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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, 24,701 to 24,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,701JubayCalubian, Leyte1,172about 266about 4.40 km²−0.16% a yearRural
24,702KilkilingClaveria, Cagayan1,172about 143about 8.19 km²0.04% a yearRural
24,703Lower BaguerPahamuddin, Special Geographic Area1,172about 728about 1.61 km²−0.72% a yearRural
24,704Napuro IISanta Margarita, Samar1,172about 365about 3.21 km²1.58% a yearRural
24,705Poblacion 2Gerona, Tarlac1,172about 7,465about 0.157 km²3.46% a yearUrban
24,706Rizal IBabatngon, Leyte1,172about 205about 5.73 km²0.56% a yearRural
24,707San Miguel IlawodTapaz, Capiz1,172about 327about 3.58 km²4.44% a yearRural
24,708Santa CruzMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,172about 392about 2.99 km²−1.50% a yearRural
24,709TabudBataraza, Palawan1,172about 38about 30.85 km²1.71% a yearRural
24,710TalisayCawayan, Masbate1,172about 771about 1.52 km²−0.10% a yearRural
24,711WallayanBagulin, La Union1,172about 233about 5.02 km²−0.42% a yearRural
24,712AgaDelfin Albano, Isabela1,171about 205about 5.72 km²3.03% a yearRural
24,713Barangay 12Lipa City, Batangas1,171about 530about 2.21 km²−8.15% a yearRural
24,714Centro NorteGattaran, Cagayan1,171about 594about 1.97 km²−2.29% a yearRural
24,715ConsolacionSogod, Southern Leyte1,171about 1,647about 0.711 km²1.49% a yearRural
24,716GulanganMaimbung, Sulu1,171about 445about 2.63 km²8.17% a yearRural
24,717MalobagoDolores, Eastern Samar1,171about 143about 8.19 km²0.06% a yearRural
24,718PoctoyTorrijos, Marinduque1,171about 221about 5.31 km²−1.11% a yearRural
24,719San AgustinPalo, Leyte1,171about 697about 1.68 km²0.23% a yearRural
24,720San IsidroJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte1,171about 69about 17.09 km²−2.99% a yearRural
24,721Santa AnaGuimba, Nueva Ecija1,171about 298about 3.93 km²0.14% a yearRural
24,722South MapangRizal, Zamboanga del Norte1,171about 423about 2.77 km²0.29% a yearRural
24,723TadjiKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,171about 27about 43.59 km²4.21% a yearRural
24,724TagumpaySan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija1,171about 332about 3.53 km²−0.35% a yearRural
24,725Upper MalinaoPadada, Davao del Sur1,171about 271about 4.32 km²−2.76% a yearRural
24,726AmbongdolanTublay, Benguet1,170about 178about 6.56 km²2.54% a yearRural
24,727Barangay 547Manila1,170about 41,637about 0.0281 km²2.42% a yearUrban
24,728Caglanipao SurCalbayog City, Samar1,170about 106about 10.99 km²0.97% a yearRural
24,729DeplaTaytay, Palawan1,170about 58about 20.17 km²−2.02% a yearRural
24,730GaddangaoRizal, Cagayan1,170about 165about 7.11 km²0.73% a yearRural
24,731GupaDipaculao, Aurora1,170about 50about 23.62 km²1.18% a yearRural
24,732KinarumMagpet, Cotabato1,170about 117about 9.97 km²0.46% a yearRural
24,733LicodTanauan, Leyte1,170about 10,636about 0.11 km²0.02% a yearRural
24,734LusuacPeñarrubia, Abra1,170about 117about 9.99 km²1.03% a yearRural
24,735Nilasin 2ndPura, Tarlac1,170about 1,017about 1.15 km²0.14% a yearRural
24,736PampangKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya1,170about 299about 3.91 km²0.23% a yearRural
24,737Santa CruzBenito Soliven, Isabela1,170about 358about 3.27 km²0.12% a yearRural
24,738TupasLigao City, Albay1,170about 153about 7.66 km²0.44% a yearRural
24,739Agboy NorteLeon, Iloilo1,169about 1,044about 1.12 km²2.94% a yearRural
24,740Barangay 3Nasugbu, Batangas1,169about 10,824about 0.108 km²1.03% a yearUrban
24,741CanlucaniDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,169about 1,093about 1.07 km²−3.29% a yearRural
24,742CasiliGubat, Sorsogon1,169about 386about 3.03 km²0.73% a yearRural
24,743GeronganLemery, Iloilo1,169about 210about 5.56 km²3.42% a yearRural
24,744MacalasRomblon, Romblon1,169about 402about 2.91 km²−3.01% a yearRural
24,745MadambaMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,169about 1,742about 0.671 km²2.17% a yearRural
24,746PoblacionBanton, Romblon1,169about 7,399about 0.158 km²−3.15% a yearRural
24,747SapaClaver, Surigao del Norte1,169about 59about 19.87 km²2.42% a yearRural
24,748TomolinLigao City, Albay1,169about 1,146about 1.02 km²−2.30% a yearRural
24,749AnopolPolangui, Albay1,168about 621about 1.88 km²−2.52% a yearRural
24,750Ap-apidTinoc, Ifugao1,168about 212about 5.52 km²−1.42% 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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