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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, 23,851 to 23,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,851Centro EsteLibertad, Antique1,228about 4,778about 0.257 km²1.00% a yearRural
23,852Janipa-an EastMina, Iloilo1,228about 378about 3.25 km²−1.32% a yearRural
23,853JanludLibacao, Aklan1,228about 392about 3.13 km²2.72% a yearRural
23,854MalabnigGuinobatan, Albay1,228about 418about 2.94 km²1.76% a yearRural
23,855San RoqueSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon1,228about 614about 2.00 km²0.86% a yearRural
23,856Santa MilagrosaCalauag, Quezon1,228about 323about 3.80 km²1.31% a yearRural
23,857VillahermosaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte1,228about 196about 6.28 km²−3.95% a yearRural
23,858BangcogonOslob, Cebu1,227about 415about 2.96 km²−0.08% a yearRural
23,859Barangay 587-AManila1,227about 55,520about 0.0221 km²−0.95% a yearUrban
23,860Cabas-AnAroroy, Masbate1,227about 47about 25.98 km²−0.75% a yearRural
23,861CalomotanLaoang, Northern Samar1,227about 406about 3.02 km²−0.65% a yearRural
23,862Catagbacan SurLoon, Bohol1,227about 2,094about 0.586 km²0.72% a yearRural
23,863ColubotSan Manuel, Tarlac1,227about 782about 1.57 km²1.74% a yearRural
23,864FatimaNew Bataan, Davao de Oro1,227about 191about 6.44 km²0.92% a yearRural
23,865Guimbangco-anSibonga, Cebu1,227about 298about 4.12 km²2.45% a yearRural
23,866InaladanShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur1,227about 250about 4.91 km²1.31% a yearRural
23,867LampasanDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental1,227about 48about 25.63 km²2.28% a yearRural
23,868MaghubasBurauen, Leyte1,227about 739about 1.66 km²−2.16% a yearRural
23,869Mina WestMina, Iloilo1,227about 4,173about 0.294 km²−0.86% a yearRural
23,870Olo CafabrosanMangatarem, Pangasinan1,227about 1,136about 1.08 km²0.24% a yearRural
23,871OyamaTiwi, Albay1,227about 7,218about 0.17 km²0.68% a yearRural
23,872PaliparanCalauan, Laguna1,227about 497about 2.47 km²3.64% a yearRural
23,873PampangLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur1,227about 379about 3.24 km²0.56% a yearRural
23,874San JoseNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,227about 239about 5.14 km²1.52% a yearRural
23,875San JoseMatanao, Davao del Sur1,227about 228about 5.37 km²−1.70% a yearRural
23,876San Luis IIGuinayangan, Quezon1,227about 143about 8.58 km²1.27% a yearRural
23,877Santo DomingoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,227about 352about 3.49 km²−0.86% a yearRural
23,878Santo NiñoSanta Maria, Romblon1,227about 232about 5.30 km²−0.82% a yearRural
23,879Villa CornejoKawayan, Biliran1,227about 242about 5.07 km²2.70% a yearRural
23,880AlinsolongBatad, Iloilo1,226about 1,779about 0.689 km²−1.67% a yearRural
23,881BalakanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte1,226about 215about 5.69 km²−0.37% a yearRural
23,882BanigTumauini, Isabela1,226about 37about 33.16 km²1.74% a yearRural
23,883CatmonTanauan, Leyte1,226about 368about 3.33 km²1.63% a yearRural
23,884ConcordiaBurgos, Pangasinan1,226about 203about 6.05 km²−1.32% a yearRural
23,885DamilisanMiagao, Iloilo1,226about 1,962about 0.625 km²−1.30% a yearRural
23,886LasongCamiling, Tarlac1,226about 681about 1.80 km²0.76% a yearRural
23,887MolopoloMacrohon, Southern Leyte1,226about 409about 3.00 km²0.20% a yearRural
23,888NabagoZamboanguita, Negros Oriental1,226about 162about 7.59 km²−0.67% a yearRural
23,889NagmisaanPaniqui, Tarlac1,226about 424about 2.89 km²2.86% a yearRural
23,890NagsulangLemery, Iloilo1,226about 626about 1.96 km²1.72% a yearRural
23,891NonocLarena, Siquijor1,226about 1,075about 1.14 km²1.00% a yearUrban
23,892Palimbo ProperCamiling, Tarlac1,226about 677about 1.81 km²1.34% a yearRural
23,893PangpangBarili, Cebu1,226about 337about 3.64 km²1.23% a yearRural
23,894PasingkalanRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur1,226about 438about 2.80 km²2.72% a yearRural
23,895PinipinSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur1,226about 1,987about 0.617 km²0.08% a yearRural
23,896QuirinoLas Navas, Northern Samar1,226about 123about 9.95 km²−2.63% a yearRural
23,897RizalPilar, Bataan1,226about 584about 2.10 km²2.32% a yearRural
23,898TubaonVirac, Catanduanes1,226about 1,202about 1.02 km²2.66% a yearRural
23,899UbanBabatngon, Leyte1,226about 498about 2.46 km²−0.71% a yearRural
23,900West PoblacionPalauig, Zambales1,226about 5,473about 0.224 km²0.88% 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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