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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, 23,001 to 23,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,001San JoseBombon, Camarines Sur1,286about 2,796about 0.46 km²0.23% a yearRural
23,002UbbogBangar, La Union1,286about 621about 2.07 km²−0.11% a yearRural
23,003CambaolAlicia, Bohol1,285about 105about 12.23 km²2.93% a yearRural
23,004CastuliMacabebe, Pampanga1,285about 242about 5.31 km²4.23% a yearRural
23,005Maningcay De OroPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon1,285about 1,844about 0.697 km²0.28% a yearRural
23,006SimbangonLamitan City, Basilan1,285about 229about 5.60 km²5.20% a yearRural
23,007TanglaganGattaran, Cagayan1,285about 11about 119.01 km²0.63% a yearRural
23,008Zone IRosales, Pangasinan1,285about 3,791about 0.339 km²0.23% a yearRural
23,009AzusanoTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,284about 187about 6.88 km²1.08% a yearRural
23,010BangaanSolano, Nueva Vizcaya1,284about 319about 4.03 km²2.09% a yearRural
23,011Bari-isCaibiran, Biliran1,284about 206about 6.23 km²1.08% a yearRural
23,012BululawanLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur1,284about 452about 2.84 km²−0.13% a yearRural
23,013CabasakanGetafe, Bohol1,284about 61about 21.00 km²−0.06% a yearRural
23,014CamangahanBugasong, Antique1,284about 717about 1.79 km²2.79% a yearRural
23,015GanaoDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya1,284about 47about 27.16 km²1.11% a yearRural
23,016MahayahayPlacer, Masbate1,284about 274about 4.69 km²1.19% a yearRural
23,017Medicion I-DImus City, Cavite1,284about 6,518about 0.197 km²3.24% a yearUrban
23,018OmjonValencia, Bohol1,284about 186about 6.92 km²1.92% a yearRural
23,019PalongoguenMidsayap, Cotabato1,284about 285about 4.51 km²−0.64% a yearRural
23,020RotrottoocMayantoc, Tarlac1,284about 441about 2.91 km²0.57% a yearRural
23,021San IsidroTingloy, Batangas1,284about 506about 2.54 km²−5.32% a yearRural
23,022Tam-anBanaue, Ifugao1,284about 873about 1.47 km²−3.24% a yearRural
23,023AmbulongMagdiwang, Romblon1,283about 442about 2.90 km²0.53% a yearRural
23,024Bagumbayan NorthNavotas City1,283about 18,868about 0.068 km²−6.22% a yearUrban
23,025BalunosAnilao, Iloilo1,283about 189about 6.80 km²−1.02% a yearRural
23,026Barangay 17Bacolod City, Negros Occidental1,283about 5,324about 0.241 km²−1.00% a yearUrban
23,027Barangay 347Manila1,283about 43,054about 0.0298 km²0.32% a yearUrban
23,028Barangay III-DSan Pablo City, Laguna1,283about 18,594about 0.069 km²1.00% a yearRural
23,029Bati-anMaitum, Sarangani1,283about 37about 34.52 km²4.47% a yearRural
23,030BilogAlfonso, Cavite1,283about 904about 1.42 km²1.97% a yearRural
23,031BuriPalo, Leyte1,283about 13,548about 0.0947 km²0.36% a yearRural
23,032CampagaoBilar, Bohol1,283about 131about 9.80 km²−1.20% a yearRural
23,033DalamaMunai, Lanao del Norte1,283about 307about 4.18 km²0.53% a yearRural
23,034District VIIICuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,283about 4,179about 0.307 km²0.26% a yearRural
23,035Illuru SurRizal, Cagayan1,283about 164about 7.83 km²0.45% a yearRural
23,036KipilasKitaotao, Bukidnon1,283about 197about 6.50 km²5.66% a yearRural
23,037LagdunganTapaz, Capiz1,283about 352about 3.65 km²1.86% a yearRural
23,038MacatunaoConcepcion, Iloilo1,283about 509about 2.52 km²−2.78% a yearRural
23,039MalopaloCalbayog City, Samar1,283about 292about 4.40 km²1.10% a yearRural
23,040MinaLezo, Aklan1,283about 709about 1.81 km²0.55% a yearRural
23,041Pag-Asa Pob.Santa Cruz, Marinduque1,283about 8,669about 0.148 km²−2.81% a yearUrban
23,042PatacGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur1,283about 690about 1.86 km²−1.56% a yearRural
23,043Paule 1Rizal, Laguna1,283about 3,997about 0.321 km²0.11% a yearRural
23,044San FranciscoTapaz, Capiz1,283about 352about 3.64 km²2.19% a yearRural
23,045Sto. NiñoJulita, Leyte1,283about 493about 2.60 km²0.42% a yearRural
23,046TabanMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,283about 651about 1.97 km²0.11% a yearRural
23,047BagoaingudMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,282about 1,813about 0.707 km²10.08% a yearRural
23,048Barangay 190Manila1,282about 81,656about 0.0157 km²0.96% a yearUrban
23,049Barangay VMalilipot, Albay1,282about 737about 1.74 km²−0.17% a yearRural
23,050CangawaBuenavista, Bohol1,282about 548about 2.34 km²0.45% 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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