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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, 23,251 to 23,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,251San LuisRosales, Pangasinan1,268about 382about 3.32 km²2.74% a yearRural
23,252Santa CruzMidsayap, Cotabato1,268about 293about 4.33 km²8.45% a yearRural
23,253Santo TomasMabini, Batangas1,268about 1,735about 0.731 km²1.21% a yearRural
23,254AgdayaoPassi City, Iloilo1,267about 335about 3.78 km²−1.33% a yearRural
23,255Barangay 84Caloocan City1,267about 7,919about 0.16 km²0.19% a yearUrban
23,256BasakSan Juan, Southern Leyte1,267about 2,612about 0.485 km²−0.56% a yearRural
23,257BocoganLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,267about 272about 4.65 km²−1.21% a yearRural
23,258CalabagasSan Vicente, Camarines Norte1,267about 365about 3.47 km²−1.37% a yearRural
23,259CanbantugMerida, Leyte1,267about 145about 8.72 km²0.19% a yearRural
23,260DugsangonBacuag, Surigao del Norte1,267about 115about 11.04 km²−0.82% a yearRural
23,261MagallonM'Lang, Cotabato1,267about 245about 5.18 km²−0.98% a yearRural
23,262MahayagDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur1,267about 368about 3.44 km²4.47% a yearRural
23,263Nalsian SurMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,267about 1,152about 1.10 km²−1.68% a yearRural
23,264Samang SurBolinao, Pangasinan1,267about 187about 6.77 km²1.70% a yearRural
23,265San JoseSanto Tomas, Pangasinan1,267about 1,389about 0.912 km²−1.33% a yearRural
23,266San Pablo MatandaAliaga, Nueva Ecija1,267about 175about 7.25 km²0.71% a yearRural
23,267San RafaelSan Remigio, Antique1,267about 260about 4.88 km²0.08% a yearRural
23,268San RamonBontoc, Southern Leyte1,267about 1,871about 0.677 km²−0.06% a yearRural
23,269ArgaoMogpog, Marinduque1,266about 357about 3.55 km²2.52% a yearRural
23,270BalesinPolillo, Quezon1,266about 293about 4.32 km²1.15% a yearUrban
23,271BulodDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,266about 696about 1.82 km²2.55% a yearRural
23,272CabagawanSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte1,266about 418about 3.03 km²0.04% a yearRural
23,273FortalizaTuburan, Cebu1,266about 550about 2.30 km²−1.48% a yearRural
23,274Military Cut-offBaguio City, Benguet1,266about 2,782about 0.455 km²−1.21% a yearUrban
23,275PangayawanGitagum, Misamis Oriental1,266about 1,664about 0.761 km²1.19% a yearRural
23,276Payocpoc Norte EsteBauang, La Union1,266about 1,605about 0.789 km²1.35% a yearRural
23,277PinagrealanCandelaria, Zambales1,266about 19about 65.86 km²−3.06% a yearRural
23,278Poblacion 2Pura, Tarlac1,266about 3,173about 0.399 km²1.13% a yearRural
23,279Poblacion 8Catbalogan City, Samar1,266about 28,773about 0.044 km²1.93% a yearRural
23,280Ratag LimbonMaimbung, Sulu1,266about 656about 1.93 km²7.29% a yearRural
23,281San JoseSantiago City, Isabela1,266about 204about 6.21 km²−1.03% a yearRural
23,282TagenSarangani, Davao Occidental1,266about 119about 10.64 km²−2.33% a yearRural
23,283UgbonLeyte, Leyte1,266about 455about 2.78 km²−2.05% a yearRural
23,284VillacortaMabini, Pangasinan1,266about 9about 140.61 km²−0.38% a yearRural
23,285VillafuerteCarmen, Bohol1,266about 238about 5.33 km²0.69% a yearRural
23,286Zone ILibon, Albay1,266about 546about 2.32 km²−2.63% a yearRural
23,287BugangSan Miguel, Bohol1,265about 264about 4.80 km²1.58% a yearRural
23,288Bulawan Jr.Lupi, Camarines Sur1,265about 182about 6.96 km²−2.95% a yearRural
23,289CalillauanSolana, Cagayan1,265about 420about 3.01 km²0.75% a yearRural
23,290Caloocan DupoBinmaley, Pangasinan1,265about 910about 1.39 km²−0.36% a yearRural
23,291Canda IbabaLopez, Quezon1,265about 662about 1.91 km²−0.04% a yearRural
23,292DitaLemery, Batangas1,265about 649about 1.95 km²1.79% a yearRural
23,293GaangCurrimao, Ilocos Norte1,265about 8,785about 0.144 km²−0.41% a yearRural
23,294LipakanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte1,265about 188about 6.74 km²1.31% a yearRural
23,295Lower KamuntayanTalipao, Sulu1,265about 512about 2.47 km²2.33% a yearRural
23,296MaigangGeneral Nakar, Quezon1,265about 201about 6.28 km²8.11% a yearRural
23,297MalabalCalbiga, Samar1,265about 457about 2.77 km²0.23% a yearRural
23,298MalubayGloria, Oriental Mindoro1,265about 343about 3.69 km²0.66% a yearRural
23,299NayonLamut, Ifugao1,265about 207about 6.10 km²0.89% a yearRural
23,300San RoqueEstancia, Iloilo1,265about 1,091about 1.16 km²−0.11% 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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