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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, 23,401 to 23,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,401LantingRoxas, Isabela1,257about 632about 1.99 km²−0.06% a yearRural
23,402LikiBalamban, Cebu1,257about 221about 5.70 km²0.21% a yearRural
23,403MabasaPatnongon, Antique1,257about 447about 2.81 km²0.52% a yearRural
23,404NalasinSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur1,257about 3,127about 0.402 km²−1.17% a yearRural
23,405NamitpitQuirino, Ilocos Sur1,257about 65about 19.31 km²−0.23% a yearRural
23,406NapalicoKitaotao, Bukidnon1,257about 154about 8.16 km²2.52% a yearRural
23,407PalaneBalud, Masbate1,257about 146about 8.61 km²−2.85% a yearRural
23,408PangpangPilar, Sorsogon1,257about 192about 6.54 km²−0.25% a yearRural
23,409RizalMacrohon, Southern Leyte1,257about 924about 1.36 km²0.86% a yearRural
23,410SigayanSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,257about 386about 3.26 km²2.03% a yearRural
23,411Teodora AlonzoBaguio City, Benguet1,257about 17,679about 0.0711 km²2.70% a yearUrban
23,412Bacolod ILumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,256about 5,658about 0.222 km²1.36% a yearRural
23,413Barangay 366Manila1,256about 55,822about 0.0225 km²1.24% a yearUrban
23,414Cabas-anCantilan, Surigao del Sur1,256about 132about 9.51 km²−0.11% a yearRural
23,415Cabiton-anDaram, Samar1,256about 816about 1.54 km²3.12% a yearRural
23,416MangilJaniuay, Iloilo1,256about 584about 2.15 km²0.23% a yearRural
23,417Napon-NaponPantabangan, Nueva Ecija1,256about 95about 13.24 km²0.58% a yearRural
23,418PiasTayum, Abra1,256about 307about 4.09 km²1.74% a yearRural
23,419Poblacion EastGarcia Hernandez, Bohol1,256about 1,442about 0.871 km²−0.11% a yearRural
23,420San IsidroSogod, Southern Leyte1,256about 388about 3.24 km²1.99% a yearRural
23,421San Isidro AnacMasantol, Pampanga1,256about 730about 1.72 km²3.23% a yearRural
23,422San VictorTanauan, Leyte1,256about 654about 1.92 km²1.97% a yearRural
23,423Santa CruzSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,256about 878about 1.43 km²2.22% a yearRural
23,424TandoNueva Valencia, Guimaras1,256about 323about 3.89 km²0.96% a yearRural
23,425TonglabahSiasi, Sulu1,256about 5,368about 0.234 km²1.24% a yearRural
23,426Bgy. No. 38-B, Mangato WestLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,255about 650about 1.93 km²0.56% a yearRural
23,427BusilelaoEchague, Isabela1,255about 152about 8.23 km²2.88% a yearRural
23,428ConcepcionCabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte1,255about 22about 56.71 km²2.40% a yearRural
23,429DalamaBaroy, Lanao del Norte1,255about 690about 1.82 km²−1.08% a yearRural
23,430FaigalGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,255about 332about 3.78 km²0.17% a yearRural
23,431LiboPanukulan, Quezon1,255about 295about 4.26 km²0.10% a yearRural
23,432LindonganMunai, Lanao del Norte1,255about 219about 5.74 km²0.78% a yearRural
23,433Lower Santa CruzRagay, Camarines Sur1,255about 98about 12.79 km²−3.42% a yearRural
23,434LupigSanta Rita, Samar1,255about 474about 2.65 km²−0.47% a yearRural
23,435MalakabanBinangonan, Rizal1,255about 1,609about 0.78 km²2.14% a yearRural
23,436PagalamatanTubaran, Lanao del Sur1,255about 309about 4.06 km²0.94% a yearRural
23,437San Agustin NorteAgoo, La Union1,255about 1,763about 0.712 km²−1.29% a yearRural
23,438San AntonioGigaquit, Surigao del Norte1,255about 437about 2.87 km²1.99% a yearRural
23,439AndanginMangatarem, Pangasinan1,254about 527about 2.38 km²0.48% a yearRural
23,440AnolinganEsperanza, Agusan del Sur1,254about 106about 11.86 km²−3.41% a yearRural
23,441Barangay 1Nasipit, Agusan del Norte1,254about 24,881about 0.0504 km²0.56% a yearRural
23,442BataanSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,254about 461about 2.72 km²2.40% a yearRural
23,443BinanowanLigao City, Albay1,254about 353about 3.55 km²0.12% a yearRural
23,444BusqueLinamon, Lanao del Norte1,254about 254about 4.93 km²−2.46% a yearRural
23,445CalanBalayan, Batangas1,254about 456about 2.75 km²2.99% a yearRural
23,446Kirayan TacasMiagao, Iloilo1,254about 682about 1.84 km²−2.20% a yearRural
23,447LunaSantiago City, Isabela1,254about 177about 7.08 km²3.04% a yearRural
23,448MatampayKadingilan, Bukidnon1,254about 80about 15.61 km²0.74% a yearRural
23,449NapasetLuna, La Union1,254about 2,090about 0.60 km²0.58% a yearRural
23,450New CalambaKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte1,254about 108about 11.66 km²0.37% 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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