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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, 22,251 to 22,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,251KinilidanSanta Maria, Davao Occidental1,335about 152about 8.77 km²1.92% a yearRural
22,252LampagangTulunan, Cotabato1,335about 71about 18.73 km²1.59% a yearRural
22,253Mahabang LodlodTaal, Batangas1,335about 2,282about 0.585 km²−2.27% a yearRural
22,254Najus-anMambusao, Capiz1,335about 339about 3.94 km²0.09% a yearRural
22,255PoblacionSagada, Mountain Province1,335about 179about 7.46 km²−2.60% a yearUrban
22,256RefaroSan Juan, Ilocos Sur1,335about 642about 2.08 km²−0.21% a yearRural
22,257SeronganManukan, Zamboanga del Norte1,335about 214about 6.24 km²2.43% a yearRural
22,258UnidosTago, Surigao del Sur1,335about 155about 8.63 km²−1.49% a yearRural
22,259BulawanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,334about 51about 26.25 km²−4.28% a yearRural
22,260CangumbangPalo, Leyte1,334about 435about 3.07 km²0.07% a yearRural
22,261CastañoPozorrubio, Pangasinan1,334about 706about 1.89 km²1.38% a yearRural
22,262DalisayTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,334about 80about 16.70 km²0.40% a yearRural
22,263Jose RizalSanta Maria, Laguna1,334about 8,551about 0.156 km²3.67% a yearRural
22,264LourdesPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,334about 113about 11.76 km²0.38% a yearRural
22,265MecolongDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur1,334about 230about 5.81 km²0.98% a yearRural
22,266RailwayIloilo City, Iloilo1,334about 19,940about 0.0669 km²1.05% a yearRural
22,267Salaban IIIbaan, Batangas1,334about 967about 1.38 km²0.55% a yearRural
22,268San AgustinCarmen, Agusan del Norte1,334about 304about 4.39 km²1.21% a yearRural
22,269San IsidroBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,334about 343about 3.89 km²4.87% a yearRural
22,270SildoraAgdangan, Quezon1,334about 615about 2.17 km²2.94% a yearRural
22,271TalibAroroy, Masbate1,334about 118about 11.29 km²−3.01% a yearRural
22,272Barangay 10Cavite City, Cavite1,333about 16,559about 0.0805 km²0.40% a yearRural
22,273ColawinArgao, Cebu1,333about 515about 2.59 km²2.59% a yearRural
22,274DobdobBadian, Cebu1,333about 749about 1.78 km²1.83% a yearRural
22,275Gayong-Gayong SurIlagan City, Isabela1,333about 128about 10.38 km²1.44% a yearRural
22,276KatilDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,333about 247about 5.40 km²7.01% a yearRural
22,277LabonSulop, Davao del Sur1,333about 165about 8.09 km²1.91% a yearRural
22,278NavitasPanay, Capiz1,333about 191about 6.99 km²0.79% a yearRural
22,279OnayLaoang, Northern Samar1,333about 318about 4.19 km²3.37% a yearRural
22,280PandananBalabac, Palawan1,333about 33about 40.88 km²1.69% a yearRural
22,281PinamihaganLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,333about 122about 10.93 km²−3.27% a yearRural
22,282San RafaelSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon1,333about 294about 4.53 km²−0.05% a yearRural
22,283BakudOld Panamao, Sulu1,332about 1,437about 0.927 km²1.67% a yearRural
22,284BaporMasbate City, Masbate1,332about 11,684about 0.114 km²−1.95% a yearUrban
22,285Barangay 2Pasay City1,332about 47,742about 0.0279 km²0.09% a yearUrban
22,286Barangay 345Manila1,332about 44,848about 0.0297 km²3.61% a yearUrban
22,287Bgy. No. 21, San PedroLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,332about 14,816about 0.0899 km²1.30% a yearRural
22,288CangmunagSan Juan, Siquijor1,332about 435about 3.06 km²0.57% a yearRural
22,289CanidkidMontevista, Davao de Oro1,332about 105about 12.67 km²0.02% a yearRural
22,290CapayanganBanisilan, Cotabato1,332about 119about 11.16 km²−1.75% a yearRural
22,291Kinuman SurOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental1,332about 663about 2.01 km²8.64% a yearRural
22,292LaonMogpog, Marinduque1,332about 577about 2.31 km²−1.03% a yearRural
22,293LoclocBauan, Batangas1,332about 582about 2.29 km²−1.57% a yearRural
22,294LutayTayasan, Negros Oriental1,332about 614about 2.17 km²2.39% a yearRural
22,295PanacsacGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija1,332about 452about 2.95 km²1.79% a yearRural
22,296Pulang-lupaM'Lang, Cotabato1,332about 168about 7.92 km²−0.67% a yearRural
22,297San AntonioAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,332about 1,110about 1.20 km²0.81% a yearRural
22,298San RoqueMexico, Pampanga1,332about 1,667about 0.799 km²−0.16% a yearUrban
22,299Barangay 37-ATacloban City, Leyte1,331about 1,571about 0.847 km²1.69% a yearRural
22,300Barangay 804Manila1,331about 55,924about 0.0238 km²1.50% 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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