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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, 22,601 to 22,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,601UnionLingig, Surigao del Sur1,311about 86about 15.31 km²−1.12% a yearRural
22,602WrightTapaz, Capiz1,311about 143about 9.19 km²0.35% a yearRural
22,603Barangay 26Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental1,310about 13,981about 0.0937 km²1.82% a yearUrban
22,604Barangay 531Manila1,310about 52,400about 0.025 km²7.85% a yearUrban
22,605GumhangTinoc, Ifugao1,310about 101about 12.96 km²−0.89% a yearRural
22,606HanoonLake Sebu, South Cotabato1,310about 122about 10.74 km²2.75% a yearRural
22,607Ilihan NorteTubigon, Bohol1,310about 736about 1.78 km²0.15% a yearRural
22,608KamamburinganUngkaya Pukan, Basilan1,310about 77about 17.05 km²−2.88% a yearRural
22,609LawinonPio Duran, Albay1,310about 333about 3.93 km²−1.00% a yearRural
22,610LipaSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,310about 440about 2.98 km²−0.86% a yearRural
22,611Lower TalacogonLugait, Misamis Oriental1,310about 535about 2.45 km²4.42% a yearRural
22,612MabiniPlacer, Surigao del Norte1,310about 271about 4.84 km²0.78% a yearRural
22,613MaranganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur1,310about 173about 7.58 km²−0.07% a yearRural
22,614MatindegPura, Tarlac1,310about 949about 1.38 km²0.26% a yearRural
22,615MayugaLibagon, Southern Leyte1,310about 132about 9.93 km²1.94% a yearRural
22,616New GuiaMa-Ayon, Capiz1,310about 250about 5.24 km²0.80% a yearRural
22,617PeñarandaKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,310about 28about 46.21 km²1.07% a yearRural
22,618Progreso-LapuzIloilo City, Iloilo1,310about 4,746about 0.276 km²no 2020 countUrban
22,619TaftPakil, Laguna1,310about 2,505about 0.523 km²0.18% a yearUrban
22,620TalisayCalatrava, Romblon1,310about 222about 5.89 km²−0.63% a yearRural
22,621TamisianTiaong, Quezon1,310about 441about 2.97 km²−2.03% a yearRural
22,622TininaSarangani, Davao Occidental1,310about 322about 4.07 km²−2.23% a yearRural
22,623Ungus-ungusBongao, Tawi-Tawi1,310about 263about 4.98 km²1.98% a yearRural
22,624AundanaoIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,309about 115about 11.42 km²−0.02% a yearRural
22,625Balud Del SurGubat, Sorsogon1,309about 20,108about 0.0651 km²0.30% a yearRural
22,626BatotulingGlan, Sarangani1,309about 124about 10.53 km²5.65% a yearRural
22,627BiñohonBais City, Negros Oriental1,309about 770about 1.70 km²−0.68% a yearRural
22,628BirbiraCamiling, Tarlac1,309about 600about 2.18 km²1.52% a yearRural
22,629BolisongKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental1,309about 1,786about 0.733 km²0.33% a yearRural
22,630LawisInabanga, Bohol1,309about 1,283about 1.02 km²0.30% a yearRural
22,631Lioac SurNaguilian, La Union1,309about 856about 1.53 km²0.33% a yearRural
22,632LoocMalabuyoc, Cebu1,309about 220about 5.96 km²2.67% a yearRural
22,633MaraburabAlcala, Cagayan1,309about 128about 10.23 km²−0.16% a yearRural
22,634SuribaoBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,309about 635about 2.06 km²0.73% a yearRural
22,635TinagoSiquijor, Siquijor1,309about 873about 1.50 km²1.41% a yearRural
22,636Upper SicpaoSominot, Zamboanga del Sur1,309about 165about 7.94 km²1.74% a yearRural
22,637BacaniClarin, Bohol1,308about 664about 1.97 km²3.33% a yearRural
22,638BagacaySan Rafael, Iloilo1,308about 329about 3.97 km²−0.77% a yearRural
22,639Barangay 711Manila1,308about 148,468about 0.00881 km²0.26% a yearUrban
22,640BaybayBonifacio, Misamis Occidental1,308about 1,677about 0.78 km²−0.56% a yearRural
22,641GuinaangBontoc, Mountain Province1,308about 171about 7.67 km²−1.45% a yearRural
22,642IlagLiloan, Southern Leyte1,308about 346about 3.78 km²−1.78% a yearRural
22,643Kandang TukayIndanan, Sulu1,308about 540about 2.42 km²0.94% a yearRural
22,644Medicion II-FImus City, Cavite1,308about 3,988about 0.328 km²1.41% a yearRural
22,645Paharang KanluranBatangas City, Batangas1,308about 688about 1.90 km²−0.04% a yearRural
22,646Panpanan ISan Remigio, Antique1,308about 22about 60.13 km²0.06% a yearRural
22,647PanubtubanAsipulo, Ifugao1,308about 97about 13.42 km²1.19% a yearRural
22,648PiasSan Fernando City, La Union1,308about 1,006about 1.30 km²1.93% a yearRural
22,649Santa MonicaAliaga, Nueva Ecija1,308about 264about 4.95 km²2.40% a yearRural
22,650TayunganOld Panamao, Sulu1,308about 191about 6.86 km²0.80% 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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