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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, 23,701 to 23,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,701SinamarBanna, Ilocos Norte1,238about 283about 4.38 km²0.65% a yearRural
23,702TanawanDingalan, Aurora1,238about 37about 33.91 km²4.29% a yearRural
23,703Tavora ProperPugo, La Union1,238about 1,371about 0.903 km²−0.76% a yearRural
23,704TinucoranLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte1,238about 545about 2.27 km²0.79% a yearRural
23,705Amaya IIITanza, Cavite1,237about 1,135about 1.09 km²−3.32% a yearRural
23,706BurgosPilar, Bataan1,237about 18,658about 0.0663 km²0.97% a yearRural
23,707Cabil-isanAlcantara, Cebu1,237about 1,006about 1.23 km²6.72% a yearRural
23,708CagbatangCataingan, Masbate1,237about 148about 8.36 km²−0.80% a yearRural
23,709CogononNew Bataan, Davao de Oro1,237about 237about 5.21 km²0.08% a yearRural
23,710Cristo ReyIriga City, Camarines Sur1,237about 439about 2.82 km²0.45% a yearRural
23,711DamurogAlcala, Cagayan1,237about 222about 5.57 km²0.16% a yearRural
23,712LambuyoganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,237about 156about 7.95 km²−0.42% a yearRural
23,713LoobMataasnakahoy, Batangas1,237about 707about 1.75 km²1.32% a yearRural
23,714Mabusag SurBadoc, Ilocos Norte1,237about 1,031about 1.20 km²2.09% a yearRural
23,715MalayongGloria, Oriental Mindoro1,237about 431about 2.87 km²−2.02% a yearRural
23,716PistolaOas, Albay1,237about 583about 2.12 km²−0.42% a yearRural
23,717Poblacion 7Buenavista, Agusan del Norte1,237about 11,561about 0.107 km²−0.21% a yearRural
23,718Poblacion BTarangnan, Samar1,237about 6,005about 0.206 km²2.63% a yearRural
23,719San IsidroSan Narciso, Quezon1,237about 44about 27.83 km²1.16% a yearRural
23,720TabionanGasan, Marinduque1,237about 43about 28.73 km²−1.93% a yearRural
23,721TimbabauanTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,237about 114about 10.89 km²1.18% a yearRural
23,722CabugaoSiruma, Camarines Sur1,236about 198about 6.23 km²−0.67% a yearRural
23,723CalicanPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte1,236about 88about 13.99 km²−2.84% a yearRural
23,724LungsodaanHinundayan, Southern Leyte1,236about 1,360about 0.909 km²−0.21% a yearRural
23,725Macalamcam ARosario, Batangas1,236about 422about 2.93 km²1.24% a yearRural
23,726MalanogCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,236about 301about 4.11 km²−0.69% a yearRural
23,727Nagsabaran SurBalaoan, La Union1,236about 106about 11.71 km²0.33% a yearRural
23,728New PanayPigkawayan, Cotabato1,236about 168about 7.34 km²2.04% a yearRural
23,729PangdanJagna, Bohol1,236about 922about 1.34 km²1.02% a yearRural
23,730PangpangonTalisayan, Misamis Oriental1,236about 474about 2.61 km²0.95% a yearRural
23,731Poblacion IIBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur1,236about 6,089about 0.203 km²0.12% a yearRural
23,732PulotLagayan, Abra1,236about 74about 16.77 km²4.45% a yearRural
23,733TampugoTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,236about 1,424about 0.868 km²−0.52% a yearRural
23,734UbanobanPicong, Lanao del Sur1,236about 502about 2.46 km²0.47% a yearRural
23,735UbaubArgao, Cebu1,236about 116about 10.61 km²1.94% a yearRural
23,736ZiminilaCamalaniugan, Cagayan1,236about 230about 5.37 km²0.25% a yearRural
23,737BagongsilangMaramag, Bukidnon1,235about 136about 9.10 km²4.60% a yearRural
23,738BucanaMaco, Davao de Oro1,235about 1,029about 1.20 km²−0.44% a yearRural
23,739Jose AnchetaMaddela, Quirino1,235about 14about 86.10 km²0.55% a yearRural
23,740KanluranNaic, Cavite1,235about 11,435about 0.108 km²−8.18% a yearRural
23,741San PedroKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,235about 244about 5.07 km²1.98% a yearRural
23,742TaposoCandelaria, Zambales1,235about 13about 96.57 km²1.43% a yearRural
23,743TinuyopLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte1,235about 89about 13.85 km²1.02% a yearRural
23,744Tubuan IIISilang, Cavite1,235about 11,330about 0.109 km²1.37% a yearRural
23,745Bagong SilangVictoria, Oriental Mindoro1,234about 202about 6.10 km²0.18% a yearRural
23,746BannuarSan Juan, Ilocos Sur1,234about 1,770about 0.697 km²−0.31% a yearRural
23,747BolbokTaal, Batangas1,234about 1,576about 0.783 km²1.10% a yearRural
23,748BukidParang, Sulu1,234about 851about 1.45 km²8.15% a yearRural
23,749ButaoMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,234about 1,262about 0.978 km²−0.89% a yearRural
23,750DulagIligan City, Lanao del Norte1,234about 87about 14.21 km²0.98% 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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