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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, 23,201 to 23,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,201San LeandroSarrat, Ilocos Norte1,272about 4,782about 0.266 km²0.08% a yearRural
23,202BandingPozorrubio, Pangasinan1,271about 935about 1.36 km²3.37% a yearRural
23,203Barangay Zone IISanta Barbara, Iloilo1,271about 4,127about 0.308 km²−2.87% a yearRural
23,204BravoGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija1,271about 312about 4.07 km²1.55% a yearRural
23,205CabaritanSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur1,271about 794about 1.60 km²−0.04% a yearRural
23,206CorazonSan Antonio, Quezon1,271about 560about 2.27 km²1.96% a yearRural
23,207KamelonInitao, Misamis Oriental1,271about 241about 5.27 km²1.13% a yearRural
23,208LanggaoCabucgayan, Biliran1,271about 956about 1.33 km²0.23% a yearRural
23,209LangkaMati City, Davao Oriental1,271about 82about 15.46 km²0.38% a yearRural
23,210LiongDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur1,271about 452about 2.81 km²3.75% a yearRural
23,211PagalamatanAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur1,271about 289about 4.40 km²4.28% a yearRural
23,212Santa LinaLuna, Apayao1,271about 138about 9.22 km²2.36% a yearRural
23,213TangaoanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,271about 414about 3.07 km²1.25% a yearRural
23,214UnionMahaplag, Leyte1,271about 78about 16.39 km²−1.82% a yearRural
23,215VillarSibalom, Antique1,271about 799about 1.59 km²1.45% a yearRural
23,216ArogangaDolores, Eastern Samar1,270about 99about 12.88 km²5.60% a yearRural
23,217BaeSibonga, Cebu1,270about 324about 3.92 km²−1.89% a yearRural
23,218BalabagoSan Joaquin, Iloilo1,270about 362about 3.51 km²0.46% a yearRural
23,219CamaligMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,270about 8,247about 0.154 km²5.15% a yearRural
23,220General LunaSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija1,270about 215about 5.91 km²−3.63% a yearRural
23,221Guiwan 1Palompon, Leyte1,270about 6,287about 0.202 km²1.03% a yearRural
23,222KagtalabaSanta Elena, Camarines Norte1,270about 151about 8.43 km²0.19% a yearRural
23,223LambaoSanta Margarita, Samar1,270about 418about 3.04 km²0.63% a yearRural
23,224ManlacboValderrama, Antique1,270about 326about 3.89 km²0.19% a yearRural
23,225Mongol Bongol Pob.San Vicente, Northern Samar1,270about 385about 3.30 km²0.93% a yearRural
23,226San MiguelCaraga, Davao Oriental1,270about 111about 11.47 km²2.67% a yearRural
23,227SanbermicristiCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija1,270about 17,209about 0.0738 km²−0.52% a yearUrban
23,228Sta. Lucia PaguibaMasantol, Pampanga1,270about 5,080about 0.25 km²no 2020 countRural
23,229SumalagKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental1,270about 1,221about 1.04 km²5.32% a yearRural
23,230BalbalayangSugpon, Ilocos Sur1,269about 171about 7.43 km²−7.01% a yearRural
23,231Barangay 2Isabela, Negros Occidental1,269about 4,753about 0.267 km²3.90% a yearRural
23,232Barangay 582Manila1,269about 94,701about 0.0134 km²−4.87% a yearUrban
23,233Cambuac SurSikatuna, Bohol1,269about 121about 10.48 km²0.02% a yearRural
23,234Doña JosefaIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay1,269about 115about 11.06 km²1.19% a yearRural
23,235MagsaysayMadrid, Surigao del Sur1,269about 483about 2.63 km²−1.85% a yearRural
23,236MainitBontoc, Mountain Province1,269about 24about 53.98 km²0.36% a yearRural
23,237NaubayLlorente, Eastern Samar1,269about 179about 7.09 km²0.09% a yearRural
23,238Poblacion VIMendez, Cavite1,269about 18,103about 0.0701 km²−0.02% a yearRural
23,239PolayoSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte1,269about 171about 7.40 km²5.78% a yearRural
23,240Barangay 404Manila1,268about 17,859about 0.071 km²no 2020 countUrban
23,241Barangay 62Pasay City1,268about 115,273about 0.011 km²0.77% a yearUrban
23,242BustracNabua, Camarines Sur1,268about 616about 2.06 km²1.72% a yearRural
23,243CanhidocPalo, Leyte1,268about 593about 2.14 km²0.77% a yearRural
23,244CasiliMallig, Isabela1,268about 647about 1.96 km²−0.08% a yearRural
23,245Duyan KabaoParang, Sulu1,268about 1,415about 0.896 km²3.27% a yearRural
23,246GinesJaniuay, Iloilo1,268about 968about 1.31 km²2.18% a yearRural
23,247MalinaoKadingilan, Bukidnon1,268about 318about 3.99 km²1.01% a yearRural
23,248ManhacLooc, Romblon1,268about 110about 11.48 km²0.11% a yearRural
23,249Poblacion CentroClarin, Bohol1,268about 2,977about 0.426 km²−1.73% a yearRural
23,250San JosePresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol1,268about 610about 2.08 km²−0.49% 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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