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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, 23,301 to 23,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,301San Roque CommonalOcampo, Camarines Sur1,265about 320about 3.95 km²0.23% a yearRural
23,302UnionGamu, Isabela1,265about 904about 1.40 km²1.19% a yearRural
23,303AlegriaPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,264about 303about 4.17 km²0.52% a yearRural
23,304Barangay 235Manila1,264about 51,803about 0.0244 km²−4.88% a yearUrban
23,305Barangay 421Manila1,264about 42,416about 0.0298 km²−3.62% a yearUrban
23,306BuyoganSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,264about 120about 10.51 km²1.87% a yearRural
23,307CamandiisonCatanauan, Quezon1,264about 179about 7.07 km²1.25% a yearRural
23,308MalobagoSan Roque, Northern Samar1,264about 161about 7.83 km²2.51% a yearRural
23,309Samang NorteBolinao, Pangasinan1,264about 115about 11.00 km²−0.15% a yearRural
23,310TanquiganSan Fernando City, La Union1,264about 826about 1.53 km²0.73% a yearRural
23,311TaradunganRoxas, Palawan1,264about 23about 54.82 km²0.00% a yearRural
23,312TinapianBaleno, Masbate1,264about 433about 2.92 km²−0.32% a yearRural
23,313VillahermosaCawayan, Masbate1,264about 195about 6.47 km²0.91% a yearRural
23,314Banga-anPanitan, Capiz1,263about 464about 2.72 km²2.75% a yearRural
23,315Bobok-BisalBokod, Benguet1,263about 16about 79.08 km²0.33% a yearRural
23,316CentralSan Francisco, Southern Leyte1,263about 5,155about 0.245 km²−0.41% a yearRural
23,317DuanganPinamungajan, Cebu1,263about 267about 4.73 km²−5.39% a yearRural
23,318LabangonDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur1,263about 69about 18.20 km²−2.10% a yearRural
23,319MansagomayonSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental1,263about 115about 10.95 km²2.86% a yearRural
23,320Poblacion NorteCaba, La Union1,263about 1,980about 0.638 km²−1.51% a yearRural
23,321Salvacion (Bacon District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon1,263about 375about 3.37 km²0.21% a yearRural
23,322Santa ElenaTalisay, Camarines Norte1,263about 480about 2.63 km²−4.88% a yearRural
23,323SapaNaic, Cavite1,263about 3,036about 0.416 km²−2.64% a yearRural
23,324Scout BarrioBaguio City, Benguet1,263about 6,683about 0.189 km²−1.21% a yearUrban
23,325AcuñaTapaz, Capiz1,262about 270about 4.67 km²7.62% a yearRural
23,326Barangay 6Caloocan City1,262about 45,396about 0.0278 km²1.42% a yearUrban
23,327Barangay Poblacion IVSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon1,262about 2,295about 0.55 km²−0.51% a yearRural
23,328BarusbusLibertad, Antique1,262about 729about 1.73 km²0.33% a yearRural
23,329Batuan IlayaOton, Iloilo1,262about 456about 2.77 km²0.64% a yearRural
23,330DapdapBulusan, Sorsogon1,262about 4,606about 0.274 km²−0.15% a yearRural
23,331DatagGarcia Hernandez, Bohol1,262about 160about 7.87 km²0.19% a yearRural
23,332HabagatanBinangonan, Rizal1,262about 1,758about 0.718 km²−2.41% a yearRural
23,333PoblacionSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya1,262about 1,280about 0.986 km²1.28% a yearRural
23,334Poblacion WestLupao, Nueva Ecija1,262about 4,507about 0.28 km²−2.24% a yearRural
23,335Pugad ManaulOld Panamao, Sulu1,262about 214about 5.90 km²1.05% a yearRural
23,336SalvadorTanauan, Leyte1,262about 1,738about 0.726 km²0.06% a yearRural
23,337Santa CruzLabo, Camarines Norte1,262about 288about 4.38 km²−0.87% a yearRural
23,338Seit HigadOld Panamao, Sulu1,262about 493about 2.56 km²2.45% a yearRural
23,339Barangay 195Manila1,261about 118,962about 0.0106 km²−2.49% a yearUrban
23,340Barangay 80Pasay City1,261about 52,542about 0.024 km²1.04% a yearUrban
23,341Barangay IIMalabuyoc, Cebu1,261about 6,212about 0.203 km²1.75% a yearRural
23,342CalingnanCatubig, Northern Samar1,261about 693about 1.82 km²0.04% a yearRural
23,343DugmanSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,261about 257about 4.91 km²1.56% a yearRural
23,344GabocMercedes, Camarines Norte1,261about 313about 4.03 km²−0.13% a yearRural
23,345La LibertadKapatagan, Lanao del Norte1,261about 373about 3.38 km²7.52% a yearRural
23,346Luyong CatunganMobo, Masbate1,261about 581about 2.17 km²3.13% a yearRural
23,347MainitOslob, Cebu1,261about 257about 4.90 km²−1.43% a yearRural
23,348NunangPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,261about 1,201about 1.05 km²1.10% a yearRural
23,349ParatongPaoay, Ilocos Norte1,261about 568about 2.22 km²2.99% a yearRural
23,350San VicenteTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,261about 84about 15.00 km²3.08% 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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