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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, 24,201 to 24,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,201HicmingVirac, Catanduanes1,205about 251about 4.80 km²1.11% a yearRural
24,202JamorawonBulan, Sorsogon1,205about 506about 2.38 km²8.15% a yearRural
24,203JumangpasSamboan, Cebu1,205about 331about 3.64 km²−1.62% a yearRural
24,204LualhatiBaguio City, Benguet1,205about 2,714about 0.444 km²0.06% a yearUrban
24,205Raymundo Eugenio Pob.San Jose City, Nueva Ecija1,205about 9,877about 0.122 km²−0.26% a yearUrban
24,206San MiguelMauban, Quezon1,205about 136about 8.87 km²1.21% a yearRural
24,207SungiDulag, Leyte1,205about 1,709about 0.705 km²−5.70% a yearRural
24,208BohesapaLamitan City, Basilan1,204about 116about 10.42 km²4.45% a yearRural
24,209CadapdapanCandijay, Bohol1,204about 275about 4.38 km²−2.46% a yearRural
24,210LoobCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,204about 523about 2.30 km²1.19% a yearRural
24,211MagsaysayBulan, Sorsogon1,204about 334about 3.60 km²0.42% a yearRural
24,212MaiteSan Juan, Siquijor1,204about 504about 2.39 km²2.19% a yearUrban
24,213Pao 1stCamiling, Tarlac1,204about 2,142about 0.562 km²0.44% a yearRural
24,214SaguaAnini-Y, Antique1,204about 2,694about 0.447 km²1.92% a yearRural
24,215Santa MonicaEchague, Isabela1,204about 194about 6.22 km²1.47% a yearRural
24,216SimpocanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan1,204about 17about 69.04 km²−0.84% a yearRural
24,217Sukah-sukahSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi1,204about 1,231about 0.978 km²2.35% a yearRural
24,218TiongcopMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,204about 297about 4.05 km²3.57% a yearRural
24,219ArborBoljoon, Cebu1,203about 251about 4.80 km²−0.63% a yearRural
24,220Bagong SilangDel Gallego, Camarines Sur1,203about 19about 62.61 km²0.77% a yearRural
24,221BalorinayBurauen, Leyte1,203about 439about 2.74 km²4.01% a yearRural
24,222Barangay 337Manila1,203about 41,483about 0.029 km²−3.34% a yearUrban
24,223Bulak SurBatad, Iloilo1,203about 584about 2.06 km²−1.35% a yearRural
24,224CabangahanPanitan, Capiz1,203about 463about 2.60 km²0.36% a yearRural
24,225Cabuaan OesteBalaoan, La Union1,203about 752about 1.60 km²−0.28% a yearRural
24,226CanaresBatuan, Masbate1,203about 174about 6.92 km²−3.09% a yearRural
24,227CanterosCan-Avid, Eastern Samar1,203about 224about 5.36 km²2.10% a yearRural
24,228DaligBurgos, Isabela1,203about 205about 5.87 km²0.38% a yearRural
24,229DurianSan Fernando, Bukidnon1,203about 37about 32.42 km²2.99% a yearRural
24,230Lato LatoBongao, Tawi-Tawi1,203about 425about 2.83 km²4.94% a yearRural
24,231MalonoyDumarao, Capiz1,203about 431about 2.79 km²3.36% a yearRural
24,232NamalpalanMagsingal, Ilocos Sur1,203about 394about 3.05 km²0.08% a yearRural
24,233PandanCaoayan, Ilocos Sur1,203about 6,874about 0.175 km²−0.51% a yearRural
24,234Pinamucan SilanganBatangas City, Batangas1,203about 457about 2.63 km²−0.49% a yearRural
24,235AlunaInitao, Misamis Oriental1,202about 107about 11.22 km²0.42% a yearRural
24,236AmbulonVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur1,202about 426about 2.82 km²−1.90% a yearRural
24,237Bgy. 23 - Imperial Court Subd.Legazpi City, Albay1,202about 19,232about 0.0625 km²8.21% a yearUrban
24,238CamansiSan Fernando City, La Union1,202about 1,253about 0.959 km²4.59% a yearRural
24,239Doña AuroraCalauag, Quezon1,202about 151about 7.96 km²0.22% a yearRural
24,240KanluranCalauan, Laguna1,202about 5,366about 0.224 km²−3.64% a yearRural
24,241KatipunanAbuyog, Leyte1,202about 747about 1.61 km²−0.10% a yearRural
24,242LongmotTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur1,202about 304about 3.95 km²−0.84% a yearRural
24,243LuksumbangLamitan City, Basilan1,202about 208about 5.79 km²6.13% a yearRural
24,244MalalatanAlcala, Cagayan1,202about 120about 10.04 km²3.08% a yearRural
24,245MasantongBongao, Tawi-Tawi1,202about 153about 7.86 km²0.94% a yearRural
24,246Minantok KanluranAmadeo, Cavite1,202about 835about 1.44 km²3.53% a yearRural
24,247OroDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,202about 383about 3.14 km²1.73% a yearRural
24,248PambisanBaco, Oriental Mindoro1,202about 2,624about 0.458 km²0.02% a yearRural
24,249PoblacionAnda, Bohol1,202about 2,334about 0.515 km²−1.27% a yearRural
24,250Punta CogonRoxas City, Capiz1,202about 1,846about 0.651 km²−0.28% 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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