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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, 23,501 to 23,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,501TagaytayTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,251about 719about 1.74 km²1.00% a yearRural
23,502Bud SibaudPandami, Sulu1,250about 408about 3.06 km²0.12% a yearRural
23,503BunotKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,250about 130about 9.63 km²−0.34% a yearRural
23,504CalangcuasanCasiguran, Aurora1,250about 268about 4.66 km²2.02% a yearRural
23,505IlajasDingle, Iloilo1,250about 370about 3.38 km²−0.13% a yearRural
23,506IndalawanBalabac, Palawan1,250about 32about 39.37 km²2.65% a yearRural
23,507M. RoxasBulan, Sorsogon1,250about 303about 4.13 km²−0.21% a yearRural
23,508Malimatoc IIMabini, Batangas1,250about 389about 3.21 km²2.11% a yearRural
23,509MclainBuenavista, Guimaras1,250about 563about 2.22 km²−0.49% a yearRural
23,510Moro PointParang, Maguindanao del Norte1,250about 1,357about 0.921 km²8.00% a yearRural
23,511NapalicoArakan, Cotabato1,250about 88about 14.15 km²−0.92% a yearRural
23,512NianDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,250about 69about 18.04 km²1.96% a yearRural
23,513PutadTugaya, Lanao del Sur1,250about 5,187about 0.241 km²1.41% a yearRural
23,514Santo NiñoSanto Tomas, Pangasinan1,250about 1,106about 1.13 km²0.70% a yearRural
23,515Saplad DavidMacabebe, Pampanga1,250about 394about 3.17 km²0.21% a yearRural
23,516SinapaoanSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya1,250about 150about 8.32 km²1.56% a yearRural
23,517BabagDagohoy, Bohol1,249about 230about 5.44 km²0.37% a yearRural
23,518Banca-bancaNagcarlan, Laguna1,249about 925about 1.35 km²−2.60% a yearRural
23,519Barangay 12-BDavao City, Davao del Sur1,249about 7,616about 0.164 km²1.92% a yearUrban
23,520Barangay 126Caloocan City1,249about 27,694about 0.0451 km²1.09% a yearUrban
23,521Barangay 159Pasay City1,249about 40,552about 0.0308 km²−0.97% a yearUrban
23,522Barangay 58-ACavite City, Cavite1,249about 13,134about 0.0951 km²−1.86% a yearRural
23,523BinoclutanBotolan, Zambales1,249about 213about 5.87 km²0.19% a yearRural
23,524BulbolRizal, Kalinga1,249about 52about 24.09 km²2.89% a yearRural
23,525CalabasaGabaldon, Nueva Ecija1,249about 31about 39.96 km²2.87% a yearRural
23,526CalacapanInitao, Misamis Oriental1,249about 203about 6.15 km²1.70% a yearRural
23,527CapoIlagan City, Isabela1,249about 1,146about 1.09 km²2.96% a yearRural
23,528PalabotanDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya1,249about 118about 10.58 km²1.07% a yearRural
23,529PimentelBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,249about 259about 4.83 km²1.66% a yearRural
23,530PiwongHingyon, Ifugao1,249about 508about 2.46 km²0.15% a yearRural
23,531SalvadorCortes, Bohol1,249about 1,115about 1.12 km²0.00% a yearRural
23,532San RafaelCabangan, Zambales1,249about 506about 2.47 km²3.16% a yearRural
23,533Santo NiñoKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,249about 263about 4.75 km²2.60% a yearRural
23,534Tabing IlogLicab, Nueva Ecija1,249about 388about 3.22 km²3.55% a yearRural
23,535TubodIsabel, Leyte1,249about 999about 1.25 km²0.02% a yearRural
23,536TungngodLagawe, Ifugao1,249about 393about 3.18 km²1.56% a yearRural
23,537UdocLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,249about 75about 16.63 km²−1.01% a yearRural
23,538AntipoloAlbuera, Leyte1,248about 432about 2.89 km²−0.15% a yearRural
23,539BubukalSanta Maria, Laguna1,248about 615about 2.03 km²−0.36% a yearRural
23,540DaantabogonTabogon, Cebu1,248about 466about 2.68 km²−5.87% a yearRural
23,541DenricaGarchitorena, Camarines Sur1,248about 170about 7.36 km²−4.89% a yearRural
23,542GalalanPangil, Laguna1,248about 48about 25.98 km²1.75% a yearRural
23,543GuessetNaguilian, La Union1,248about 734about 1.70 km²0.47% a yearRural
23,544LibertadGamay, Northern Samar1,248about 167about 7.46 km²−0.06% a yearRural
23,545LupaKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,248about 134about 9.28 km²1.05% a yearRural
23,546MacarioMerida, Leyte1,248about 343about 3.64 km²0.59% a yearRural
23,547OyongSigma, Capiz1,248about 243about 5.14 km²1.35% a yearRural
23,548PadiananSalvador, Lanao del Norte1,248about 277about 4.51 km²3.25% a yearRural
23,549PaliliMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,248about 169about 7.37 km²−0.11% a yearRural
23,550ParidiPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,248about 409about 3.05 km²no 2020 countRural

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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