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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, 22,351 to 22,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,351Bagong BayanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan1,326about 20about 67.29 km²no 2020 countRural
22,352Barangay 36-DDavao City, Davao del Sur1,326about 20,686about 0.0641 km²2.02% a yearUrban
22,353Barangay 85Pasay City1,326about 38,435about 0.0345 km²0.76% a yearUrban
22,354CaliDingras, Ilocos Norte1,326about 495about 2.68 km²−0.31% a yearRural
22,355DahiligGainza, Camarines Sur1,326about 3,348about 0.396 km²0.68% a yearRural
22,356JagbuayaTuburan, Cebu1,326about 345about 3.84 km²−5.20% a yearRural
22,357Joaquin MaciasSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,326about 89about 14.98 km²−0.22% a yearRural
22,358Lumbaca IngudPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,326about 2,203about 0.602 km²4.11% a yearRural
22,359LuxGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte1,326about 171about 7.76 km²2.30% a yearRural
22,360MabiniTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,326about 258about 5.13 km²−0.97% a yearRural
22,361NabasaganClaveria, Masbate1,326about 153about 8.68 km²−1.78% a yearRural
22,362PagatpatTapul, Sulu1,326about 666about 1.99 km²3.50% a yearRural
22,363ParticionGuimbal, Iloilo1,326about 631about 2.10 km²−1.46% a yearRural
22,364PoblacionGeneral Nakar, Quezon1,326about 3,994about 0.332 km²1.88% a yearRural
22,365Polo DacuMandaon, Masbate1,326about 623about 2.13 km²0.38% a yearRural
22,366Santa CruzLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte1,326about 670about 1.98 km²6.00% a yearRural
22,367SayaoMogpog, Marinduque1,326about 239about 5.54 km²−1.58% a yearRural
22,368SinabaanSanta Catalina, Ilocos Sur1,326about 1,521about 0.872 km²−0.94% a yearRural
22,369VillasisSantiago City, Isabela1,326about 4,636about 0.286 km²−1.88% a yearUrban
22,370AbacaCauayan, Negros Occidental1,325about 173about 7.68 km²−1.78% a yearRural
22,371BagarCandon City, Ilocos Sur1,325about 1,142about 1.16 km²1.21% a yearRural
22,372Bagumbayan GrandeGoa, Camarines Sur1,325about 7,571about 0.175 km²−1.28% a yearUrban
22,373BagutariSanto Tomas, Isabela1,325about 1,043about 1.27 km²1.06% a yearRural
22,374BinoonganArakan, Cotabato1,325about 82about 16.16 km²3.33% a yearRural
22,375BomitogBanna, Ilocos Norte1,325about 118about 11.24 km²0.91% a yearRural
22,376BurohTalipao, Sulu1,325about 545about 2.43 km²2.08% a yearRural
22,377CabayabasanLal-Lo, Cagayan1,325about 139about 9.53 km²0.27% a yearRural
22,378CentroLal-Lo, Cagayan1,325about 732about 1.81 km²−1.70% a yearRural
22,379DanaoMacarthur, Leyte1,325about 613about 2.16 km²0.13% a yearRural
22,380DiamaroMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,325about 409about 3.24 km²no 2020 countRural
22,381Gua-anLeganes, Iloilo1,325about 933about 1.42 km²0.83% a yearUrban
22,382MabiniPoro, Cebu1,325about 605about 2.19 km²−0.05% a yearRural
22,383MaindangCuartero, Capiz1,325about 516about 2.57 km²−0.04% a yearRural
22,384PagsangahanGeneral Nakar, Quezon1,325about 4about 326.31 km²−6.23% a yearRural
22,385PinanaanAroroy, Masbate1,325about 200about 6.61 km²8.61% a yearRural
22,386QuezonClaveria, Masbate1,325about 243about 5.45 km²−2.65% a yearRural
22,387SambagBogo City, Cebu1,325about 9,014about 0.147 km²−5.48% a yearRural
22,388San JoseLabrador, Pangasinan1,325about 324about 4.09 km²0.27% a yearRural
22,389Barangay 178Manila1,324about 57,565about 0.023 km²−3.24% a yearUrban
22,390Bgy. No. 48-B, Cabungaan SouthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,324about 1,026about 1.29 km²0.51% a yearRural
22,391BoheSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi1,324about 1,852about 0.715 km²2.82% a yearRural
22,392BongbonganMa-Ayon, Capiz1,324about 180about 7.36 km²2.47% a yearRural
22,393CalatagbakQuezon, Palawan1,324about 47about 27.95 km²−4.45% a yearRural
22,394GataBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur1,324about 329about 4.03 km²1.47% a yearRural
22,395Guibuangan TigbauanCabatuan, Iloilo1,324about 568about 2.33 km²no 2020 countRural
22,396Guinzadan CentralBauko, Mountain Province1,324about 299about 4.43 km²−1.13% a yearRural
22,397MaragatSan Vicente, Northern Samar1,324about 278about 4.76 km²0.18% a yearRural
22,398MasalongsalongMercedes, Camarines Norte1,324about 263about 5.04 km²1.51% a yearUrban
22,399MasiPamplona, Cagayan1,324about 32about 41.59 km²no 2020 countRural
22,400PamonoranSanta Cruz, Zambales1,324about 297about 4.46 km²1.18% 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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