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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, 24,501 to 24,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,501NayonSan Enrique, Negros Occidental1,186about 6,855about 0.173 km²0.64% a yearRural
24,502PindonganKiangan, Ifugao1,186about 760about 1.56 km²−0.40% a yearRural
24,503SambulawanLeyte, Leyte1,186about 124about 9.54 km²0.62% a yearRural
24,504San IsidroNabunturan, Davao de Oro1,186about 135about 8.77 km²1.19% a yearRural
24,505Sto. RosarioTibiao, Antique1,186about 710about 1.67 km²2.02% a yearRural
24,506SasaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur1,186about 89about 13.28 km²0.66% a yearRural
24,507BaliteSan Luis, Batangas1,185about 2,687about 0.441 km²1.08% a yearRural
24,508Del CarmenAlaminos, Laguna1,185about 243about 4.88 km²−0.02% a yearRural
24,509Ili-CentroCaramoan, Camarines Sur1,185about 673about 1.76 km²−2.45% a yearRural
24,510MalekkegSanta Marcela, Apayao1,185about 274about 4.33 km²0.33% a yearRural
24,511Poblacion WestSanta Maria, Pangasinan1,185about 1,582about 0.749 km²1.36% a yearRural
24,512PradoUmingan, Pangasinan1,185about 193about 6.13 km²−1.98% a yearRural
24,513UguisNueva Era, Ilocos Norte1,185about 23about 50.66 km²1.93% a yearRural
24,514Zone IVVillasis, Pangasinan1,185about 6,077about 0.195 km²0.55% a yearRural
24,515AwaiSan Jacinto, Pangasinan1,184about 407about 2.91 km²1.71% a yearRural
24,516BulacanPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay1,184about 126about 9.42 km²5.13% a yearRural
24,517BulahanClaveria, Misamis Oriental1,184about 14about 83.83 km²0.72% a yearRural
24,518BulalacaoPresentacion, Camarines Sur1,184about 131about 9.06 km²−0.44% a yearRural
24,519CanipacanClarin, Misamis Occidental1,184about 1,270about 0.932 km²1.52% a yearRural
24,520CompraLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte1,184about 269about 4.40 km²2.09% a yearRural
24,521GogonDonsol, Sorsogon1,184about 443about 2.67 km²0.08% a yearRural
24,522ItumDuero, Bohol1,184about 640about 1.85 km²0.02% a yearRural
24,523Poblacion NorteSigma, Capiz1,184about 932about 1.27 km²−0.74% a yearRural
24,524Tuburan SulbodZarraga, Iloilo1,184about 1,261about 0.939 km²−2.45% a yearRural
24,525Capucao P.Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental1,183about 233about 5.07 km²4.67% a yearRural
24,526CaratayaMa-Ayon, Capiz1,183about 246about 4.80 km²0.66% a yearRural
24,527DalayapSanta Maria, Pangasinan1,183about 548about 2.16 km²−0.10% a yearRural
24,528LicumaOrmoc City, Leyte1,183about 380about 3.11 km²0.51% a yearRural
24,529LinaoLicab, Nueva Ecija1,183about 345about 3.43 km²−5.50% a yearRural
24,530LintuanLoon, Bohol1,183about 1,599about 0.74 km²2.03% a yearRural
24,531Magsaysay VillageIloilo City, Iloilo1,183about 3,917about 0.302 km²−0.22% a yearRural
24,532MaysuaPolangui, Albay1,183about 218about 5.42 km²2.64% a yearRural
24,533ParilSan Isidro, Leyte1,183about 286about 4.14 km²−0.70% a yearRural
24,534Poblacion ViejaBatuan, Bohol1,183about 204about 5.79 km²1.83% a yearRural
24,535RipangConner, Apayao1,183about 303about 3.90 km²2.12% a yearRural
24,536Sapa LobocAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,183about 426about 2.78 km²−2.45% a yearRural
24,537TagororocNabas, Aklan1,183about 98about 12.12 km²0.12% a yearRural
24,538TalotoCamalig, Albay1,183about 299about 3.96 km²4.85% a yearRural
24,539TanduanMapun, Tawi-Tawi1,183about 566about 2.09 km²−3.08% a yearRural
24,540BangkuruhanCalauag, Quezon1,182about 493about 2.40 km²0.53% a yearRural
24,541DacalSan Enrique, Iloilo1,182about 276about 4.28 km²2.19% a yearRural
24,542IpilCalinog, Iloilo1,182about 294about 4.02 km²0.37% a yearRural
24,543PanangbanCompostela, Cebu1,182about 330about 3.58 km²2.35% a yearRural
24,544RizalLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental1,182about 415about 2.85 km²3.79% a yearRural
24,545San IsidroAroroy, Masbate1,182about 108about 10.97 km²0.14% a yearRural
24,546San PedroTunga, Leyte1,182about 889about 1.33 km²0.06% a yearRural
24,547AparLobo, Batangas1,181about 176about 6.70 km²3.22% a yearRural
24,548AstorgaAlangalang, Leyte1,181about 259about 4.56 km²−1.09% a yearRural
24,549BagbagoSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,181about 270about 4.38 km²0.18% a yearRural
24,550CabaritanTabuk City, Kalinga1,181about 222about 5.31 km²1.94% 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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