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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, 23,801 to 23,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,801IsaganiMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,231about 1,673about 0.736 km²−1.10% a yearUrban
23,802KuttongTalipao, Sulu1,231about 102about 12.12 km²0.98% a yearRural
23,803Liloan SurInabanga, Bohol1,231about 359about 3.43 km²0.69% a yearRural
23,804Nalsian SurBayambang, Pangasinan1,231about 1,423about 0.865 km²−6.59% a yearRural
23,805OcaponVillaverde, Nueva Vizcaya1,231about 131about 9.43 km²5.16% a yearRural
23,806San Felipe WestSan Nicolas, Pangasinan1,231about 229about 5.37 km²−0.08% a yearRural
23,807San JuanAgoo, La Union1,231about 933about 1.32 km²−0.33% a yearRural
23,808Santa CruzPandan, Antique1,231about 286about 4.31 km²2.56% a yearRural
23,809TolonguatMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,231about 648about 1.90 km²−0.88% a yearRural
23,810VillalaidaTuao, Cagayan1,231about 194about 6.34 km²2.58% a yearRural
23,811Agtatacay SurSapi-An, Capiz1,230about 214about 5.74 km²0.74% a yearRural
23,812AirportOrmoc City, Leyte1,230about 471about 2.61 km²8.39% a yearRural
23,813Badlan GrandeCalinog, Iloilo1,230about 494about 2.49 km²1.19% a yearRural
23,814BariisTiwi, Albay1,230about 185about 6.64 km²1.58% a yearRural
23,815BayabaoTangcal, Lanao del Norte1,230about 417about 2.95 km²1.12% a yearRural
23,816CahayagTubigon, Bohol1,230about 1,373about 0.896 km²1.58% a yearRural
23,817KimosSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,230about 480about 2.56 km²−0.56% a yearRural
23,818LutaoInabanga, Bohol1,230about 398about 3.09 km²−2.19% a yearRural
23,819NilumisuEchague, Isabela1,230about 180about 6.84 km²4.15% a yearRural
23,820OsmeñaTagbina, Surigao del Sur1,230about 88about 13.99 km²−0.06% a yearRural
23,821PalaleSan Jose, Camarines Sur1,230about 542about 2.27 km²1.46% a yearRural
23,822ReynadoBayambang, Pangasinan1,230about 984about 1.25 km²−0.14% a yearRural
23,823TaguiteLawaan, Eastern Samar1,230about 80about 15.34 km²0.37% a yearRural
23,824TarucRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay1,230about 154about 7.97 km²0.80% a yearRural
23,825TinucanTanay, Rizal1,230about 147about 8.34 km²4.69% a yearRural
23,826TrinidadSan Remigio, Antique1,230about 243about 5.06 km²1.65% a yearRural
23,827AnnanumanSan Pablo, Isabela1,229about 129about 9.56 km²1.46% a yearRural
23,828Asis IIMendez, Cavite1,229about 32,773about 0.0375 km²2.56% a yearRural
23,829Barangay 622Manila1,229about 49,160about 0.025 km²0.63% a yearUrban
23,830BonotTabaco City, Albay1,229about 336about 3.66 km²−1.41% a yearRural
23,831BuenavistaOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental1,229about 830about 1.48 km²3.68% a yearRural
23,832Cabeseria 2Ilagan City, Isabela1,229about 498about 2.47 km²0.61% a yearRural
23,833CruzBuenavista, Bohol1,229about 442about 2.78 km²2.25% a yearRural
23,834DilawaPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte1,229about 236about 5.21 km²2.36% a yearRural
23,835MedinaDingras, Ilocos Norte1,229about 891about 1.38 km²−1.30% a yearRural
23,836PalalianKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte1,229about 58about 21.23 km²−0.77% a yearRural
23,837Poblacion CentralOcampo, Camarines Sur1,229about 16,171about 0.076 km²2.99% a yearRural
23,838San PascualLibon, Albay1,229about 264about 4.65 km²−1.01% a yearRural
23,839San VicenteTunga, Leyte1,229about 1,217about 1.01 km²9.06% a yearRural
23,840SapilangBacnotan, La Union1,229about 218about 5.65 km²no 2020 countRural
23,841Barangay 12Bacolod City, Negros Occidental1,228about 2,699about 0.455 km²−2.84% a yearUrban
23,842Barangay 166Pasay City1,228about 57,383about 0.0214 km²0.76% a yearUrban
23,843Barangay 395Manila1,228about 12,556about 0.0978 km²0.12% a yearUrban
23,844Barangay 583Manila1,228about 111,636about 0.011 km²−0.95% a yearUrban
23,845CabugaoBurdeos, Quezon1,228about 100about 12.24 km²−0.17% a yearRural
23,846CalanutanRosales, Pangasinan1,228about 428about 2.87 km²−1.21% a yearRural
23,847CalaocanSan Nicolas, Pangasinan1,228about 975about 1.26 km²−0.73% a yearRural
23,848CapasePres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte1,228about 197about 6.22 km²3.80% a yearRural
23,849CatadmanCuyo, Palawan1,228about 1,769about 0.694 km²1.71% a yearRural
23,850Cato-oganTobias Fornier, Antique1,228about 368about 3.34 km²0.35% 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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