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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, 24,551 to 24,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,551Camp IIISalvador, Lanao del Norte1,181about 507about 2.33 km²−0.76% a yearRural
24,552CandatoLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,181about 283about 4.17 km²−6.31% a yearRural
24,553CatmonanCalape, Bohol1,181about 782about 1.51 km²−4.82% a yearRural
24,554CutaBarugo, Leyte1,181about 757about 1.56 km²0.81% a yearRural
24,555DanaoPolangui, Albay1,181about 387about 3.05 km²2.35% a yearRural
24,556MagsaysayVeruela, Agusan del Sur1,181about 167about 7.07 km²1.90% a yearRural
24,557Maoasoas SurPugo, La Union1,181about 798about 1.48 km²4.02% a yearRural
24,558Maraga-aKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,181about 237about 4.98 km²5.84% a yearRural
24,559MaslaTadian, Mountain Province1,181about 344about 3.43 km²−0.70% a yearRural
24,560Pasong BangkalSan Ildefonso, Bulacan1,181about 175about 6.76 km²0.75% a yearRural
24,561Poblacion Dist. IIBarugo, Leyte1,181about 6,866about 0.172 km²0.62% a yearRural
24,562San FranciscoBulusan, Sorsogon1,181about 139about 8.50 km²1.43% a yearRural
24,563San Simon EastAringay, La Union1,181about 494about 2.39 km²1.04% a yearRural
24,564Sao-atanBangued, Abra1,181about 264about 4.47 km²2.42% a yearRural
24,565TalisayanPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon1,181about 149about 7.91 km²1.24% a yearRural
24,566TatabunanTalalora, Samar1,181about 265about 4.46 km²1.52% a yearRural
24,567Twin PeaksTuba, Benguet1,181about 52about 22.70 km²2.60% a yearRural
24,568BungkaungPatikul, Sulu1,180about 711about 1.66 km²1.26% a yearRural
24,569Cabilao GrandeCarles, Iloilo1,180about 670about 1.76 km²−6.63% a yearRural
24,570CalagasanArgao, Cebu1,180about 331about 3.57 km²3.34% a yearRural
24,571CarungayBayambang, Pangasinan1,180about 803about 1.47 km²0.33% a yearRural
24,572IlosongPlaridel, Quezon1,180about 200about 5.91 km²1.68% a yearRural
24,573MabalorIbaan, Batangas1,180about 257about 4.59 km²−2.35% a yearRural
24,574MaruwaSimunul, Tawi-Tawi1,180about 624about 1.89 km²2.86% a yearRural
24,575MasiSanta Teresita, Cagayan1,180about 247about 4.77 km²0.41% a yearRural
24,576Palaka NortePulupandan, Negros Occidental1,180about 1,774about 0.665 km²1.68% a yearRural
24,577PantikianBalbalan, Kalinga1,180about 19about 62.82 km²0.02% a yearRural
24,578PoblacionKawit, Cavite1,180about 1,841about 0.641 km²9.12% a yearRural
24,579SablaySiasi, Sulu1,180about 437about 2.70 km²3.29% a yearRural
24,580San IsidroJones, Isabela1,180about 126about 9.37 km²−0.06% a yearRural
24,581Santa LourdesBarcelona, Sorsogon1,180about 229about 5.15 km²0.43% a yearRural
24,582SumulongCalauag, Quezon1,180about 707about 1.67 km²−0.82% a yearRural
24,583TinangkihanLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,180about 1,578about 0.748 km²4.25% a yearRural
24,584AcadAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,179about 269about 4.39 km²−0.04% a yearRural
24,585AgdaliranSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,179about 543about 2.17 km²−0.62% a yearRural
24,586CommonwealthAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,179about 590about 2.00 km²3.15% a yearRural
24,587CubayPresident Roxas, Capiz1,179about 392about 3.01 km²−0.08% a yearRural
24,588DagupanLal-Lo, Cagayan1,179about 3about 378.94 km²0.47% a yearRural
24,589GalonogonAguinaldo, Ifugao1,179about 78about 15.03 km²−1.18% a yearRural
24,590MabiniCatarman, Northern Samar1,179about 97about 12.14 km²−1.82% a yearRural
24,591North San JoseIloilo City, Iloilo1,179about 8,669about 0.136 km²1.22% a yearUrban
24,592OsonTabaco City, Albay1,179about 477about 2.47 km²−1.62% a yearRural
24,593Poona-PunodPantar, Lanao del Norte1,179about 1,626about 0.725 km²0.73% a yearRural
24,594PunodPantar, Lanao del Norte1,179about 1,570about 0.751 km²2.06% a yearRural
24,595Santa CruzMalitbog, Southern Leyte1,179about 637about 1.85 km²−2.10% a yearRural
24,596SuaDaram, Samar1,179about 543about 2.17 km²1.33% a yearRural
24,597TabbacBuguey, Cagayan1,179about 57about 20.76 km²1.35% a yearRural
24,598TagpoLigao City, Albay1,179about 3,541about 0.333 km²2.01% a yearRural
24,599TinaytayanDumarao, Capiz1,179about 907about 1.30 km²−0.38% a yearRural
24,600Upper San AgustinBauang, La Union1,179about 198about 5.95 km²−1.30% 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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