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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, 22,701 to 22,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,701San FranciscoBalatan, Camarines Sur1,304about 577about 2.26 km²0.06% a yearRural
22,702San PabloBalaoan, La Union1,304about 767about 1.70 km²4.28% a yearRural
22,703Silangan LazaanNagcarlan, Laguna1,304about 1,711about 0.762 km²−0.18% a yearRural
22,704SipalocSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte1,304about 209about 6.23 km²−0.62% a yearRural
22,705TugnaoPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol1,304about 587about 2.22 km²2.32% a yearRural
22,706Tuna-anLala, Lanao del Norte1,304about 767about 1.70 km²−3.44% a yearRural
22,707BinagbagAgdangan, Quezon1,303about 495about 2.63 km²3.94% a yearRural
22,708BuntodPanay, Capiz1,303about 530about 2.46 km²0.43% a yearRural
22,709KirkirSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte1,303about 716about 1.82 km²5.58% a yearRural
22,710KompangMapun, Tawi-Tawi1,303about 322about 4.05 km²1.87% a yearRural
22,711LibertadDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur1,303about 356about 3.66 km²2.28% a yearRural
22,712MahayahayDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur1,303about 153about 8.49 km²0.20% a yearRural
22,713MaratudoMagsingal, Ilocos Sur1,303about 61about 21.45 km²−0.29% a yearRural
22,714PaitanEscalante City, Negros Occidental1,303about 190about 6.87 km²−2.69% a yearRural
22,715SagatSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur1,303about 1,623about 0.803 km²−0.44% a yearRural
22,716Santa FeBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,303about 383about 3.40 km²1.57% a yearRural
22,717SawangAroroy, Masbate1,303about 112about 11.64 km²−1.21% a yearRural
22,718TabigueAbuyog, Leyte1,303about 384about 3.39 km²−0.65% a yearRural
22,719Upper IrasanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte1,303about 388about 3.36 km²−2.02% a yearRural
22,720Wawa IlayaLemery, Batangas1,303about 26,977about 0.0483 km²−2.63% a yearRural
22,721Alfonso XIILibacao, Aklan1,302about 261about 4.98 km²0.04% a yearRural
22,722Barangay 136Manila1,302about 45,052about 0.0289 km²2.04% a yearUrban
22,723Barangay 83Caloocan City1,302about 22,762about 0.0572 km²0.96% a yearUrban
22,724Barangay ISilang, Cavite1,302about 16,757about 0.0777 km²2.91% a yearUrban
22,725BigaoDaraga, Albay1,302about 274about 4.75 km²1.69% a yearRural
22,726BoloCarles, Iloilo1,302about 523about 2.49 km²0.22% a yearRural
22,727FatimaCortes, Bohol1,302about 279about 4.66 km²2.94% a yearRural
22,728Lettac SurSantol, La Union1,302about 112about 11.60 km²−0.76% a yearRural
22,729LumpanacImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay1,302about 247about 5.28 km²6.64% a yearRural
22,730MagsaysayAgno, Pangasinan1,302about 70about 18.50 km²−4.07% a yearRural
22,731ManlapayDumanjug, Cebu1,302about 1,017about 1.28 km²1.35% a yearRural
22,732May-OgobOcampo, Camarines Sur1,302about 191about 6.80 km²−9.19% a yearRural
22,733NavarroBasilisa, Dinagat Islands1,302about 184about 7.08 km²−6.68% a yearRural
22,734PanasConsolacion, Cebu1,302about 462about 2.82 km²−0.71% a yearRural
22,735PawaMalinao, Albay1,302about 1,935about 0.673 km²0.73% a yearRural
22,736PazPoro, Cebu1,302about 416about 3.13 km²0.09% a yearRural
22,737PebpoloanKapalawan, Special Geographic Area1,302about 232about 5.62 km²5.58% a yearRural
22,738PinitanSiruma, Camarines Sur1,302about 201about 6.48 km²−0.72% a yearRural
22,739Rufina M. TanOrmoc City, Leyte1,302about 451about 2.89 km²1.71% a yearRural
22,740TagumpayBaco, Oriental Mindoro1,302about 202about 6.43 km²−7.32% a yearRural
22,741Tolentino WestTagaytay City, Cavite1,302about 1,465about 0.889 km²−2.40% a yearRural
22,742Villa AurinSan Narciso, Quezon1,302about 101about 12.83 km²0.50% a yearRural
22,743BolaoMaguing, Lanao del Sur1,301about 2,055about 0.633 km²1.06% a yearRural
22,744DolorosaDangcagan, Bukidnon1,301about 232about 5.61 km²1.55% a yearRural
22,745GinoranganLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,301about 54about 23.91 km²2.39% a yearRural
22,746GuinmaayohanBalangiga, Eastern Samar1,301about 43about 30.16 km²−1.39% a yearRural
22,747ImamalingMagpet, Cotabato1,301about 55about 23.72 km²1.32% a yearRural
22,748KinabuanDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya1,301about 49about 26.70 km²0.75% a yearRural
22,749LilibanganConcepcion, Tarlac1,301about 352about 3.70 km²−1.54% a yearRural
22,750Lupa PulaMapun, Tawi-Tawi1,301about 173about 7.54 km²no 2020 countRural

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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