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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, 22,501 to 22,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,501OmbongAlegria, Surigao del Norte1,317about 682about 1.93 km²3.05% a yearRural
22,502Poblacion VBalangkayan, Eastern Samar1,317about 744about 1.77 km²0.42% a yearRural
22,503SagbayanDangcagan, Bukidnon1,317about 343about 3.84 km²0.54% a yearRural
22,504SambolawanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte1,317about 297about 4.43 km²0.37% a yearRural
22,505San AndresSanchez Mira, Cagayan1,317about 230about 5.73 km²0.09% a yearRural
22,506UngibSan Quintin, Pangasinan1,317about 275about 4.79 km²0.50% a yearRural
22,507Upper TimonanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur1,317about 278about 4.74 km²0.84% a yearRural
22,508Bacong IbabaGeneral Luna, Quezon1,316about 214about 6.16 km²−6.11% a yearRural
22,509BalusbusMalay, Aklan1,316about 1,534about 0.858 km²1.34% a yearRural
22,510Barangay 111Pasay City1,316about 80,736about 0.0163 km²0.69% a yearUrban
22,511Buenos AiresTubigon, Bohol1,316about 202about 6.53 km²1.28% a yearRural
22,512CagtinaeMalimono, Surigao del Norte1,316about 98about 13.42 km²1.69% a yearRural
22,513Centro 5Tuguegarao City, Cagayan1,316about 5,328about 0.247 km²−1.52% a yearRural
22,514DapaoPualas, Lanao del Sur1,316about 67about 19.53 km²3.59% a yearRural
22,515GoyudanBato, Camarines Sur1,316about 1,106about 1.19 km²−0.63% a yearRural
22,516KibalatongMalita, Davao Occidental1,316about 164about 8.04 km²0.80% a yearRural
22,517NaocondiotPlacer, Masbate1,316about 333about 3.95 km²0.99% a yearRural
22,518New SalemGerona, Tarlac1,316about 316about 4.17 km²1.57% a yearRural
22,519Otucan SurBauko, Mountain Province1,316about 281about 4.69 km²0.78% a yearRural
22,520Pantihan IIMaragondon, Cavite1,316about 291about 4.52 km²3.18% a yearRural
22,521Poblacion SurSison, Pangasinan1,316about 1,005about 1.31 km²−0.50% a yearRural
22,522San AndresNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,316about 103about 12.83 km²3.90% a yearRural
22,523San IsidroLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte1,316about 291about 4.53 km²0.39% a yearRural
22,524Badlan PequeñoCalinog, Iloilo1,315about 441about 2.98 km²0.71% a yearRural
22,525BajaoTago, Surigao del Sur1,315about 192about 6.86 km²2.80% a yearRural
22,526Barangay 271Manila1,315about 21,313about 0.0617 km²no 2020 countUrban
22,527Barangay ARosario, Batangas1,315about 4,228about 0.311 km²0.69% a yearRural
22,528Bitan-aganButuan City, Agusan del Norte1,315about 116about 11.35 km²0.28% a yearRural
22,529BuenavistaCoron, Palawan1,315about 95about 13.87 km²0.63% a yearRural
22,530CarmenLoreto, Dinagat Islands1,315about 692about 1.90 km²2.16% a yearRural
22,531DagaSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,315about 617about 2.13 km²−1.39% a yearRural
22,532KapokMatanao, Davao del Sur1,315about 283about 4.65 km²1.05% a yearRural
22,533Lumampong BalagbagIndang, Cavite1,315about 346about 3.80 km²0.76% a yearRural
22,534MaranligTorrijos, Marinduque1,315about 142about 9.23 km²−2.25% a yearRural
22,535NagsabaranDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya1,315about 164about 8.02 km²1.34% a yearRural
22,536PatagBaybay City, Leyte1,315about 92about 14.27 km²−2.59% a yearRural
22,537PoblacionTugaya, Lanao del Sur1,315about 15,824about 0.0831 km²0.04% a yearRural
22,538San NicolasRoxas, Palawan1,315about 52about 25.48 km²0.39% a yearRural
22,539TalongadianSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,315about 2,199about 0.598 km²no 2020 countRural
22,540BagongonConcepcion, Iloilo1,314about 548about 2.40 km²−0.91% a yearRural
22,541BanabaTarlac City, Tarlac1,314about 584about 2.25 km²1.30% a yearRural
22,542BantolinaoAntequera, Bohol1,314about 123about 10.71 km²0.80% a yearRural
22,543Barangay 52Caloocan City1,314about 34,219about 0.0384 km²0.65% a yearUrban
22,544BayongGuindulman, Bohol1,314about 353about 3.72 km²−3.33% a yearRural
22,545CabanbananBalatan, Camarines Sur1,314about 211about 6.23 km²−0.07% a yearRural
22,546CabatanganLambunao, Iloilo1,314about 6about 237.24 km²0.28% a yearRural
22,547CalabalabaanScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija1,314about 592about 2.22 km²2.82% a yearRural
22,548Calam-isanOton, Iloilo1,314about 738about 1.78 km²−0.07% a yearRural
22,549Centro SurPandan, Antique1,314about 2,882about 0.456 km²0.15% a yearRural
22,550ComaraAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur1,314about 163about 8.04 km²6.41% 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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