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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, 22,451 to 22,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,451VillageBaroy, Lanao del Norte1,321about 1,363about 0.969 km²−1.50% a yearRural
22,452AgbangaMatalom, Leyte1,320about 695about 1.90 km²0.05% a yearRural
22,453BacurananPassi City, Iloilo1,320about 322about 4.10 km²0.80% a yearUrban
22,454Barangay 637Manila1,320about 42,038about 0.0314 km²0.46% a yearUrban
22,455BonliwSan Luis, Batangas1,320about 868about 1.52 km²0.15% a yearRural
22,456CacapianSan Juan, La Union1,320about 454about 2.91 km²0.13% a yearRural
22,457Caras-anTago, Surigao del Sur1,320about 60about 22.17 km²−1.35% a yearRural
22,458DalinBaggao, Cagayan1,320about 369about 3.58 km²2.60% a yearRural
22,459DampiasBinuangan, Misamis Oriental1,320about 3,325about 0.397 km²6.28% a yearRural
22,460Dolipos BajoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental1,320about 430about 3.07 km²2.50% a yearRural
22,461KalipayMasbate City, Masbate1,320about 5,867about 0.225 km²−3.85% a yearUrban
22,462LandingPilar, Bataan1,320about 1,463about 0.902 km²0.07% a yearRural
22,463MohonIloilo City, Iloilo1,320about 8,684about 0.152 km²0.76% a yearRural
22,464New CompostelaDamulog, Bukidnon1,320about 196about 6.74 km²1.51% a yearRural
22,465SabloyonCaramoran, Catanduanes1,320about 26about 50.36 km²−1.57% a yearRural
22,466TalaguianPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,320about 710about 1.86 km²0.93% a yearRural
22,467ZamoraSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,320about 7,952about 0.166 km²0.26% a yearRural
22,468AlulaTalugtug, Nueva Ecija1,319about 190about 6.94 km²1.36% a yearRural
22,469AmazionKidapawan City, Cotabato1,319about 224about 5.89 km²−0.63% a yearRural
22,470Barangay 36Bacolod City, Negros Occidental1,319about 7,624about 0.173 km²−0.04% a yearUrban
22,471CalzadaBalayan, Batangas1,319about 1,745about 0.756 km²no 2020 countUrban
22,472DororianGigmoto, Catanduanes1,319about 70about 18.91 km²−2.16% a yearRural
22,473GamutonLanuza, Surigao del Sur1,319about 159about 8.31 km²0.22% a yearRural
22,474KagawasanSan Miguel, Bohol1,319about 158about 8.36 km²0.52% a yearRural
22,475KiulomKitaotao, Bukidnon1,319about 112about 11.80 km²4.31% a yearRural
22,476LampianaoDavao City, Davao del Sur1,319about 140about 9.42 km²3.15% a yearRural
22,477LibasBurauen, Leyte1,319about 359about 3.67 km²−0.70% a yearRural
22,478MalasinIlagan City, Isabela1,319about 186about 7.09 km²0.22% a yearRural
22,479MarayaVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur1,319about 368about 3.58 km²−1.92% a yearRural
22,480MasaguisiSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,319about 143about 9.20 km²−0.97% a yearRural
22,481Naguilian SurIlagan City, Isabela1,319about 456about 2.89 km²0.27% a yearRural
22,482Parioc PrimeroCandon City, Ilocos Sur1,319about 415about 3.18 km²−1.13% a yearRural
22,483SabangBulusan, Sorsogon1,319about 15,872about 0.0831 km²0.18% a yearRural
22,484San RoqueCanaman, Camarines Sur1,319about 317about 4.16 km²1.89% a yearRural
22,485Zone 5San Roque, Northern Samar1,319about 5,340about 0.247 km²no 2020 countRural
22,486AlkikanMalungon, Sarangani1,318about 96about 13.67 km²2.19% a yearRural
22,487BigbigaSan Fabian, Pangasinan1,318about 616about 2.14 km²0.16% a yearRural
22,488BubongTugaya, Lanao del Sur1,318about 10,138about 0.13 km²2.07% a yearRural
22,489LangaonBaungon, Bukidnon1,318about 72about 18.40 km²1.36% a yearRural
22,490MaogogJovellar, Albay1,318about 159about 8.28 km²0.91% a yearRural
22,491Pag-AladSan Andres, Romblon1,318about 619about 2.13 km²0.42% a yearRural
22,492PeraltaDingras, Ilocos Norte1,318about 2,129about 0.619 km²−0.40% a yearRural
22,493SampaoGuindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur1,318about 1,063about 1.24 km²3.05% a yearRural
22,494Santa CruzBongabong, Oriental Mindoro1,318about 134about 9.82 km²0.50% a yearRural
22,495VacanteAlcala, Pangasinan1,318about 701about 1.88 km²1.09% a yearRural
22,496AlegriaCarmen, Bohol1,317about 291about 4.52 km²−2.22% a yearRural
22,497Barangay 263Manila1,317about 86,645about 0.0152 km²0.20% a yearUrban
22,498CamunatanIlagan City, Isabela1,317about 1,029about 1.28 km²8.40% a yearRural
22,499CapalasananLazi, Siquijor1,317about 231about 5.70 km²0.57% a yearRural
22,500KahayagBislig City, Surigao del Sur1,317about 274about 4.80 km²0.86% 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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