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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, 23,651 to 23,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,651TibiaoAltavas, Aklan1,242about 248about 5.01 km²1.01% a yearRural
23,652Zona SurBanate, Iloilo1,242about 6,677about 0.186 km²0.57% a yearRural
23,653Barangay 34Pasay City1,241about 40,957about 0.0303 km²6.92% a yearUrban
23,654CabungalunanBurdeos, Quezon1,241about 74about 16.86 km²1.72% a yearRural
23,655Cathedral FallsKapatagan, Lanao del Norte1,241about 1,786about 0.695 km²7.00% a yearRural
23,656LaurelCordon, Isabela1,241about 554about 2.24 km²0.73% a yearRural
23,657LumbayaoTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte1,241about 273about 4.54 km²0.10% a yearRural
23,658MabiniSan Andres, Romblon1,241about 415about 2.99 km²−3.92% a yearRural
23,659Masaya CentroSan Agustin, Isabela1,241about 140about 8.86 km²−4.76% a yearRural
23,660New CebuSulop, Davao del Sur1,241about 186about 6.68 km²3.37% a yearRural
23,661PoblacionCandelaria, Zambales1,241about 2,368about 0.524 km²0.02% a yearUrban
23,662RumagayraySan Enrique, Iloilo1,241about 517about 2.40 km²−0.44% a yearRural
23,663San QuintinAlfonso Lista, Ifugao1,241about 113about 11.03 km²−0.34% a yearRural
23,664Bugtong na BuliTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,240about 453about 2.74 km²2.69% a yearRural
23,665CadumanianRosario, La Union1,240about 747about 1.66 km²1.36% a yearRural
23,666CalaocanQuezon, Nueva Vizcaya1,240about 45about 27.44 km²6.81% a yearRural
23,667CandungaoSan Isidro, Bohol1,240about 189about 6.56 km²0.71% a yearRural
23,668LakitanMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,240about 1,787about 0.694 km²5.17% a yearRural
23,669LianganPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,240about 4,013about 0.309 km²1.16% a yearRural
23,670Lower SibatangPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,240about 221about 5.60 km²6.36% a yearRural
23,671OgaoNabunturan, Davao de Oro1,240about 187about 6.64 km²−0.78% a yearRural
23,672PayonganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,240about 203about 6.12 km²−1.88% a yearRural
23,673PitacTibiao, Antique1,240about 87about 14.26 km²0.19% a yearRural
23,674Poblacion Barangay 5Taft, Eastern Samar1,240about 832about 1.49 km²−0.02% a yearRural
23,675Poblacion SouthLagawe, Ifugao1,240about 899about 1.38 km²1.80% a yearUrban
23,676San PedroSanta Rita, Samar1,240about 219about 5.67 km²1.09% a yearRural
23,677TaguinMacalelon, Quezon1,240about 357about 3.47 km²−2.45% a yearRural
23,678TinigbasLibertad, Antique1,240about 693about 1.79 km²0.06% a yearRural
23,679BaduangPagudpud, Ilocos Norte1,239about 666about 1.86 km²2.21% a yearRural
23,680Barangay 671Manila1,239about 36,228about 0.0342 km²0.23% a yearUrban
23,681CagawasanDagohoy, Bohol1,239about 86about 14.43 km²0.99% a yearRural
23,682CamangaMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay1,239about 199about 6.23 km²0.19% a yearRural
23,683DikilditMaria Aurora, Aurora1,239about 115about 10.73 km²0.61% a yearRural
23,684HimamaraMahaplag, Leyte1,239about 167about 7.44 km²−0.17% a yearRural
23,685Labinab PequeñoReina Mercedes, Isabela1,239about 1,191about 1.04 km²0.73% a yearRural
23,686LibertadPoro, Cebu1,239about 286about 4.33 km²0.45% a yearRural
23,687NataronMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,239about 604about 2.05 km²5.02% a yearRural
23,688PadasPagayawan, Lanao del Sur1,239about 93about 13.34 km²0.95% a yearRural
23,689SacritanPinili, Ilocos Norte1,239about 590about 2.10 km²−0.08% a yearRural
23,690San BonifacioBurgos, Isabela1,239about 240about 5.17 km²−3.61% a yearRural
23,691BangkalNorzagaray, Bulacan1,238about 103about 12.01 km²7.75% a yearRural
23,692BuntongunWao, Lanao del Sur1,238about 104about 11.93 km²−2.28% a yearRural
23,693CalugusanLantawan, Basilan1,238about 278about 4.46 km²no 2020 countRural
23,694Centro EastSantiago City, Isabela1,238about 4,874about 0.254 km²7.80% a yearUrban
23,695GuiwanonGinatilan, Cebu1,238about 924about 1.34 km²0.65% a yearRural
23,696HallapAsipulo, Ifugao1,238about 271about 4.57 km²0.89% a yearRural
23,697HinolasoDolores, Eastern Samar1,238about 150about 8.23 km²−1.42% a yearRural
23,698KulasihanMaigo, Lanao del Norte1,238about 328about 3.77 km²2.72% a yearRural
23,699MinaPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,238about 57about 21.74 km²3.49% a yearRural
23,700SagayToledo City, Cebu1,238about 256about 4.84 km²−5.84% 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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