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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, 24,651 to 24,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,651UyaoRoxas, Oriental Mindoro1,176about 476about 2.47 km²2.92% a yearRural
24,652Barangay 6Nasipit, Agusan del Norte1,175about 10,780about 0.109 km²−1.28% a yearRural
24,653Barangay 751Manila1,175about 46,627about 0.0252 km²−6.30% a yearUrban
24,654CogonSigma, Capiz1,175about 130about 9.04 km²0.60% a yearRural
24,655LianganMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,175about 73about 16.02 km²4.47% a yearRural
24,656LiboCarigara, Leyte1,175about 430about 2.73 km²1.66% a yearRural
24,657LunopBoljoon, Cebu1,175about 251about 4.69 km²4.35% a yearRural
24,658MabiniMacrohon, Southern Leyte1,175about 639about 1.84 km²0.21% a yearRural
24,659MarigondonPio Duran, Albay1,175about 134about 8.75 km²−4.63% a yearRural
24,660PitogoLa Libertad, Negros Oriental1,175about 111about 10.60 km²−4.78% a yearRural
24,661Santa CruzAgoncillo, Batangas1,175about 2,479about 0.474 km²0.94% a yearRural
24,662Surgui 1stCamiling, Tarlac1,175about 3,036about 0.387 km²1.07% a yearRural
24,663TagoranaoSultan Dumalondong, Lanao del Sur1,175about 593about 1.98 km²0.94% a yearRural
24,664Abariongan UnegSanto Niño, Cagayan1,174about 167about 7.05 km²0.14% a yearRural
24,665Bgy. No. 20, San MiguelLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,174about 12,128about 0.0968 km²5.08% a yearRural
24,666Bgy. No. 43, CavitLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,174about 772about 1.52 km²0.71% a yearUrban
24,667Bita-oyanBadiangan, Iloilo1,174about 391about 3.00 km²−0.12% a yearRural
24,668BulawanSipocot, Camarines Sur1,174about 133about 8.84 km²−1.13% a yearRural
24,669CasanicolasanRosales, Pangasinan1,174about 608about 1.93 km²−0.82% a yearRural
24,670JinalinanBugasong, Antique1,174about 1,087about 1.08 km²1.24% a yearRural
24,671LebanonMontevista, Davao de Oro1,174about 68about 17.24 km²−0.64% a yearRural
24,672Lo-okAlmeria, Biliran1,174about 1,087about 1.08 km²−2.63% a yearRural
24,673Luna SurMakilala, Cotabato1,174about 276about 4.26 km²0.94% a yearRural
24,674Marcos DistrictTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,174about 3,980about 0.295 km²0.37% a yearUrban
24,675MisibisBacacay, Albay1,174about 276about 4.26 km²−0.48% a yearUrban
24,676PahindongMedina, Misamis Oriental1,174about 703about 1.67 km²1.82% a yearRural
24,677San Antonio VillageBaguio City, Benguet1,174about 51,947about 0.0226 km²−4.07% a yearRural
24,678San Rafael INoveleta, Cavite1,174about 8,696about 0.135 km²−1.49% a yearRural
24,679Santa MonicaAgoo, La Union1,174about 1,140about 1.03 km²−2.47% a yearRural
24,680SorsogonMalabuyoc, Cebu1,174about 174about 6.73 km²0.31% a yearRural
24,681TaloyanMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,174about 489about 2.40 km²0.60% a yearRural
24,682TamboboanClaveria, Misamis Oriental1,174about 107about 10.93 km²1.49% a yearRural
24,683Tuy-anCabatuan, Iloilo1,174about 327about 3.59 km²0.60% a yearRural
24,684CasusanAloran, Misamis Occidental1,173about 798about 1.47 km²2.93% a yearRural
24,685DibetCasiguran, Aurora1,173about 34about 34.94 km²0.54% a yearRural
24,686GuinabangBacnotan, La Union1,173about 254about 4.61 km²3.70% a yearRural
24,687Lapu-lapu Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte1,173about 10,112about 0.116 km²−5.08% a yearUrban
24,688MantailocoMarogong, Lanao del Sur1,173about 218about 5.38 km²8.43% a yearRural
24,689MisokSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,173about 186about 6.32 km²3.00% a yearRural
24,690Paang BundokPlaridel, Quezon1,173about 1,178about 0.996 km²3.21% a yearRural
24,691SalvacionBula, Camarines Sur1,173about 6,375about 0.184 km²0.02% a yearRural
24,692San IsidroAlcantara, Romblon1,173about 614about 1.91 km²1.64% a yearRural
24,693Sto. NiñoMasantol, Pampanga1,173about 3,039about 0.386 km²no 2020 countRural
24,694AnaoPiddig, Ilocos Norte1,172about 3,595about 0.326 km²−1.23% a yearRural
24,695ArgayosoManticao, Misamis Oriental1,172about 124about 9.43 km²1.60% a yearRural
24,696BalligiLaoac, Pangasinan1,172about 746about 1.57 km²−1.50% a yearRural
24,697BimmangaTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,172about 4,508about 0.26 km²1.36% a yearRural
24,698CamayaanLoboc, Bohol1,172about 1,065about 1.10 km²0.31% a yearRural
24,699DiamantinaAurora, Isabela1,172about 519about 2.26 km²2.07% a yearRural
24,700Iwa IlayaPototan, Iloilo1,172about 607about 1.93 km²−1.87% 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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