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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, 22,301 to 22,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,301BatangcaoaBayambang, Pangasinan1,331about 853about 1.56 km²2.80% a yearRural
22,302BungaMambusao, Capiz1,331about 951about 1.40 km²0.68% a yearRural
22,303DaguronganSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte1,331about 1,706about 0.78 km²5.80% a yearRural
22,304Lettac NorteSantol, La Union1,331about 196about 6.80 km²−0.48% a yearRural
22,305RosarioPilar, Capiz1,331about 1,040about 1.28 km²0.64% a yearRural
22,306San JoseSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte1,331about 9,116about 0.146 km²−2.07% a yearRural
22,307Santa CruzJimenez, Misamis Occidental1,331about 5,179about 0.257 km²−0.91% a yearRural
22,308Sto. NiñoNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,331about 178about 7.49 km²0.22% a yearRural
22,309Abilay SurOton, Iloilo1,330about 532about 2.50 km²0.74% a yearRural
22,310BalugoImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay1,330about 556about 2.39 km²1.89% a yearRural
22,311DinarayatTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,330about 782about 1.70 km²0.51% a yearRural
22,312IpilDipaculao, Aurora1,330about 384about 3.46 km²1.08% a yearRural
22,313MalitbogMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,330about 402about 3.31 km²no 2020 countRural
22,314San AgustinBabatngon, Leyte1,330about 491about 2.71 km²2.29% a yearRural
22,315San AgustinDulag, Leyte1,330about 328about 4.05 km²0.02% a yearRural
22,316Santa ElenaTanauan, Leyte1,330about 905about 1.47 km²1.81% a yearRural
22,317Tuca MarinautMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,330about 38,109about 0.0349 km²no 2020 countRural
22,318Barangay IIIVictorias City, Negros Occidental1,329about 8,743about 0.152 km²−2.13% a yearRural
22,319BoboPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,329about 591about 2.25 km²6.73% a yearRural
22,320Cabunga-anCagdianao, Dinagat Islands1,329about 194about 6.85 km²1.29% a yearRural
22,321CarbonelGerona, Tarlac1,329about 621about 2.14 km²1.62% a yearUrban
22,322KumalarangIsabela City, Basilan1,329about 182about 7.29 km²0.66% a yearRural
22,323Lapacan SurInabanga, Bohol1,329about 999about 1.33 km²5.05% a yearRural
22,324Maigsing DahiligLemery, Batangas1,329about 1,621about 0.82 km²1.46% a yearRural
22,325SilagSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,329about 259about 5.14 km²−1.48% a yearRural
22,326AbiacaoSan Luis, Batangas1,328about 1,089about 1.22 km²0.59% a yearRural
22,327AgdaoMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,328about 1,175about 1.13 km²9.69% a yearRural
22,328CalaocanCabatuan, Isabela1,328about 929about 1.43 km²−1.04% a yearRural
22,329CalibangbanganLinapacan, Palawan1,328about 173about 7.69 km²0.96% a yearRural
22,330CantagdaCajidiocan, Romblon1,328about 163about 8.17 km²−1.59% a yearRural
22,331Daan LungsodBato, Leyte1,328about 2,738about 0.485 km²−0.04% a yearRural
22,332Kaum-AirSumisip, Basilan1,328about 334about 3.98 km²9.29% a yearRural
22,333LikudPata, Sulu1,328about 486about 2.73 km²0.38% a yearRural
22,334LumutonLamitan City, Basilan1,328about 96about 13.90 km²7.48% a yearRural
22,335LunaCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,328about 910about 1.46 km²0.42% a yearRural
22,336NazarenoSan Pascual, Masbate1,328about 182about 7.31 km²0.55% a yearRural
22,337Pantar NorteBalaoan, La Union1,328about 1,714about 0.775 km²−0.73% a yearRural
22,338San PedroMasantol, Pampanga1,328about 1,340about 0.991 km²1.70% a yearRural
22,339Tubig DakulaLanguyan, Tawi-Tawi1,328about 63about 21.24 km²2.85% a yearRural
22,340BinanuahanJuban, Sorsogon1,327about 270about 4.92 km²−1.83% a yearRural
22,341BuliasninBoac, Marinduque1,327about 626about 2.12 km²−2.22% a yearRural
22,342BuntalidCantilan, Surigao del Sur1,327about 137about 9.66 km²−0.11% a yearRural
22,343Calumpang Santo CristoTeresa, Rizal1,327about 10,130about 0.131 km²−2.20% a yearRural
22,344DecaboboCoron, Palawan1,327about 62about 21.25 km²2.83% a yearRural
22,345IyosanAlmeria, Biliran1,327about 131about 10.13 km²−2.80% a yearRural
22,346NauhonSebaste, Antique1,327about 171about 7.78 km²6.26% a yearRural
22,347New SambogNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,327about 258about 5.14 km²3.64% a yearRural
22,348San FernandoLas Navas, Northern Samar1,327about 253about 5.25 km²0.27% a yearRural
22,349TalamboMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte1,327about 785about 1.69 km²5.82% a yearRural
22,350TinagoTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte1,327about 1,484about 0.894 km²2.02% 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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