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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, 24,101 to 24,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,101MadaguingClaveria, Misamis Oriental1,212about 62about 19.50 km²0.46% a yearRural
24,102MaidlangCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,212about 635about 1.91 km²0.52% a yearRural
24,103MalugasKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte1,212about 328about 3.70 km²−0.29% a yearRural
24,104Pulang LupaMabini, Batangas1,212about 1,697about 0.714 km²−1.11% a yearRural
24,105PutiMasantol, Pampanga1,212about 1,987about 0.61 km²−5.74% a yearRural
24,106San NicolasIloilo City, Iloilo1,212about 8,189about 0.148 km²−3.55% a yearUrban
24,107AntoninoRoxas, Palawan1,211about 9about 127.79 km²−1.13% a yearRural
24,108BangaTinambac, Camarines Sur1,211about 103about 11.75 km²0.40% a yearRural
24,109CabilaoMakilala, Cotabato1,211about 150about 8.08 km²1.04% a yearRural
24,110Camalig Bandara IngudMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,211about 977about 1.24 km²4.75% a yearRural
24,111CamayseSanta Rita, Samar1,211about 383about 3.16 km²0.26% a yearRural
24,112LabinayOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental1,211about 194about 6.25 km²−5.29% a yearRural
24,113LibertyMayorga, Leyte1,211about 574about 2.11 km²0.34% a yearRural
24,114LinguisanTungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,211about 116about 10.40 km²1.06% a yearRural
24,115MahunigGasan, Marinduque1,211about 1,276about 0.949 km²1.08% a yearRural
24,116PangianSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte1,211about 331about 3.66 km²6.24% a yearRural
24,117Poblacion SurSan Isidro, Northern Samar1,211about 2,512about 0.482 km²1.52% a yearRural
24,118SaksakAloguinsan, Cebu1,211about 326about 3.71 km²2.67% a yearRural
24,119San IsidroKitcharao, Agusan del Norte1,211about 93about 13.09 km²0.89% a yearRural
24,120Santo NiñoCatarman, Camiguin1,211about 174about 6.96 km²−1.19% a yearRural
24,121Small KapataganIsabela City, Basilan1,211about 103about 11.73 km²no 2020 countRural
24,122Sugod MawatanTugaya, Lanao del Sur1,211about 352about 3.44 km²4.10% a yearRural
24,123Zone VVillasis, Pangasinan1,211about 3,229about 0.375 km²1.76% a yearUrban
24,124AbuorNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,210about 1,664about 0.727 km²1.23% a yearRural
24,125BacayawanMunai, Lanao del Norte1,210about 74about 16.42 km²1.23% a yearRural
24,126BacolodCarrascal, Surigao del Sur1,210about 276about 4.38 km²2.29% a yearRural
24,127BalakbakKapangan, Benguet1,210about 97about 12.45 km²0.10% a yearRural
24,128Bgy. 30 - PigcaleLegazpi City, Albay1,210about 30,326about 0.0399 km²no 2020 countRural
24,129BayogOrmoc City, Leyte1,210about 246about 4.92 km²−4.67% a yearRural
24,130LingalingSanta Maria, Isabela1,210about 153about 7.90 km²1.44% a yearRural
24,131Miraga-GuibuanganSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,210about 478about 2.53 km²2.09% a yearRural
24,132QuimmarayanSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur1,210about 669about 1.81 km²0.79% a yearRural
24,133RosarioTagoloan, Misamis Oriental1,210about 99about 12.27 km²1.65% a yearRural
24,134San IsidroBombon, Camarines Sur1,210about 1,034about 1.17 km²−1.25% a yearRural
24,135Santa Rosa IINoveleta, Cavite1,210about 16,242about 0.0745 km²−0.49% a yearRural
24,136SawmillMilagros, Masbate1,210about 51about 23.55 km²−2.19% a yearRural
24,137AcleTuy, Batangas1,209about 456about 2.65 km²0.75% a yearRural
24,138BagongbongBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,209about 289about 4.19 km²0.79% a yearRural
24,139Barangay IISanta Cruz, Laguna1,209about 14,816about 0.0816 km²−1.36% a yearUrban
24,140Barangay IVSan Luis, Aurora1,209about 2,611about 0.463 km²−0.10% a yearRural
24,141Burgos PadlanSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,209about 16,077about 0.0752 km²0.30% a yearRural
24,142CabalayonganBasay, Negros Oriental1,209about 232about 5.21 km²7.97% a yearRural
24,143CamangaBadoc, Ilocos Norte1,209about 324about 3.73 km²−0.08% a yearRural
24,144Demetrio FernanBonifacio, Misamis Occidental1,209about 614about 1.97 km²−0.31% a yearRural
24,145GeneralTudela, Cebu1,209about 351about 3.44 km²−0.78% a yearRural
24,146Kalilayan IlayaUnisan, Quezon1,209about 470about 2.57 km²4.53% a yearRural
24,147Lower BañasLantawan, Basilan1,209about 239about 5.05 km²no 2020 countRural
24,148LusunganOrion, Bataan1,209about 34,444about 0.0351 km²−4.36% a yearRural
24,149MabatoMaragondon, Cavite1,209about 332about 3.64 km²0.04% a yearRural
24,150PangpangSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar1,209about 212about 5.71 km²−1.12% 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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