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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, 24,001 to 24,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,001Poona MarantaoMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,220about 1,220about 1.00 km²2.74% a yearRural
24,002SalugDalaguete, Cebu1,220about 454about 2.69 km²−1.92% a yearRural
24,003San JoseTanauan City, Batangas1,220about 739about 1.65 km²0.04% a yearRural
24,004Sta. CatalinaTumauini, Isabela1,220about 471about 2.59 km²4.93% a yearRural
24,005Villa AuroraBasey, Samar1,220about 63about 19.48 km²0.62% a yearRural
24,006BalangigayKitaotao, Bukidnon1,219about 343about 3.55 km²4.56% a yearRural
24,007CabantohanLemery, Iloilo1,219about 199about 6.13 km²4.64% a yearRural
24,008CambaguioBais City, Negros Oriental1,219about 209about 5.82 km²−2.78% a yearRural
24,009CawayanMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,219about 521about 2.34 km²4.37% a yearRural
24,010DolonganBasey, Samar1,219about 385about 3.17 km²−3.50% a yearRural
24,011Ignacio GarrataDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,219about 195about 6.25 km²−2.42% a yearRural
24,012PalayanAloran, Misamis Occidental1,219about 1,150about 1.06 km²−1.62% a yearRural
24,013PauganParang, Sulu1,219about 786about 1.55 km²10.20% a yearRural
24,014PelingkinganTangcal, Lanao del Norte1,219about 92about 13.26 km²0.02% a yearRural
24,015PuhaganOld Panamao, Sulu1,219about 1,593about 0.765 km²1.43% a yearRural
24,016SantanderBobon, Northern Samar1,219about 49about 24.99 km²0.10% a yearRural
24,017Santo NiñoNabunturan, Davao de Oro1,219about 346about 3.52 km²−0.06% a yearRural
24,018Abariongan RuarSanto Niño, Cagayan1,218about 212about 5.75 km²0.60% a yearRural
24,019AlinamCauayan City, Isabela1,218about 392about 3.11 km²1.92% a yearRural
24,020BaranayanPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,218about 360about 3.38 km²−4.47% a yearRural
24,021BaybayLaoang, Northern Samar1,218about 14,081about 0.0865 km²−1.96% a yearRural
24,022Harada ButaiSulop, Davao del Sur1,218about 414about 2.94 km²0.80% a yearRural
24,023MambugSantiago, Ilocos Sur1,218about 206about 5.92 km²1.01% a yearRural
24,024Maul Lumbaca IngudMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,218about 2,921about 0.417 km²4.22% a yearRural
24,025PanayonanCandelaria, Zambales1,218about 1,171about 1.04 km²0.04% a yearRural
24,026PunudPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,218about 1,603about 0.76 km²1.14% a yearRural
24,027Puti-anCuartero, Capiz1,218about 54about 22.76 km²0.64% a yearRural
24,028SalvacionSan Isidro, Northern Samar1,218about 372about 3.27 km²−1.26% a yearRural
24,029San IsidroJovellar, Albay1,218about 251about 4.86 km²1.11% a yearRural
24,030Santo DomingoNueva Valencia, Guimaras1,218about 161about 7.56 km²1.88% a yearRural
24,031Sto. NiñoPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,218about 1,024about 1.19 km²−1.13% a yearRural
24,032AnhawonPanay, Capiz1,217about 751about 1.62 km²0.80% a yearRural
24,033Barangay 123Pasay City1,217about 79,542about 0.0153 km²−1.28% a yearUrban
24,034BiidParang, Sulu1,217about 974about 1.25 km²1.12% a yearRural
24,035Capissayan SurGattaran, Cagayan1,217about 63about 19.43 km²0.64% a yearRural
24,036GuibahoyLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,217about 55about 22.10 km²−0.47% a yearRural
24,037KiblagonMalalag, Davao del Sur1,217about 116about 10.50 km²−6.13% a yearRural
24,038MongpongSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,217about 332about 3.67 km²−2.66% a yearRural
24,039MulapulaPassi City, Iloilo1,217about 241about 5.04 km²−3.91% a yearRural
24,040Poblacion 2Burgos, Surigao del Norte1,217about 1,233about 0.987 km²1.52% a yearRural
24,041SampinitonJimalalud, Negros Oriental1,217about 273about 4.46 km²−3.10% a yearRural
24,042T'bolokT'Boli, South Cotabato1,217about 26about 45.96 km²0.48% a yearRural
24,043BallagBani, Pangasinan1,216about 257about 4.73 km²2.82% a yearRural
24,044Barangay 41Cavite City, Cavite1,216about 8,386about 0.145 km²−1.15% a yearUrban
24,045CandulingRonda, Cebu1,216about 2,507about 0.485 km²−2.72% a yearRural
24,046KauswaganPlaridel, Misamis Occidental1,216about 1,013about 1.20 km²0.60% a yearRural
24,047LinindinganPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,216about 785about 1.55 km²1.07% a yearRural
24,048MabuhayUson, Masbate1,216about 210about 5.78 km²0.58% a yearRural
24,049Magsaysay, LowerBaguio City, Benguet1,216about 13,103about 0.0928 km²1.67% a yearUrban
24,050ManayupitMa-Ayon, Capiz1,216about 315about 3.86 km²0.95% 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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