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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, 24,351 to 24,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,351KimaPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay1,195about 299about 3.99 km²−0.88% a yearRural
24,352LimondaOpol, Misamis Oriental1,195about 110about 10.84 km²no 2020 countRural
24,353LimuhaySen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat1,195about 100about 11.93 km²0.14% a yearRural
24,354MacabitBani, Pangasinan1,195about 243about 4.91 km²0.30% a yearRural
24,355MacalagDatu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur1,195about 430about 2.78 km²0.08% a yearRural
24,356ManggayTalitay, Maguindanao del Norte1,195about 660about 1.81 km²−1.28% a yearRural
24,357MantugaweBasud, Camarines Norte1,195about 716about 1.67 km²−2.13% a yearRural
24,358MaynagaPolangui, Albay1,195about 543about 2.20 km²−3.46% a yearRural
24,359Monte AlegreAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,195about 365about 3.27 km²−0.90% a yearRural
24,360MoogLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental1,195about 271about 4.41 km²0.39% a yearUrban
24,361PatununganSanta Ana, Cagayan1,195about 6about 195.39 km²1.44% a yearRural
24,362Poblacion IIPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija1,195about 2,632about 0.454 km²1.05% a yearRural
24,363SalsalamaguiVintar, Ilocos Norte1,195about 204about 5.87 km²0.28% a yearRural
24,364San JuanSanta Fe, Leyte1,195about 541about 2.21 km²−5.50% a yearRural
24,365Santo NiñoMaddela, Quirino1,195about 73about 16.39 km²1.61% a yearRural
24,366TongaBalud, Masbate1,195about 103about 11.63 km²3.34% a yearRural
24,367TucaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,195about 5,637about 0.212 km²no 2020 countRural
24,368AlongongLibon, Albay1,194about 192about 6.22 km²−1.58% a yearRural
24,369Barangay 115Caloocan City1,194about 93,281about 0.0128 km²3.11% a yearUrban
24,370Cang-asaSiquijor, Siquijor1,194about 254about 4.71 km²1.90% a yearRural
24,371Divino RostroTabaco City, Albay1,194about 11,592about 0.103 km²−0.57% a yearUrban
24,372East VisoriaCarigara, Leyte1,194about 4,934about 0.242 km²1.33% a yearRural
24,373GuinabotSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental1,194about 528about 2.26 km²0.80% a yearRural
24,374KuguitaMambajao, Camiguin1,194about 719about 1.66 km²1.99% a yearRural
24,375Legarda 3Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,194about 153about 7.78 km²2.21% a yearRural
24,376MalitubBataraza, Palawan1,194about 35about 34.25 km²5.11% a yearRural
24,377NavitasCatanauan, Quezon1,194about 133about 8.99 km²0.84% a yearRural
24,378Poblacion NorteMaria, Siquijor1,194about 853about 1.40 km²0.84% a yearRural
24,379Sta. CruzIbajay, Aklan1,194about 533about 2.24 km²0.30% a yearRural
24,380TalugtogSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,194about 436about 2.74 km²2.08% a yearRural
24,381TambacTulunan, Cotabato1,194about 144about 8.31 km²−0.63% a yearRural
24,382YatingPilar, Capiz1,194about 265about 4.50 km²0.95% a yearRural
24,383AdaoagBaggao, Cagayan1,193about 108about 11.08 km²0.32% a yearRural
24,384Barangay 69Pasay City1,193about 92,481about 0.0129 km²0.82% a yearUrban
24,385Batad ViejoBatad, Iloilo1,193about 834about 1.43 km²0.08% a yearRural
24,386CadioPanitan, Capiz1,193about 369about 3.23 km²0.57% a yearRural
24,387CagpandanBaleno, Masbate1,193about 542about 2.20 km²0.08% a yearRural
24,388Condaraan Pob.Bayang, Lanao del Sur1,193about 50,338about 0.0237 km²0.91% a yearRural
24,389DabongJaniuay, Iloilo1,193about 385about 3.10 km²0.18% a yearRural
24,390Dicamay IJones, Isabela1,193about 39about 30.76 km²−1.84% a yearRural
24,391GuadalupeInopacan, Leyte1,193about 890about 1.34 km²0.02% a yearRural
24,392LibjoManjuyod, Negros Oriental1,193about 552about 2.16 km²0.80% a yearRural
24,393MaanantengSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,193about 195about 6.13 km²−1.93% a yearRural
24,394MacarthurDangcagan, Bukidnon1,193about 477about 2.50 km²1.14% a yearRural
24,395MahayahayDigos City, Davao del Sur1,193about 526about 2.27 km²1.85% a yearRural
24,396MatiagSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte1,193about 241about 4.96 km²−0.04% a yearRural
24,397MayapayBuruanga, Aklan1,193about 563about 2.12 km²0.28% a yearRural
24,398San Juan BautistaGoa, Camarines Sur1,193about 11,255about 0.106 km²−2.04% a yearUrban
24,399San VicenteSanta Elena, Camarines Norte1,193about 158about 7.53 km²−1.23% a yearRural
24,400AguipoMabini, Bohol1,192about 279about 4.27 km²0.02% 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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