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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, 24,751 to 24,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,751Barangay Poblacion 1Lawaan, Eastern Samar1,168about 4,970about 0.235 km²1.78% a yearRural
24,752Bubong-DinaigPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,168about 510about 2.29 km²1.99% a yearRural
24,753Bucana MalakiNaic, Cavite1,168about 5,811about 0.201 km²−3.52% a yearRural
24,754Burabod IIGandara, Samar1,168about 5,929about 0.197 km²2.08% a yearRural
24,755CaganayanTineg, Abra1,168about 5about 214.53 km²−0.76% a yearRural
24,756CambongLal-Lo, Cagayan1,168about 135about 8.66 km²2.01% a yearRural
24,757DitorayPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,168about 608about 1.92 km²0.69% a yearRural
24,758HoluganManito, Albay1,168about 426about 2.74 km²−1.60% a yearRural
24,759KalubihonDon Carlos, Bukidnon1,168about 235about 4.97 km²0.84% a yearRural
24,760MalibagoLabo, Camarines Norte1,168about 93about 12.52 km²−0.37% a yearRural
24,761MalobagoJaro, Leyte1,168about 570about 2.05 km²7.77% a yearRural
24,762ManamocAroroy, Masbate1,168about 60about 19.52 km²1.08% a yearRural
24,763ParatongSanta Catalina, Ilocos Sur1,168about 1,296about 0.901 km²−0.76% a yearRural
24,764PoblacionAlcantara, Cebu1,168about 834about 1.40 km²no 2020 countUrban
24,765San FranciscoCanaman, Camarines Sur1,168about 517about 2.26 km²−0.80% a yearRural
24,766Santa CruzCarmen, Surigao del Sur1,168about 671about 1.74 km²1.52% a yearRural
24,767Barangay 358Manila1,167about 57,206about 0.0204 km²3.06% a yearUrban
24,768Barangay 448Manila1,167about 63,081about 0.0185 km²−3.86% a yearUrban
24,769BuhanginNaujan, Oriental Mindoro1,167about 195about 6.00 km²0.52% a yearRural
24,770Canayaon WestGarcia Hernandez, Bohol1,167about 1,444about 0.808 km²5.76% a yearRural
24,771CarenahanBalayan, Batangas1,167about 822about 1.42 km²0.86% a yearRural
24,772LuboMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte1,167about 981about 1.19 km²0.90% a yearRural
24,773MatiporonMilagros, Masbate1,167about 56about 20.85 km²−2.82% a yearRural
24,774PalasanBurdeos, Quezon1,167about 63about 18.42 km²−2.36% a yearRural
24,775PutongSan Julian, Eastern Samar1,167about 14about 81.45 km²−0.65% a yearRural
24,776San Andres LabakAtimonan, Quezon1,167about 240about 4.86 km²0.48% a yearRural
24,777San JoseBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte1,167about 87about 13.42 km²3.50% a yearRural
24,778South PoblacionJuban, Sorsogon1,167about 3,146about 0.371 km²−3.64% a yearRural
24,779SumugotAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur1,167about 34about 33.86 km²6.15% a yearRural
24,780Wari-wariNew Lucena, Iloilo1,167about 295about 3.95 km²2.92% a yearRural
24,781WaterBaco, Oriental Mindoro1,167about 173about 6.76 km²−7.12% a yearRural
24,782BalanakanDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur1,166about 223about 5.23 km²3.31% a yearRural
24,783BalusbosBuruanga, Aklan1,166about 580about 2.01 km²0.10% a yearRural
24,784Barangay 201Manila1,166about 22,210about 0.0525 km²0.29% a yearUrban
24,785BogtongRapu-Rapu, Albay1,166about 720about 1.62 km²0.95% a yearRural
24,786BunhianAguinaldo, Ifugao1,166about 486about 2.40 km²0.27% a yearRural
24,787Casit-anLaua-An, Antique1,166about 364about 3.20 km²0.19% a yearRural
24,788Esperanza EastAurora, Isabela1,166about 777about 1.50 km²0.91% a yearRural
24,789IglanotSibalom, Antique1,166about 877about 1.33 km²1.52% a yearRural
24,790Labangan IlingSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro1,166about 122about 9.52 km²−0.86% a yearRural
24,791LumaynayAltavas, Aklan1,166about 72about 16.15 km²0.25% a yearRural
24,792MontecalvarioBulan, Sorsogon1,166about 357about 3.27 km²0.21% a yearRural
24,793MontevideoCarmen, Bohol1,166about 206about 5.67 km²2.85% a yearRural
24,794Pata EastClaveria, Cagayan1,166about 432about 2.70 km²0.65% a yearRural
24,795Pulo LaumOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,166about 624about 1.87 km²0.25% a yearRural
24,796SalapingaoBinmaley, Pangasinan1,166about 1,023about 1.14 km²−0.67% a yearRural
24,797San Isidro EastSanta Maria, Isabela1,166about 637about 1.83 km²0.06% a yearRural
24,798San MateoBatac City, Ilocos Norte1,166about 678about 1.72 km²0.65% a yearRural
24,799Santo NiñoMatalom, Leyte1,166about 9,636about 0.121 km²−0.59% a yearRural
24,800Barangay 492Manila1,165about 38,322about 0.0304 km²1.23% a yearUrban

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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