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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, 22,801 to 22,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,801N. RoqueBulan, Sorsogon1,299about 702about 1.85 km²0.34% a yearRural
22,802Palta SalvacionVirac, Catanduanes1,299about 999about 1.30 km²1.24% a yearRural
22,803San AgustinMondragon, Northern Samar1,299about 284about 4.57 km²1.24% a yearRural
22,804Santo NiñoLaak, Davao de Oro1,299about 136about 9.58 km²0.04% a yearRural
22,805South Madaya ProperMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,299about 39,245about 0.0331 km²no 2020 countRural
22,806Tagbac NorteOton, Iloilo1,299about 467about 2.78 km²0.28% a yearRural
22,807TimbangaBacong, Negros Oriental1,299about 548about 2.37 km²0.15% a yearRural
22,808Virgen Delos RemediosAngeles City, Pampanga1,299about 16,633about 0.0781 km²2.44% a yearUrban
22,809AmangbanganAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,298about 360about 3.61 km²0.15% a yearRural
22,810AyuyanPassi City, Iloilo1,298about 274about 4.74 km²no 2020 countRural
22,811Balut IIPilar, Bataan1,298about 3,040about 0.427 km²−0.07% a yearRural
22,812Barangay 83-ATacloban City, Leyte1,298about 8,653about 0.15 km²−1.10% a yearRural
22,813Barangay ISanta Maria, Laguna1,298about 20,281about 0.064 km²1.52% a yearRural
22,814BukalCavinti, Laguna1,298about 348about 3.73 km²0.66% a yearRural
22,815BulawanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,298about 226about 5.74 km²1.16% a yearRural
22,816DiitAgutaya, Palawan1,298about 249about 5.22 km²1.28% a yearRural
22,817Esperanza DosSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte1,298about 420about 3.09 km²−0.06% a yearRural
22,818IlianPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,298about 991about 1.31 km²6.95% a yearRural
22,819LibertadGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte1,298about 941about 1.38 km²2.44% a yearRural
22,820New BaguioMakilala, Cotabato1,298about 179about 7.25 km²1.18% a yearRural
22,821New PoblacionCabusao, Camarines Sur1,298about 621about 2.09 km²−0.11% a yearRural
22,822PookTaal, Batangas1,298about 1,616about 0.803 km²7.61% a yearRural
22,823Sapa AndingRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur1,298about 277about 4.69 km²0.75% a yearRural
22,824SinenseAnao, Tarlac1,298about 457about 2.84 km²1.36% a yearRural
22,825TelimCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,298about 211about 6.15 km²0.30% a yearRural
22,826VigaAgno, Pangasinan1,298about 104about 12.44 km²−0.31% a yearRural
22,827CabulihanMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,297about 882about 1.47 km²0.73% a yearRural
22,828DasayNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,297about 351about 3.70 km²0.30% a yearRural
22,829KauswaganManjuyod, Negros Oriental1,297about 156about 8.31 km²1.08% a yearRural
22,830LagundiAllen, Northern Samar1,297about 786about 1.65 km²−0.96% a yearRural
22,831MalorayDalaguete, Cebu1,297about 758about 1.71 km²6.26% a yearRural
22,832Maravilla-Arellano Ext.Mangatarem, Pangasinan1,297about 1,212about 1.07 km²−0.74% a yearRural
22,833PaitanNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,297about 2,760about 0.47 km²3.25% a yearRural
22,834San IsidroBusuanga, Palawan1,297about 264about 4.92 km²1.03% a yearRural
22,835San VicenteBaclayon, Bohol1,297about 2,691about 0.482 km²−1.80% a yearRural
22,836SingiVinzons, Camarines Norte1,297about 422about 3.07 km²−4.29% a yearRural
22,837Upper Salug DakuMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,297about 479about 2.71 km²1.24% a yearRural
22,838AbanqueruanPamplona, Cagayan1,296about 212about 6.10 km²2.91% a yearRural
22,839Barangay 741Manila1,296about 91,915about 0.0141 km²1.72% a yearUrban
22,840BuluanPigkawayan, Cotabato1,296about 356about 3.64 km²−0.94% a yearRural
22,841ComagaycaySan Andres, Catanduanes1,296about 2,717about 0.477 km²−0.22% a yearRural
22,842DagupanAglipay, Quirino1,296about 131about 9.86 km²1.84% a yearRural
22,843KinalkalanBalasan, Iloilo1,296about 741about 1.75 km²−0.31% a yearRural
22,844ManggaSipocot, Camarines Sur1,296about 736about 1.76 km²0.34% a yearRural
22,845NonocSurigao City, Surigao del Norte1,296about 900about 1.44 km²3.85% a yearRural
22,846PoblacionLubuagan, Kalinga1,296about 2,365about 0.548 km²−2.56% a yearRural
22,847San PedroPontevedra, Capiz1,296about 301about 4.31 km²−2.53% a yearRural
22,848TalogtogDolores, Abra1,296about 675about 1.92 km²0.79% a yearRural
22,849TigbawanLeyte, Leyte1,296about 182about 7.11 km²−0.07% a yearRural
22,850AgnagaConcepcion, Iloilo1,295about 401about 3.23 km²2.07% 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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