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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, 22,651 to 22,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,651AgojoSan Andres, Catanduanes1,307about 594about 2.20 km²0.88% a yearRural
22,652Angayan NorteBalungao, Pangasinan1,307about 1,326about 0.986 km²0.31% a yearRural
22,653AnibonganLianga, Surigao del Sur1,307about 131about 10.00 km²−0.60% a yearRural
22,654Barangay 9Tigbauan, Iloilo1,307about 4,046about 0.323 km²1.69% a yearUrban
22,655BilisBurgos, La Union1,307about 336about 3.89 km²1.83% a yearRural
22,656C. MangilalaPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat1,307about 223about 5.87 km²0.69% a yearRural
22,657ColetoBislig City, Surigao del Sur1,307about 137about 9.53 km²−1.82% a yearRural
22,658ConcepcionCataingan, Masbate1,307about 515about 2.54 km²0.13% a yearRural
22,659DawoCalbayog City, Samar1,307about 60about 21.87 km²2.50% a yearRural
22,660KilomaonSagñay, Camarines Sur1,307about 100about 13.07 km²−1.67% a yearRural
22,661Magpag-ongBatan, Aklan1,307about 429about 3.05 km²−0.40% a yearRural
22,662MatanogBalabagan, Lanao del Sur1,307about 751about 1.74 km²3.88% a yearRural
22,663OndolInabanga, Bohol1,307about 807about 1.62 km²0.69% a yearRural
22,664San RoqueNabunturan, Davao de Oro1,307about 200about 6.53 km²0.96% a yearRural
22,665San Vicente GrandeDaraga, Albay1,307about 386about 3.39 km²0.94% a yearRural
22,666SandayongTuburan, Cebu1,307about 133about 9.82 km²2.82% a yearRural
22,667SibakloonTandubas, Tawi-Tawi1,307about 2,171about 0.602 km²0.22% a yearRural
22,668Villa GarciaSierra Bullones, Bohol1,307about 769about 1.70 km²0.60% a yearRural
22,669AmbuanCatigbian, Bohol1,306about 118about 11.10 km²1.35% a yearRural
22,670Barangay 104Pasay City1,306about 65,628about 0.0199 km²3.60% a yearUrban
22,671Barangay 125Caloocan City1,306about 32,488about 0.0402 km²0.24% a yearUrban
22,672Bato-batoPresident Roxas, Cotabato1,306about 66about 19.66 km²4.34% a yearRural
22,673DoloresQuirino, Isabela1,306about 238about 5.48 km²−0.16% a yearRural
22,674DumatadTangalan, Aklan1,306about 1,136about 1.15 km²0.60% a yearRural
22,675GapasanRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur1,306about 334about 3.91 km²2.30% a yearRural
22,676Lower UsuganBonifacio, Misamis Occidental1,306about 533about 2.45 km²−0.69% a yearRural
22,677Mahabangkahoy LejosIndang, Cavite1,306about 232about 5.63 km²1.85% a yearRural
22,678Mamat-ing SurNaguilian, La Union1,306about 782about 1.67 km²−0.22% a yearRural
22,679MancaresTarangnan, Samar1,306about 546about 2.39 km²2.78% a yearRural
22,680ManloyCarigara, Leyte1,306about 280about 4.67 km²1.11% a yearRural
22,681NazuniDingle, Iloilo1,306about 160about 8.14 km²−0.22% a yearRural
22,682PasihagonSiquijor, Siquijor1,306about 706about 1.85 km²0.90% a yearRural
22,683SingcaraLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur1,306about 2,473about 0.528 km²1.93% a yearRural
22,684TalonSan Luis, Batangas1,306about 806about 1.62 km²1.15% a yearRural
22,685BuguisJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental1,305about 80about 16.25 km²−0.15% a yearRural
22,686CarupayKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,305about 161about 8.11 km²0.69% a yearRural
22,687DaitBuenavista, Bohol1,305about 1,079about 1.21 km²6.98% a yearRural
22,688KisekPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,305about 125about 10.40 km²−5.36% a yearRural
22,689LamoritoGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,305about 500about 2.61 km²−0.51% a yearRural
22,690Langcangan LowerOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental1,305about 5,625about 0.232 km²−1.69% a yearUrban
22,691PalarananManukan, Zamboanga del Norte1,305about 299about 4.36 km²9.94% a yearRural
22,692PendolonanLala, Lanao del Norte1,305about 317about 4.12 km²1.27% a yearRural
22,693RizalSan Narciso, Quezon1,305about 324about 4.03 km²3.25% a yearRural
22,694RoxasMondragon, Northern Samar1,305about 6,692about 0.195 km²1.95% a yearRural
22,695Santa IsabelNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,305about 190about 6.87 km²1.77% a yearRural
22,696TarukTandubas, Tawi-Tawi1,305about 244about 5.34 km²3.71% a yearRural
22,697Bitan-aganSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur1,304about 64about 20.41 km²4.19% a yearRural
22,698LinambasanJamindan, Capiz1,304about 235about 5.56 km²0.33% a yearRural
22,699MalingebBantay, Ilocos Sur1,304about 858about 1.52 km²−0.51% a yearRural
22,700Poblacion SurBarcelona, Sorsogon1,304about 3,352about 0.389 km²1.08% 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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