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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, 24,301 to 24,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,301Barangay 558Manila1,198about 84,366about 0.0142 km²−1.20% a yearUrban
24,302CamangaanSison, Pangasinan1,198about 288about 4.16 km²−0.98% a yearRural
24,303CanawaCandijay, Bohol1,198about 150about 8.00 km²−0.55% a yearRural
24,304CawagayanPinukpuk, Kalinga1,198about 167about 7.16 km²0.30% a yearRural
24,305GomezMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,198about 2,723about 0.44 km²2.07% a yearUrban
24,306Gosi NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan1,198about 248about 4.83 km²1.33% a yearRural
24,307LanghubPatikul, Sulu1,198about 398about 3.01 km²1.09% a yearRural
24,308Lubigan Sr.Sipocot, Camarines Sur1,198about 201about 5.97 km²−3.03% a yearRural
24,309Marinaut EastMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,198about 28,188about 0.0425 km²no 2020 countRural
24,310MatagabongAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur1,198about 101about 11.86 km²2.11% a yearRural
24,311PaginaJagna, Bohol1,198about 4,831about 0.248 km²−3.28% a yearRural
24,312PenditenDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur1,198about 364about 3.29 km²2.45% a yearRural
24,313PinamalaticanMobo, Masbate1,198about 285about 4.20 km²3.96% a yearRural
24,314Santo NiñoSan Luis, Pampanga1,198about 627about 1.91 km²no 2020 countRural
24,315Station-Church SiteLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,198about 12,531about 0.0956 km²−7.44% a yearRural
24,316TalibongZarraga, Iloilo1,198about 323about 3.71 km²0.06% a yearRural
24,317TapikanShariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur1,198about 735about 1.63 km²1.89% a yearRural
24,318TinagoSan Isidro, Leyte1,198about 395about 3.03 km²1.22% a yearRural
24,319Barangay 10 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar1,197about 406about 2.95 km²1.89% a yearRural
24,320Barangay VIIIVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,197about 4,128about 0.29 km²−0.28% a yearUrban
24,321CayamGarcia Hernandez, Bohol1,197about 1,059about 1.13 km²−1.11% a yearRural
24,322DabburabCauayan City, Isabela1,197about 826about 1.45 km²1.37% a yearRural
24,323GuinobatanBato, Catanduanes1,197about 843about 1.42 km²0.08% a yearRural
24,324IgdalaquitSibalom, Antique1,197about 379about 3.16 km²1.74% a yearRural
24,325KatipunanPlaridel, Misamis Occidental1,197about 593about 2.02 km²0.40% a yearRural
24,326Kawit OccidentalKauswagan, Lanao del Norte1,197about 213about 5.61 km²3.65% a yearRural
24,327KiloganPatnanungan, Quezon1,197about 69about 17.29 km²−0.96% a yearRural
24,328MalabcaBurauen, Leyte1,197about 2,347about 0.51 km²1.78% a yearRural
24,329Pambisan MuntiPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,197about 128about 9.34 km²1.85% a yearRural
24,330Poblacion IlawodCuartero, Capiz1,197about 3,500about 0.342 km²−0.08% a yearRural
24,331San RafaelBulusan, Sorsogon1,197about 224about 5.34 km²0.45% a yearRural
24,332Tagudtud NorthBugasong, Antique1,197about 739about 1.62 km²1.07% a yearRural
24,333AlaguiaLal-Lo, Cagayan1,196about 168about 7.14 km²−0.61% a yearRural
24,334Barangay 718Manila1,196about 141,874about 0.00843 km²0.84% a yearUrban
24,335Bgy. No. 6, San AgustinLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,196about 12,394about 0.0965 km²−1.37% a yearUrban
24,336Bugas-bugasPlacer, Surigao del Norte1,196about 212about 5.65 km²5.52% a yearRural
24,337CangaboLa Libertad, Negros Oriental1,196about 473about 2.53 km²0.28% a yearRural
24,338IgotVillareal, Samar1,196about 100about 11.99 km²0.53% a yearRural
24,339LumipaGeneral Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite1,196about 272about 4.40 km²4.34% a yearRural
24,340MahayagAlbuera, Leyte1,196about 551about 2.17 km²0.47% a yearRural
24,341Pindangan WestAlcala, Pangasinan1,196about 814about 1.47 km²−2.90% a yearRural
24,342San AntonioDuero, Bohol1,196about 2,113about 0.566 km²0.14% a yearRural
24,343AlaminosMadalag, Aklan1,195about 383about 3.12 km²0.65% a yearRural
24,344AlegreBansalan, Davao del Sur1,195about 52about 23.15 km²1.31% a yearRural
24,345Barangay 47-BCavite City, Cavite1,195about 36,544about 0.0327 km²0.14% a yearRural
24,346BunducanPio V. Corpus, Masbate1,195about 1,486about 0.804 km²−1.34% a yearRural
24,347CamahualSarangani, Davao Occidental1,195about 140about 8.51 km²−0.20% a yearRural
24,348CawilanTagana-An, Surigao del Norte1,195about 622about 1.92 km²0.18% a yearRural
24,349Centro WesteLibertad, Antique1,195about 2,469about 0.484 km²0.63% a yearRural
24,350KatipunanLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte1,195about 150about 7.98 km²2.16% 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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