about 1.64 km²−8.52% a yearUrban
22,147MasinTayabas City, Quezon1,342about 353about 3.80 km²0.16% a yearRural
22,148NagsupotanSan Juan, Ilocos Sur1,342about 591about 2.27 km²−1.25% a yearRural
22,149PantolBayambang, Pangasinan1,342about 147about 9.15 km²0.51% a yearRural
22,150PawaMatnog, Sorsogon1,342about 586about 2.29 km²−0.58% 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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