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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, 23,451 to 23,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,451NurciaLanuza, Surigao del Sur1,254about 111about 11.27 km²0.48% a yearRural
23,452Paitan EastSual, Pangasinan1,254about 615about 2.04 km²no 2020 countRural
23,453Poblacion 1Pura, Tarlac1,254about 1,587about 0.79 km²0.98% a yearRural
23,454TambuanMalinao, Aklan1,254about 369about 3.40 km²0.29% a yearRural
23,455TimbaboyMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,254about 303about 4.14 km²1.51% a yearRural
23,456Upper LausTalipao, Sulu1,254about 713about 1.76 km²5.00% a yearRural
23,457Barangay 24Batangas City, Batangas1,253about 48,378about 0.0259 km²−2.81% a yearRural
23,458Barangay 744Manila1,253about 37,181about 0.0337 km²0.58% a yearUrban
23,459BusayLigao City, Albay1,253about 202about 6.19 km²−1.37% a yearRural
23,460Cansal-ingMabinay, Negros Oriental1,253about 203about 6.17 km²−0.51% a yearRural
23,461Del PilarSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,253about 5,938about 0.211 km²−1.93% a yearRural
23,462Dona Ramona T. AlanoIsabela City, Basilan1,253about 8,032about 0.156 km²3.93% a yearRural
23,463Fernando Parcon WardPototan, Iloilo1,253about 4,607about 0.272 km²−4.75% a yearUrban
23,464Guin-onCalbayog City, Samar1,253about 274about 4.57 km²−0.51% a yearRural
23,465Haligue KanluranBatangas City, Batangas1,253about 240about 5.23 km²0.84% a yearRural
23,466MacopaJaro, Leyte1,253about 399about 3.14 km²−1.22% a yearRural
23,467MaguyepyepSallapadan, Abra1,253about 95about 13.14 km²0.90% a yearRural
23,468MangorocoroAjuy, Iloilo1,253about 594about 2.11 km²−2.14% a yearRural
23,469Matin-aoSierra Bullones, Bohol1,253about 371about 3.38 km²−2.32% a yearRural
23,470PatungcaleoQuirino, Ilocos Sur1,253about 123about 10.18 km²1.16% a yearRural
23,471PidsandawanMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur1,253about 597about 2.10 km²8.61% a yearRural
23,472Punta BuriAjuy, Iloilo1,253about 266about 4.71 km²−1.21% a yearRural
23,473Quirino 3-AQuezon City1,253about 22,375about 0.056 km²3.86% a yearUrban
23,474ResplandorSan Pascual, Batangas1,253about 692about 1.81 km²−0.13% a yearRural
23,475San IsidroBayawan City, Negros Oriental1,253about 111about 11.24 km²−0.51% a yearRural
23,476San JosePangil, Laguna1,253about 1,119about 1.12 km²−1.13% a yearRural
23,477San SebastianSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,253about 1,071about 1.17 km²−4.35% a yearRural
23,478Santo NiñoSawata, Davao del Norte1,253about 588about 2.13 km²1.99% a yearRural
23,479AriosaMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,252about 127about 9.88 km²8.07% a yearRural
23,480BubugSanto Tomas, Isabela1,252about 77about 16.22 km²0.62% a yearRural
23,481BulawanIrosin, Sorsogon1,252about 489about 2.56 km²0.96% a yearRural
23,482Hinlayagan IlaudTrinidad, Bohol1,252about 427about 2.93 km²0.66% a yearRural
23,483Kakai RenaborTubod, Lanao del Norte1,252about 642about 1.95 km²0.88% a yearRural
23,484Malaking IlogBalabac, Palawan1,252about 27about 46.61 km²3.47% a yearRural
23,485PicaleonGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija1,252about 596about 2.10 km²1.85% a yearRural
23,486PottotBauang, La Union1,252about 1,990about 0.629 km²0.21% a yearRural
23,487RugaoIlagan City, Isabela1,252about 471about 2.66 km²0.13% a yearRural
23,488SumangdayPanglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi1,252about 102about 12.33 km²no 2020 countRural
23,489ZaragosaManay, Davao Oriental1,252about 120about 10.41 km²−2.31% a yearRural
23,490AnonangDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur1,251about 434about 2.88 km²2.89% a yearRural
23,491Bagong BarrioGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,251about 526about 2.38 km²0.23% a yearRural
23,492BibilikDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur1,251about 361about 3.47 km²1.33% a yearRural
23,493BukalMendez, Cavite1,251about 1,226about 1.02 km²4.46% a yearRural
23,494CabuluanAlcala, Cagayan1,251about 189about 6.61 km²1.27% a yearRural
23,495KatipunanGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur1,251about 146about 8.55 km²0.72% a yearRural
23,496Lower BecerrilBoljoon, Cebu1,251about 246about 5.09 km²−5.20% a yearRural
23,497ManhanipMalinao, Aklan1,251about 519about 2.41 km²0.17% a yearRural
23,498ManobocBaleno, Masbate1,251about 662about 1.89 km²1.95% a yearRural
23,499SalongBalasan, Iloilo1,251about 365about 3.43 km²0.84% a yearRural
23,500San JoseSan Nicolas, Pangasinan1,251about 812about 1.54 km²1.00% 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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