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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, 24,401 to 24,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,401AmanperezBayambang, Pangasinan1,192about 1,246about 0.957 km²1.14% a yearUrban
24,402Barangay 112Caloocan City1,192about 48,259about 0.0247 km²1.22% a yearUrban
24,403Barangay 5 Santa CatalinaPagbilao, Quezon1,192about 12,762about 0.0934 km²−0.94% a yearRural
24,404Barangay 516Manila1,192about 69,302about 0.0172 km²2.24% a yearUrban
24,405Barangay IIIPio Duran, Albay1,192about 18,891about 0.0631 km²7.76% a yearUrban
24,406BonigaMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,192about 359about 3.32 km²1.22% a yearRural
24,407CabugaoCalinog, Iloilo1,192about 1,055about 1.13 km²0.78% a yearRural
24,408CabulalaanLaoac, Pangasinan1,192about 903about 1.32 km²−0.10% a yearRural
24,409CayucyucanMercedes, Camarines Norte1,192about 388about 3.07 km²−1.95% a yearRural
24,410DalibubonJones, Isabela1,192about 343about 3.48 km²0.63% a yearRural
24,411Langlangca SegundoCandon City, Ilocos Sur1,192about 587about 2.03 km²−0.67% a yearRural
24,412LinmansanganAlaminos City, Pangasinan1,192about 158about 7.53 km²−0.79% a yearRural
24,413MandogMaasin, Iloilo1,192about 985about 1.21 km²−0.18% a yearRural
24,414MatingbeSan Jose, Dinagat Islands1,192about 839about 1.42 km²2.24% a yearRural
24,415San IsidroTandag City, Surigao del Sur1,192about 191about 6.23 km²3.07% a yearRural
24,416TigbaoCagdianao, Dinagat Islands1,192about 69about 17.38 km²−1.21% a yearRural
24,417TimbangMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,192about 230about 5.18 km²−5.94% a yearRural
24,418AkolPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,191about 294about 4.05 km²−8.49% a yearRural
24,419BalangbangMayoyao, Ifugao1,191about 151about 7.90 km²−0.54% a yearRural
24,420CabuloranDagami, Leyte1,191about 749about 1.59 km²0.45% a yearRural
24,421HandumonGetafe, Bohol1,191about 620about 1.92 km²−1.51% a yearRural
24,422LalabuanBalabagan, Lanao del Sur1,191about 620about 1.92 km²0.16% a yearRural
24,423OlocLaua-An, Antique1,191about 968about 1.23 km²0.02% a yearRural
24,424Poblacion ACamiling, Tarlac1,191about 6,108about 0.195 km²−0.63% a yearUrban
24,425PresbiteroPigkawayan, Cotabato1,191about 2,101about 0.567 km²0.30% a yearRural
24,426San JoaquinMacrohon, Southern Leyte1,191about 270about 4.41 km²−0.56% a yearRural
24,427TabuyocBinalonan, Pangasinan1,191about 1,045about 1.14 km²−1.64% a yearRural
24,428VerDingras, Ilocos Norte1,191about 205about 5.81 km²−0.63% a yearRural
24,429CaburacananMalaybalay City, Bukidnon1,190about 51about 23.19 km²1.25% a yearRural
24,430CalirayaLumban, Laguna1,190about 34about 34.91 km²1.25% a yearRural
24,431CeciliaSan Luis, Agusan del Sur1,190about 225about 5.28 km²−0.10% a yearRural
24,432Dapacan AltoCalamba, Misamis Occidental1,190about 176about 6.77 km²2.63% a yearRural
24,433GatasPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,190about 5,219about 0.228 km²no 2020 countUrban
24,434InabasanMaasin, Iloilo1,190about 692about 1.72 km²0.18% a yearRural
24,435Kan AsaaliOld Panamao, Sulu1,190about 1,363about 0.873 km²2.31% a yearRural
24,436Locso-onTudela, Misamis Occidental1,190about 633about 1.88 km²1.38% a yearRural
24,437MabiniAborlan, Palawan1,190about 506about 2.35 km²0.47% a yearRural
24,438MahayahayMahaplag, Leyte1,190about 140about 8.49 km²8.01% a yearRural
24,439NailonTudela, Misamis Occidental1,190about 753about 1.58 km²−0.77% a yearRural
24,440OwakHilongos, Leyte1,190about 744about 1.60 km²0.47% a yearRural
24,441Poblacion WestAgno, Pangasinan1,190about 1,768about 0.673 km²−0.48% a yearRural
24,442RagayanButig, Lanao del Sur1,190about 24about 49.73 km²0.76% a yearRural
24,443SianibPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte1,190about 166about 7.19 km²0.24% a yearRural
24,444TabtabaganBanna, Ilocos Norte1,190about 372about 3.20 km²0.87% a yearRural
24,445BadiangInabanga, Bohol1,189about 304about 3.91 km²0.04% a yearRural
24,446BangagLal-Lo, Cagayan1,189about 112about 10.59 km²0.47% a yearRural
24,447Barangay No. 5San Policarpo, Eastern Samar1,189about 1,052about 1.13 km²1.16% a yearRural
24,448BinatuboMahinog, Camiguin1,189about 1,884about 0.631 km²0.59% a yearRural
24,449Bitaugan WestCagwait, Surigao del Sur1,189about 226about 5.27 km²−6.31% a yearRural
24,450BuselbuselLuna, La Union1,189about 734about 1.62 km²1.55% 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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