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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, 22,201 to 22,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,201Sta. Lucia AnacMasantol, Pampanga1,339about 27,495about 0.0487 km²2.42% a yearRural
22,202SumonTuburan, Cebu1,339about 263about 5.10 km²7.05% a yearRural
22,203TinigbanCarles, Iloilo1,339about 379about 3.53 km²−0.02% a yearRural
22,204AnickPigkawayan, Cotabato1,338about 98about 13.69 km²−0.89% a yearRural
22,205Barangay 4Talakag, Bukidnon1,338about 5,373about 0.249 km²0.22% a yearRural
22,206DugpaPinukpuk, Kalinga1,338about 93about 14.32 km²−0.02% a yearRural
22,207GallanoAringay, La Union1,338about 154about 8.67 km²2.00% a yearRural
22,208Guinhawa NorthTagaytay City, Cavite1,338about 1,325about 1.01 km²no 2020 countRural
22,209Inmalog NorteSan Fabian, Pangasinan1,338about 408about 3.28 km²0.51% a yearRural
22,210MatangcongSigma, Capiz1,338about 174about 7.68 km²1.39% a yearRural
22,211MikitBaganga, Davao Oriental1,338about 11about 126.72 km²4.00% a yearRural
22,212Nungnungan IICauayan City, Isabela1,338about 551about 2.43 km²−0.02% a yearUrban
22,213PangpangUbay, Bohol1,338about 167about 8.01 km²−1.55% a yearRural
22,214PanilonganBuruanga, Aklan1,338about 197about 6.78 km²0.90% a yearRural
22,215San Julian SurVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,338about 3,337about 0.401 km²−0.41% a yearRural
22,216TayambaniSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,338about 3,041about 0.44 km²−2.56% a yearRural
22,217VilladorReina Mercedes, Isabela1,338about 1,718about 0.779 km²1.28% a yearRural
22,218AllasitanPamplona, Cagayan1,337about 355about 3.77 km²1.86% a yearRural
22,219Barangay 902Manila1,337about 112,353about 0.0119 km²0.16% a yearUrban
22,220Bayubay NorteSan Vicente, Ilocos Sur1,337about 1,061about 1.26 km²−0.55% a yearUrban
22,221CalambegPiddig, Ilocos Norte1,337about 268about 4.98 km²0.11% a yearRural
22,222IgcawayanSan Lorenzo, Guimaras1,337about 130about 10.31 km²−1.88% a yearRural
22,223KibudocMatalam, Cotabato1,337about 194about 6.88 km²−0.84% a yearRural
22,224KisuladSanta Maria, Davao Occidental1,337about 251about 5.32 km²0.36% a yearRural
22,225Paharang SilanganBatangas City, Batangas1,337about 367about 3.64 km²−1.01% a yearRural
22,226PinaglapatanInfanta, Quezon1,337about 751about 1.78 km²−2.12% a yearRural
22,227RizalCasiguran, Sorsogon1,337about 1,205about 1.11 km²1.16% a yearRural
22,228SayawanImpasug-ong, Bukidnon1,337about 26about 52.34 km²−2.77% a yearRural
22,229TondoCabangan, Zambales1,337about 2,537about 0.527 km²1.07% a yearRural
22,230AnibawanBurdeos, Quezon1,336about 48about 27.66 km²−2.12% a yearRural
22,231BaliliJagna, Bohol1,336about 160about 8.37 km²−0.67% a yearRural
22,232BurgosDaraga, Albay1,336about 362about 3.69 km²1.63% a yearRural
22,233BusacLigao City, Albay1,336about 175about 7.62 km²3.94% a yearRural
22,234ImeldaNaguilian, La Union1,336about 5,590about 0.239 km²3.73% a yearRural
22,235JagnayaJamindan, Capiz1,336about 682about 1.96 km²0.29% a yearRural
22,236MabiniBaggao, Cagayan1,336about 130about 10.30 km²2.98% a yearRural
22,237MabiniTubajon, Dinagat Islands1,336about 172about 7.77 km²3.15% a yearRural
22,238Magsaysay Private RoadBaguio City, Benguet1,336about 30,433about 0.0439 km²9.16% a yearUrban
22,239MaralagMambusao, Capiz1,336about 454about 2.94 km²0.14% a yearRural
22,240NancasalanMangatarem, Pangasinan1,336about 239about 5.59 km²1.32% a yearRural
22,241OgpaoSanta Maria, Davao Occidental1,336about 437about 3.06 km²2.81% a yearRural
22,242PanianSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte1,336about 343about 3.90 km²0.02% a yearRural
22,243San AgustinOas, Albay1,336about 763about 1.75 km²2.88% a yearRural
22,244San JuanDumarao, Capiz1,336about 357about 3.74 km²5.21% a yearRural
22,245TurkoLaoac, Pangasinan1,336about 1,237about 1.08 km²0.68% a yearRural
22,246AlegriaBato, Leyte1,335about 365about 3.66 km²−2.01% a yearRural
22,247Barangay 3Mulanay, Quezon1,335about 9,816about 0.136 km²−0.69% a yearRural
22,248Barangay 678Manila1,335about 21,707about 0.0615 km²0.75% a yearUrban
22,249Barangay 873Manila1,335about 32,561about 0.041 km²1.63% a yearUrban
22,250DolimanInfanta, Pangasinan1,335about 165about 8.07 km²−2.63% 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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