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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, 22,851 to 22,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,851AmontayPitogo, Quezon1,295about 1,210about 1.07 km²4.94% a yearRural
22,852Apoc-apocAborlan, Palawan1,295about 59about 21.92 km²0.34% a yearRural
22,853BanagoCaluya, Antique1,295about 605about 2.14 km²2.49% a yearRural
22,854BretaniaSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur1,295about 215about 6.02 km²1.54% a yearRural
22,855CadajugLaua-An, Antique1,295about 780about 1.66 km²0.77% a yearRural
22,856CalapayanCawayan, Masbate1,295about 70about 18.60 km²−2.24% a yearRural
22,857Danao NorteSanta Fe, Romblon1,295about 354about 3.66 km²−0.90% a yearRural
22,858EncarnacionCalatagan, Batangas1,295about 371about 3.49 km²−3.07% a yearRural
22,859KarkumSapad, Lanao del Norte1,295about 265about 4.88 km²1.62% a yearRural
22,860Liwan SurEnrile, Cagayan1,295about 110about 11.72 km²0.34% a yearRural
22,861MacarangMangatarem, Pangasinan1,295about 696about 1.86 km²−2.09% a yearRural
22,862New OrlinsLasam, Cagayan1,295about 272about 4.76 km²1.54% a yearRural
22,863Poblacion IISanta Teresita, Batangas1,295about 2,264about 0.572 km²1.34% a yearRural
22,864San CarlosDanao, Bohol1,295about 275about 4.71 km²−0.42% a yearRural
22,865TumalogOslob, Cebu1,295about 122about 10.65 km²5.64% a yearRural
22,866Ambayat IIBayambang, Pangasinan1,294about 443about 2.92 km²0.24% a yearRural
22,867Barangay 892Manila1,294about 45,404about 0.0285 km²3.00% a yearUrban
22,868BayabasValladolid, Negros Occidental1,294about 451about 2.87 km²0.11% a yearRural
22,869Bolo SurSipocot, Camarines Sur1,294about 403about 3.21 km²−1.20% a yearRural
22,870Cabunga-anSanto Niño, Samar1,294about 692about 1.87 km²2.32% a yearRural
22,871CaurasanCarmen, Cebu1,294about 89about 14.46 km²0.00% a yearRural
22,872DipilatVintar, Ilocos Norte1,294about 49about 26.57 km²1.60% a yearRural
22,873DueraBayambang, Pangasinan1,294about 1,061about 1.22 km²−0.22% a yearRural
22,874LambanganCabanglasan, Bukidnon1,294about 119about 10.85 km²0.53% a yearRural
22,875LomononPalompon, Leyte1,294about 283about 4.58 km²−1.12% a yearRural
22,876Rita GlendaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands1,294about 191about 6.78 km²no 2020 countRural
22,877Santa SaludCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,294about 5,135about 0.252 km²−2.12% a yearRural
22,878BagsikAlcantara, Romblon1,293about 440about 2.94 km²4.64% a yearRural
22,879BuloAllacapan, Cagayan1,293about 447about 2.89 km²0.41% a yearRural
22,880Calaoagan DackelGattaran, Cagayan1,293about 784about 1.65 km²1.85% a yearRural
22,881ConcepcionBelison, Antique1,293about 1,301about 0.994 km²0.34% a yearRural
22,882ElizabethDingras, Ilocos Norte1,293about 245about 5.27 km²4.27% a yearRural
22,883GarritaBani, Pangasinan1,293about 148about 8.75 km²3.00% a yearRural
22,884IndanganKidapawan City, Cotabato1,293about 200about 6.45 km²−0.29% a yearRural
22,885InoyonanBula, Camarines Sur1,293about 190about 6.81 km²−0.22% a yearRural
22,886KaymisasGeneral Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite1,293about 317about 4.08 km²1.21% a yearRural
22,887LajogClarin, Bohol1,293about 565about 2.29 km²0.41% a yearRural
22,888LakikiSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte1,293about 86about 15.03 km²no 2020 countRural
22,889LigaoPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,293about 481about 2.69 km²−3.41% a yearRural
22,890MabuhayBulusan, Sorsogon1,293about 4,935about 0.262 km²−1.12% a yearRural
22,891MadambaCataingan, Masbate1,293about 349about 3.71 km²0.26% a yearRural
22,892PalegDinalungan, Aurora1,293about 24about 53.83 km²−0.09% a yearRural
22,893PantalanMagallanes, Sorsogon1,293about 27,336about 0.0473 km²2.68% a yearRural
22,894ParpariaNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,293about 397about 3.26 km²−0.15% a yearRural
22,895Poblacion IrayaRagay, Camarines Sur1,293about 4,253about 0.304 km²−3.00% a yearRural
22,896RealSan Luis, Aurora1,293about 380about 3.40 km²−0.13% a yearRural
22,897Santo RosarioJamindan, Capiz1,293about 76about 16.96 km²0.45% a yearRural
22,898SiliNaguilian, La Union1,293about 1,307about 0.989 km²0.28% a yearRural
22,899TicoPanay, Capiz1,293about 424about 3.05 km²3.73% a yearRural
22,900TugopTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,293about 207about 6.25 km²−1.62% 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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