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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, 22,151 to 22,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,151PaykekKapangan, Benguet1,342about 250about 5.37 km²−2.45% a yearRural
22,152PiutCarranglan, Nueva Ecija1,342about 23about 58.67 km²no 2020 countRural
22,153Poblacion IV-AImus City, Cavite1,342about 33,804about 0.0397 km²−1.46% a yearRural
22,154T. L. Padilla Pob.Carranglan, Nueva Ecija1,342about 703about 1.91 km²0.43% a yearRural
22,155TomagodtodCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,342about 303about 4.43 km²1.80% a yearRural
22,156TulawasPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,342about 306about 4.39 km²0.38% a yearRural
22,157AnonangMulanay, Quezon1,341about 121about 11.04 km²0.97% a yearRural
22,158Bgy. 1 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo1,341about 1,056about 1.27 km²1.60% a yearUrban
22,159Barangay 257Manila1,341about 115,603about 0.0116 km²0.60% a yearUrban
22,160Barangay 300Manila1,341about 103,154about 0.013 km²7.78% a yearUrban
22,161BoorCardona, Rizal1,341about 624about 2.15 km²7.86% a yearRural
22,162CabaloranMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,341about 73about 18.28 km²3.86% a yearRural
22,163CaluboKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental1,341about 651about 2.06 km²4.35% a yearRural
22,164Maluno SurBenito Soliven, Isabela1,341about 227about 5.91 km²0.42% a yearRural
22,165NalasinPaoay, Ilocos Norte1,341about 278about 4.83 km²−0.65% a yearRural
22,166PalayanNagcarlan, Laguna1,341about 775about 1.73 km²0.49% a yearRural
22,167PasilNew Lucena, Iloilo1,341about 2,246about 0.597 km²−1.18% a yearRural
22,168PoblacionSan Fernando, Romblon1,341about 5,960about 0.225 km²−2.42% a yearRural
22,169Taba-aoBanga, Aklan1,341about 554about 2.42 km²0.80% a yearRural
22,170AgtambiDao, Capiz1,340about 238about 5.62 km²0.54% a yearRural
22,171BabadiKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya1,340about 220about 6.10 km²1.96% a yearRural
22,172Barangay VII-ASan Pablo City, Laguna1,340about 16,962about 0.079 km²−1.58% a yearUrban
22,173BuenavistaMulanay, Quezon1,340about 109about 12.33 km²−3.18% a yearRural
22,174CalugusanLamitan City, Basilan1,340about 405about 3.31 km²1.18% a yearRural
22,175CamaalQuirino, Isabela1,340about 381about 3.52 km²1.05% a yearRural
22,176CanmanilaBasey, Samar1,340about 1,175about 1.14 km²−3.24% a yearRural
22,177KabbonPandami, Sulu1,340about 259about 5.18 km²0.47% a yearRural
22,178MabuyongAnini-Y, Antique1,340about 702about 1.91 km²0.42% a yearRural
22,179MariquetSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,340about 385about 3.48 km²1.43% a yearRural
22,180MaslogTabogon, Cebu1,340about 493about 2.72 km²−2.10% a yearRural
22,181TaglibasTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,340about 117about 11.41 km²1.20% a yearRural
22,182TaniapanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur1,340about 260about 5.16 km²0.51% a yearRural
22,183TemplanzaMatalom, Leyte1,340about 229about 5.84 km²0.09% a yearRural
22,184TigbonCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,340about 128about 10.49 km²1.39% a yearRural
22,185Tubig GantangOld Panamao, Sulu1,340about 713about 1.88 km²0.36% a yearRural
22,186AmoyongWao, Lanao del Sur1,339about 84about 15.92 km²0.71% a yearRural
22,187BalincaguingSan Felipe, Zambales1,339about 61about 22.08 km²3.12% a yearRural
22,188Barangay 251Manila1,339about 138,469about 0.00967 km²3.06% a yearUrban
22,189Barangay 253Manila1,339about 56,025about 0.0239 km²0.18% a yearUrban
22,190CandaBalayan, Batangas1,339about 338about 3.96 km²−0.56% a yearRural
22,191CawayanClaveria, Masbate1,339about 127about 10.55 km²−2.55% a yearRural
22,192El ProgresoBuruanga, Aklan1,339about 415about 3.23 km²5.29% a yearRural
22,193Improgo VillageBanga, South Cotabato1,339about 7,608about 0.176 km²−0.62% a yearRural
22,194KemdengSan Vicente, Palawan1,339about 24about 55.31 km²4.40% a yearUrban
22,195LabneyMayantoc, Tarlac1,339about 14about 97.58 km²1.33% a yearRural
22,196MahayagPlacer, Masbate1,339about 311about 4.31 km²1.55% a yearRural
22,197Old CentralSudipen, La Union1,339about 609about 2.20 km²−0.46% a yearRural
22,198PalanasPilar, Sorsogon1,339about 209about 6.42 km²−0.28% a yearRural
22,199RoderoMakilala, Cotabato1,339about 121about 11.03 km²−0.58% a yearRural
22,200San Vicente Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay1,339about 25,602about 0.0523 km²−0.23% a yearUrban

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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