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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, 22,901 to 22,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
22,901BangwalogDuero, Bohol1,292about 132about 9.77 km²−2.44% a yearRural
22,902Barangay 465Manila1,292about 99,385about 0.013 km²no 2020 countUrban
22,903CabutonganSantander, Cebu1,292about 216about 5.99 km²−0.33% a yearRural
22,904LugsonganLimasawa, Southern Leyte1,292about 2,410about 0.536 km²1.75% a yearRural
22,905MalonesDalaguete, Cebu1,292about 145about 8.94 km²0.74% a yearRural
22,906MercedesCaraga, Davao Oriental1,292about 11about 112.88 km²1.99% a yearRural
22,907NapnaponPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,292about 29about 44.99 km²−5.89% a yearRural
22,908SambagTabogon, Cebu1,292about 585about 2.21 km²7.57% a yearRural
22,909SimbucoKolambugan, Lanao del Norte1,292about 1,059about 1.22 km²−1.50% a yearRural
22,910SininanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,292about 179about 7.22 km²0.15% a yearRural
22,911VictoryBolinao, Pangasinan1,292about 788about 1.64 km²−1.97% a yearRural
22,912Agustin NavarraIvisan, Capiz1,291about 444about 2.91 km²0.66% a yearRural
22,913AmpenicanSalay, Misamis Oriental1,291about 890about 1.45 km²4.58% a yearRural
22,914AranginNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,291about 249about 5.19 km²0.85% a yearRural
22,915AtisanSan Pablo City, Laguna1,291about 302about 4.28 km²0.38% a yearRural
22,916Barangay 97Pasay City1,291about 17,565about 0.0735 km²−1.26% a yearUrban
22,917Barangay IIILaur, Nueva Ecija1,291about 855about 1.51 km²0.24% a yearRural
22,918CabaruanSanta Ignacia, Tarlac1,291about 778about 1.66 km²1.03% a yearRural
22,919KinuskusanBansalan, Davao del Sur1,291about 402about 3.21 km²no 2020 countRural
22,920LutaoBacong, Negros Oriental1,291about 1,501about 0.86 km²−0.13% a yearRural
22,921MagpanamboPolangui, Albay1,291about 429about 3.01 km²−0.02% a yearRural
22,922ManlagtangTabogon, Cebu1,291about 364about 3.55 km²−4.11% a yearRural
22,923MansalayaDel Gallego, Camarines Sur1,291about 139about 9.32 km²2.30% a yearRural
22,924MinsulaoSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,291about 140about 9.20 km²3.44% a yearRural
22,925Natunuan SouthSan Pascual, Batangas1,291about 742about 1.74 km²0.91% a yearRural
22,926QuinayuyaDao, Capiz1,291about 425about 3.04 km²0.19% a yearRural
22,927San RafaelSan Narciso, Zambales1,291about 3,877about 0.333 km²−0.20% a yearRural
22,928SucobColumbio, Sultan Kudarat1,291about 68about 18.91 km²−3.05% a yearRural
22,929TigbawonParanas, Samar1,291about 439about 2.94 km²4.82% a yearRural
22,930TubaranMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,291about 135about 9.58 km²0.76% a yearRural
22,931AgtatacayDingle, Iloilo1,290about 327about 3.94 km²−1.62% a yearRural
22,932Barangay 13Caloocan City1,290about 25,545about 0.0505 km²4.49% a yearUrban
22,933Barangay 220Manila1,290about 23,933about 0.0539 km²0.38% a yearUrban
22,934CabuaanBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya1,290about 205about 6.28 km²0.89% a yearRural
22,935CaroanGonzaga, Cagayan1,290about 1,656about 0.779 km²0.60% a yearRural
22,936CauswaganLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte1,290about 420about 3.07 km²−0.39% a yearRural
22,937DajaMaasin, Iloilo1,290about 1,392about 0.927 km²−0.04% a yearRural
22,938Dalipit EastAlitagtag, Batangas1,290about 1,952about 0.661 km²1.91% a yearRural
22,939NagbaMaasin, Iloilo1,290about 401about 3.22 km²0.17% a yearRural
22,940PanionganBongao, Tawi-Tawi1,290about 832about 1.55 km²3.80% a yearRural
22,941PonongAlburquerque, Bohol1,290about 1,206about 1.07 km²0.51% a yearRural
22,942RosarioBalingasag, Misamis Oriental1,290about 295about 4.38 km²1.05% a yearRural
22,943Tong TampakanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi1,290about 8,269about 0.156 km²2.71% a yearRural
22,944AbulegDinalungan, Aurora1,289about 23about 55.07 km²−0.07% a yearRural
22,945BantugBongabon, Nueva Ecija1,289about 772about 1.67 km²9.68% a yearRural
22,946Barangay 202Manila1,289about 39,179about 0.0329 km²−2.29% a yearUrban
22,947Bgy. 6 - Bañadero Pob.Legazpi City, Albay1,289about 3,419about 0.377 km²−4.04% a yearRural
22,948BatanganBubong, Lanao del Sur1,289about 1,898about 0.679 km²0.22% a yearRural
22,949ConcepcionGandara, Samar1,289about 202about 6.37 km²0.43% a yearRural
22,950Lasip ChicoDagupan City, Pangasinan1,289about 4,901about 0.263 km²1.57% 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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