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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, 24,051 to 24,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,051San RoqueSanto Tomas, Isabela1,216about 1,221about 0.996 km²0.36% a yearRural
24,052BalidbidSalcedo, Ilocos Sur1,215about 161about 7.56 km²−1.11% a yearRural
24,053Blue Ridge BQuezon City1,215about 10,474about 0.116 km²3.07% a yearUrban
24,054ColaseSamboan, Cebu1,215about 434about 2.80 km²2.35% a yearRural
24,055Concordia NorteSibunag, Guimaras1,215about 164about 7.41 km²4.66% a yearRural
24,056CubayLambunao, Iloilo1,215about 964about 1.26 km²0.02% a yearRural
24,057Malamag WestTumauini, Isabela1,215about 1,306about 0.93 km²4.71% a yearRural
24,058MataqueCapalonga, Camarines Norte1,215about 58about 20.85 km²−3.36% a yearRural
24,059PantaonOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental1,215about 467about 2.60 km²5.45% a yearRural
24,060SalendabDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,215about 205about 5.94 km²3.16% a yearRural
24,061San CarlosEchague, Isabela1,215about 97about 12.56 km²1.26% a yearRural
24,062San IsidroSarrat, Ilocos Norte1,215about 325about 3.74 km²2.35% a yearUrban
24,063San JoseDelfin Albano, Isabela1,215about 531about 2.29 km²0.48% a yearRural
24,064San JoseSurigao City, Surigao del Norte1,215about 78about 15.58 km²−2.60% a yearRural
24,065Santa CruzAnda, Bohol1,215about 576about 2.11 km²1.41% a yearRural
24,066Tara-taraSison, Pangasinan1,215about 294about 4.13 km²−1.83% a yearRural
24,067Zone 11Talisay City, Negros Occidental1,215about 30,000about 0.0405 km²−2.20% a yearRural
24,068Barangay 795Manila1,214about 196,123about 0.00619 km²1.16% a yearUrban
24,069BarumbongSanto Tomas, Isabela1,214about 79about 15.28 km²2.48% a yearRural
24,070BurgosMulanay, Quezon1,214about 77about 15.76 km²−4.45% a yearRural
24,071ButaoDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya1,214about 101about 12.04 km²0.56% a yearRural
24,072CagsingGinatilan, Cebu1,214about 191about 6.36 km²0.87% a yearRural
24,073CalagonsaoAlcantara, Romblon1,214about 146about 8.32 km²−0.74% a yearRural
24,074CalvoMangatarem, Pangasinan1,214about 16,252about 0.0747 km²−1.45% a yearUrban
24,075CentroCabagan, Isabela1,214about 4,598about 0.264 km²0.12% a yearRural
24,076Centro WestSantiago City, Isabela1,214about 5,980about 0.203 km²−0.04% a yearUrban
24,077GatubLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur1,214about 295about 4.11 km²−0.51% a yearRural
24,078Pasibi WestUrbiztondo, Pangasinan1,214about 740about 1.64 km²−2.87% a yearRural
24,079SambagonPinamungajan, Cebu1,214about 208about 5.83 km²−2.96% a yearRural
24,080Santo Niño IlayaLopez, Quezon1,214about 101about 11.98 km²−0.08% a yearRural
24,081SubenPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat1,214about 302about 4.02 km²8.59% a yearRural
24,082TabokDanao, Bohol1,214about 205about 5.93 km²0.10% a yearRural
24,083AdiaSanta Maria, Laguna1,213about 1,391about 0.872 km²1.93% a yearRural
24,084BalokKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,213about 78about 15.59 km²0.34% a yearRural
24,085BanglayanNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,213about 228about 5.31 km²1.37% a yearRural
24,086Barangay 34Bacolod City, Negros Occidental1,213about 28,881about 0.042 km²2.13% a yearRural
24,087Barangay 476Manila1,213about 36,209about 0.0335 km²−1.06% a yearUrban
24,088BuenasuerteMutia, Zamboanga del Norte1,213about 124about 9.80 km²−2.67% a yearRural
24,089BulalaBacnotan, La Union1,213about 1,201about 1.01 km²−1.95% a yearUrban
24,090Cagmanipis SurCalbayog City, Samar1,213about 119about 10.22 km²0.48% a yearRural
24,091CamalongoCalinog, Iloilo1,213about 518about 2.34 km²1.93% a yearRural
24,092LibertadAbuyog, Leyte1,213about 107about 11.29 km²−1.06% a yearRural
24,093Ligpit BantayanGuinayangan, Quezon1,213about 138about 8.77 km²3.47% a yearRural
24,094Lower MalamoteMatalam, Cotabato1,213about 461about 2.63 km²−0.64% a yearRural
24,095MalinaoGarcia Hernandez, Bohol1,213about 177about 6.84 km²−0.51% a yearRural
24,096Pu-aoHamtic, Antique1,213about 1,011about 1.20 km²0.91% a yearRural
24,097RosarioLopez, Quezon1,213about 359about 3.38 km²2.55% a yearRural
24,098San AntonioRosales, Pangasinan1,213about 649about 1.87 km²−0.18% a yearRural
24,099BanawonHamtic, Antique1,212about 655about 1.85 km²1.18% a yearRural
24,100LinaoTayasan, Negros Oriental1,212about 191about 6.34 km²2.13% 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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