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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, 23,901 to 23,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
23,901ArellanoBobon, Northern Samar1,225about 339about 3.61 km²8.76% a yearRural
23,902Barangay 2Lucban, Quezon1,225about 33,470about 0.0366 km²−2.11% a yearRural
23,903Barangay 712Manila1,225about 92,803about 0.0132 km²3.34% a yearUrban
23,904CabileoCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,225about 517about 2.37 km²3.39% a yearRural
23,905CaboboLamitan City, Basilan1,225about 1,346about 0.91 km²1.38% a yearRural
23,906EsperanzaCabucgayan, Biliran1,225about 1,394about 0.879 km²0.02% a yearRural
23,907Ilayang BangaMajayjay, Laguna1,225about 1,104about 1.11 km²0.76% a yearRural
23,908InararoPorac, Pampanga1,225about 154about 7.93 km²9.85% a yearRural
23,909KinaguitmanAllen, Northern Samar1,225about 1,419about 0.863 km²0.84% a yearRural
23,910Lay-AhanPototan, Iloilo1,225about 631about 1.94 km²−1.40% a yearRural
23,911Lubigan Jr.Sipocot, Camarines Sur1,225about 80about 15.35 km²−2.02% a yearRural
23,912LubongSan Vicente, Ilocos Sur1,225about 1,514about 0.809 km²0.70% a yearRural
23,913New LoonAsuncion, Davao del Norte1,225about 324about 3.78 km²−5.86% a yearRural
23,914PanalsalanTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,225about 752about 1.63 km²0.06% a yearRural
23,915San IsidroTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte1,225about 350about 3.50 km²−1.16% a yearRural
23,916Sapa GrandeBurgos, Pangasinan1,225about 79about 15.55 km²−2.68% a yearRural
23,917TibangaoSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte1,225about 382about 3.21 km²1.00% a yearRural
23,918TulaAlubijid, Misamis Oriental1,225about 40about 30.82 km²7.96% a yearRural
23,919UsonBacacay, Albay1,225about 928about 1.32 km²no 2020 countRural
23,920ArcoLamitan City, Basilan1,224about 133about 9.21 km²8.15% a yearRural
23,921Barangay 22Pasay City1,224about 110,270about 0.0111 km²no 2020 countUrban
23,922Barangay 39Pasay City1,224about 20,132about 0.0608 km²−1.25% a yearUrban
23,923Barangay 489Manila1,224about 53,921about 0.0227 km²1.68% a yearUrban
23,924Cal-igangCatarman, Northern Samar1,224about 163about 7.51 km²2.80% a yearRural
23,925Capanickian NorteAllacapan, Cagayan1,224about 62about 19.59 km²0.70% a yearRural
23,926HinagumanFerrol, Romblon1,224about 179about 6.82 km²−4.00% a yearRural
23,927LumbayPilar, Bohol1,224about 364about 3.36 km²0.62% a yearRural
23,928MacabaoGanassi, Lanao del Sur1,224about 2,118about 0.578 km²0.46% a yearRural
23,929MonteverdeSocorro, Oriental Mindoro1,224about 53about 22.89 km²1.03% a yearRural
23,930NapoAlicia, Bohol1,224about 352about 3.48 km²−0.94% a yearRural
23,931NiloTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur1,224about 942about 1.30 km²−6.32% a yearRural
23,932PoblacionSan Vicente, Ilocos Sur1,224about 3,687about 0.332 km²−0.54% a yearRural
23,933San JuanSanta Maria, Davao Occidental1,224about 109about 11.24 km²−5.09% a yearRural
23,934San RoqueCortes, Bohol1,224about 488about 2.51 km²2.75% a yearRural
23,935ZamoraTalacogon, Agusan del Sur1,224about 193about 6.35 km²−1.72% a yearRural
23,936CagutsanCatbalogan City, Samar1,223about 1,102about 1.11 km²0.16% a yearRural
23,937CapayawanBotolan, Zambales1,223about 1,112about 1.10 km²0.72% a yearRural
23,938DalimaTuy, Batangas1,223about 375about 3.26 km²0.82% a yearRural
23,939DangulaDumarao, Capiz1,223about 467about 2.62 km²2.71% a yearRural
23,940DansullanPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte1,223about 166about 7.35 km²−4.42% a yearRural
23,941DayapanIbaan, Batangas1,223about 510about 2.40 km²5.30% a yearRural
23,942IlogTaal, Batangas1,223about 1,247about 0.981 km²−3.12% a yearRural
23,943KamanikanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental1,223about 131about 9.34 km²1.66% a yearRural
23,944MainitMabini, Batangas1,223about 566about 2.16 km²−2.96% a yearRural
23,945MatarannocSan Manuel, Tarlac1,223about 442about 2.77 km²1.81% a yearRural
23,946MohonTanauan, Leyte1,223about 774about 1.58 km²1.55% a yearRural
23,947Poblacion 6Paranas, Samar1,223about 577about 2.12 km²0.86% a yearUrban
23,948Poblacion IIGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte1,223about 28,310about 0.0432 km²no 2020 countRural
23,949San GregorioCaba, La Union1,223about 423about 2.89 km²0.16% a yearRural
23,950San IgnacioSan Mateo, Isabela1,223about 886about 1.38 km²0.86% 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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