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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, 22,551 to 22,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,551DataganSominot, Zamboanga del Sur1,314about 297about 4.42 km²−0.05% a yearRural
22,552HalabangbaybaySan Pascual, Masbate1,314about 108about 12.13 km²3.25% a yearRural
22,553ManggasPadre Garcia, Batangas1,314about 1,173about 1.12 km²0.35% a yearRural
22,554MawalSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,314about 532about 2.47 km²0.67% a yearRural
22,555NabongPinabacdao, Samar1,314about 913about 1.44 km²0.63% a yearRural
22,556NajeArakan, Cotabato1,314about 448about 2.93 km²−0.38% a yearRural
22,557PuroPlacer, Masbate1,314about 243about 5.41 km²−0.96% a yearRural
22,558RizalPilar, Bohol1,314about 254about 5.18 km²−1.10% a yearRural
22,559SibatoCaluya, Antique1,314about 832about 1.58 km²0.97% a yearRural
22,560SihiBuenavista, Marinduque1,314about 207about 6.36 km²−1.56% a yearRural
22,561West Habog-habogIloilo City, Iloilo1,314about 19,583about 0.0671 km²−1.53% a yearRural
22,562AgtugopAsturias, Cebu1,313about 217about 6.05 km²2.68% a yearRural
22,563AmbolongMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,313about 83,631about 0.0157 km²no 2020 countRural
22,564Barangay 4Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental1,313about 1,152about 1.14 km²0.76% a yearRural
22,565CabisuculanScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija1,313about 346about 3.79 km²1.01% a yearRural
22,566ColongcogongCaramoan, Camarines Sur1,313about 306about 4.29 km²0.15% a yearRural
22,567GarretaBadoc, Ilocos Norte1,313about 4,436about 0.296 km²−1.24% a yearUrban
22,568LomboMalabuyoc, Cebu1,313about 180about 7.28 km²−0.25% a yearRural
22,569San JuanEchague, Isabela1,313about 279about 4.71 km²0.76% a yearRural
22,570TamaoJimalalud, Negros Oriental1,313about 197about 6.66 km²−0.09% a yearRural
22,571Barangay 176Manila1,312about 29,483about 0.0445 km²0.63% a yearUrban
22,572Barangay 4Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental1,312about 3,139about 0.418 km²−1.68% a yearUrban
22,573Barangay 57Cavite City, Cavite1,312about 6,833about 0.192 km²−0.91% a yearUrban
22,574Barangay 882Manila1,312about 58,311about 0.0225 km²0.26% a yearUrban
22,575Camp ClarkIsabela, Negros Occidental1,312about 398about 3.30 km²2.85% a yearRural
22,576DeborokPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,312about 224about 5.85 km²6.78% a yearRural
22,577GumaodClaveria, Misamis Oriental1,312about 261about 5.02 km²1.21% a yearRural
22,578InacayanLaak, Davao de Oro1,312about 87about 15.02 km²4.96% a yearRural
22,579LawiganCatarman, Camiguin1,312about 676about 1.94 km²2.39% a yearRural
22,580Libas GuaSan Miguel, Surigao del Sur1,312about 112about 11.76 km²−0.70% a yearRural
22,581LipaQuezon, Bukidnon1,312about 59about 22.09 km²0.26% a yearRural
22,582LunaMabini, Pangasinan1,312about 159about 8.25 km²0.18% a yearRural
22,583MabiniMainit, Surigao del Norte1,312about 491about 2.67 km²0.29% a yearRural
22,584Mina EastMina, Iloilo1,312about 1,339about 0.98 km²0.26% a yearRural
22,585Pagalongan BacayawanMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,312about 694about 1.89 km²2.58% a yearRural
22,586Poblacion GCamiling, Tarlac1,312about 7,497about 0.175 km²1.09% a yearUrban
22,587San PantaleonMagarao, Camarines Sur1,312about 1,671about 0.785 km²1.40% a yearRural
22,588TangculIlagan City, Isabela1,312about 1,913about 0.686 km²0.28% a yearRural
22,589Zone 1Talisay City, Negros Occidental1,312about 4,302about 0.305 km²−1.17% a yearRural
22,590BalutMarogong, Lanao del Sur1,311about 362about 3.62 km²3.92% a yearRural
22,591CalibagatMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,311about 91about 14.36 km²7.44% a yearRural
22,592Gemat-yPassi City, Iloilo1,311about 477about 2.75 km²1.66% a yearRural
22,593LabneyScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija1,311about 297about 4.42 km²5.13% a yearRural
22,594MacalayaPlacer, Surigao del Norte1,311about 403about 3.25 km²1.82% a yearRural
22,595MijaresDipaculao, Aurora1,311about 613about 2.14 km²1.34% a yearRural
22,596OslaoSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte1,311about 318about 4.12 km²0.39% a yearRural
22,597SalindegVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,311about 1,381about 0.949 km²−0.25% a yearRural
22,598San IsidroCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,311about 2,596about 0.505 km²0.94% a yearRural
22,599San MiguelRoxas, Palawan1,311about 91about 14.33 km²1.29% a yearRural
22,600SorosimbajanEsperanza, Masbate1,311about 286about 4.59 km²1.32% 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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