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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, 23,351 to 23,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,351SipacSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental1,261about 230about 5.49 km²0.90% a yearRural
23,352TinapianManito, Albay1,261about 295about 4.28 km²0.68% a yearRural
23,353BadianganAjuy, Iloilo1,260about 129about 9.78 km²−0.67% a yearRural
23,354BagoaingudTugaya, Lanao del Sur1,260about 5,431about 0.232 km²0.06% a yearRural
23,355Barangay I-BManapla, Negros Occidental1,260about 10,080about 0.125 km²0.08% a yearRural
23,356BasalemBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay1,260about 298about 4.23 km²−0.19% a yearRural
23,357CabayuganMalinao, Aklan1,260about 305about 4.13 km²0.10% a yearRural
23,358Coloyan TamboButig, Lanao del Sur1,260about 57about 22.29 km²1.50% a yearRural
23,359CotmoSipocot, Camarines Sur1,260about 465about 2.71 km²0.86% a yearRural
23,360MabalengBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,260about 235about 5.36 km²1.96% a yearRural
23,361MasalisiLemery, Batangas1,260about 565about 2.23 km²1.06% a yearRural
23,362NalinanSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte1,260about 575about 2.19 km²3.84% a yearRural
23,363NamukenSultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte1,260about 508about 2.48 km²2.71% a yearRural
23,364PoblacionCortes, Bohol1,260about 1,277about 0.987 km²−1.36% a yearRural
23,365San PedroMaddela, Quirino1,260about 168about 7.49 km²0.56% a yearRural
23,366San RafaelMiagao, Iloilo1,260about 1,332about 0.946 km²1.10% a yearRural
23,367SuaCanaman, Camarines Sur1,260about 670about 1.88 km²−1.06% a yearRural
23,368AlibangsayBagulin, La Union1,259about 117about 10.73 km²0.04% a yearRural
23,369BackilingAparri, Cagayan1,259about 216about 5.83 km²0.23% a yearRural
23,370Barangay 447Manila1,259about 96,107about 0.0131 km²−3.39% a yearUrban
23,371CuasiLoon, Bohol1,259about 1,830about 0.688 km²0.38% a yearRural
23,372KumbaBatangas City, Batangas1,259about 155about 8.13 km²5.35% a yearRural
23,373LanotMercedes, Camarines Norte1,259about 77about 16.28 km²−0.71% a yearRural
23,374LualInfanta, Quezon1,259about 947about 1.33 km²0.64% a yearRural
23,375MaasinPilar, Surigao del Norte1,259about 200about 6.30 km²3.63% a yearRural
23,376MulaoLiloan, Cebu1,259about 204about 6.16 km²1.38% a yearRural
23,377ParadijonGubat, Sorsogon1,259about 7,236about 0.174 km²−1.73% a yearRural
23,378SalvacionLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,259about 150about 8.38 km²1.84% a yearRural
23,379San PabloNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,259about 681about 1.85 km²2.32% a yearRural
23,380Sapang IITernate, Cavite1,259about 736about 1.71 km²no 2020 countRural
23,381AranguelPresident Roxas, Capiz1,258about 1,048about 1.20 km²0.27% a yearRural
23,382Barangay 131Manila1,258about 48,571about 0.0259 km²−5.90% a yearUrban
23,383Barangay 246Manila1,258about 67,273about 0.0187 km²0.08% a yearUrban
23,384Calumpang WestSan Luis, Batangas1,258about 1,580about 0.796 km²1.06% a yearRural
23,385ElbebeColumbio, Sultan Kudarat1,258about 58about 21.58 km²−4.13% a yearRural
23,386LianganPicong, Lanao del Sur1,258about 146about 8.60 km²0.46% a yearRural
23,387MananaoRapu-Rapu, Albay1,258about 111about 11.31 km²0.82% a yearRural
23,388Paruddun SurAparri, Cagayan1,258about 191about 6.58 km²0.25% a yearRural
23,389PotongLapinig, Northern Samar1,258about 1,165about 1.08 km²2.72% a yearRural
23,390RoxasSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte1,258about 315about 4.00 km²1.51% a yearRural
23,391San LuisTaft, Eastern Samar1,258about 345about 3.65 km²0.06% a yearRural
23,392SisimonVeruela, Agusan del Sur1,258about 880about 1.43 km²no 2020 countRural
23,393SurokGuiuan, Eastern Samar1,258about 645about 1.95 km²0.84% a yearRural
23,394TungodInabanga, Bohol1,258about 1,538about 0.818 km²−0.47% a yearRural
23,395UnionCaibiran, Biliran1,258about 209about 6.02 km²1.55% a yearRural
23,396BantacMagpet, Cotabato1,257about 181about 6.95 km²2.31% a yearRural
23,397DomorogEsperanza, Masbate1,257about 261about 4.82 km²2.20% a yearRural
23,398IlayaCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,257about 683about 1.84 km²−1.56% a yearRural
23,399JurisdictionLal-Lo, Cagayan1,257about 246about 5.10 km²0.21% a yearRural
23,400KidadanSanta Maria, Davao Occidental1,257about 126about 10.01 km²3.61% 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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