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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, 23,551 to 23,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,551Poblacion SurVillaba, Leyte1,248about 2,695about 0.463 km²0.59% a yearUrban
23,552SibutuSibutu, Tawi-Tawi1,248about 1,095about 1.14 km²2.96% a yearRural
23,553BetahonLugait, Misamis Oriental1,247about 371about 3.36 km²3.37% a yearRural
23,554BonbonLooc, Occidental Mindoro1,247about 98about 12.66 km²5.39% a yearRural
23,555BugaIgbaras, Iloilo1,247about 222about 5.62 km²−0.90% a yearRural
23,556CadulawanCataingan, Masbate1,247about 234about 5.33 km²1.19% a yearRural
23,557CanituanKalilangan, Bukidnon1,247about 136about 9.15 km²2.61% a yearRural
23,558DilabayanBubong, Lanao del Sur1,247about 1,930about 0.646 km²0.93% a yearRural
23,559LaptingSan Juan, Ilocos Sur1,247about 775about 1.61 km²0.63% a yearRural
23,560LiwaywayMacarthur, Leyte1,247about 522about 2.39 km²2.35% a yearRural
23,561MagsaysaySevilla, Bohol1,247about 192about 6.50 km²0.12% a yearRural
23,562PoblacionLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,247about 9,306about 0.134 km²−5.72% a yearUrban
23,563SalavanteUrbiztondo, Pangasinan1,247about 1,084about 1.15 km²2.43% a yearRural
23,564TalisayLibagon, Southern Leyte1,247about 705about 1.77 km²2.92% a yearRural
23,565TambalJaniuay, Iloilo1,247about 395about 3.16 km²0.06% a yearRural
23,566UguiaoJaro, Leyte1,247about 312about 4.00 km²0.02% a yearRural
23,567Anuling Cerca IIMendez, Cavite1,246about 884about 1.41 km²0.02% a yearRural
23,568BahitPanitan, Capiz1,246about 430about 2.90 km²−0.10% a yearRural
23,569BalabacunMunai, Lanao del Norte1,246about 264about 4.72 km²−0.13% a yearRural
23,570CabaconganManito, Albay1,246about 476about 2.62 km²6.29% a yearRural
23,571CaliganganLiloan, Southern Leyte1,246about 175about 7.12 km²−0.88% a yearRural
23,572Dalig KalingaAurora, Isabela1,246about 674about 1.85 km²−0.46% a yearRural
23,573GacapPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,246about 203about 6.15 km²5.16% a yearRural
23,574MalbogJagna, Bohol1,246about 337about 3.70 km²0.99% a yearRural
23,575Poblacion DDueñas, Iloilo1,246about 1,714about 0.727 km²0.12% a yearRural
23,576Poblacion Zone 1Mayorga, Leyte1,246about 692about 1.80 km²1.31% a yearRural
23,577San JuanBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,246about 663about 1.88 km²no 2020 countRural
23,578San PedroLianga, Surigao del Sur1,246about 17about 74.09 km²−0.49% a yearRural
23,579TibleSipocot, Camarines Sur1,246about 54about 23.18 km²−2.23% a yearRural
23,580AntoninoVictoria, Oriental Mindoro1,245about 356about 3.50 km²0.23% a yearRural
23,581AuroraCompostela, Davao de Oro1,245about 191about 6.53 km²−0.68% a yearRural
23,582BalucuanSigma, Capiz1,245about 528about 2.36 km²1.99% a yearRural
23,583Banuang DaanCoron, Palawan1,245about 39about 31.91 km²2.33% a yearUrban
23,584Barangay 170Manila1,245about 63,846about 0.0195 km²−2.40% a yearUrban
23,585Barangay 386Manila1,245about 16,734about 0.0744 km²0.63% a yearUrban
23,586Barangay Poblacion 4Midsayap, Cotabato1,245about 7,455about 0.167 km²−0.94% a yearRural
23,587Bayan Park WestBaguio City, Benguet1,245about 6,658about 0.187 km²−4.03% a yearRural
23,588BogoPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol1,245about 321about 3.88 km²−2.17% a yearRural
23,589CabasaranButig, Lanao del Sur1,245about 12about 103.17 km²2.66% a yearRural
23,590CaridaTapaz, Capiz1,245about 889about 1.40 km²2.64% a yearRural
23,591CatagtaguenBanna, Ilocos Norte1,245about 188about 6.61 km²−1.36% a yearRural
23,592CatmonAltavas, Aklan1,245about 126about 9.88 km²0.15% a yearRural
23,593CatumsanArteche, Eastern Samar1,245about 486about 2.56 km²−1.48% a yearRural
23,594GuinacutanLabo, Camarines Norte1,245about 341about 3.65 km²−1.36% a yearRural
23,595IpilBalasan, Iloilo1,245about 788about 1.58 km²−0.74% a yearRural
23,596Kan UkolOld Panamao, Sulu1,245about 537about 2.32 km²2.55% a yearRural
23,597Malna ProperKapai, Lanao del Sur1,245about 257about 4.84 km²1.75% a yearRural
23,598Parian OesteBauang, La Union1,245about 841about 1.48 km²−0.77% a yearRural
23,599PasiocanBacarra, Ilocos Norte1,245about 388about 3.21 km²0.71% a yearRural
23,600PenedPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,245about 1,153about 1.08 km²2.03% 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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